Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog Program: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Specialization in Applied Economics, BSBA
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Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Specialization in Applied Economics, BSBA

Purpose

This specialization is intended to offer students an opportunity to design unique specializations that combine Economics with a related discipline. Students are required to take ECON 3020 and ECON 3030 (one of these can count toward the BSBA core), two more advanced Economics courses, and three courses from their chosen discipline with a cohesive theme. Selection of specialization courses must be approved by the advisor and are subject to the availability of the course offerings. Students are encouraged to discuss their individual interests with the advisor as early in their program as possible to select the appropriate specialization courses to complete their program in a reasonable time.

BSBA General Degree Requirements

Students completing the applied economics specialization must complete University, general degree, admission core, and business core requirements for the BSBA degree, including admission to the BSBA program.

BG Perspective (BGP) Requirements

Must complete at least 1 course in each of the following:

   English Composition and Oral Communication
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   Quantitative Literacy
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Must Complete at least 2 courses in each of the following:

   Humanities and the Arts
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   _____________________________    ________    

   Natural Sciences - at least one Lab Science required
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   _____________________________    ________                                                                                      

   Social and Behavioral Sciences
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   _____________________________    ________                                                                        

Complete total required BGP credit hours by selecting courses from any of the above categories:

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   _____________________________    ________ 
   _____________________________    ________ 
   _____________________________    ________                                                                                    

University Requirements

Designated courses in Humanities and the Arts and the Social and Behavioral Sciences domains may be used to fulfill both the BGP requirement and one of the following university requirements:

Cultural Diversity in the US    ____________
International Perspective       ____________

Composition Requirement:
WRIT 1120                             

Total BGP Credits: Must be at least 36                      

First Year Experience

(3 Credits)

Course NameTerms TakenGradeCore
BA 1500 - Understanding Dynamics of Business

Calculus Requirement

(5-6 Credits)

Course NameTerms TakenGradeCore
BA 1600 - Business Mathematics and Computational Calculus
BA 1700 - Business Analytics II; Quantitative Analysis for Business Applications II

or

MATH 1260 - Basic Calculus

or

MATH 1310 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry

or

MATH 1340 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry IA
MATH 1350 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry IB

Admission Requirements

Admission Core*

(24 Credits)

* can also apply towards BGP requirements

Course NameTerms TakenGradeCore
ACCT 2210 - Accounting and Business Concepts I
ACCT 2220 - Accounting and Business Concepts II
ECON 2020 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 2030 - Principles of Macroeconomics
BA 2030 - Effective Business Communication
BA 2110 - Business Analytics III: Descriptive Analytics
BA 2120 - Business Statistics
IS 2000 - Introduction to Information Systems

Business Core

(30 Credits)

**BA 4500 is only open to seniors who have achieved BSBA admission and have credit for BA 3500, FIN 3000, MGMT 3000, MGMT 3600, MKT 2010 and BA 3800. Prerequisite or concurrent with MGMT 4060.

Course NameTerms TakenGradeCore
ECON 3020 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

or

ECON 3030 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory

or

ECON 3040 - Managerial Economics

or

ECON 3110 - Money and Banking

or

ECON 3510 - International Trade and Finance

 

LEGS 3010 - Legal Environment of Business
FIN 3000 - Business Finance **
MGMT 3000 - Integrated Operations and Supply Chain Management **
MGMT 3600 - Organizational Theory and Behavior **
MKT 2010 - Introduction to Marketing Management **
BA 3500 - Ethics and Social Responsibility in Business **
BA 3800 - Business Analytics **
BA 4500 - Integrated Business Experience
MGMT 4060 - Global Strategy

Applied Economics Specialization

(21 Credits)

*One may be counted in the business core
**Two 3000 or 4000 level ECON courses

Course NameTerms TakenGradeCore
ECON 3020 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory *
ECON 3030 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory *
  • ECON Elective 1**
  • ECON Elective 2**
  • Applied Elective 1 (approved by advisor)
  • Applied Elective 2 (approved by advisor)
  • Applied Elective 3 (approved by advisor)
  • Electives

    (additional hours needed to reach 122 hours) and/or optional additional specialization or minor

    Public Policy

    Two of

    Course NameTerms TakenGradeCore
    ECON 4310 - Public Finance
    ECON 4540 - Economic Development

    or

    ECON 4620 - Urban Economics

     

    POLS 1100 - American Government: Processes and Structure
    POLS 3030 - Introduction to Public Administration

     

    POLS 3310 - State and Local Government

    or

    POLS 3360 - Environmental Politics and Policies

    or

    POLS 4200 - Administrative Law

    or

    POLS 4230 - Comparative Public Administration

    Financial Economics

    Course NameTerms TakenGradeCore
    ECON 3110 - Money and Banking
    ECON 4020 - Econometrics
    FIN 3500 - Corporate Finance
    FIN 4350 - Investment Analysis

     

    FIN 3400 - Financial Markets

    or

    FIN 4450 - Financial Institutions and Risk Management

    Economic Forecasting

    Course NameTerms TakenGradeCore
    ECON 4020 - Econometrics

     

    ECON 3110 - Money and Banking

    or

    ECON 4140 - Monetary and Fiscal Policy

    or

    ECON 4520 - International Monetary Economics

     

    STAT 4020 - Regression Analysis
    STAT 4080 - Experimental Design
    GEOG 3120 - Spatial Business Analytics

    Market Forecasting

    Course NameTerms TakenGradeCore
    ECON 3040 - Managerial Economics
    ECON 4020 - Econometrics
    STAT 4020 - Regression Analysis
    GEOG 3120 - Spatial Business Analytics

     

    MKT 3020 - Consumer Behavior

    or

    MKT 3200 - Marketing Research

    Global Studies

    Course NameTerms TakenGradeCore
    ECON 3510 - International Trade and Finance
    ECON 4540 - Economic Development
    POLS 4760 - International Political Economy
    GEOG 2250 - The Global Economy

     

    LEGS 4060 - International Business Transactions

    or

    FIN 4100 - International Financial Management

    or

    MKT 4550 - International Marketing

    or

  • BA 4390
  • Politics & Political Economy

    Course NameTerms TakenGradeCore
    ECON 4730 - History of Economic Thought
    ECON 4310 - Public Finance

    three of

    POLS 4020 - Western Political Thought
    POLS 4030 - Western Political Thought II
    POLS 4040 - 20th Century Political Thought
    PHIL 3120 - Social and Political Philosophy

    or

    PHIL 2240 - Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

    BSBA Admission

    (Must be met by 45 Credits)

    BSBA admission requirements are:

    1. Completion of MATH 1260, or BA 1600, or MATH 1310, or both MATH 1340 and MATH 1350 with a C or higher
    2. minimum 12 BGSU hours that count toward the degree;
    3. minimum 2.50 BGSU cumulative GPA;
    4. completion of four or more of the following courses with at least a C within 45 credit hours-ACCT 2210, ACCT 2220, ECON 2020, ECON 2030, BA 2030, BA 2110, BA 2120, IS 2000. However, all of the courses in the admission core must be completed
      # MATH requirement also satisfies Quantitative Literacy requirement

    Admission decisions are made three times each year. All pre-business students with 45 hours toward the degree are reviewed for admission.

    BGSU students planning on transferring to the BSBA program must apply for College entrance and pre-business status within 45 hours toward the degree or, in the case that 45 or more hours are transferred from another institution, upon completion of 12 BGSU hours toward the degree.

    Note:

    Students who do not achieve BSBA admission in the admission review are placed on conditional standing for one semester or 15 credit hours to satisfy BSBA admission requirements. Pre-business students on conditional standing may take 3000-level business courses, subject to completion of prerequisites, but may not take 4000-level business courses.

    Students who do not achieve BSBA admission after the conditional semester will not be permitted to take 3000-or 4000-level business courses and must pursue other degree programs offered at BGSU or another institution.

    University Hours Not Toward BSBA Degree:

    Credit for the following courses count only toward total hours earned and class standing.

    • ACCT: ACCT 2000
    • ACEN: ACEN 1000, ACEN 1210
    • ACT: All courses
    • BUSE: BUSE 2640, BUSE 2680
    • DANC: Courses below 2300
    • ECON: ECON 3010
    • EXSC: Courses below 2300
    • GSW: 1100S
    • MATH: MATH 90, 90X, MATH 95, 95X, MATH 1210
    • MGMT: MGMT 3050
    • MKT: MKT 3000
    • PEG: All courses
    • STAT: STAT 2000
    • UNIV: All courses
    • TRHR: All courses

    Written & Oral Communication Requirement:

    All students with an applied economics specialization must satisfy a written and oral communications requirement in economics. Certification by an economics faculty member that the requirement has been met is required. Details are available in the department office.

    Notes:

    • The checksheet should be used in conjunction with the degree audit and advising to track progress toward degree completion.
    • The calculus requirement, all required business courses, and courses required for the specialization must be taken for a letter grade.

    Elective Courses:

    • Electives are courses that count toward the BSBA degree from any University area to fill the elective requirement.
    • See above for a list of courses that do NOT count toward the BSBA.
    • ECON 2000 cannot be used to satisfy specialization or elective requirements.
    • BIZX 4000 must be completed at BGSU.

    Semester

    NOTE: You can do internship for the entire semester.
    You can swap the internship with a semester from the schedule above.
    Resume from where you left-off.

    Internships are highly encouraged as they do not only provide a way to bridge the classroom material to the practice, they lead to potential future employment with the company.
    Study abroad and a second specialization or minor are highly encouraged. For more on your Specialization stop by BA 3002 or visit http://www.bgsu.edu/business/economics.html

    Notes: