A graduate of an accredited high school may be admitted as freshman to the University of the Philippines Mindanao on the basis of:

1. 1. his performance in the UP College Admission Test (UPCAT);
2. 2. his weighted average in the first three years of high school; and
3. 3. his choice of UP campus and the quotas for specific degree programs/colleges set by the respective Deans.

TRANSFER WITHIN UP IN MINDANAO (SHIFTING)

A student who has earned at least 30 collegiate academic units and wishes to transfer from one college to another should file at his current college an application for transfer. His application is referred to the accepting college together with his true copy of grades. If the action of the accepting college is favorable, the student gets a college clearance which he presents to the accepting college together with the permit to transfer and the true copy of grades.

TRANSFER WITHIN UP

Students from another constituent university, who have earned at least 30 collegiate academic units, may be admitted as transfer students subject to the rules of the admitting college.