Academic Facts

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is Iowa State University's largest college and includes 22 academic departments and one professional school. LAS offers majors in the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, biological sciences and mathematical sciences. Every undergraduate at Iowa State University takes courses from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Academic departments include anthropology; biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology; ecology, evolution & organismal biology; chemistry; computer science; economics; English; foreign languages & literatures; geological & atmospheric sciences; Greenlee School of Journalism & Communication; history; mathematics; military science; music; naval science; philosophy & religious studies; physics & astronomy; political science; psychology; sociology; and statistics.

Various academic programs are offered within LAS including African American Studies, American Indian Studies, Classical Studies, Criminal Justice Studies, U.S. Latino/a Studies, Women's Studies.

Academic degree programs in LAS include biology, public administration and theatre.

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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Ames, Iowa 50011-1302

General Information: (515) 294-7740

Academic Advising: (515) 294-4831

Email: las@iastate.edu

Michael Whiteford - Dean

Bret Larwick - Director of Technology

Dave Gieseke - Director of Communications

Air Force Aerospace Studies - Anthropology - Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology - Chemistry - Computer Science
Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology - Economics - English - Genetics, Development & Cell Biology - Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication - History - Mathematics - Military Science - Music - Naval Science
Philosophy & Religious Studies - Physics and Astronomy - Political Science - Psychology - Sociology - Statistics - World Languages & Cultures

African American Studies - American Indian Studies - Biological/Premedical Illustration - Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Classical Studies - Communication Studies - Criminal Justice Studies - Environmental Science - Environmental Studies - Interdisciplinary Studies
International Studies - Liberal Studies - Linguistics - Software Engineering - Speech Communication - U.S. Latino/a Studies - Women's Studies