As the largest undergraduate college at UIC, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) offers a diverse community of actively engaged scholars and students across the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities, as well as interdisciplinary and pre-professional areas of study.

 

Here, you can choose from more than 40 liberal arts and science majors and minors, compete for internships, study abroad, and more. Through first-year seminars, in-depth career services, and tutoring and learning centers for language, math, writing, and science, we offer a supportive learning community that helps students achieve their goals. Every student has access to a personal academic advisor beginning with New Student Orientation and continuing until graduation.

  • Opportunity High-quality academic instruction from approximately 350 tenure-track faculty members

  • Discovery Conduct original research under faculty mentorship through the LAS Undergraduate Research Initiative (LASURI)

  • Success Free first-year lectures and learning and tutoring centers that are open to all UIC students

LAS News & Events Heading link

Jan 23 2025

Young Richard Kim, Classics and Mediterranean Studies and History, “Cyprus and the Historiography of Late Antiquity”

Thursday, 4:00 pm–5:30 pm
Institute for the Humanities, 153 Behavioral Sciences Building
Feb 5 2025

LAS Distinguished Professor: Tarini Bedi

Wednesday, 3:30 pm–5:00 pm
Student Center East Cardinal Room
Feb 19 2025

Sultan Tepe, Political Science, “Regulating Morality: State and Censorship in Authoritarian Regimes”

Wednesday, 4:00 pm–5:30 pm
Institute for the Humanities, 153 Behavioral Sciences Building
Feb 26 2025

LAS Faculty Research Symposium - From Atoms to Astronomy

Wednesday, 9:00 am–7:00 pm
Student Center East (SCE) Illinois Rooms
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Stories from atLAS Heading link

Explore a collection of stories from our LAS community, featuring firsthand accounts from students, faculty, and staff who bring the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to life.
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“All I can say is that the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has amazing, dedicated, and passionate faculty who love what they do and are willing to share with their students.”

Ivan Raya  |  Alumnus & Staff