University of the Philippines Act 1908

No student shall be denied admission based on age, sex, nationality, religious belief, or political affiliation.

University governance vested in a Board of Regents.
Composition: Secretary of Public Instruction, Director of Education, Chairman of Committee of Public Instruction of the Philippine Assembly, University President, and five members appointed by the Governor-General with Philippine Commission's consent.
Board President selected and compensated by the Board; serves ex officio as chairman.
Appointed members serve five-year staggered terms; vacancies filled similarly.
Members must be Philippine or U.S. citizens, serve without compensation except for necessary travel expenses.

University possesses general powers under Act No. 1459.
Administration and exercise of corporate powers vested exclusively in the Board of Regents.

Manage and appropriate funds provided by law for university support.
Establish various colleges including Philosophy, Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Veterinary Science, Engineering, Mines, Agriculture, and Fine Arts, subject to conditions and available funds.
Power to combine colleges for economy and efficiency with Governor-General approval.
Integration of the existing Philippine Medical School as the College of Medicine and Surgery upon establishment of multiple colleges.
Confer honorary degrees recognizing learning, statesmanship, or eminence, prohibiting financial consideration.
Establish chairs and professorships; provide for academic staff and fix compensation.
Appointment and removal of academic staff on the president's recommendation after due process.
Approve courses of study, discipline rules, and set various student fees; authority to remit fees in special cases.
Provide fellowships and scholarships based on student merit.
Prescribe rules for board governance and enact ordinances consistent with the university's purposes.

Detailed annual report on university progress, condition, and needs filed with the Governor-General by August 10 each year.

Composed of the president and instructors ranked professor, associate professor, or assistant professor.
Powers to prescribe study courses and discipline rules, subject to Board approval.
Establish admission and graduation requirements.
Authority to recommend degree recipients.
Disciplinary power over students within approved rules.

Faculty constituted by instructors in each college.
Dean elected by faculty members as presiding officer.
No religious test for appointment or inquiries regarding religious opinions.
Prohibition on teaching sectarian doctrines or influencing students toward or against any religion under penalty of dismissal.

Professors and regular instructors exempt from civil service examination or regulations for appointment.

Appointed by the Board; serves as secretary to both the Board and the university.
Responsible for maintaining designated records.

Treasurer of the Philippine Islands serves ex officio as university treasurer.
Accounts audited by the Insular Auditor; disbursements follow prescribed regulations.

Heads of Insular Government bureaus authorized to loan apparatus, supplies, and employee time to the university when feasible, counting as official service.

Composed of the President of the Commission, Speaker of the Philippine Assembly, and Supreme Court Justices.
Duties include attending commencement exercises, inspecting university property, courses, finances, and discipline.
Reports submitted to the Governor-General with recommendations.

Appropriation of one hundred thousand pesos from Insular Treasury for setting up colleges deemed urgent by the Board of Regents.