Holy Angel University

Holy Angel University in Angeles City, Philippines, provides American students the opportunity to be immersed in a faithfully Catholic university in a bustling city among primarily Filipino students. The University nicely integrates the local Catholic fervency—including public prayer, processions, and presentations of the life of Christ—while offering students a serious academic formation in a wide variety of fields.

Undergraduates are required take three theology courses and one philosophy course as a part of the University’s substantial core curriculum. During the opening Mass of the Holy Spirit, the president and all Catholic faculty and staff make the Profession of Faith and Oath of Fidelity. All theologians have the mandatum.

Approximately 80 percent of undergraduate students are Catholic, and 82 percent of the faculty are Catholic. Holy Angel offers a wide variety of majors, with some of the most popular being engineering, accounting, and information technology. Professors are required to start and end classes in prayer. In recent years, the University has increased its online learning, so only about 40 percent of classes take place in person. If a student is planning to attend graduate school in the United States, the student should confirm that undergraduate credits from Holy Angel will transfer or be accepted, but its international accreditation makes this likely.

Most students participate in Sunday Mass and other spiritual offerings at their home parishes. On campus, Mass is offered twice each week, Confession is offered once per week, and Adoration is held once per month.

Only a very small percentage of the University’s more than 8,000 undergraduates—about 50 students—live in housing on campus. The two residences halls are appropriately single-sex with no opposite-sex visitation to private rooms. There are about 100 international students enrolled in the University. Many students speak Kapampángan but also English, while classes are taught in English.

There are several organizations available for students to join, including those that foster spiritual development, scholastic interests, physical education, and health.

Given the importance of Asian countries in the global economy, as well as the very low cost of studying in the English-speaking Philippines, a semester or even a full undergraduate program at Holy Angel is appealing.

What we really like:

The Philippines has a history of friendship with the United States and shares much in common, while offering a distinctive and rich Catholic culture. Holy Angel presents students a unique opportunity to pursue a challenging curriculum in an Asian country.

Get in touch with Holy Angel University to schedule your campus visit:

#1 Holy Angel Avenue, Sto. Rosario,
Angeles City, Philippines 2009

hau.edu.ph