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

Students discussing soil findings in Earth and Environmental Sciences lab
World-class education. Groundbreaking research.

Check out the latest issue of our LAS Faculty Research Bulletin, where we highlight the questions that inspire our faculty, push the boundaries of research, and showcase what makes us proud of our community.

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Apr 16 2026

Richard Pipes: His Historical Vision and Historiographical Legacy

Thursday 16th, 9:00 am–Friday 17th, 5:00 pm
Institute for the Humanities, 153 Behavioral Sciences Building
Apr 21 2026

Jack Rakove: Why Has the Constitution Failed?

Tuesday, 11:00 am–12:15 pm
Virtual
Apr 21 2026

10th Anniversary Oaxaca Fundraiser Gala

Tuesday, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Jane Addams Hull House
May 1 2026

Solidarity Gardening Forever: Reflecting on Working-Class Connections to the Land

Friday, 8:30 am–4:30 pm
Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
May 9 2026

Spring 2026 Commencement Ceremony

Saturday, 10:00 am–12:00 pm
UIC Credit Union 1 Arena
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students smiling and in front of blue background with hand drawn graphics.
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.
English student Dazalyn Moreno wears wire rimmed glasses and colorful blazer

“LAS has allowed me to be my true self with my friends and to grow into the person I am today. I am beyond grateful I can call myself a UIC alumni.”

Dazalyn  |  2024 Alumni