UPLB College of Arts and Sciences

Infobox University
name = College of Arts and Sciences at University of the Philippines, Los Baños


established = 1972
type = College
dean = Asuncion Raymundo
city = flagicon|Philippines Los Baños
state = Laguna
country = Philippines
website = http://www.uplb.edu.ph/cas

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is one of the eleven degree-granting units of the University of the Philippines, Los Baños. It 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.

Its dean, Asuncion Raymundo, is a National Scientist.

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. This move was aimed to accelerate efforts in supporting quality instruction and high level research and development.

Degree Programs

Bachelor's Degree

* BA Communication Arts
* BA Sociology
* BS Applied Mathematics
* BS Applied Physics
* BS Biology
"Majors: Cell Biology, Ecology, Genetics, Microbiology, Systematics, Wildlife Biology and Zoology"
* BS Chemistry
* BS Computer Science
* BS Mathematics
* BS Mathematics and Science Teaching
* BS Statistics

Master's Degree

* MS Zoology
* MS Wildlife (Joint program with College of Forestry and Natural Resources)
"Majors: Vertebrate Pests, Physiology, Parasitology, Limnology, Invertebrate Zoology, Vertebrate Zoology and Wildlife Biology"
* MS Botany
"Majors: Economic Botany, Morphology/Anatomy, Systematics, Plant Physiology, Pollination Biology, Phycology and Plant Ecology"
* MS Genetics
* MS Microbiology
* MS Statistics
* MS Mathematics
* MA Sociology
* MS Computer Science
* MS Information Technology
* MA Communication Arts and Master in Communication Arts
* MS Biochemistry
* MS Agricultural Chemistry
* MS Chemistry

PhD (Regular or By Research)

* PhD Genetics
* PhD Botany
"Majors: Morphology-Anatomy, Systematics, Plant Physiology, Pollination Biology, Phycology and Plant Ecology"
* PhD Microbiology
* PhD Statistics
* PhD Computer Science
* PhD Agricultural Chemistry
* PhD Biochemistry
* PhD Jenny

References

* [http://www.uplb.edu.ph/cas/ College of Arts and Sciences website]
* University of the Philippines, Los Baños