What is the difference between the Part-Time and the Full-Time BDM program?

Full-time BDM program: For students who are not also employed full-time.

• Completion of the BDM program in 2 years (Scholarship is applied to both years.)
• Completion of a minimum of ten (10) 3-credit courses per year
  • Typically: 4 courses in the Fall trimester, 3 courses in the Winter trimester, 3 courses in the Spring trimester.
• The courses for the Full-Time program are 12-week courses, with an anticipated time commitment of 8-9 hours per week per course, including approximately 4 hours on the required readings and 4 hours on either a discussion exercise or assignment. Expect to be enrolled in at least 3 courses per trimester.

Part-time BDM program: For students who are also employed full-time.

• Completion of the BDM program in 4 years (Scholarship is only applied to the first 2 years.)
• Completion of a minimum of five (5) 3-credit courses per year
  • The courses for the part-time program are distributed throughout each academic year, 5 per year consecutively (one course at a time), with 2 or more weeks between courses.
• The courses for the Part-Time program are 6-week courses, with an anticipated time commitment of 16 hours per week, including approximately 8 hours on the required readings and 8 hours on either a discussion exercise or assignment.

Only students enrolled in the Full-Time program are eligible to take the 12-week BDM courses.
Only students enrolled in the Part-Time program are eligible to take the 6-week BDM courses.

*  The Special Federal Initial Scholarship Program can only be applied to the first 2 years of the 4-year Part-Time program. Applicants will be responsible for covering the full tuition and all other expenses of the final 2 years of the Part-Time program.