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Admissions

How to Apply

Admission is a privilege. Applicants submit evidence of good moral character, satisfactory health, intellectual capacity, and a desire to learn, and they agree to follow the rules of the College.

  1. 1 Prepare your documents

    Use the checklist for freshmen, transferees, or cross-enrollees. Put the papers in a long brown envelope.

  2. 2 Submit your application

    Send the completed form, proof of the application fee, and the requirements to the Registrar’s Office.

  3. 3 Take the required tests

    New applicants take the ESL placement test. New and transfer students take the entrance examination.

  4. 4 Register when accepted

    After the Admissions Committee approves the application, register online during the school calendar. Enrollment is official when the Registrar emails the Certificate of Registration and financial clearance is complete.

Freshmen

  • PSA-authenticated birth certificate, original
  • Form 138 or high school card, original
  • Certificate of good moral character, original
  • High school diploma, certified true copy
  • Two recent 2×2 ID pictures
  • Marriage certificate, if married, certified true copy
  • Long brown envelope

Transferees

  • PSA-authenticated birth certificate, original
  • Transcript of records or certificate of grades, original
  • Honorable dismissal from the last school, original
  • Certificate of good moral character from the last school, original
  • Two recent 2×2 ID pictures
  • Marriage certificate, if married, certified true copy
  • Long brown envelope

Cross-enrollees

  • Cross-enrollment permit from the home school
  • Host-school fees, ID, and uniform rules apply
  • College rules and regulations still apply

Tests

  • New applicants take the ESL placement test. A non-accredited English program is available.
  • New and transfer students take the entrance examination and the psychological tests.
  • A transfer student who already passed Mathematics in the Modern World and Purposive Communication may skip those academic parts after the Registrar and the Academic Office check the transcript. The psychological test and the full fee still apply.
  • An applicant who does not pass takes English Plus, Math Plus, or both.
  • An academic scholarship requires a passing entrance examination.

Registration

  • The Admissions Committee approves the application, then the College emails the student.
  • Register online during the period in the school calendar. Returning students use myVita after meeting their program coordinator.
  • Enrollment is official when courses are selected, or a drop/add form is filed, confirmation is received, and financial clearance is complete.
  • Missing the clearance deadline means withdrawal from classes.
  • Late registration needs the Academic Dean and the Registrar, with a daily late fee. It is not allowed more than one week after classes begin.

Foreign applicants

Visitor visa to student visa

  1. Email registrar@cpac.edu.ph for the checklist. Applications go to the College Registrar, P.O. Box 420, Bacolod City 6100.
  2. The Registrar issues an acceptance letter for a 3-month tourist visa, or for entry if no Philippine visa is required.
  3. Within one week of arrival, get a medical certificate from a Level 5 hospital and an NBI clearance.
  4. Pay the non-refundable US $1,000 acceptance fee. A payment plan can be arranged at the Business Office.
  5. Pay the conversion fee, return the CGAF form and joint letter within two days, and surrender the passport when asked.
  6. Conversion takes two weeks to two months. Collect the passport and ACR I-Card, and return the passport three months before the visa expires.

Notice of Acceptance

  • Six Personal History Statements, in English and in the national alphabet, with thumb marks and a 2×2 photo taken within six months
  • Notarized affidavit of support of at least US $12,000 for a four-year course
  • Authenticated transcripts, diploma, and certificate of good moral character
  • Authenticated birth certificate and passport data page
  • Two typewritten recommendations and the Overseas Student’s Pledge

The College sends the Notice of Acceptance to the Department of Foreign Affairs. The Philippine post in the applicant’s country issues the student visa. Applicants must be at least 18.

Fees and deposits

  • US $1,000 admission fee, paid with the application and subject to change
  • Financial-guarantee and airfare deposits, by US-dollar check to the College, before arrival
  • The airfare deposit is released only when the student finishes or leaves permanently
  • ₱1,000 service fee each semester

While enrolled

  • A CPAC-processed student visa is for study at CPAC only, full time, within the approved curriculum
  • A tourist visa alone does not allow study
  • Documents not in English need a notarized English translation
  • Also submit the freshman or transferee requirements

Housing

  • Unmarried students live in the dormitory and eat at the cafeteria
  • Students staying with faculty or staff are excepted
  • Married undergraduates who come with their families may be given housing

A visitor-visa conversion also needs the Registrar’s endorsement, the sealed Notice of Acceptance, proof of support, authenticated records, a police clearance when required, quarantine clearance, and NICA clearance.