University of the Philippines Los Baños College of Arts and Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences at University of the Philippines Los Baños

Type	State, Non-sectarian
Established	December 21, 1972
Dean	Dr. Felino P. Lansigan
Location	Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
Website	cas.uplb.edu.ph

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is one of the eleven degree-granting units of the University of the Philippines Los Baños. It is the largest college in University of the Philippines System which offers most of the general education subjects required of UPLB students, as well as the highest number of degree programs in the University. The Philippines' Commission on Higher Education has recognized CAS as a Center of Excellence in Biology, Chemistry, Information Technology and Mathematics, as well as a Center of Development in Physics and Statistics.

History

The Board of Regents of the University of the Philippines at its 828th meeting on 21 December 1972 adopted Presidential Decree No. 58 issued on November 20, 1972 establishing the College of Science and Humanities. The Board appointed Edelwina C. Legaspi as the first dean of the new college, and a month later, Dolores A. Ramirez as secretary.

The College's first seven departments were Humanities, Chemistry, Mathematics, Statistics and Physics, Botany, Zoology, Life Sciences and Social Sciences.

The college was renamed College of Arts and Sciences on October 28, 1977.

On 23 March 1983, CAS reorganized its science and mathematics departments into three institutes: Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics from the former Department of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Statistics and Statistical Laboratory and the Computer Science unit; Institute of Chemistry from the former Department of Chemistry and; Institute of Biological Sciences from the former Botany, Life Sciences and Zoology departments. Together with three similar institutes in UP Diliman, they were designed to form part of a system of national centers of excellence in basic sciences.

The Division of Computer Science, because of the fast development in the field and rapid growth of student population, became an Institute in January 1996. The Physical Education Department was placed under the CAS and started offering a Diploma in Physical Education. It was eventually renamed Department of Human Kinetics. The Division of Statistics was transformed into an Institute in January 1998.

Institutes/Departments

Institute of Biological Sciences (IBS) - Established on March 23, 1983,^[1] it offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with specializations in cell and molecular biology, ecology, genetics, microbiology, plant biology, systematics, wildlife biology, and zoology.^[2] It also offers 12 graduate degrees: six master's degree, three doctor of philosophy, and three doctor of philosophy by research.^[3] Students are admitted to the institute through the University of the Philippines College Admission Test. The institute is composed of five divisions namely on animal biology, environmental biology, genetics and molecular biology, microbiology, and plant biology. In 2014, the undergraduate degree program in Biology of the institute received its certification and accreditation under the ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance System.^[4] Researchers from the institute discovered new species of spiders from Mount Makiling.^[5] Other facilities that support the institute are the Limnological Station, UPLB Museum of National History, University of the Philippines Open University, National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, National Crop Protection Center, Institute of Plant Breeding, and International Rice Research Institute.
Institute of Chemistry (IC)
Institute of Computer Science (ICS)
Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Physics (IMSP)
Institute of Statistics (IS)
Department of Humanities (DH)
Department of Social Sciences (DSS)
Department of Human Kinetics (DHK)
UP Rural High School (UPRHS)

Undergraduate Degree Programs

BA Communication Arts
Majors: Speech, Theater, Writing
BA Philosophy
BA Sociology
BS Applied Mathematics
Majors : Actuarial Science, Operations Research, Biomathematics
BS Applied Physics
Specializations: Computational Physics, Experimental Physics, Instrumentation Physics
BS Biology
Majors: Cell and Molecular Biology, Ecology, Genetics, Microbiology, Plant Biology, Systematics, Wildlife Biology and Zoology
BS Chemistry
BS Computer Science

Institute of Computer Science

BS Mathematics
BS Mathematics and Science Teaching
Majors : Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics
BS Statistics

Institute of Statistics

References

↑ "Executive Order no. 889, series of 1983". Official Gazetteer. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
↑ "Undergraduate Programs". Institute of Biological Sciences. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
↑ "Graduate Programs". Institute of Biological Sciences. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
↑ "BS Biology Program gets AUN-QA Standard Accreditation". University of the Philippines Los Banos. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
↑ Mateo, Janvic (4 January 2015). "UPLB scientists discover new spiders". Philippine Star. Retrieved 3 April 2015.

University of the Philippines Los Baños

Los Baños, Laguna

Academics	Agriculture Arts and Sciences Development Communication Economics and Management Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology Environmental Science and Management Forestry and Natural Resources University of the Philippines Los Baños Graduate School Human Ecology Public Affairs Rural High School Veterinary Medicine

Campus	Boy Scouts of the Philippines Jamboree Makiling Forest Reserve Molawin River National Arts Center Philippine High School for the Arts Baker Memorial Hall

Research	ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity Institute of Plant Breeding International Rice Research Institute Limnological Research Station National Crop Protection Center National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Philippine Carabao Center Philippine Rice Research Institute Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture

Life	DZLB DZLB-FM UPLB Filipiniana Dance Troupe People

University of the Philippines

UP President, UP Board of Regents

Units

Constituent universities	UP Baguio UP Cebu UP Diliman UP Los Baños UP Manila UP Mindanao UP Open University UP Visayas

Satellite units	UP Extension Program in Olongapo (Diliman) UP Extension Program in Pampanga (Diliman) UP School of Health Sciences, Aurora (Manila) UP School of Health Sciences, Koronadal City (Manila) UP School of Health Sciences, Leyte (Manila) UP Tacloban College (Visayas)

Basic education units	UP Cebu High School (Cebu) UP High School in Iloilo (Visayas) UP Integrated School (Diliman) UP Rural High School (Los Baños)

Research

National	National Center for Transportation Studies National College of Public Administration and Governance National Crop Protection National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development National Institute of Geological Sciences National Institutes of Health National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology National Institute of Physics National Engineering Center Sentro ng Wikang Filipino

International (hosted)	ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity International Rice Research Institute SEAMEO Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology SEAMEO Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture

Coordinates: 14°09′56.50″N 121°14′28.27″E / 14.1656944°N 121.2411861°E / 14.1656944; 121.2411861

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