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UP allows full in-person classes for all undergrad courses starting next semester

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" UP Oblation Plaza, February 27, 2019. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/09/29/20190227-oblation-fountain-jc-7048.jpg"/><figcaption>UP Oblation Plaza, February 27, 2019. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The University of the Philippines (UP) announced Thursday it would allow full in-person classes in all undergraduate programs for the second semester of Academic Year (AY) 2022-2023.</p><p>&quot;This is complementary to the university’s adoption of hybrid and blended learning,&quot; the state university said in a post on its website, referring to approaches that mix the traditional classroom setup with remote learning modes that were implemented at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>UP noted that it was already holding in-person classes &quot;for laboratory, studio, and practicum courses, among others, and all courses in some of its constituent universities&quot; in the first semester of AY 2022-2023, which began earlier this month.</p><p>The second semester is scheduled from February to June 2023.</p><p>UP added that it was finalizing details regarding in-person classes in graduate programs.</p><p>The university earlier announced it would shift to blended learning for AY 2022-2023, describing the approach as &quot;the ideal learning delivery mode for the post-pandemic era.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/11/22/up-shifts-to-blended-learning-next-academic-year">UP shifts to blended learning for next academic year</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/22/22/up-announces-resumption-of-upcat-for-ay-2024-2025">UP announces resumption of UPCAT for AY 2024-2025</a></li></ul><p>The Commission on Higher Education said it would not issue a policy on the full resumption of in-person classes, and instead allow colleges and universities to decide on the matter. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/13/22/no-blanket-policy-on-full-in-person-classes-in-higher-ed-ched">CHED: Resumption of full in-person classes up to colleges, universities</a></li></ul><p>A senator this week questioned why many state universities and colleges had yet to implement 100-percent face-to-face classes. </p><p>&quot;You want budget? Show me you’re making an effort to do the most basic — allow the students to have face-to-face classes,&quot; Sen. Pia Cayetano told UP president Danilo Concepcion during a finance committee hearing. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/27/22/sen-pia-cayetano-ikinagalit-ang-di-pag-100-pct-face-to-face-classes-ng-sucs">Sen. Pia Cayetano, ikinagalit ang &#x27;di pag-100 pct face-to-face classes ng SUCs</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/21/22/lawmakers-seek-to-restore-p10-billion-cut-for-sucs">Lawmakers seek to restore P10-billion budget cut for state universities, colleges</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/31/22/dbm-explains-dip-in-budget-for-up-in-2023">DBM explains budget for UP, PGH in 2023 spending plan</a></li></ul><div><strong> RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2154507	" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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UP allows full in-person classes for all undergrad courses starting next semester

Jaehwa Bernardo,

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Published Sep 29, 2022 02:53 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 29, 2022 03:03 PM PHT

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