Hybrid MBA Program
Offering a Hybrid Approach to Learning and Building Your Network
The program is designed to fit into a working professional’s life, with evening hybrid courses you can plan around every semester. Get your degree done and grow your network while advancing your career at the same time.
programs include
- General MBA, providing the most flexibility in elective coursework
- Concentration in Innovation
- Concentration in Operations Analytics
- MBA in Accounting
- MBA in Finance
- MBA in Health Care Management
- MBA in Marketing
core course wednesdays
Students are required to take either 6 or 11 core (foundations) courses depending on whether they are in the 36- or 48-credit track. All core courses will meet in person every other Wednesday during the semester for a required 80-minute class. The remaining work for each core course will be completed online, asynchronously.Students should allocate time appropriately. Each 3-credit course is equivalent to 42 contact hours per semester, plus weekly independent work.
immersion weekends
All core courses will also have two in-person required weekend meeting times during the semester on either a Saturday or a Sunday for a 3-hour class. Immersion days will be opportunities for networking and guest speakers.
scheduling & delivery mode CORE MBA Classes
Each core course will meet in a hybrid format on seven Wednesday evenings in person (25% of class meetings), 2 Saturday or Sunday immersion days (15% of class meetings), and the remainder asynchronous online (60% of class meetings)
| Contact Hours % | Delivery Mode |
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| 60% | Asynchronous Online |
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25% |
80-minute in-person meeting on Wednesday evening (after 6 pm every other week) |
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15% |
Two 3-hour in-person meetings on weekend immersion days (Saturday OR Sunday) |
elective Courses
Elective courses will be delivered in a variety of formats, depending on the course.
Suggested Schedules
Please see suggested schedules for new hybrid MBA students starting in Fall 2024.
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Application Deadlines
- SPRING 2025 (Domestic): January 15, 2025
- SPRING 2025 (International): December 1, 2024
- SUMMER 2025 (Domestic): March 15, 2025
- FALL 2025 (Domestic): July 15, 2025
- FALL 2025 (International): May 1, 2025
Spring/Summer/Fall 2025 application now open.
A degree that prepares students to be well-rounded leaders
The MBA degree prepares students, who may or may not have a background in business, for careers in strategic management of businesses, health care organizations, government agencies, and non-profit enterprises. The degree will equip students with the theories, methods and systems needed for the strategic analysis, development, execution and measurement of various enterprises. It will also include broad skills and knowledge in business, accounting, finance, marketing, operations, management, and leadership.
Program Features
- 36-48 credits
- Attend full- or part-time
- Classes offered in Fall and Spring semesters as well as 3-week Winter term and two 6-week summer sessions
- Time to completion for full time students is typically 12-18 months
- Applicants with an undergraduate degree in business management may qualify for a 36-credit track program
- No work experience is required
- GMAT optional
- Students in general MBA program can choose any graduate business electives, provided that they meet the prerequisite requirement. This allows students to design a unique MBA program that best suits their professional goals.
36 Credit MBA Track: Students who have earned a Bachelor’s Degree in business are eligible to apply for a 36 credit track. Students will take 12 three-credit courses, which includes six required core courses and six elective courses. Five of the six elective courses must be taken in the respective degree subject area or from one of the concentrations. *Students will not take the following core courses: MBA 502, 504, 505, 589, or 592.
48 Credit MBA Program: All students who have earned a Bachelor's Degree (regardless of the major), are eligible to apply for the 48 credit track. The curriculum includes 16 three-credit courses which includes eleven required core classes and five electives, which must be in the area of your degree program or from one of the areas of concentration.
Curriculum
Please note that this information is used for advising purposes. Students are required to follow the degree requirements published in the Graduate Bulletin for the semester that they began their program. Students should consult their academic advisor if they have any questions regarding their program requirements.
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Required Courses * students in the 48 credit track program must take these core classes |
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| MBA 502 Finance* |
| MBA 503 Data Analysis & Decsion Making |
| MBA 504 Financial Accounting* |
| MBA 505 Marketing* |
| MBA 592 Organizational Behavior* |
| MBA 506 Leadership, Team Effectiveness and Communications |
| MBA 507 Ethics in Management |
| MBA 511 Technological Innovations or BUS 510: Biotechnology Startups and Operations |
| MBA 543 Business Analytics |
| MBA 589 Operations Management* |
| MBA 512 Business Planning and Strategic Management (Capstone) |
| Elective Courses |
| All students are required to take 5-6, 500-level MBA program elective courses, depending on their program. |
| Students in the MBA General Curriculum program can choose any graduate business electives, providing that they meet the prerequisite requirement. |
| Students in the General MBA cannot choose more than 2 courses from each of the following areas: FIN, MKT, HRM, HAS, HHH, HPH. |
| Elective choices may be found in the graduate bulletin. |
