ENROLLMENT GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

This refers to an applicant who undertakes all or part of his/her higher education experience in a country other than his/her home country or an applicant who travels across a national boundary to a country other than his/her home country to undertake all or part of his/her higher education experience.

A student with an international passport or has dual citizenship, or is a Filipino graduate abroad, needs to go through pre-admission process with the External Relations and Internationalization Office (ERIO). The applicant needs to submit additional documents during the admission process before the applicant can proceed with the enrollment process.

Pre-Admission

Guide on how to upload your admission requirements in ISMIS

Undergraduate Program Freshmen Applicants

  Masteral and Doctoral Program Applicants

Transferee Applicants from any Philippine Schools

  Dual Citizen Applicants. In addition to the above requirements, depending on your category, the applicant needs to show proof of Filipino Citizenship and submit any of the following: 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

For Juris Doctor Program Applicants, once the admission requirements are validated by ORA, they will be endorsed to the Department Chair for interview and acceptance.

For Graduate Program Applicants, once the admission requirements are validated by ORA, then they will be endorsed to the Department Chair for interview (Masteral Program Applicant) or panel interview (Doctoral Program Applicant) and acceptance to their respective programs. 

Kindly refer to the following link for the admission process: 

Guide on how to pay the College Admission Examination (CAE) Fees Online

(This is not applicable for Juris Doctor and Graduate Program Applicants) 

Note: PayMaya/Visa/Mastercard – payments made using this channel are posted real-time.

Note: Dragonpay – depending on the payment channel, normally it will take 2 to 3 banking days before the payment will be posted

Note: For those who will pay in-campus via the USC Teller, kindly show the ISMIS notification on how to pay the College Admission Examinations and pay the testing fee (for all tertiary programs is Php 500 except for BS Architecture, BS Landscape Architecture and BS Interior Design which is Php 600). After payment, kindly proceed to the Office of the Recruitment and Admissions (ORA) at the Downtown Campus and show the receipt or email the receipt to admissions-apply@usc.edu.ph so that the applicant will receive a google form link where the applicant can choose a schedule of their College Admission Examination.


Guide on how to take the In-Campus College Admission Examination

(This is not applicable for Juris Doctor and Graduate Program Applicants)

Once accepted by the Department Chair, then the enrollment process will commence at this stage. If advise to take another program, the applicant will be redirected to the Testing Center, USC Downtown Campus if there is any additional test to be taken and then to the Office of the Recruitment and Admissions for re-endorsement of the application to the Department Chair.

Enrollment

Guide on how to enroll online via ISMIS once the application is accepted by the Department Chair 

The international students from countries that are members of The Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) shall submit in English Form authenticated documents through the Apostille issued by the Secretary of State of the country of origin. Students from countries that are not members of HCCH, an authentication with a red ribbon by the Philippine Embassy in the country of origin applies.

For applicants who are graduates from schools abroad: 

Once officially enrolled, the International Student must comply with the Bureau of Immigration requirements of the following:

For applicants who are graduates from Senior High Schools in the Philippines: 

Once officially enrolled, the International Student must comply with the Bureau of Immigration requirements of the following: 

For applicants who are Transferees from Philippine Schools:

For applicants who are Transferees from Schools Abroad: 

Once officially enrolled, the International Student must comply with the Bureau of Immigration requirements of the following: 

For applicants with Dual Citizenship and who Graduated Abroad: 

Notes: Once received and verified by the Office of the University Registrar, the applicant will not be tagged to the applied program. The applicant will receive a clearance slip upon submission of the above-stated mandatory requirements which will be required for the issuance of the RFID (School ID card) after enrollment.

Once the applicant is tagged to his/her applied program, the applicant receives an email indicating his/her acceptance in the University as well as the student ID number and a link in ISMIS where he/she can set his/her password. The email address is the one he/she has specified in the application form. Please note that the link expires after 24 hours. To request for a new link, email irmoacs@usc.edu.ph. 

Down-payment for Scholars: Scholars need to request for the endorsement letter from the Office of Alumni Affairs, Scholarships and Job Placement (OAASJP) and the OAASJP will email it to assessmenttertiary@usc.edu.ph to bypass or override the down-payment. After the account is bypassed, the scholar will proceed to Step 4.

If unable to enroll after 2 to 3 banking days, kindly send proof of payment to offsitecol@usc.edu.ph or call (032) 4012-300 local 173 / (032) 2300-100 local 173 / call or text Treasury Office at +639088866790. 

Click on Student Task → Enrollment Related → Student Enrollment → Block Advising and choose the specific block section. The schedule for each block will be show

For concerns on Steps 3 to 6, please contact the Office of the Department Chair through the contact information on this link.

Post Enrollment Requirements 

Once clicked, you will be directed to the School where your Program belongs. Just click the Program and accomplish the form. An email will be sent to your official USC email address or in the email address specified in the Personal Data Sheet. For concerns on this step, please email cdchead@usc.edu.ph or call (032) 401-2300 local 595 / (032) 2300-100 local 595 

As soon as classes start, students are automatically enrolled in the online Learning Management System (LMS) to receive announcements and updates of the courses they are enrolled in.