Introduction
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.
LAS: Opportunity. Discovery. Success.
College Pride
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Opportunity High-quality academic instruction from approximately 350 tenure-track faculty members
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Discovery Conduct original research under faculty mentorship through the LAS Undergraduate Research Initiative (LASURI)
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Success Free first-year lectures and learning and tutoring centers that are open to all UIC students
Chicago's Public Research University
World-class education. Groundbreaking research.
Research Strengths
LAS Faculty Research Bulletin | Fall 2025
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.
LAS News & Events
Dec
12
2025
Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremony
Friday, 7:00 pm–9:00 pm
UIC Credit Union 1 Arena
Jan
6
2026
Soledad Álvarez Velasco, Assistant Professor, Anthropology and Latin American & Latino Studies, “Inhabiting the Transit: Migrant Spatial Struggles from Global South America to the U.S.”
Tuesday, 4:00 pm–6:00 pm
Institute for the Humanities, 153 Behavioral Sciences Building
Feb
19
2026
Justin Quang Nguyen Phan, Assistant Professor, Global Asian Studies, “Embodied Nonalignment: Vietnamese Diasporic Aesthetics and Cold War Mediations”
Thursday, 4:00 pm–6:00 pm
Institute for the Humanities, 153 Behavioral Sciences Building
Mar
4
2026
LAS Distinguished Professor: Jennifer Brier
Wednesday, 3:30 pm–6:00 pm
Student Center East Cardinal Room
Mar
18
2026
Will Small, Associate Professor, Philosophy, “Skill as Practical Knowledge”
Wednesday, 4:00 pm–6:00 pm
Institute for the Humanities, 153 Behavioral Sciences Building
Stories from atLAS
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.
