Doctor of Business Administration

The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏDBA Degree

All Tracks

  • Students will complete the three-year program in a cohort with other executives.
  • Each semester is divided into two quarters, with a one-month break between semesters.

Regular Track

  • Classes are scheduled for two consecutive days one weekend each month for six five-month semesters.
  • Face-to-face classes are heavily supplemented by online activities between face-to-face sessions.
  • The weekend format allows participants to continue with their careers while they master a range of applied research skills.

Residential Track

  • Designed for international students attending through an F1 visa and students requiring a fully face-to-face experience.
  • Students attend monthly weekend classes with executives in the regular track.
  • Between residency sessions, students attend two night sessions each week, facilitated by co-instructors
  • Residential track students complete the same assignments and must meet all the same requirement as regular track students.

Online Program

  • Designed for students who cannot attend monthly regular class sessions.

  • Same requirements, curriculum and faculty as the regular program.

  • Meets synchronously every other Saturday

  • Follows a trimester schedule, with classes meeting spring, summer and fall

Is the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏDoctor of Business Administration for you?

You should consider the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏDoctor of Business Administration program if you meet the program's admissions requirements and some or all of the following apply to you:

  • You seek a new challenge, and the opportunity to develop professionally and personally
  • You are a conceptual thinker and relish the role of opinion leader
  • You are self-directed and enjoy taking on large, complex projects for which you have complete responsibility
  • You would enjoy the opportunity to partner with expert faculty and highly qualified executive classmates
  • You want to apply advanced research methods to the business problems that you currently face
  • You would like to write articles or publish a book
  • You would like to become qualified to teach at the graduate level at an accredited institution of higher education.