First-Year RLE Courses - Research Learning Experiences

First-Year Courses

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

Open to Any Major Open to specific majors Required for specific majors

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Open to students in any major

1 section offered, 20 seats

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1 section offered, 16 seats

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1 section offered, 20 seats

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1 section offered, 14 seats

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Open to all students, required for ECO & FinEco BA/BS Majors

1 section offered, 20 seats

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This course is open to first-year students who will be concurrently enrolled in MAT 126 (Calculus 1), or have already earned credit for MAT 126, or have department permission.

1 section offered, 25 seats

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Open to students with specific majors

Art History, art education, and studio art majors only

1 section offered, 20 seats

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

2 sections offered, 30 seats each

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Wildlife Ecology majors only

1 section offered, 20 seats

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School of Marine Science majors only

1 section offered, 12 seats

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Earth and Climate Science Majors only

1 section offered, 20 seats

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Ecology and environmental science majors only

1 section offered, 20 seats

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Communication science and disorders majors only

1 section offered, 12 seats

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Forestry majors and Parks, Recreation and Tourism majors only

1 section offered, 20 seats

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Microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, and biochemistry majors only

3 sections offered, 20 seats each

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This course is open to first-year students accepted into the Undergraduate Explorations program

1 section offered, 20 seats

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Open to Maine College of Engineering and Computing majors only

1 section offered, 20 seats

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Required RLEs for Certain majors and Programs

Students in a major with a required RLE do not need to complete the RLE sign up form. Department Staff will enroll students in the RLE course and the associated Bridge Week experience.