Undergraduate Program

Transfer Guides

Des Moines Area Community College

DMACC Des Moines Area Community College
ISU Iowa State University
Desired Major Agricultural Business (Economics Department)
Desired Degree Bachelor of Science
ISU Catalog 2007-2009
Freshman Year
1st Semester2nd Semester
DMACC CourseISU CourseCreditDMACC CourseISU CourseCredit
AGB 101/AGRI 411 , Agricultural Economics OR
ECN 130/ECON 102, Principles of Microeconomics
Econ 101 3 ECN 120/ECON 101, Principles of Macroeconomics Econ 102 3
ENG 105/ENGL 117, Composition I Engl 150 3 CSC 110/COMS 181, Intro to Computers ComS 103 3
BIO 104/BIOL 140 , Intro Biology OR
BIO 112/BIOL 141, Principles of Biology I
Biol 101
Biol 211
3
3-4
ENG 106/ENGL 118, Composition II Engl 250 3
MAT 121/MATH 120, Algebra OR
MAT 124/MATH 124, Pre Calculus

Math 140
Math 100

4
5
MAT 166/MATH 122, Calculus for Business Math 151 3
AGA 114/AGRI 206, Crop Mgmt OR
AGS 113/AGRI 204, Animal Science
Agron 114
AnS 114
3 CHM 165/CHEM 151, General Chemistry & Lab Chem 177/177L 4
Sophomore Year
1st Semester2nd Semester
DMACC CourseISU CourseCreditDMACC CourseISU CourseCredit

SPCH 110, Fundamentals of Speech OR

SPCH 111, Public Communication

SpCm 212 3 ACCT 102, Principles of Accounting II Acct 285 4
AGRI 216, Commodity Marketing Econ 200-
( Eon 235 sub)
3 MATH 121, Elementary Statistics Stat 101 4
ACCT 101, Principles of Accounting I Acct 284 4 Ethics Course (choose one):
PHIL 110, Intro to Philosophy
PHIL 111, Intro to Logic
PHIL 112, Ethical Problems
(See full course list)
(ISU list):
Phil 201
Phil 206
Phil 230
3
U.S. Diversity course (choose one):
ARTS 101, Art Appreciation
LITR 124, Children's Literature
PSCH 108, Human Sexuality
SOCY 102, Social Issues
(See full course list)

(ISU list)
Art 292
HD FS 240
HD FS 276
Soc 235

3 Elective course or
International Perspective elective
Elective 3
BIOL 118, Environmental Conservation Biol 173 3 Elective Elective 3

Notes

  1. A maximum of 65 credits of community college credits can be transferred to Iowa State University. Note for the community college courses, the two numbers listed represent the "new" (common) number/"old" number.
  2. A student who takes the above recommended transfer courses will be eligible to receive the B.S. degree in Ag Business from Iowa State by taking enough additional courses at Iowa State to a) reach 128 total credits and b) satisfy all remaining degree requirements within those 128 total credits.
  3. To determine if or how alternative courses will transfer, a student should contact the ISU Ag Business program office at
    174 Heady Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011
    Phone: 515-294-5436
    Fax: 515-294-4545
    Email: undergrad@econ.iastate.edu
  4. More information:
    1. Iowa State Ag Business Degree Requirements
    2. Iowa State Transfer Course Equivalency Guides
    3. Iowa State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Student Information
    4. Iowa State Deptartment of Economics Undergraduate Program
    5. Iowa State Transfer Student Admissions