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UCF Liberal Arts and Sciences

The LAS Foundational Year is the starting point for your studies and includes many Core courses. As of the second year, you have significant freedom to design your study program according to your interests and goals.

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In the Electives, students undertake courses and projects to further shape their profile and / or use these credits for courses during their study abroad.

The LAS Majors provide an in-depth education in an interdisciplinary academic field. 

At the end of their first year and after having taken three Major Introductions, students choose one of the following Majors:

  1. Culture and History
  2. Governance
  3. Life Sciences
  4. Environmental and Sustainability Sciences

Core courses are taken by all LAS students. The Core encompasses basic and advanced academic skills, reflections on knowledge and science, and the a curriculum on Responsibility and Leadership.

The 4 year LAS Program comprises 240 ECTS credits and is organized in modules. The module descriptions are available in the Module Handbook. LAS courses typically carry a 6 ECTS credit load with 1 ECTS credit amounting to a 30 hour workload.

Course Catalog

LAS Course Catalog

The Course Catalog provides information on all LAS courses. It is published at the end of a semester for the upcoming semester. The latest information on individual courses is available on ILIAS. Regarding course registration, please carefully read pages 3 and 4.

LAS Online Study Choice Assistant

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Are you interested in at UCF? Does LAS fit your interests and expectations? Our interactive Online Study-Choice Assistant (OSA) gives you an impression what studying LAS is like and can help you decide if it is the right program for you.

Academic Calendar

Winter Semester 2023-2024

  • Pre-Block: September 25 – October 6
  • University Semester: October 16 – February 9 (semester-long LAS courses run according to the university semester, no teaching during university Christmas break December 23 – January 6)
  • LAS Block I: October 16 – December 8
  • LAS Block II: December 11 – February 16
  • LAS Re-sit Period (re-sit examinations that require student presence): April 2 – 27 

Summer Semester 2024

  • Pre-Block: March 18 – 29
  • University Semester: April 15 – July 19 (semester-long LAS courses run according to the university semester, no teaching during university Pentecost break May 20 – 25)
  • LAS Block III: April 1 – May 31
  • LAS Block IV: June 3 – July 19
  • LAS Re-sit Period (re-sit examinations that require student presence): October 1 – 26 

Winter Semester 2024-2025

  • Pre-Block: September 23 – October 4
  • University Semester: October 14 – February 7 (semester-long LAS courses run according to the university semester, no teaching during university Christmas break December 23 – January 6)
  • LAS Block I: October 14 – December 6
  • LAS Block II: December 9 – February 14
  • LAS Re-sit Period (re-sit examinations that require student presence): April 1 – 26 

Summer Semester 2025

  • Pre-Block: March 10 – 21
  • University Semester: April 14 – July 18 (semester-long LAS courses run according to the university semester, no teaching during university Pentecost break June 9- 14)
  • LAS Block III: March 31 – May 23
  • LAS Block IV: May 26 – July 18
  • LAS Re-sit Period (re-sit examinations that require student presence): October 2 – 31