First-Year courses
Enrollment is CLOSED.
Supported by a generous donation from the Harold Alfond Foundation as part of UMS TRANSFORMS.
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RLE 01
Explore Reading and Writing
1 section offered, 20 seats
RLE 02:
Practice Creative Research in the Arts
Art History, art education, and studio art majors only
1 section offered, 20 seats
RLE 03:
Think Like a Professional Educator
Elementary education and secondary education; child development and family relations; kinesiology and physical education; and undeclared students with an interest in this area only
6 sections offered, 20 seats each
RLE 04:
Print in 3D and Explore Offshore Wind
1 section offered, 20 seats
![A photo of a student holding a slab of wood](https://umaine.edu/research-experiences/wp-content/uploads/sites/618/2023/04/RLE5.png)
RLE 05:
Build Sustainability with Wood
Sustainable Materials and Technology, Mechanical engineering, mechanical engineering technology, construction engineering technology and civil engineering majors only
1 section offered, 20 seats
RLE 06:
Work on Real-World Business Problems
Business majors only
20 sections offered, 15 seats each
![A photo of a girl on a computer](https://umaine.edu/research-experiences/wp-content/uploads/sites/618/2024/03/computing-1024x773.jpg)
RLE 07:
Design New Computer Interfaces
1 section offered, 20 seats
![A photo of a man holding a fish](https://umaine.edu/research-experiences/wp-content/uploads/sites/618/2024/03/fish-1024x773.jpg)
RLE 08:
Discover Maine’s Fish and Wildlife
Wildlife Ecology majors only
1 section offered, 20 seats
RLE 09:
Test What’s in Your Oyster
School of Marine Science majors only
1 section offered, 20 seats
RLE 10:
Explore What You Eat
1 section offered, 20 seats
![A photo of a student doing fieldwork](https://umaine.edu/research-experiences/wp-content/uploads/sites/618/2023/04/RLE14.png)
RLE 11:
Explore Maine’s Environment
Earth and Climate Science majors only
1 section offered, 20 seats
![Students and instructor in the woods](https://umaine.edu/research-experiences/wp-content/uploads/sites/618/2021/05/Seasons-1024x773.jpg)
RLE 12:
Explore Our Campus Ecosystem
Ecology and environmental science majors only
1 section offered, 20 seats
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RLE 13:
Dive Into Speech and Language Disorders
Communication science and disorders majors only
1 section offered, 12 seats
![A photo of a student with a tree](https://umaine.edu/research-experiences/wp-content/uploads/sites/618/2021/05/Forestry-connections-1024x773.jpg)
RLE 14:
Work in the Forest
Forestry majors and Parks, Recreation and Tourism majors only
1 section offered, 20 seats
![A photo of a student with science supplies](https://umaine.edu/research-experiences/wp-content/uploads/sites/618/2021/05/Phage-research.jpg)
RLE 15:
Hunt For Viruses
Microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, and biochemistry majors only
3 sections offered, 20 seats each
RLE 16:
Learn to Thrive as a Nursing Student
Nursing majors only
6 sections offered, 15 seats each
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RLE 17:
Fight the Power
1 section offered, 20 seats
![A photo of a page with a math equation](https://umaine.edu/research-experiences/wp-content/uploads/sites/618/2024/03/math-1024x773.jpg)
RLE 18:
Unleash Your CharisMATHic superpowers
All MCEC majors: Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computing and Information Science, and Pre Engineering only
4 sections offered, 20 seats each
![Two students look at a circuit](https://umaine.edu/research-experiences/wp-content/uploads/sites/618/2021/05/Circuits-1024x773.jpg)
RLE 19:
Play With Electricity
1 section offered, 20 seats
Enrollment is CLOSED.
Supported by a generous donation from the Harold Alfond Foundation as part of UMS TRANSFORMS.