UPR CAYEY MILITARY RESOURCES

INTRODUCTION

The University of Puerto Rico at Cayey feels proud to offer its services to all military men and women who want to complete an academic degree. Our institution used to be a military base known as Henry Barracks. It was a United States Army base located in the central mountain region of Cayey, Puerto Rico named after the 3rd Military Governor of Puerto Rico and Medal of Honor recipient Major General Guy V. Henry.

In 1953, the U.S. Army reached the conclusion that Henry Barracks would be closed in the near future. A full complement of the Army phased out its presence at the post in 1965 when the base was transferred to the General Services Administration for decommission. Most of the land and buildings were transferred to the University of Puerto Rico and opened the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey campus in 1967.

The UPR- C offers 27 bachelor’s degrees and ranks 13th nationally as source institutions for Hispanic PhDs in natural and social sciences (2007-2011; NSF 2014). The 2011 National Science Foundation Survey of Earned Doctorates (2011) places UPR-Cayey among the top 41 United States baccalaureate institutions of Hispanic Science and Engineering doctorate recipients (2005-2010). The 2017 American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) report, also places UPR-Cayey as the third institution in Puerto Rico where most of the Puerto Ricans apply to medical school programs and the 21st within the USA.

The UPR-C mission emphasizes providing an excellent education that integrates interdisciplinary approaches, research, and community engagement to the academic experience of students. The general education component focuses on content and abilities parting from an interdisciplinary approach, seeking to prepare the student population by enriching their academic experience in a diversity of fields. Furthermore, UPR- Cayey offers students the opportunity to participate in a number of educational activities that support the academic, social, and cultural experience, making UPR-C a vibrant campus.

We are an undergraduate institution that is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

The admission requirements to the University of Puerto Rico are:

    1. Have met the graduation requirements of public or private high school that holds the license to operate, as required by the corresponding jurisdiction, or have passed the equivalence exam of the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
    2. Have taken the required entrance examination
    3. Comply with the school Index and PPA established for the study program.

As mentioned previously, the University of Puerto Rico’s admission criteria include the high school index and the PAA Reading-Writing and Math Academic Aptitude Test offered by the College Board, or the SAT.

Based on these, your General Application Index (IGS) is determined, assigning a weight of 50% to each criterion (50% to IE and 25% to each of the two aptitude tests of the College Board or SAT We use the highest scores of all the tests you’ve taken.

Each UPR academic program establishes a Minimum Income Index (IMI), which is the minimum required to be eligible for admission.

Once you know your IGS you can explore the different academic programs to which you could qualify. To calculate the IGS you will need your high school index and the results of your PAA and/or SAT tests.

If you do not have access to the Internet from your home, you may contact our school’s Career Counselor or visit UPR Cayey Admissions Office or any other UPR unit closest to your residence to help you in that process.

At the Financial Aid office, you will be assisted concerning the benefits application process by putting you in contact with the institution VA representative and providing you with the necessary information.