Advising for Majors in Liberal Studies
Recommended Course Schedule for Year 1
Fall, Year 1
ENG101 Composition I
Comparative Societies (Humanities or
Social Sciences)
COM112 Oral Communication
UNI 101 College for First Year
Students
MAT111 Quantitative Reasoning
15 Hrs.
4 Hrs.
3 Hrs.
3 Hrs.
2 Hrs.
3 Hrs.
Spring, Year 1
ENG102 Composition II
Comparative Societies (Humanities or
Social Sciences)
Social Science OR Humanities
Science (without lab)
16 Hrs.
4 Hrs.
3 Hrs.
General education course or elective in
area of interest
3 Hrs.
3 Hrs.
3 Hrs.
Entrance Requirements
To apply for admission to the liberal studies program, students must have earned a minimum of 30 credit hours
at the lower-division level, have a grade-point average of 2.00 or higher (on a 4.00 scale) from UIS or another
accredited college or university, and have completed at least three semester hours of English composition.
Advising for Undeclared Majors in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Recommended Course Schedule for Year 1
Fall, Year 1
ENG101 Composition I
Comparative Societies (Humanities or
Social Sciences)
COM112 Oral Communication
UNI 101 College for First Year
Students
MAT111 Quantitative Reasoning
15 Hrs.
4 Hrs.
3 Hrs.
3 Hrs.
2 Hrs.
Spring, Year 1
ENG102 Composition II
Comparative Societies (Humanities or
Social Sciences)
Social Science
Science (without lab)
3 Hrs.
Elective in area of interest
16 Hrs.
4 Hrs.
3 Hrs.
3 Hrs.
3 Hrs.
3 Hrs.
Because of the first- and second-year prerequisites required for majors in the sciences and business fields,
students considering majors in Mathematics, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry or Clinical Laboratory
Sciences, Business, Management, Economics or Accounting should follow advising guides for those fields. If
you are considering majors in both business and scientific areas, you should follow the guidelines for the
science majors, which will maximize your options in later years.