If you’re already a student at Illinois, you may want to consider transferring into one of the nearly 40 majors offered by the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. Or, if you are currently enrolled in the College of ACES and wish to change your major or your concentration within your major, the guidelines below outline the process.
ACES Degree Majors and Concentrations
Students currently enrolled in another Illinois undergraduate college who wish to be considered for admission to an ACES undergraduate program are referred to as intercollege transfer (ICT) applicants, while students who wish to change majors or concentrations within the College of ACES are referred to as intracollege transfers (also called ICTs).
Factors considered for ICT admission include the inter-/intracollege admission requirements of the new ACES department and availability of space in the chosen program. Students must be in good academic standing (not on probation or drop status) to transfer into ACES.
In the College of ACES, ICT applicants are referred directly to the departments. All departments require completion of College of ACES ICT Request Form and a meeting with the Advising Coordinator. ICT requests must be approved by the Departmental Advising Coordinator. In all ACES' departments, students meet first with the Departmental Advising Coordinator or designee to complete request form, which is then brought to the ACES Academic Programs office, 104 Mumford Hall, for
processing.
ICT applications to the College of ACES can be made during the following two campus-designated periods:
- two weeks prior to the beginning of the early registration period for each term (note: curriculum changes will not be allowed after registration begins); and
- one week prior to the start of instruction for the term and through the first week of instruction.
The time frames listed above are the designated times during which curricular changes can and will be processed, but please note that some departments have formal applications that are due prior to these times, so it is important to check with the department of interest as early as possible to ensure all departmental and College deadlines and requirements are met.
Before changing colleges, freshmen students are required to complete at least one year in the college to which they were admitted; transfer students are required to complete at least one semester.
Specific ICT guidelines and contacts for ACES departments/programs
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Majors:
- Agricultural and Biological Engineering/Agricultural Engineering Sciences (five-year program)
- Technical Systems Management
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics
Major: Agricultural and Consumer Economics.
Concentrations:
• Agri-Accounting
• Agribusiness Markets & Management
• Agri-Finance
• Consumer Economics & Finance
• Environmental Resources & Economics
• Farm Management
• Financial Planning
• Policy, International Trade & Development
• Public Policy & Law
Department of Animal Sciences
Major: Animal Sciences
Concentrations:
• Animal Business, Management & Industry
• Companion, Recreational & Lab Animal Science
• Food Animal Science
• Science, Biotechnology & Pre-Vet Medicine
Department of Crop Sciences
Major: Crop Sciences
Concentrations:
• Agroecology
• Integrated Pest Management
• Crops
• Crop Agribusiness
• Plant Biotechnology & Molecular Biology
• Biological Sciences
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Major: Food Science and Human Nutrition
Concentrations:
• Food Science
• Food Industry & Business
• Human Nutrition
• Dietetics
• Hospitality Management
Department of Human and Community Development
Major: Agricultural and Environmental Communications and Education
Concentrations:
• Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences Communication
• Agricultural Leadership Education
• Agricultural Education
Major: Human Development and Family Studies
Concentrations:
• Child & Adolescent Development
• Family Studies
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Major: Horticulture
Concentrations:
• Horticultural Sciences
• Production & Management
• Urban Forestry
Major: Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
Concentrations:
• Fish & Wildlife Conservation
• Forest Science
• Human Dimensions
• Resource Ecology
• Soil & Water Science