The Associate in Arts program of the UP Open University is the first undergraduate program offered by the UPOU when it was institutionalized in 1998.   


The 2005 AA program comprises of 60 units of academic coursework with (8) units of Physical Education and (6) units of NSTP.  The first revision in 2005 coincided with the entry of the UP Open University to online learning, and the institution of the course Comp Ed 2.


You follow the 2005 curriculum if you were admitted into the AA Program before 2011.


The 2005 Curriculum is composed of:


15 units of Common Courses:

  • Comm 1
  • Math 1
  • Comp Ed 1
  • Hist 1 or Kas 1
  • PI 100 (a course mandated by law)


15 units of Languages and Humanities


15 units of Social Sciences and Philosophy


15 units of Math, Science, and Technology


as well as (14) units of Non-academic courses:

  • PE 1, (2) units
  • 3 PE 2 courses, (2) units each, for a total of (6) units
  • National Service Training Program (NSTP), as mandated by Law, (6) units 


If you are following the 2005 curriculum, please seek academic advising immediately (click the link to know the process of requesting academic advice). Attach your updated program checklist to your email request for program advice.