International

The following are the procedures followed when UA&P students go to partner universities abroad:

1. Students interested in exchange submits to their school or college’s exchange coordinator the completed outbound exchange application form and associated documents. Students must read and complete the instructions on the application form.The exchange coordinators are:

• School of Economics (SEC) – Mr. Perry Reyes
• School of Communications (SCM) – Dr. Francine Racho
• School of Education (SED) – Ms. Lexie Estacio
• School of Sciences and Engineering (SSE) – Engr. Henry Ligot
• School of Law and Governance (SLG) – Atty. Jeremy Gatdula
• School of Management (SMN)
  • BSBA , MScM, etc.– Ms. Elsie Laguador
  • Entrepreneurial Management (EM) – Ms. Lei Cerrer
• College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) – Ms. Abbygail Reyes

2. The exchange coordinator:

• Ensures that the student meets the following requirements:

1. A minimum GWA of 2.0. Students who do not meet this requirement may still apply but will be waitlisted.
2. No disciplinary record
3. At least a sophomore upon the commencement of studies at the partner university.

• Ensures that the MOU with the partner institution is valid and contains an exchange provision.

• Ensures that the student has not missed the partner’s application deadline for the target semester.

• Finds out if the MOU contains a reciprocity clause for tuition. This allows students to pay tuition at the UA&P for their semester abroad. Reciprocity, or the lack of it, may influence a student’s decision to go on exchange. For agreements without reciprocity, the PIA will have to negotiate the terms for tuition payment unless already specified in the MOU.

• Students who push through with exchange at partners without reciprocity must pay tuition at the partner university and at the partner university’s rates.

• Checks if an English Language Proficiency exam is required.

• Ensures that the student is academically ready and mature enough for life abroad.

• Students who want their study abroad to count toward the completion of their home curriculum must be advised by their exchange coordinator. In advising, the exchange coordinator chooses and matches the subjects the student will take at the host institution with the student’s home curriculum. This ensures that the subjects are credited toward the completion of the student’s UA&P curriculum upon return.

• The course descriptions needed for matching are usually found on the partner’s website. If no course descriptions are available online, PIA can help source these.

• Students who intend to go on exchange outside their home curriculum need not undergo course matching. However, they must still see their exchange coordinators. Although students are free to go on exchange outside the curriculum, it may cause a delay in graduation from the UA&P.

3. If the student is fit for exchange, the coordinator informs the dean or program director that the student can be nominated for exchange. The student is then nominated by the OpCom to the host institution through PIA.

• Nomination is done through an official memo from the school or college OpCom and addressed to the PIA. It should note the following:
  • The school or college’s nomination.
  • Basic details such as the student’s name, student number, year, course, email address, mobile number.
  • The partner institution where the student will be sent to.
  • The target semester and the receiving school or college within the partner institution.
  • The subjects the student will take at the partner institution’s school or college.

4. Once PIA receives the nomination, it informs the partner institution about the nomination and gets all the forms and requirements.

5. If the nomination is accepted, PIA sends the materials to the student or directs the student to the appropriate website (cc: School).

6. The School, through the exchange coordinator, submits the accomplished form and requirements to PIA.

7. PIA sends the soft copies of the application form and other requirements to the partner international coordinator.

8. PIA receives the letter of acceptance in behalf of the student. Sometimes, the foreign institution sends the letter of acceptance directly to the student with copy to PIA.

9. The student applies for his/her visa.

10. PIA or the School receives the admission notice.

11. The School informs REG for enlistment and registration.

12. Prior to the student’s departure, PIA briefs the student regarding the host university.

13. For students accepted by partners with reciprocity in tuition, the student pays at the UA&P Cashier. A miscellaneous fee of Php 10,000.00 is charged to cover administrative and operating cost of the student exchange program.

14. Shortly after the student’s return, PIA sends the students a Student Feedback survey to the students. The survey is required for the students to obtain clearance as well as for their Transcript of Records for the host university to be forwarded to REG.

15. Once PIA receives the student’s response to the survey, PIA forwards the transcript to REG, furnishing a copy to the School.

16. Through the feedback, PIA notifies CCO for newsworthiness of the student’s stay in the partner university.

 

UA&P and Southern Cross University (SCU) have teamed up to offer students a fast-track double bachelors program where students can pursue their dream to become pilots. UA&P students who have graduated from the following courses may take BS Aviation Management with Commercial Pilot License at Southern Cross University for just two years:

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
• Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurial Management
• Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
• Master of Science in Management

SCU has accredited the degree programs under the School of Management indicated above and thus are qualified to pursue its Aviation Management Program after graduating from UA&P.

Students entering into this pathway program must secure a four-year undergraduate program in UA&P. They will then continue for two years in SCU under the Bachelor of Business in Aviation Management and secure a Commercial Pilot License with the help of Aviation Airways, SCU’s approved pilot-training center.

UA&P graduates who undergo this program will earn the following at the end of their study at SCU:

• Bachelor of Business in Aviation management
• Pilot Licences
  • Commercial Pilot license (Instrument Rating + Multiple Engine Rating)
  • Recreational Pilot license
  • Private Pilot license

Scholarships

Every UA&P graduating student under the above mentioned program is eligible to be considered for the following scholarships:

1. Vice Chancellor Academic Excellence Scholarship (AU$8,000 per year, up to $24,000 AUD)

• The full amount is spread for period of 3 years, with AU$8,000 maximum grant per year. For students taking up the Bachelor of Business (Aviation Management), the scholarship only covers the time spent studying in Southern Cross University and excludes the time spent with Aviation Airways.

2. Regional Scholarship (AU$5,000 per year, up to AU$15,000)

• If the students do not meet the criteria for the Vice Chancellor Academic Excellence Scholarship, the Regional Scholarship is automatically offered which grants the students a AU$5,000 deduction per year, maximum of AU$15,000 for 3 years.

3. IELTS/PTE Scholarship

• The students are eligible to reimburse the examination fee for IELTS or PTE test. Conditions apply.