College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

at Iowa State University and experience small groups of students who generally take one, two or three courses together. Many times the learning community is based around an academic area, placing you with students who have similar academic goals.

Your experience with a learning community will help you make a fast, smooth and easy transition to Iowa State whether it is cleaning up a local stream or learning about the law profession.

Special one-hour seminars called "Connections" are offered to first-year students who want to learn more about a particular subject such as global warming, bioethics or the bioeconomy.