Undergraduate Program

Transfer Guides

North Iowa Area Community College

NIACC North Iowa Area Community College
ISU Iowa State University
Desired Major Agricultural Business (Economics Department)
Desired Degree Bachelor of Science
ISU Catalog 2005-2007
Freshman Year
1st Semester2nd Semester
NIACC Course ISU CourseCreditNIACC CourseISU CourseCredit
ECN 130/ECON 111, Prin of Microeconomics Econ 101 3 ECN 120/ECON 110, Macroeconomics Econ 102 3
*ENG 102, Composition & Speech I OR
ENG 105 Composition I
Engl 150 3 BCA 161/COMS 110, Intro to Computers & Info Sys ComS 103 3
BIO 102/BIOL 101,Intro Biology OR
BIO 202/BIOL 201, Biology I
Biol 101
Biol 211
3
3-4
*ENG 103, Composition & Speech II OR
ENG 106/ENGL 105 , Composition II
Engl 250 3
MAT 121/MATH 121, College Algebra OR
MAT 128/MATH 161, Pre Calculus
Math 140
Math 142
4 MAT 165/MATH 240, Calculus Math 151 3
AGA 114/AGAS 701, Prin of Agronomy OR
AGS 109/AGSS 701, Animal Science I
Agron 100-
AnS 114
3 CHM 153/CHEM 110 , College Chemistry I & Lab Chem 163/163L 4
Sophomore Year
1st Semester2nd Semester
NIACC CourseISU CourseCreditNIACC CourseISU CourseCredit

*ENG 102, Composition & Speech I

SpCm 212 3 ACC 122/ACCT 121, Principles of Accounting II Acct 285 3
ACC 121/ACCT 120, Principles of Accounting I Acct 284 4 MAT 156/STAT 104, Intro to Statistics Stat 104 3
AGBS 801, Commodity Marketing Econ 200-
(Econ 235 sub)
3 Ethics Course (choose one):
PHI 101/PHIL 101, Intro to Philosophy
PHI 105/PHIL 102, Intro to Ethics
(See full course list)
(ISU list):
Phil 201
Phil 230
3
U.S. Diversity course (choose one):
ART 101/ARTS 101, Art Appreciation
EDU 235/EDUC 201, Children's Literature
SOC 15/SOCS 103, Social Problems
(See full course list)

(ISU list)
Art 292
HD FS 240
Soc 235

3 Elective course or
International Perspective elective
Elective 3
BIO 202/BIOL 201, Biology I Biol 211 3 Elective Elective 3
* When Eng 102 & 103 are both taken, the four courses listed will transfer (Engl 150, 250, Lib 160, SpCm 212)

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 Student Information
    4. Iowa State Deptartment of Economics Undergraduate Program
    5. Iowa State Transfer Student Admissions