Eligibility

Accelerate, Complete, Engage (ACE) Program eligibility criteria and majors.

Criteria

You may be eligible for ACE if you answer YES to the following questions:

  • Are you an incoming freshman, continuing student with 21 or less credits and a 2.0 cumulative GPA OR transfer student with an associate degree (CUNY or other)?
  • Are you a New York State resident and/or eligible for in-state tuition?
  • Plan to declare one of the majors below?
  • Completed the FAFSA using York College Code 004759 and the New York State Tuition Assistance Program application (TAP) using college code 1418)

(*Students not receiving financial aid due to immigration status may join ACE but will not receive a tuition gap scholarship.)

Note: Students cannot participate in ACE and SEEK.  New transfer students who are confirmed to participate in SEEK are not eligible for ACE.

Accelerate, Complete, Engage (ACE) Program eligibility criteria and majors.

Major

Freshman

Transfer

Aviation Management

Eligible

Ineligible

Biology

Eligible

Ineligible

Biotechnology

Eligible

BMCC and QBCC joint degree transfers only (A.S in Biotechnology)

Business Administration

Eligible

Eligible with completion of introduction to Business, Principles of Accounting and Macroeconomics

Community Health Education

Eligible

QBCC joint degree transfers (A.S in Public Health)

Computer Science

Eligible

Ineligible

English

Eligible

Eligible with completion of English composition 1 &2

Finance

Eligible

Eligible with completion of Fundamentals of Finance, Principles of accounting and Macroeconomics

Health Science

Eligible

Ineligible

Journalism

Eligible

Eligible with completion of Introduction to Journalism

Marketing

Eligible

Eligible with completion of Introduction of marketing, Macroeconomics and Principles of Accounting

Mathematics

Eligible

Ineligible

Movement Science

Eligible

QBCC joint degree transfers only (A.S in Movement Science)

Music (BMus)

Eligible

Eligible with completion of Introduction to Music

Music Education (BMus)*

Eligible

Ineligible

Political Science

Eligible

Eligible with completion of Introduction to Politics, Politics & Government in the U.S and/or Political Theory

Pharmaceutical Science

Eligible

QBCC joint degree transfers only

(A.S in Chemistry)

Psychology

Ineligible

Eligible with completion of introduction to psychology

Public Health*

Ineligible

LAGCC, BMCC, QCC joint degree transfers only (A.S in Public Health or A.S in Public and Community Health) minimum of a 3.0 GPA

Social Work*

Eligible*

Acceptance into Social Work program, include successful application, minimum GPA of 2.7; completion of SCWK 101 Introduction of Social Work, SCWK 203 Social Welfare and SCWK 293 Social Work Practicum

Sociology

Eligible

Eligible with completion of introduction to sociology

Studio Art

Eligible

Ineligible

* Application required

** Double majoring is not a possibility

Revised: November 3, 2025