Introduction   The Revitalized General Education Program (R.G.E.P.) of the University of the Philippines (U.P.) subsumes the old General Education Program (G.E.P.). It adapted the objectives and framework of G.E.P. but opened up a lot more avenues for learning as it is based on the premise of freedom of choice and no prerequisites.   The R.G.E.P. comprises a set of G.E. courses which are usually taken prior to specialization. The G.E. courses are spread out to three domains of knowledge for the students to acquire a healthy mix of knowledge and competencies that will better prepare them for the basic understanding of various ways of knowing.   The liberal education thrust of G.E. is perceived to help mold the U.P. student to becoming a holistic person, a more independent, creative and critical thinker, a morally sound and intellectual individual of high integrity and well able to adapt to the fast changing pace of today's living.   It was 1st semester AY 1986-87 when the G.E.P. was first approved for implementation. It was the result of many discussions among faculty members through system-wide conferences, workshops, echo workshops, and consultative meetings. Since then, a number of faculty workshops have been conducted to review the strengths and weaknesses of the G.E.P. After 15 years, the G.E. Council saw the need to revitalize the program. The Council conducted a series of consultative meetings in 2001. The program underwent several revisions before finally arriving at the proposal for a Revitalized General Education Program (R.G.E.P).