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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Applied Economics, B.S.


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The Applied Economics major equips students with the necessary skills to understand economic developments within our industrialized society. As globalization and politics continue to increase the complexity of nearly every industry in the world economy, there is increasing demand for professionals with both quantitative and communication skills to analyze and forecast business and economic trends. The Applied Economics major provides the knowledge and develops the skills needed to attain decision-making positions within government, academia, the financial sectors, and industry. It also serves as a strong foundation for graduate studies.

Requirements for Graduation:

To be eligible for graduation, students majoring in Applied Economics must complete a minimum of 120 credits of which 48 credits must be from non-business courses, achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher, and complete the General Education Requirements of the College. A minimum grade of 2.0 is required for First Year Seminar and all courses taken as part of Foundations. Courses used to complete General Education Requirements may not be taken on a pass/fail basis.

The General Education Requirements of the college require students to successfully complete First Year Seminar, Foundations (FCO 103  will be a required co-requisite with FCO 105  for students who have a high school GPA below 3.20), Disciplinary Perspectives, and a Constellation. Students who enter the college with 30 credit hours completed will not take a First Year Seminar course and therefore must take an additional 3 credits for graduation. Transfer students that are awarded 60 or more credits upon acceptance to York College will not be required to complete a Constellation.

Students majoring in Applied Economics must maintain a 2.0 average in the General Business Component Courses and a 2.0 average in the Economics Component Courses. Students must also earn a grade of 2.0 or higher in the senior business capstone course, BUS 495 . In addition, students must attain a 2.0 or higher in each course that serves as a prerequisite to a subsequent Business course. (Refer to the course description for specific prerequisites.) Failure to attain a 2.0 in prerequisite courses may lengthen the time to graduation. Students graduating with a declared major in Applied Economics may not simultaneously declare a minor in Economics. Students who are waived from FYS must complete 3 credits of non-business coursework.

General Education Requirement


First Year Seminar


Foundations Requirements


Disciplinary Perspectives Requirement


Constellation Requirement


The Constellation requirement is met when a student completes four courses from a minimum of three disciplines within the Constellation requirements. Transfer students that are awarded 60 or more credits upon acceptance to York College will not be required to complete a Constellation except for Education majors.

Required Major Courses:


Elective Courses (12 credits)


Students must select 12 credits from the following courses. Students who complete all courses within one of the following four disciplines are encouraged to declare the corresponding minor. 

Elective Courses


  • Elective courses 6 credit hours

Suggested Course Sequence:


Freshman Year (30 credits)


Sophomore Year (30 credits)


Junior Year (30 credits)


Senior Year (30 credits)


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