First-Year courses

Enrollment open from May 15 to July 15. Seats fill fast!

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

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RLE 02:

Practice Creative Research in the Arts

Art History, art education, and studio art majors

1 section offered, 20 seats

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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.

6 sections offered, 20 seats each

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RLE 04:

Print in 3D and Explore Offshore Wind

1 section offered, 20 seats

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RLE 05:

Build Sustainability with Wood

Sustainable Materials and Technology, Mechanical engineering, mechanical engineering technology, construction engineering technology and civil engineering majors

1 section offered, 20 seats

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RLE 06:

Work on Real-World Business Problems

Business majors

20 sections offered, 15 seats each

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RLE 07:

Design New Computer Interfaces

1 section offered, 20 seats

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RLE 08:

Discover Maine’s Fish and Wildlife

Wildlife Ecology majors

1 section offered, 20 seats

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RLE 09:

Test What’s in Your Oyster

School of Marine Science majors

1 section offered, 20 seats

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RLE 10:

Explore What You Eat

1 section offered, 20 seats

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RLE 11:

Explore Maine’s Environment

Earth and Climate Science majors

1 section offered, 20 seats

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RLE 12:

Explore Our Campus Ecosystem

Ecology and environmental science majors

1 section offered, 20 seats

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RLE 13:

Dive Into Speech and Language Disorders

Communication science and disorders majors

1 section offered, 12 seats

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RLE 14:

Work in the Forest

1 section offered, 20 seats

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RLE 15:

Hunt For Viruses

Microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, and biochemistry majors

3 sections offered, 20 seats each

RLE 16:

Learn to Thrive as a Nursing Student

Nursing majors

6 sections offered, 15 seats each

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RLE 17:

Fight the Power

1 section offered, 20 seats

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RLE 18:

Unleash Your CharisMATHic superpowers

All MCEC majors: Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computing and Information Science, and Pre Engineering

4 sections offered, 20 seats each

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RLE 19:

Play With Electricity

1 section offered, 20 seats

Enrollment open from May 15 to July 15. Seats fill fast!

Supported by a generous donation from the Harold Alfond Foundation as part of UMS TRANSFORMS.