The UPLB curricular programs are supported by the modern facilities and specialized equipment of UPLB. Laboratories, experimental fields and research, development and extension units cater to various meeds of students and researchers.
Likewise, herbariums and specimen collections are maintained for instructions and research purposes. The University Library has an extensive collection of 314,608 books, journals, periodicals and other titles, and this number is constantly increasing.
| College | Degree Program |
| College of Agriculture | BS in Agriculture |
| BS in Food Technology | |
| College of Arts and Sciences | BA in Communication Arts |
| BA in Philosophy | |
| BA in Sociology | |
| BS in Applied Mathematics | |
| BS in Applied Physics | |
| BS in Biology | |
| BS in Chemistry | |
| BS in Computer Science | |
| BS in Mathematics | |
| BS in Mathematics and Science Teaching | |
| BS in Statistics | |
| College of Development Communication | BS in Development Communication |
| College of Economics and Management | BS in Agribusiness Management |
| BS in Agricultural Economics | |
| BS in Economics | |
| College of Engineering and Agro-industrial Technology | BS in Agricultural Engineering |
| BS in Chemical Engineering | |
| BS in Civil Engineering | |
| BS in Electrical Engineering | |
| BS in Industrial Engineering | |
| College of Forestry and Natural Resources | BS in Forestry |
| College of Human Ecology | BS in Human Ecology |
| BS in Nutrition | |
| College of Veterinary Medicine | Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
| CA-CAS Joint Program | BS in Agricultural Chemistry |
The diploma and professional certificate programs offered by UPLB are as follows:
| Degree Program | College |
| Diploma in Computer Science (distance and residential modes) | CAS |
| Diploma in Physical Education | CAS |
| Diploma in Statistics | CAS |
| Diploma in Electrical Engineering | CEAT |
| Diploma in Power Electronics | CEAT |
| Diploma in Environmental Science | SESAM |
| Diploma in Home Technology and Management | CHE |
| Certificate in Forestry | CFNR |
| Diploma in Agroforestry | CFNR |
The graduate degree programs offered by UPLB are as follows:
| Degree | Field/Specialization |
| MA | Communication Arts |
| MA | Language and Literature (soon) |
| MA | Sociology |
| M | Forestry |
| M | Communication Arts |
| M | Information Technology |
| MM | Agribusiness Management |
| MM | Business Management |
| MM | Cooperative Management |
| MM | Development Management |
| MM | Public Management (soon) |
| MPS | Development Communication (distance mode) |
| MPS | Education Management |
| MPS | Food and Nutrition Planning |
| MPS | Land and Water Resources Engineering |
| MPA | Agricultural and Rurban Development Studies |
| MPA | Cooperative Management |
| MPA | Education Management |
| MPA | Local Governance and Development Management |
| MPA | Strategic Planning and Public Policy |
| MS | Agricultural Chemistry |
| MS | Agricultural Economics |
| MS | Agricultural Education |
| MS | Agricultural Engineering |
| MS | Agriculture |
| MS | Agroforestry (soon) |
| MS | Agrometeorology |
| MS | Agronomy |
| MS | Animal Science |
| MS | Applied Nutrition |
| MS | Biochemistry |
| MS | Botany |
| MS | Chemical Engineering |
| MS | Chemistry |
| MS | Computer Science |
| MS | Community Development |
| MS | Development Communication |
| MS | Economics |
| MS | Entomology |
| MS | Environmental Science |
| MS | Extension Education |
| MS | Family Resource Management |
| MS | Food Science |
| MS | Forestry |
| MS | Genetics |
| MS | Horticulture |
| MS | Mathematics |
| MS | Microbiology |
| MS | Molecular Biology |
| MS | Plant Breeding |
| MS | Plant Genetic Resources |
| MS | Plant Pathology |
| MS | Rural Sociology |
| MS | Soil Science |
| MS | Statistics |
| MS | Veterinary Medicine |
| MS | Wildlife Studies |
| MS | Zoology |
| PhD | Agricultural Chemistry |
| PhD | Agricultural Economics |
| PhD | Agricultural Education |
| PhD | Agricultural Engineering |
| PhD | Agriculture |
| PhD | Agronomy |
| PhD | Animal Science |
| PhD | Applied Nutrition |
| PhD | Biochemistry |
| PhD | Botany |
| PhD | Chemistry |
| PhD | Community Development |
| PhD | Computer Science |
| PhD | Development Communication |
| PhD | Entomology |
| PhD | Environmental Science |
| PhD | Extension Education |
| PhD | Food Science |
| PhD | Forestry |
| PhD | Genetics |
| PhD | Horticulture |
| PhD | Human Nutrition |
| PhD | Microbiology |
| PhD | Molecular Biology and Biotechnology |
| PhD | Plant Breeding |
| PhD | Plant Pathology |
| PhD | Sociology |
| PhD | Soil Science |
| PhD | Statistics |
Note: MA = Master of Arts; M = Master; MPS = Master in Professional Studies; MPA = Master in Public Affairs; MS = Master of Science; PhD = Doctor of Philisophy
In response to then UP President Emil Q. Javier's program to democratize access to UP education, UPLB offers its existing degree programs in ways that are modifications to the traditional classroom, on-campus type of instruction.
The other modes of degree program offerings at UPLB are characterized according to where it will be offered, how it will be offered and who will offer the program. These are as follows:
The program is instituted, administered and implemented at UPLB. The students are admitted by, register at, take academic residency in and receive their degrees from UPLB. Classes are held at UPLB.
The program is instituted and administered by UPLB but is implemented in another campus of the UP autonomous unit. The rules governing the implementation of the program are embodied in a memorandum of agreement signed between the UPLB Chancellor and the Chancellor of the other UP campus. The students are admitted by UPLB, register and take academic residency in the other campus, but receive their degrees from UPLB. Classes are held at the other campus.
The program is instituted, administered and implemented at UPLB but classes are held outside of UPLB or any other UP autonomous unit. The students are admitted by, register at, take academic residency in and receive their degrees from UPLB. The rules governing the holding of classes outside UPLB or any other UP autonomous unit are embodied in a memorandum of agreement signed betweeb the UPLB CHancellor and the Head of the unit or agency where classes will be conducted.
Faculty members of the above programs are those who have been issued appointments by the UPLB Chancellor, upon recommendation of the department chair or institute director offering the program as endorsed by the UPLB Dean of the College where the department or institute belongs and the Dean of the UPLB Graduate School (in case the program offering is at the graduate level), to teach or to advise research (undergraduate thesis, master's thesis or Ph.D. dissertation) students.
The program is proposed, instituted and implemented by the faculty of UPLB but administered by the UP Open University.
The program which is instituted, administered and implemented by another UP autonomous unit is adopted by UPLB for administration and implementation as an in-campus offering. The rules governing the adoption are embodied in a memorandum of agreement signed between the Chancellor of the unit lending the program to UPLB and the UPLB Chancellor. In like manner, UPLB has program offerings that are being requested for adoption by other UP autonomous unit. The rules governing such adoption shall likewise be embodied in a memorandum of agreement between the UPLB Chancellor as the lending unit and the Chancellor of the unit adopting the program.
In general, all undergraduate students enrolled in the bachelor's degree programs are required to take common general education (GE) courses. Specifically, the GE program consists of a minimum of 42 units of courses distributed as follows:
| Area | Course | Unit |
| Natural Sciences and Mathematics | NASC I, Foundations of Natural Science I | 3 |
| NASC II, Foundations of Natural Science II | 3 | |
| MATH I, Mathematics for General Education | 3 | |
| STS, Science, Technology and Society | 3 | |
| Social Sciences | SOSC I, Foundations of Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| SOSC II, Social, Economic, and Political Thought | 3 | |
| HIST I, Philippine History | 3 | |
| HIST II, Asia and the World | 3 | |
| PHLO I, Philosophical Analysis | 3 | |
| Humanities and Languages | COMM I, Communication Skills I | 3 |
| COMM II, Communication Skills II | 3 | |
| COMM III, Speech Communication | 3 | |
| HUM I, Literature, Man, and Society | 3 | |
| HUM II, Art, Man, and Society | 3 |
Basic Physical Education (PE) is a prerequisite for graduation. All students should comply with this requirement during their freshman and sophomore years.
Eight units of PE are required of all undergraduates except the following:
The 8-unit requirement, which is equivalent to four courses, are broken down as follows:
Proficiency examination (or credit by examination) in PE courses are given to enable students who are already skillful in one or more sports to acquire advanced units in PE. Any students who passes the PEPE shall be given credit for one or more PE courses.
A student who is graduating at the end of a given semester, but who failed to enroll in a required PE course may take special proficiency examination upon presentation of a certificate of candidacy for graduation from his College Secretary.
Proficiency examination may be taken in the following areas: archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, bowling (duck pin), international folk dance, modern jazz, Philippine folk dance, soccer, social dance, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, and weightlifting.
All physically fir Filipino male students, except those deferred, exempted or disqualified on valid grounds, are required to finish two years of the Basic Course under the Reserve Officer Training Corps program. Students should comply with this requirement within their first years of residence in the University or immediately thereafter.
The successful completion of the Basic Course (MS=Military Science) is prerequisite for graduation.
| Basic Course | 1st Sem | 2nd Sem |
| 1st year | MS 11 | MS 12 |
| 2nd year | MS 21 | MS 22 |
A student will be allowed to select the branch of service (infantry or field artillery) under which he desires to train, subject to the approval of the Commandant.
Under the Advanced Placement Program, incoming freshmen may obtain credit by examination for subjects in the General Education Program. This scheme avoids repetition of subjects that have been adequately covered at the high school level, thus accelerating the student in finishing his curriculum.
The Advanced Placement Examinations (APE) are given before the start of new freshmen registration for the first semester. An entering freshman should have a mean score of 90 and above on the four subtests in the UPCAT to qualify to the the APE. Letters of Invitation from the Learning Resource Center (LRC) are sent to qualified new freshmen.
A new frehman who passes the prescribed examination in such freshman courses as Communication, Mathematics, Chemistry, etc., is given credit for these subjects in his academic program. However, the number of accredited units should not exceed six (6) units in any one discipline.
Application for the APE are processed at the LRC upon submission of the following requirements:
An application fee of P200 is charged, plus an examination fee of P100 for each subject.