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Getting to know the AA program
Welcome to the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) and to the Associate in Arts (AA) program!
Congratulations on your admission to the AA program! Being in a fully online program, you are encouraged to take advantage of the online support that is available in the program and the University. Information about the program and some of the University's academic processes are found in the document attached herein. You may also learn about the program and the different academic processes that you may have to follow while in the University on this microsite or the AA Freshdesk. Queries may also be sent through this site. Alternatively, you may send them directly to the AA Program Chair through this email address (aa-program-chair@upou.edu.ph). However, before sending your inquiries, please make sure that the answers you are looking for are not in this microsite, the AA Freshdesk or in any other UPOU websites (e.g., UPOU website, OUR website, FEd website). Always read first before you send your questions.
Note: Please note that before the start of every trimester, the AA Program Chair Mailer (aa-program-chair@upou.edu.ph) will send to newly admitted students (via email) the Program Information for New AA Students file which contains important information that will guide you in navigating your academic journey at the AA program and UPOU.
Please take note of the following important dates through the UPOU Academic Calendar.
The Registration Section of the OUR will send an enrollment confirmation email when you have successfully completed the enrollment process. In this email, you will also be given your login credentials to MyPortal (your virtual classroom where you will find your classes). Please check the Spam folder in case you do not find this email in your Inbox. Please note that your username and password will be activated within two weeks after the last day of enrollment and that enrolled courses will only be available at the start of classes.
If for some reason you will be unable to enroll in the program during your trimester of admission, you must send a letter of deferment of admission to the program to the Admissions Section of the OUR (admissions@upou.edu.ph) and copy furnish (cc) aa-program-chair@upou.edu.ph. If your request for deferment is approved, you must enroll within a year; otherwise, you must apply again for admission.
Your UP email account will be your official email as a student of the University. You must use this email account for all official and academic correspondence. To ensure security and privacy of information, only the requests for advising sent using the UP account will be responded to in the future. Follow the instructions found in this link to request a UP mail account: Requesting for a UP Mail Account.
Note that the UP account is powered by Gmail; hence, you may access it via the Gmail login page. When logging into your account, type your complete email address in the username box.