LIA 101 - Explorations in Learning
	This course will explore the variety of academics and co-curricular activities available at UMF. Individual classes will provide diverse activities to engage students in learning and will address basic skills and information to help students adjust to college life. Prerequisite(s): first year standing. Fall and Spring. Credit: 1

LIA 396 - Field Work and Experience

Exposure to practical problems relating to the student's academic major. The experience may include work for a social or governmental agency or for business or industry. Proposals should be developed in consultation with a faculty member and submitted in writing to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for approval by the Arts and Sciences Committee prior to registration. At the conclusion of the work period, the student submits a comprehensive report on the experience to the supervising faculty member. Available only to students in liberal arts. No student is allowed to take more than sixteen credits in LIA 396. Credits will be allowed on the basis of 32 work hours for each credit. (Pass/Fail only) Prerequisite(s): Approval of instructor and the Arts and Sciences Committee. Every semester. Credit: 4-16

LIA 397 - Independent Study in Liberal Arts

Proposals are to be developed in consultation with a faculty member and submitted in writing to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for approval by the Arts and Sciences Committee prior to registration. At the conclusion of the work period, the student submits a comprehensive report on the experience to the supervising faculty member. No student is allowed to take more than 12 credits of LIA 397. Course is designed for liberal arts students only, although other students may be approved upon the merits of their proposal. Prerequisite(s): Approval of instructor and the Arts and Sciences Committee. Completion of Independent Study Form. Liberal Arts majors only. Every semester. Credit: 4-12

LIA 399 - Research and Thesis

Research into a problem related to the student's academic major. Proposals should be developed in consultation with a faculty member and submitted in writing to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for approval by the Arts and Sciences Committee prior to registration. The student submits the thesis to the supervising faculty member. Course cannot be repeated. Course is designed for liberal arts students only, although other student may be approved upon the merits of their proposals. Prerequisite(s): Approval of the instructor and the Arts and Sciences Committee. Liberal Arts majors only. Credit: 16