When the University of the Philippines transferred to Diliman, the U.P. Board of Regents approved a resolution creating a University Extension Division on June 21, 1951. The Division was to be located in the original Manila campus of the University, and had for its mission, to service the working students. Courses offered included undergraduate subjects in in the general education program leading to an Associate in Arts or a Bachelor's degree in Arts, Business Administration, Education and Law and three graduate programs: Master of Education, Master of Arts and Master in Indutrial Management.

On November 22, 1966, the Board of Regents adopted a resolution specifying the Plan of Operations for the Extension Division which provided for the following:

• limitation of curricular offerings to undergraduate courses of the College of Arts and Sciences; and

• creation of an Academic Advisory Committee to oversee the program of courses with the Director of the Extension Division as chairman, and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, U.P. Diliman and the Director for Undergraduate Studies as members