During the first two years of the DBA program, candidates will take three classes each in the fall and spring semesters. During each of these four semesters, participants will come to campus for three immersive three-day weekends with their fellow DBA colleagues. All other program instruction will be online (two times per course per semester).
In the summers of the first and second year, candidates will work on Directed Studies and their third year will focus on dissertation work. The total required credit hours are 54.
Years 1 & 2: Complete core courses through our hybrid learning model
Attend three on-campus three-day residences per semester (six total per year for the first two years)
Attend two online meetings per course per semester
Year 3: Complete dissertation proposal (Fall) and dissertation defense (Spring)