The UP General Education
Program
What are the GE program objectives?‣ To develop leadership characterized by integrity
and honor, excellence, and public service
‣ Through a foundation of study that will —1. Broaden intellectual and cultural horizons;
2. Hone critical and creative thinking;
3. Develop a passion for learning and scholarship;
4. Cultivate a high sense of moral and intellectual integrity; and
5. Foster a commitment to nationalism and social justice.
11 common GE courses
offered in all 8 CUs of the UP System either as core or elective GE courses
+ other GE courses offered only in your CU mostly as elective GE courses
What is the GE philosophy?✤ Liberal, holistic and integrative, and
transformative education
✤ Enabling and encouraging creative and constructive action for the improvement of the community, the nation, and the world
✤ Based on a deep understanding of being Filipino in the 21st century
✤ Reflecting and promoting the loftiest principles at the core of a UP education — pagiging makatao (humanism) at pagiging makabayan (nationalism)
GE as the embodiment of
“a liberal education for the Filipino”
(UP President Rafael Palma, 1925)