StudyQA — Bachelor: Agricultural and Consumer Economics — University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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The Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE) has roots that reach back over 75 years at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a world-wide reputation for its academic excellence, and a forward-looking vision for excellence in teaching, research, and outreach related to important economic and social challenges. Sample highlights include:

Publications in high impact journals such as Science, PNAS, the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Food Policy and World Development
Steady funding through competitive research grants from sources like the NSF, USDA, DOD, and EPA
Editor of the AJAE and Associate Editors of other top journals
Fellows of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
Elected leadership positions in professional organizations (Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, Association of Environmental and Resource Economists)

Our thriving undergraduate program has over 700 students. We offer concentrations in subjects like agribusiness, accounting, finance in agribusiness, consumer economics and finance, environmental economics, farm management, financial planning, policy and law, and international trade and development. Our hallmarks are experiential learning outside the classroom; research opportunities in classes and through independent studies; and excellent placements both in employment and in graduate and law schools.

Synergies between the undergraduate and graduate programs give graduate students opportunities for professional development in instruction and undergrad students opportunities to learn about career options from graduate student role models.

Prescribed Courses including Campus General Education

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Composition I and Speech 1
RHET 105 & CMN 101	Writing and Research and Public Speaking (or equivalent (see College Composition I requirement)	7
Advanced Composition 2
Select one of the following:		3
BTW 250	Principles Bus Comm
BTW 261	Principles Tech Comm
BTW 263	Writing in the Disciplines
RHET 233	Adv Rhetoric & Composition
CMN 220	Communicating Public Policy
Foreign Language
Coursework at or above the third level is required for graduation.
Quantitative Reasoning I
Select one of:		7-8
MATH 124	Finite Mathematics
MATH 125	Elementary Linear Algebra
MATH 231	Calculus II
Select one of:
MATH 220	Calculus
MATH 221	Calculus I
MATH 234	Calculus for Business I
Quantitative Reasoning II 3
Select one of:		4-6
ACE 261	Applied Statistical Methods
ECON 202 & ECON 203	Economic Statistics I and Economic Statistics II
Humanities and the Arts
Selected from campus approved list.		6
Natural Sciences and Technology
Selected from campus approved list.		6
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Selected from campus approved list.		6
Cultural Studies
Select one course from Western culture and one from non-Western/U.S. minority culture from campus approved list.		6
ACES Prescribed
ACES 101	Contemporary Issues in ACES (for freshmen only)	2
Department Requirements
Minimum Hours in the College of ACES of which 20, excluding ACE 161 and ACE 261, must be in the Department of ACE		35
Minimum of two 400-level courses in ACE		6
ACE 100	Agr Cons and Resource Econ 1	4
ACCY 201	Accounting and Accountancy I	3
ECON 103	Macroeconomic Principles	3
ECON 302	Inter Microeconomic Theory 2	3
ACE 161	Microcomputer Applications	3
or CS 105	Intro Computing: Non-Tech
At least 12 hours of credit for study abroad or one international course selected from:		12
ACE 435	Global Agribusiness Management
ACE 436	Intl Business Immersion
ACE 451	Agriculture in Intl Dev
ACE 452	The Latin American Economies
ACE 454	Econ Dev of Tropical Africa
ACE 455	Intl Trade in Food and Agr
Required Concentration		15-27
Concentration prescribed courses. See specific requirements for each concentration listed below.
Total Hours		126

Approved Concentrations:

Agri-Accounting
Agribusiness Markets and Management
Finance in Agribusiness
Consumer Economics and Finance
Environmental Economics and Policy
Farm Management
Financial Planning
Policy, International Trade and Development
Public Policy and Law

1	Requirement must be satisfied by end of first year.
2	Students are encouraged to complete this requirement prior to the seventh semester.
3	Students pursuing Agricultural Accounting or Finance in Agribusiness must select ECON 202 andECON 203.

Requirements

Application fee $75
High school courses and grades
Write an essay, and list your extracurricular activities, honors, and awards
To be considered for admission, you must complete a program of study that qualifies you for admission to selective universities in your own country.
If you’re from a country that requires military service upon completion of secondary education, you shouldn't apply until this obligation has been met. We won't delay admission in this case.
Standardized test scores are required for admission review. We accept the ACT or SAT I. You don't have to take the essay portion of the SAT. You also don't have to take the writing portion of the ACT unless you're applying to a teaching licensure program. Official test scores must be sent directly from the testing agency in time to meet our deadlines; we don't accept copies of score reports.
You need to demonstrate a command of the English language. If your first language isn’t English or you’re attending high school in a non-English-speaking country, we recommend you submit a TOEFL (code 1836) or IELTS score from a test you’ve taken within the past 2 years.