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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 move was widely criticized by various groups. The University Housing Office projects ₱13,818,000 (US$322,000) [17] in revenue for 2010 with a deficit of ₱586,465.59 (US$13,600). [17] according to official estimates. [122] UPLB is currently building two new dormitories with 2,000 square metres (22,000 sq ft) of floor area.
Admission to graduate programs are managed by the Graduate School. [47] Of its 394 students in 2008, 61 and 295 were enrolled in its Certificate in Forestry and BS Forestry programs, respectively, while the rest are in its graduate degree programs. As of 2009 it had 393 students enrolled in all of its programs. [1] 38 of its faculty hold PhDs. [48]
Despite this, enrollment in the BS Agriculture program has been in decline, with 51% of UPLB students enrolled in the program in 1980 down to 43% in 1995. CAFS programs also have a substantially low no-show rate, with only 56% and 38% of qualifiers opting to enroll in the BS Agriculture and BS Agricultural Chemistry programs, respectively. [12]
During the booming years of the Philippine Sugar industry in 1920, The UPCA (now UPLB College of Agriculture and Food Science) offered a degree program in sugar technology aiming to train students in the cane production, sugar chemistry and sugar factory operations. With recent developments after the World War II, the sugar technology program ...
The main campus of University of the Philippines Los Baños is located in the towns of Los Baños and Bay in the province of Laguna, 64 km (40 mi) southeast of Manila. The complex covers 5,445 ha (13,450 acres) of land encompassing the entire Makiling Forest Reserve (MFR) and surrounding areas.
The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) is a state university located in the towns of Los Baños and Bay in the province of Laguna.It traces its roots to the UP College of Agriculture (UPCA), which was founded in 1909 by the American colonial government to promote agricultural education and research in the Philippines.
The first undergraduate program in Agribusiness was established at the UP College of Agriculture in Los Baños, Philippines as Bachelor of Science in Agriculture major in Agribusiness in 1966. [1] [2] [3] The program was initially a joint undertaking with the UP College of Business Administration in Diliman, Quezon City until 1975. [1]