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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

The catalog year begins May 19, 2025. Students can confirm their catalog year in My.IllinoisState.edu and consult that year's catalog for degree requirements. Specific questions should be directed to the student's advisor.

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General University Information

  • About Illinois State University (2024-2025 Academic Year (instruction modes and tuition and fees), Accreditation, Disclosure of Crime Statistics, Mission, Veterans Educational Benefits)
  • Academic Practices and Policies
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  • Student Services and Programs
  • Using the Catalog (academic terminology)

University-Wide Academic Requirements

  • AMALI (cultures and traditions of Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin, American, or Indigenous Peoples of the World)
  • Bachelor of Arts World Language Graduation Requirement
  • Bachelor of Science Graduation Requirement in Science, Mathematics, and Technology (BS-SMT)
  • College of Arts and Sciences World Language Graduation Requirement
  • General Education Program Requirements
    • ISU General Education Program
    • Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) Program (Transferrable General Education Package)
  • IDEAS: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in U.S. Society 
  • University-Wide Teacher Education Program Requirements

Colleges

Academic Departments and Schools are housed in six academic colleges.

  • College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST)
  • College of Arts and Science (CAS)
  • College of Business (COB)
  • College of Education (COE)
  • College of Engineering (CEG)
  • Mennonite College of Nursing (MCN)
  • Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts (CFA)

Academic Departments/Schools

You may find majors, sequences, and minors within each department or school. View all academic programs.

  • Accounting
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  • Business Education
  • Chemistry
  • Communication
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders
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  • Criminal Justice Sciences
  • Economics
  • Educational Administration and Foundations
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  • English
  • Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Finance, Insurance, and Law
  • Geography, Geology, and the Environment
  • Health Sciences
  • History
  • Information Technology
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • International Business
  • Kinesiology and Recreation
  • Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Military Science
  • Music
  • Nursing
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Politics and Government
  • Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Special Education
  • Teaching and Learning
  • Technology
  • Theatre, Dance and Film
  • Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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