Whether you’re satisfying a course requirement or exploring intriguing subject matter, we’ve got a course for you! Over the summer sessions, you can find a wide range of LAS courses offered at Iowa State.

All courses are online (WWW) unless noted with an asterisk (*) by the course number. You can find out more information about a course at the Schedule of Classes website.

U.S. Cultures & Communities (USCC), International Perspectives (IP), and General Education notations are based on the 2025-26 Catalog.

Key

  • Arts/Hum = Meets LAS General Education Requirements Area I. Arts and Humanities
  • Math = Meets LAS General Education Requirements Area II.A. Mathematical Disciplines
  • Nat Sci = Meets LAS General Education Requirements Area II.B. Natural Sciences
  • Soc Sci = Meets LAS General Education Requirements Area III. Social Sciences
  • USCC = Meets LAS General Education Requirements U.S. Cultures & Communities
  • IP = Meets LAS General Education Requirements  International Perspectives
Course Number Course Title Notes
ADVRT 4730 Social Media Strategy
ANTHR 2100 Introduction to Asian American Studies USCC, Arts/Hum
ANTHR 3690 Ancient Egypt IP, Arts/Hum
ASTRO 1020 North Star Astronomy Nat Sci
ASTRO 1200 The Sky and the Solar System Nat Sci
BBMB 3010 Survey of Biochemistry
BIOL 1010 Introductory Biology Nat Sci
BIOL 1550 Human Biology Nat Sci
BIOL 2110 Principles of Biology I Nat Sci
BIOL 2120 Principles of Biology II Nat Sci
BIOL 2550 Fundamentals of Human Anatomy Nat Sci
BIOL 2560 Fundamentals of Human Physiology Nat Sci
BIOL 3130 Principles of Genetics
BIOL 3140 Principles of Molecular Cell Biology
BIOL 3150 Biological Evolution
BIOL 3500 Comprehensive Human Anatomy Nat Sci
CHEM 1770* General Chemistry I Nat Sci
CHEM 1780 General Chemistry II Nat Sci
CHEM 2310 Elementary Organic Chemistry Nat Sci
CHEM 3310* Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 3320* Organic Chemistry II
CJ 3400 Deviant and Criminal Behavior Soc Sci
CJ 3510 Police and Society Soc Sci
CLST 2730 Greek and Roman Mythology IP, Arts/Hum
CLST 3690 Ancient Egypt IP, Arts/Hum
COMS 1130 Introduction to Spreadsheets and Databases
COMS 2270 Object-oriented Programming Math
COMS 2280 Introduction to Data Structures
COMS 2300 Discrete Computational Structures
COMS 3110 Introduction to the Design and Analysis of Algorithms
COMS 3310 Theory of Computing
COMST 1010* Introduction to Communication Studies Soc Sci
COMST 2140 Professional Communication
DS 2010 Introduction to Data Science
DS 2020 Data Acquisition and Exploratory Data Analysis
ECON 1010 Principles of Microeconomics Soc Sci
ECON 1020 Principles of Macroeconomics Soc Sci
ENGL 1500 Critical Thinking and Communication
ENGL 2500 Written, Oral, Visual, and Electronic Composition
ENGL 3020 Business Communication
ENGL 3040 Creative Writing: Fiction
ENGL 3090 Proposal and Report Writing
ENGL 3140 Technical Communication
ENGL 4040 Creative Writing Workshop: Fiction
ENVS 1110 Geological Disasters Nat Sci
GEN 3130 Principles of Genetics
GEOL 1030 Age of Dinosaurs Nat Sci
GEOL 1110 Geological Disasters
GER 3780 German Film and Media Studies IP, Arts/Hum
HIST 2550 Modern World History, Globalization in Perspective IP, Arts/Hum
HIST 3700 History of Iowa Arts/Hum
INTST 2350 Introduction to International Studies IP, Soc Sci
INTST 3500 Topics in International Studies
JLMC 1400 Identity, Diversity and the Media USCC, Arts/Hum
LING 3310 Theory of Computing
MATH 1040 Introduction to Probability Math
MATH 1400 College Algebra Math
MATH 1430 Preparation for Calculus Math
MATH 1500 Discrete Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences Math
MATH 1510 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences Math
MATH 1600 Survey of Calculus Math
MATH 1650 Calculus I Math
MATH 1660 Calculus II Math
MATH 2070 Matrices and Linear Algebra
MATH 2300 Discrete Computational Structures
MATH 2650 Calculus III Math
MATH 2660 Elementary Differential Equations Math
MATH 2670 Elementary Differential Equations and Laplace Transforms Math
MATH 2680 Laplace Transforms
MATH 4140 Analysis I
MUSIC 1020 Introduction to Music Listening IP, Arts/Hum
PHIL 2300 Moral Theory and Practice Arts/Hum
PHYS 1310 General Physics I Nat Sci
PHYS 2310 Introduction to Classical Physics I Nat Sci
PHYS 2320 Introduction to Classical Physics II Nat Sci
PR 4730 Social Media Strategy
PSYCH 1010 Introduction to Psychology Soc Sci
PSYCH 2300 Developmental Psychology Soc Sci
PSYCH 3010 Research Design and Methodology
PSYCH 3100 Brain and Behavior Nat Sci
PSYCH 3150 Drugs and Behavior
PSYCH 3830 Psychology and Law Nat Sci
PSYCH 3860 Media Psychology Nat Sci
PSYCH 4400 Psychological Measurement I
PSYCH 4600 General Psychopathology
RELIG 2050 World Religions IP, Arts/Hum
RELIG 2100 Religion in America USCC, Arts/Hum
RUS 3750 Russia Today IP, Arts/Hum
SOC 1340 Introduction to Sociology Soc Sci
SOC 3270 Gender and Sexualities in Society USCC, Soc Sci
SOC 3310 Social Class and Inequality USCC, Soc Sci
SOC 3400 Deviant and Criminal Behavior
SPAN 1010 Elementary Spanish I
SPAN 1020 Elementary Spanish II
SPCM 2120 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
STAT 1010 Principles of Statistics Math
STAT 1040 Introduction to Statistics Math
STAT 2260 Introduction to Business Statistics I Math
STAT 3050 Engineering Statistics
STAT 3260 Introduction to Business Statistics II
STAT 3300 Probability and Statistics for Computer Science
STAT 4279 Statistical Computing for Data Analysis
THTRE 1100 Theatre and Society Arts/Hum
USLS 2110 Introduction to U.S. Latino/a Studies USCC, Arts/Hum
WFS 2780 Introduction to Global Film IP, Arts/Hum
WGS 3270 Gender and Sexualities in Society
WLC 2050 World Religions
WLC 2100 Introduction to Asian American Studies
student on a computer taking remote courses at Iowa State

Summer Session is May 18 – August 7

Summer session courses are intensive versions of a regular semester course and are a great fit for some learning styles. Be sure to connect with your advisor as you explore how summer session could work for you. Registration details for Iowa State’s summer session will be posted mid-Spring on the registrar’s website.