A. Admission Policies
The College Admissions and Aid Office (CAAO) is a student service office performing academic support functions within Ateneo de Naga University, Bikol’s Jesuit educational institution.
As the admissions office of the colleges, CAAO will accept applicants who are either “qualified or show the potential and desire to meet the University’s high standards of education and formation.” Once admitted, we will facilitate their entry by providing other offices the information they need to help the students rise to the level of the Profile of the Graduate: competent, committed to change, conscientious and Christ-centered.
As an aiding arm of the University, CAAO will distribute scholarships and other available means of financial assistance to deserving students in accordance with the University’s resolve to alleviate poverty in Bikol through science, engineering and technology thrust.
Only upon satisfactory completion of prerequisites on the deadlines set by the Admissions Office may the students be granted admission. It is the Ateneo de Naga University policy that all applicants for college are to take and pass the Admission Entrance Examination. Only those who are already graduates with a bachelor’s degree and are enrolling for a second course are exempted from taking the placement examination.
Returning students who have stopped for four semesters or two years should likewise take and pass the said examination before they can be readmitted to the college. Placement of students into their chosen course will depend or be based on their performance in the Admission Entrance Examination.
B. College Scholarship Program
The Ateneo de Naga University Scholarship Program offers various types of financial assistance to deserving students depending on available slots and the scholarship applicants’ course and need. These range from tuition assistance of P 5,000.00 to a full scholarship which covers students’ total assessment, board and lodging and book expenses.
1. For incoming freshmen, the eligibility of applicants is determined through:
a) Their performance in the Scholarship Exam (Applicants must meet the cut-off for scholarship)
b) Their performance in Senior High School (Applicants must be able to present a certification from the Principal that they belong to the Top 20% of the graduating class)
2. For old students, eligibility is determined through:
a) Their most recent Scholastic Report Card or their Summary of Grades (Applicants must present either document in order to procure a Scholarship Application Form)
3. Eligible applicants are issued a Scholarship Application Form and interviewed on a later date.
4. Scholarship grantees are selected on the basis of need and scholastic ability/ academic potential.
The Ateneo de Naga University also accepts scholars of various government units such as grantees of the City Government of Naga; the Province and Congressional Districts of Camarines Sur; CHED Scholarship Program; Department of Science and Technology (DOST); Government Service Insurance System (GSIS); Overseas Workers Welfare Administrator (OWWA-CMWSP); Philippine Veterans Affairs Office Scholarship; Tertiary Education Subsidy and Tulong Dunong Program – Tertiary Education Subsidy.