LAS 101: Design Your First Year Experience

Students walk outside Lincoln HallLAS 101: Design Your First-Year Experience is a one-credit, graded course designed to assist new students in succeeding at Illinois. These small-group classes meet for the first 8 weeks of the semester for 80 minutes and are led by an LAS 101 intern—a successful junior or senior student mentor whose goal is to help new students get off to a strong start. 

In LAS 101, students will:

  • Learn about campus resources and important student systems and policies.
  • Acquire skills to successfully transition to college.
  • Enjoy a small classroom environment led by a peer mentor who can answer questions about being an Illini. 
  • Make connections with other new students from a variety of majors.

All first-year students are required to enroll in and complete LAS 101. Exceptions include students admitted to Chemical Engineering, who will enroll in ENG 100, and students admitted as James Scholars, who will enroll in LAS 122.

Questions about the course can be directed to las-fye@illinois.edu

LAS 101 interns

Using the class section listed, find your intern's LAS e-portfolio and contact information.

Learn more about becoming an LAS 101 intern

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