The curriculum

Fifteen courses. One cohort. Twenty months.

Every course is 8 weeks, fully remote, and taken with the same twenty people from orientation to graduation. Four courses put you to work on real projects for employer partners. The last two-to-four months are a full-time, paid apprenticeship with its own academic companion course.

Your week

Tuesday
6:00–8:30 pm CT
Thursday
6:00–8:30 pm CT
Saturday
8:00 am–1:00 pm CT

About 10 hours in class plus homework and project time outside of class each week. Live and online, scheduled in Central time. You keep your job.

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Course schedule

Two courses at a time, one 8-week term after another.

Year 1

Spring

Jan–Apr 2027
Term 1
ORIOrientation: Intro to PolymathyPolymath core
BUS 502Statistics & Research Methods
BUS 556Systems ThinkingPolymath core
Term 2
BUS 503Organizational Management & Leadership
BUS 555Project ManagementPMP exam included
Year 1

Summer

May–Jul 2027
Term 3
BUS 557Human-Centered DesignPolymath coreEmployer project
BUS 512Organizational Communication
Year 1

Fall

Aug–Dec 2027
Term 4
BUS 530Organizational MarketingEmployer project
BUS 520Managerial Economics
Term 5
BUS 558Artificial IntelligencePolymath core
BUS 550Issues in Financial Management
Year 2

Spring

Jan–Apr 2028
Term 6
BUS 559Leadership Through InquiryPolymath core
BUS 540Accounting IssuesEmployer project
Term 7
BUS 560Global IssuesEmployer project
BUS 580Political, Social & Ethical Issues
Year 2

Summer

May–Aug 2028
Term 8
BUS 594Cooperative EducationRuns with apprenticeship

A 4-month apprenticeship begins May 15. A 2-month apprenticeship begins July 5. The length will be determined in partnership with you and your future employer.

May–Aug 2028 · 2–4 months

Apprenticeship. Full-time. Paid.

Two to four months with an employer partner in your new industry, applying everything you learned. BUS 594 Cooperative Education runs alongside it as the academic companion, turning what you do on the job into what you know. You are paid at a rate of no less than $50,000 per year, depending on your apprenticeship placement. Graduate in August 2028 with an accredited MBA, zero debt, and a two-year commitment to the employer who invested in you.

Built into the program

PMP exam included

PMI PMP certification

BUS 555 prepares you to sit for the Project Management Professional exam. The exam fee is included in the degree; passing it is not required to graduate.

Employer project

Four real projects

Work-based projects with healthcare employer partners in design, marketing, accounting, and global issues. Real deliverables, on your résumé before you graduate.

Polymath core

The four pillars

Curiosity, creativity, critical thinking, and community, built through Orientation, Systems Thinking, Human-Centered Design, Leadership Through Inquiry, and Artificial Intelligence.

Every course

One cohort of twenty

The same people in every class for twenty months, with faculty who coach you individually. You graduate with a network, not just a transcript.

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