Major Concentrations
When you apply to this major, you’ll apply directly into one of nine concentrations. Note that requirements may differ depending on your chosen concentration.
Admissions Requirements
GPA
It is expected that applicants to this program will have a minimum GPA of 2.75 (A = 4.0). However, a GPA of 3.0 is recommended to be competitive.
Coursework
Students With Fewer Than 60 Graded, Transferable Credit Hours at Time of Enrollment
If you’ll enroll at Illinois with fewer than 60 graded, transferable credit hours, you must complete transfer coursework equivalent to the following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign courses before or during the term you’re submitting your application:
- ACE 100, Intro to Applied Microeconomics
- or ECON 102, Microeconomic Principles
- MATH 112, Algebra (College Algebra) or higher
Students With More Than 60 Graded, Transferable Credit Hours at Time of Enrollment
In addition to the courses listed above, if you’ll enroll at Illinois with more than 60 graded, transferable credit hours, you must complete transfer coursework equivalent to the following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign courses before or during the term you’re submitting your application:
- ACCY 201, Accounting & Accountancy I, or an intro to financial accounting course
- ECON 103, Macroeconomic Principles
- MATH 220, Calculus
- or MATH 234, Calculus for Business I
If your concentration will be Agri-Accounting, Agribusiness Markets & Management, or Finance in Agribusiness, you’re also required to complete the following course:
- ACCY 202, Accounting & Accountancy II
- or an intro to managerial accounting course
Admissions Recommendations
Coursework
Although it isn’t required that you do so in order to be admitted, we also recommend that you complete transfer coursework equivalent to the following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign courses before or during the term you’re submitting your application:
- ACE 161, Microcomputer Applications
- or CS 105, Intro Computing: Non-Tech
- CMN 101, Public Speaking
- RHET 105, Writing & Research (requires a two-course English composition sequence at most schools)
- ECON 202, Economic Statistics I
Graduation Requirements
To graduate, all students are required to complete at least 45 semester hours of credit at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. At least 21 of these credit hours must be at the 300 or 400 level.
General Education Courses
Included in our graduation requirements are general education (gen ed) courses. These classes allow you to gain and use broad knowledge beyond the specialized learning you’ll do through your major. Learn more about our general education requirements. You may be able to use Transferology to find gen ed courses that will transfer over from your institution to UIUC.
Language Other than English
Although this program doesn’t require you to complete our language graduation requirement for admission, we strongly encourage you do so before transferring.
| For Admission | For Graduation |
| No Requirement | Level 3 |
Learn More About This Major
To learn more about this program, including degree requirements and similar majors, we encourage you to check out the below resources.