Full-time study in the 2+2 BDM program: For students who are not employed full-time:
- Completion of the BDM program in 2 years
- Completion of a minimum of ten (10) 3-credit courses per year (based on admission with 60 credits):
- Typically: 4 courses in the Fall trimester, 3 courses in the Winter trimester, 3 courses in the Spring trimester.
- The courses for the 2+2 BDM 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 3-4 courses per trimester.
Part-time study in the 2+2 BDM program: For students who are employed full-time:
- Completion of the BDM program in 4 years[1]
- Completion of a minimum of five (5) 3-credit courses per year (based on admission with 60 credits):
- Typically: 2 courses in the Fall trimester, 1-2 courses in the Winter trimester, 1-2 courses in the Spring trimester.
- The courses for the 2+2 BDM 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 1-2 courses per trimester.
| 2+2 BDM Program | ||
| Full-Time study | Part-Time study | |
| Time to completion of program | 2 years | 4 years [1] |
| Minimum number of courses per year | 10 | 5 |
| Duration of each course | 12 weeks | 12 weeks |
| Number of courses taken at one time | 3 or 4, depending on trimester | 1 or 2, depending on trimester |
| Time commitment per week per course | 8 hours | 8 hours |
[1] The WDA Scholarship can only be applied to the first 2 years of part-time study. Applicants will be responsible for covering the full tuition and all other expenses for the final 2 years of their program as the scholarship grant expires in 2027.
