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The University of the Philippines (UP) Manila is now offering a Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology, with slots immediately available to UPCAT 2026 qualifiers through the Degree Program with Available Slots enrollment pathway. The program gives UPCAT passers who met admission standards…
The University of the Philippines (UP) Manila is now offering a Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology, with slots immediately available to UPCAT 2026 qualifiers through the Degree Program with Available Slots enrollment pathway.
The program gives UPCAT passers who met admission standards but were shut out of other health sciences courses by quota restrictions a new entry point into a high-demand health profession.
Qualified applicants with a University Predicted Grade of at least 2.58 may apply through the UP admissions portal.
This after the UP Board of Regents approved the BS RadTech program at UP Manila’s College of Allied Medical Professions during its 1408th meeting on April 30, 2026.
The curriculum was developed by a committee led by Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Bernadette Heizel Manapat-Reyes and CAMP Dean Esmerita Rotor, benchmarked against leading Thai institutions—Chulalongkorn University, Chulabhorn Royal Academy, and Mahidol University—and supported by the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) Technical Panel for Radiologic Technology Education.
The program responds to a health human resource crisis flagged by the Private Sector Advisory Council, which cited a national deficit of nearly 19,000 radiologic technologists against a current base of only 19,732 practicing professionals, with only five public institutions currently offering the degree.
As the national Health Sciences Center, UP Manila will integrate clinical training directly within the Philippine General Hospital, where students will work with digital radiography, MRI, and CT systems under PGH radiologic technologists and specialists in radiology and medical physics.
UP President Angelo Jimenez said the program “allows the university to offer students a direct route into a high-demand health profession,” while Chancellor Michael Tee said the move aims to close the diagnostic gap and strengthen the Philippine health system.
