The area of responsibility of the Office of Student Affairs shall include all programs and activities pertaining to student development, welfare and discipline. It shall

1) coordinate and supervise student counseling and testing services and the conduct of research in support thereof;

2) participate in the formulation of policies pertaining to student discipline, welfare and interest;

3) develop suitable mechanisms designed to promote closer relations between the faculty and other university personnel on the one hand and the students on the other; and

4) perform such other functions and activities as pertain to student development, welfare and discipline.

The program and activities of the OSA are accomplished through the following services:

• Guidance and Counseling
• Information
• Student Inventory
• Student Organizations
• Scholarships and Financial Assistance (STFAP)
• Testing
• Job Placement

1. Guidance & Counseling

a. Counseling

Students are guided in making decisions about personal, vocational and educational concerns with the help of a professional counselor. Counseling sessions are done with individual students or groups. Students are accommodated either as scheduled or as walk- ins.

b. Group Guidance

Weekly group guidance sessions are held for all first year college students and transferees to help them adjust to college life and the academic life in UP and help them in their emotional and psychological growth. All first years and transferees are to register with the OSA for group guidance sessions (12-16 hours per semester).

c. Peer Facilitating Program

The program trains a group of selected students to be Peer Facilitators & function as conduits between the students and the Guidance Services Specialists (GSS's). They work hand in hand with the Guidance Services Specialists in assisting students to cope with the challenges of college life.

2. Psychological Testing

Student Needs Inventory, Mental Ability and Personality Tests are administered to the first year students while Industrial Testing is administered to the graduating students.

Psychological test results are used as tools in the counseling process. Aptitude and Interest Tests are administered as requested or as the need arises.

External Testing - Provide testing services to requesting companies and industries.

3. Career Guidance, Job Placement and Follow-up

Students are guided in identifying and developing career paths through career symposium, job fair and campus interviews. These are followed up in subsequent counseling sessions. Students are informed of various educational and occupational opportunities.


4. Scholarships and Financial Assistance

The STFAP (Socialized Tuition & Financial Assistance Program) or “Iskolar ng Bayan” (UP STFAP Bulletin March 2003) program has four components, namely:

1.Socialized tuition
- grants free tuition, miscellaneous and laboratory fees and/or tuition
discounts to financially needy students as determined by the University.

2.Scholarship
- grants subsidies for living, book, lodging and transportation based on both financial need as determined by the University and academic performance (the higher the grades, the higher the subsidies).

3.Student Assistantship
- gives students the opportunity to finance partially their educational
expenses by working for the University as student assistants.

4.Subsidized Education
– afforded to every UP student regardless of his/her capacity to pay
and financial need, tuition and other fees paid to UP being much less than the direct cost of education in the University.

Old STFAP grantees follow the old STFAP Numeric Bracketing Scheme.

The STFAP ALPHABETIC BRACKETING SCHEME (ABS) applies only to qualified
incoming first years and transferees starting AY 2007-2008:

STFAP ABS Brackets & Benefits

Tuition Fees & Miscellaneous Fees (UP Visayas)


Application for financial assistance under STFAP

STFAP application forms are availabale at the Office of Student Affairs (OSA), Rm. 211,
Admin. Bldg. or you may apply online http://stfap.up.edu.ph. and log in using your student number and PIN indicated in your admission notice. Specific instructions will be found on the website. Accomplished application forms are to be PERSONALLY SUBMITTED at OSA. Screening of applications is scheduled on March 1 – April 30, 2009 at OSA, UPV Cebu College. Late submission of the application may delay the release of bracket result. For queries: e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Aside from the STFAP and UP System Scholarship, there are some government & private
scholarships that can be availed of.

5. Student Organizations & Activities

Student organizations and activities are venues by which students in the University may
achieve self-development and growth outside the classrooms. Through the varied groups existing on campus, students get to discover and actualize talents and potentials in the many activities being held throughout the year. In the UPVCC, there are different student organizations a student may be involved in depending on the kind of interest one may want to pursue. By membership, these organizations are generally classified as either university-wide (members come from different colleges of the University), or college-based (membership is exclusive to one particular college), or by type, specifically classified as follows:

Special Organizations

a. Student Council (SC)

These are student governments that work to represent the general interest and welfare of the student body. Their pursuits are coursed through a wide range of activities - from cultural programs to symposia and rallies and are, as a whole, geared towards the expressions and resolutions of student concerns and the protection of their rights as constituents of the University.

b. Publications

Like the student council, publications are institutional organizations in the University. They serve as forums by which students express ideas, feelings and opinions in print. The college publication is “Tug-Ani”, while the high school publication is “Tambuli”.

Academic/Course-based Organizations

As groups of students taking up the same academic courses or belonging to the same academic division, these organizations engage in activities that complement their academic concerns.

Year Level Organizations

The year levels have their respective organizations.

Interest-based Organizations

Members of interest-based organizations share common interests that these organizations advances. These may include sports clubs, hobby organizations and the like.


Regional Organizations

Regional organizations are organizations whose membership comprise of people who belong to the same ethnicity or come from a similar geographical area.

Cultural Performing Group

These groups showcase students’ special abilities and talents such as acting, singing or dancing. Besides performances on campus, these organizations from time to time also are invited to perform in other places, thus giving their members chances of not only developing their personalities but also in getting to know other places and people. Furthermore, as their contribution to community service, these groups conduct free workshops and seminars on acting for the out-of-school youth, thereby sharing their talents with less privileged peers.

Religious Organizations

Catering to varied spiritual pursuits, religious organizations have increased in number in the University in the past years. Although some of these groups particularly expounded the tenets of one religious sect, many are also going interdenominational. Activities include Bible studies, prayer meetings, symposia on vital religious issues and other projects that the groups may undertake in cooperation with other groups.

Socio-Political/Socio-Civic Organizations

Addressing the many political concerns; these organizations typify the traditional image of a critical and liberated student body. Their many activities include the circulation and publication of leaflets, position papers, symposia, lectures and rallies to articulate their stand on important local and national issues. Some of the organizations classed under this type are
the student sectors of some cause-oriented groups.

Socio-Civic Organizations

These organizations render services and projects for the benefit of
communities outside the University. Their activities are mostly humanitarian in nature and their membership is one of the biggest in campus.

Fraternities and Sororities

Fraternities and sororities have long been a part of extra curricular life in the University.
FIRST YEAR STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO JOIN FRATERNITIES AND
SORORITIES.

NEWS/EVENTS

STFAP NEW BRACKETING SCHEME

PARENTS ORIENTATION – JUNE 1, 2009

ORIENTATION FOR 1ST YEAR STUDENTS – JUNE 8, 2009