2021-2022 College Catalog 
    
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2021-2022 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Associate in Arts, Agriculture Concentration, AA


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The following curriculum is designed to satisfy the basic lower division requirements for agriculture majors at most senior institutions. Students enrolling in this curriculum are urged to meet with an advisor at the senior institution to review course selections and transfer plans.

Transfer Program between Carl Sandburg College and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

General Information

This Curriculum Guide also outlines a set of required and recommended courses that may guide students at Carl Sandburg College interested in completing a Bachelor’s Degree at the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The majors offered in the College of ACES include: Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Agricultural Leadership and Science Education, Animal Sciences, Crop Sciences, Food Sciences and Human Nutrition, Horitculture, Human Development and Family Studies, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Technical Systems Management.

Descriptions of each of these majors and their concentrations may be found at www.aces.illinois.edu. Specific recommendations for Carl Sandburg College courses that will meet the requirements for each of the majors are listed below.

To learn more about the transferability of courses not on this list, please use the U Select Website http://www.transferology.com/ in conjunction with the University of Illinois General Education course listing https://courses.illinois.edu/ or contact the ACES Academic Programs Office (contact info below).

Students completing the prescribed course sequences at Carl Sandburg College, meeting the stated GPA requirement, and submission of a full application with supporting documentation, will be admitted to the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at the University of Illinois. Acceptance into a specific major and concentration will be based on the individual student’s meeting of the requirements, conditions and considerations listed for that program, including space in that major or concentration.

Contact Information:
Academic Programs
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
128 Mumford Hall
1301 W. Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217-333-3380
Fax: 217-244-6537

Degree Requirements


II. General Education Requirements (37)


B. Humanities/Fine Arts (9)


C. Social Sciences (9)


D. Science/Mathematics (14)


III. Electives (21)


Choose 21 credit hours from any elective area. ****

Credit hours may come from additional agriculture major courses.

IV. Other Requirements (3)


Total Hours Required for Degree: 61


* Students must pass with a grade of “C” or better and pass the exit examination.

** Students must pass with a grade of “C” or better.

*** At least one course must be a lab course

**** ICT.110 Computer Software Applications is recommended.

Additional UIUC Requirements:

  • All transfer applicants must have completd either three years of one language other than English in high school or through the second level (2 semesters) of one language other than English in college prior to the desired term of entry.
  • The college’s graduation requirement is satisfied by completion through the third year of one language other than English in high school or through the third level (3 semesters) of one language other than English in college.
  • If General Chemistry II is required for degree completion, it is strongly recommended that CHM.120 General Chemistry 2 be completed prior to transfer.

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