Graduation Information Bulletin

Due to heavy traffic, all graduates and guests are advised to travel early on 5 and 6 December to ensure timely arrival, as activities and programs will start on time.

 

Please visit the Graduation Information Bulletin regularly to stay updated. Parking information will be posted on the page soon, along with the web streaming links where your families can watch the live commencement program.

 

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) will hold its 29th Commencement Exercises on 6 December 2025, at the UPOU International Convention Center (ICC). With the theme “Constancy, Change, and Co-existence,” the ceremony will honor its graduates from the First, Second, Third, and Midyear Semesters/Trimesters of AY 2024–2025.

Pre-Graduation Activities

5 December 2025 | 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

• Faculty Recognition Programs at the ICC
• UPOU Alumni Orientation Sessions at the CCDL
• Document Processing and Graduation Program Distribution at the AVR
• UP Sablay, UPOU Pin, and Hood Distribution at the Main Building Lobby
• Optional Portrait Photoshoot at the Learning Commons
• General Rehearsal at 3:00 PM, ICC Auditorium

Graduation Day Highlights

6 December 2025 

• 1:00 PM – Welcome Drinks Reception at the UPOU Main Building
• 1:45 PM – Official Photo Session at Oblation Plaza
  • Sequence: FED → FICS → FMDS
• 2:30 PM – Final Attendance Checking at the MPH, CCDL, and Centennial Plaza
• 3:30 PM – Start of Processional
• 4:00 PM – Start of Commencement Program at the ICC

Candidates must follow the prescribed academic attire and maintain the solemnity of the ceremony.