CAS First-Year Student Essentials

Welcome, Class of 2028!

As a student of the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) you can expect to develop and refine skills such as critical thinking, analysis, communication, and problem-solving, which are just a few of our College Learning Outcomes. Such skills transcend majors and disciplines and are crucial elements needed to meet the challenges of a coninuously changing world. 

Requirements for the CAS are relatively simple. Your final authority on rules and requirements is the University Catalog - so make sure you refer to it for accuracy!

Here are helpful links available that we have dubbed our "First-Year Student Essentials":

• Schedule Guides:
  • Course Registration Guide
  • Sample First-Year Schedules
  • Big Questions Seminars
  • Advanced Placement & College Credit Information
  • Courses available to First-Year students
  • Course Placement Information 
• Advising:
  • Live Chat with CAS Advising Center
  • Information Sessions, Drop-In Zoom Advising, Scheduling an Appointment with an Advisor
  • Weekly Emails Archive (in case you missed one!)

Sincerely,

Professor Kelly Austin
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs
email: inadvise@lehigh.edu

Links for later:

• Academic Advisors
• Advising FAQs
• Course Selection vs. Career Advising

*Are you in the Arts-Engineering (AE) Program? Please see this dedicated page of 'AE first-year student essentials'!