ADMISSION GUIDELINES FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2026-2027

Instructions:

          Read and understand the following guidelines for the College Online Admission for First Semester AY 2026 – 2027 before proceeding to the application page of the admission portal.

 

 

1)    All applications will be through the Admission Portal. No documentary requirements will be sent to the admissions email.

 

2)     All documentary requirements must be uploaded in the Admission Portal in JPEG file format. The files should be in clear resolution, and the document/s written information must be readable with no erasures. 

3)     The uploaded documentary requirements are for admission screening purposes only. Original hard copies of these documents will be submitted to the campus once you are qualified to enroll.

 

4)     The picture must be recent, colored, formal, and unfiltered or raw, with a white background and name tag. No selfie picture.

5)     Documents must be uploaded with the correct file name following this format: name of file_family name (e.g., Grade12 Report Card_Santos).

 

6)     Multiple applications are not allowed and are subject to disqualification. There should only be one (1) admission application across all CTU campuses. Application is transferrable to other programs or CTU campuses upon disqualification status.

 

7) The email account of the applicant must be active and accessible. Application notification will be sent through email.  Check your inbox/spam/all folders for the email notification.

 

8)   All entries in the application should be correctly spelled. Do not leave any blank information. Review the application. Once submitted, the application is considered final and could no longer be edited.

 

9) Misrepresentation, falsification of documents and any form of dishonesty committed in relation to admission application shall be ground for disqualification from admission to the university and will be blocked from applying in all campuses.

 

I.              Eligibility Requirement for College Admission

 

 New applicants for college admission in the university must be any of the following:

-    Senior high school graduating students for AY 2025 – 2026

-    Senior high school graduates who did not enroll yet in any tertiary or vocational programs

-    Transferee students from other HEIs or universities

-    Foreign students

-    Alternative Learning System (ALS) Passers

-    Graduates of Old Secondary Curriculum who did not enroll yet in any tertiary or vocational programs

-    Second courser

 

II.  Admission Grade Requirements

 

  Each program offering has a set of admission grade requirements that the applicants must comply.  Failure to meet the required grades of the program means disqualification from its application.

 

A. Board Programs

1) College of Education, Arts, and Sciences (CEAS) Programs

-    Bachelor of Elementary Education

-    Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English

-    Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Filipino

-    Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Mathematics

-    Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

 

Grade Requirements

 

-    Bachelor of Elementary Education

        - GWA of at least 85

        - at least 85 in English, Math and Science-related subjects

        - No failing grades

        - No "DROP" or "INC" or "NG"

 

-    Bachelor of Secondary Education major in English

        - GWA of at least 85

        - at least 85 in English, Math, Science, and Social Science

        - No failing grades

        - No "DROP" or "INC" or "NG"

 

 

-    Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Filipino

        - GWA of at least 85

        - at least 85 in English, Math and Science-related subjects

        - No failing grades

        - No "DROP" or "INC" or "NG"

 

 

-    Bachelor of Secondary Education major in Mathematics

        - GWA of at least 85

        - at least 85 in English, Math and Science-related subjects

        - ALS examination of at least 85

        - No failing grades

        - No "DROP" or "INC" or "NG"

 

-    Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

        - GWA of at least 80

        - ALS examination of at least 85

        - No failing grades    

 

 

  B. Non-Board Programs

  1) College of Technology, Management and Entrepreneurship (CTME) programs

-    Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

-    Bachelor of Science in Business Administration-Financial Management

-    Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management

   

Grade Requirements

-    Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

- GWA of at least 80

- at least 85 in Math

- No grade below 80 from G11 and G12 grade

 

-    Bachelor of Science in Business Administration-Financial Management

- GWA of at least 80

- No failing grade

 

-    Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management

- GWA of at least 80

- No failing grade

 

 

Senior High school Graduating Students

 

These are applicants who will be graduating from Senior High School this AY 2025-2026

·         Certified True Copy of Grade 12 Frist Grading report card bearing the General Weighted Average (GWA) signed by the Principal or any authorized school personnel

·         Certified true copy of Grade 11 report card bearing the General Weighted Average (GWA) signed by the Principal or any authorized school personnel (for all programs)

·         Certificate of Good Moral Character with school seal signed by the Principal or any authorized school personnel

·         Recent 2x2 colored picture with white background and name tag (must be unfiltered or raw photo)

·         Testing fee is FREE

 

Senior High School Graduates

 

These are applicants who graduated from Senior High School and have NOT yet proceeded to college.

·         Original copy of Grade12 report card bearing the General Weighted Average (GWA) signed by the Principal or any authorized school personnel

·         Certified true copy of Grade 11 report card bearing the General Weighted Average (GWA) signed by the Principal or any authorized school personnel (for all programs)

·         Certificate of Good Moral Character with school seal signed by the Principal or any authorized school personnel

·         Recent 2x2 colored picture with white background and name tag (must be unfiltered or raw photo)

·         Testing fee is FREE

 

Old Secondary Curriculum Graduates

 

These are applicants who graduated from old high school curriculum before the implementation of Senior High School and have NOT yet proceeded to college.

·         Original copy of High School report card bearing the General Weighted Average (GWA) signed by the Principal or any authorized school personnel

·         Certificate of Good Moral Character with school seal signed by the Principal or any authorized school personnel

·         Recent 2x2 colored picture with white background and name tag (must be unfiltered or raw photo)

·         Testing is FREE

 

Transferees from other Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)

 

These are applicants who started their tertiary education from non-CTU campuses and would like to transfer in CTU including those applicants who finished vocational or certificate courses. They must meet the minimum residency of 2 years before graduation from the university.

·         Original or Certified true copy of Transcript of Record (TOR) or Certification of Grades signed by the Registrar or any authorized school personnel with remarks, “For Evaluation”

·         Certificate of Good Moral Character with school seal issued from last school attended signed by the Registrar or any authorized school personnel

·         Recent 2x2 colored picture with white background and name tag (must be unfiltered or raw photo)

·         Testing is FREE

 

Alternative Learning System (ALS) Passers

 

These are applicants who passed the Alternative Learning System (ALS) before 2018 or before the implementation of the Senior High School and have NOT yet proceeded to college. These are those students who graduated from ALS Senior High School and are eligible to college. ALS Passers from 2019 onwards must go through Senior High School. ALS Examination Rating (rating should meet the program grade requirement)

·         ALS Examination Rating. Certificate of Rating must indicate the year the applicant has passed the ALS with remarks, “Eligible for College”. The average percentile score in the ALS Examination Rating must meet the required General Weighted Average (GWA) of the program.

·         Certificate of Good Moral Character with school seal issued from last school attended signed by the Registrar or any authorized school personnel.

·         Recent 2x2 colored picture with white background and name tag (must be unfiltered or raw photo)

·         Testing fee is FREE

 

Second Courser

 

These are applicants who previously who previously finished a college degree program from CTU or other universities and would like to take another undergraduate program in the university. They are NOT covered by the Free Higher Education (FHE) scholarship program.

·         Original of Transcript of Records (TOR) signed by the Registrar or any authorized school personnel with remarks, “For Evaluation”. Evaluation of grades is by semester.

·         Certificate of Good Moral Character with school seal issued from last school attended signed by the Registrar or any authorized school personnel

·          Recent 2x2 colored picture with white background and name tag (must be unfiltered or raw photo)

·         Testing fee is NON-REFUNDABLE. Testing fee is to be paid personally at the campus Cashier’s Office. Applicant must upload the testing fee official receipt in JPEG file in the Admission Portal.

 

Board Program – Php 400.00

Non-Board Program – Php 300.00

 

Applicants under the following categories are NOT required to undergo the admission process and will automatically proceed to the program they wish to apply for evaluation:

• Returnees
• Transferees from other CTU campuses (satellite or extension)
• Shifters to other programs

 

Affirmative Action Program for College Admission

 

The Affirmative Action Program for College Admission aims to give priority to disadvantaged but deserving students to increase the chances of being admitted in the university to pursue their college education.  They are applicants coming from the marginalized population such as indigents, members of cultural minority groups, solo parents and their children, ALS passers, PWD and top 10 senior high school graduates from public schools.  These applicants are to undergo the usual admission process (e.g., online application, online entrance exam and interview) and be subjected to the screening, grade requirements and ranking of the program.  Aside from the documentary requirements being asked according to their applicant category (e.g., senior high school graduating student, transferee, etc.), they are to upload the additional documentary requirement/s indicated below to be considered as an AAP applicant.

 

Indigent Applicant/ Disadvantaged Student/ Member of 4Ps  

 

These refer to student-applicants whose combined annual family income do not exceed ₱300,000 a year or whose family is a member of the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program (4Ps).  Upload any one of the following document:

·                Certificate of Tax Exemption from BIR/ Affidavit of No Taxable Income; OR

·                Latest copy of Annual Income Tax Return (combined annual gross income of their parents or guardian do not exceed ₱300,000.00); OR

·                Endorsement from DSWD that the family belong to the low-income group; OR

·                4Ps ID or Certification from DSWD (for Member of 4Ps)

 

Member of an Indigenous Cultural Community (ICC) or Indigenous People (IP)

 

These refer to student-applicants who are members to Indigenous People (IP) groups in the country (e.g., Muslim, Badjao, Aeta, etc.).

 

·         Certificate of Tribe Membership, or any equivalent certification as belonging to indigenous people/indigenous cultural community

 

Solo Parent and their children

 

Refers to student-applicants who are solo parent due to death of spouse, legal separation, annulment, unmarried with children and abandonment including their children of solo parents applying for admission in the university.

 

·         Solo Parent ID (if the parent himself/ herself is the applicant)

·         PSA Birth Certificate and Solo Parent ID (if the applicant is a child of solo parent)

 

Students with Special Needs and other Types of Disabilities

Refers to those student-applicants who have disability in terms of physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more psychological, physiological or anatomical function of an individual.

·         PWD Identification Card

 

SHS Top Ten of the Graduating Class from Public Schools

Refer to the top ten graduates of Grade 12 Senior High School from public schools with a graduating class size of not less than 500.

 

·         Certification from the public high school, duly signed by the school principal, indicating that the applicant is one of the Top 10 students of the graduating class.  The rank of the applicant and total number of the graduates must be indicated.

 

General Guidelines for Admission Application

1. All documentary requirements must be uploaded in the admission portal in JPEG, PNG or PDF format.  The files should be in clear resolution and that the document/s written information must be readable with no erasures.   

2. No walk-in submission of documentary requirements and do not send them in the admissions email. 

3. The uploaded documentary requirements are for admission screening purposes only.  Original hardcopies of these documents will be submitted through courier or personally once you are qualified to enroll.

4. Documents must be clear, readable and uploaded with correct file name following this format, name of file_full name (e.g., Grade12ReportCard_JosephSantos). File name must not exceed 100 characters and no space in between to be accepted by the system.

5. Multiple applications are not allowed and subject for disqualification. There should only be one (1) admission application across all CTU Campuses. Application is transferrable to other programs or CTU campus.

6. Email account of the applicant must be active and accessible.  Application notification will be sent through email.  Check your inbox/ spam/ all folders for the email notification.

7. Misrepresentation, falsification of documents and any form of dishonesty committed in relation to admission application shall be ground for disqualification from admission to the university.

8. All entries in the application should be correctly spelled.  Do not leave any blank information. Review the application. Once submitted, the application is considered final and could no longer be edited.