The deadline for the filing of candidacy for the 2021 UPCEd SC Elections is moved to 14 May, Friday, 5pm.

ATTENTION: APPLICANTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE SHIFTING/TRANSFER FOR 1^st SEMESTER 2021-2022

Dates for undergraduate shifting/transfer for 1^st Semester 2021-2022

• Deadline of application for shifting (within the College and from UPD units) and for transfer (from other UP Constituent Units): July 9, 2021 (until 5:00 PM ONLY)
• Online Teaching Aptitude Test: July 16, 2021 (half-day only)
• Career Assessment Test/Counseling: By appointment with the Office of the Counseling and Guidance within the year
• Online Interview: July 22-23*, 2021

*To be determined if shiftees/transferees will exceed or cannot be accommodated within the regular one-day interview

Applications submitted beyond the deadline will no longer be accepted.

**Applicants from other schools and universities, please visit the OUR website:                                      https://our.upd.edu.ph/faqars.php#4

Important Reminder:

Students who will be accepted in the program will have one year probationary period. They should maintain a grade of 2.5 or better per semester (based on UP CEd Retention Policy) and should only take subjects prescribed in the program of study/curriculum checklist.

Requirements:

For requirements and procedures on change of program within the College: http://old.educ.upd.edu.ph/processing-of-change-of-program-within-the-college-undergraduate-and-graduate/

For requirements and procedures on shifting from UPD units: http://old.educ.upd.edu.ph/undergraduate-shiftees/

For requirements and procedures on transfer from other UP Constituent Units: http://old.educ.upd.edu.ph/undergraduate-transferees/ For transferees from other schools/universities, the OUR will process their applications.

Filing of Candidacy for College of Education Student Council Elections
Period: May 4-12, 2021

I. Positions: Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, 9 councilors (elected-at-large)
Note: The College Representative to the University Student Council should submit requirements to the Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs.

II. Qualifications:
Every candidate for the CSEC, must before the elections:
a. be a bona fide student of the College of Education;
b. be in academically good standing in the College;
c. carry the normal load prescribed in the College;
d. not have been found guilty of any disciplinary action in the College or the University;
e. still have two (2) or more semesters to enrol in the College

In case the candidate does not meet the qualification/s “2” or/and “3,” a certification, duly signed by their College Secretary (or their duly authorized representative), that s/he is currently taking academic units during the semester of the elections should be secured.

III. Duties and Responsibilities of Officers:
Please access the UP CEd Student Council Constitution: tinyurl.com/CESCConsti

IV. Documents/Requirements to be submitted:
a. Duly accomplished Certificate of Candidacy (USEB Form 1)
b. Duly accomplished Personal Information Sheet (USEB Form 2)
c. A political party/Individual platform (General and Specific Program of Action)
d. Office for Student Ethics Clearance/Certification of No Pending Case (To request: http://bit.ly/oseclearance)
*Download the forms at https://bit.ly/HalalanUPD21forms
**Please take note that processing of academic, residency, and conduct eligibility (on USEB Form 1) of prospective candidates will be facilitated by the Office of the College Secretary.

Submit all documents to the Office of the College Secretary: educosec.updiliman@up.edu.ph on or before 5pm of May 12, 2021.

V. Calendar of Activities: https://www.facebook.com/ovcsa.upd/photos/a.151360741720087/1643385722517574/

A year after the first cases in the Philippines and the first declaration of community quarantine, the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases as well as emergence of new variants of the virus has caused fear and panic across the nation.

Key to our collective coping during this time is access to correct information.

To provide this for UP Diliman students, the UP Diliman OVCSA collated information on public health measures, applicable laws and guidelines, and support services and programs for students offered by the University.

You may access the digital version of the handbook at http://bit.ly/UPD21UatP or download it at http://bit.ly/UPD21UatPpdf.

We hope that these will help to reassure and guide students in making informed decisions and getting the help and support that they need, wherever they are and whatever their circumstances.

As a University, we are continuously evaluating our guidelines and protocols to ensure that compassionate policies are being implemented, and that honor comes first before excellence.

Through this pandemic, UP will stand together, and UP will fight.

I am appealing to the faculty to allow flexibility in light of the increasing COVID-19 cases in the University. The CESC has received various reports regarding students and family members being affected by this Pandemic. Thus, I am endorsing the Student Council’s appeal to the College of Education faculty to:

1) provide access to all class materials for all students;
2) make attendance in synchronous sessions optional, instead of required;
3) move all deadlines at the end of the semester; and
4) explore other ways of engaging with students instead of relying on synchronous lectures.
I would like also to reiterate the email of VC Payongayong dated April 4, 2021 to “continue to practice compassion, respect and mutual care such that students and faculty with special needs in this time of pandemic will be afforded consideration”.

Thank you and keep safe.