Part-Time Option
We offer a part-time option for students who cannot commit to a full-time course load. While most of our courses take place on campus during the day, some courses are available online and/or in the evening. Students interested in the part-time option must have schedule flexibility to attend some classes on campus.
Sample Part-Time Course Schedule
Here is an example of a typical course schedule for part-time students in the MMB program. This schedule ONLY shows courses that must be taken on-campus. Additional course hours must be taken online each semester. Contact us for more information! Part-time MMB students must complete their degree in 6 years.
| Year One | Year Two | Year Two |
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester #1 – MB 585 Case Studies (required; Th 8:30am – 11:15am) And/Or – MB 714 Microbial Metabolic Regulation (T/Th 3:00pm – 4:15pm) | Fall Semester #2 – MB 585 Case Studies (required; Th 8:30am – 11:15am) – MB 620 Industrial Internship (required; only meet once) – BIT 510 Core Technologies (W 12:50pm – 2:40pm [lecture] and F 12:50pm – 5:50pm [lab]) | Fall Semester #3 – MBA 586 Legal and Marketing Dynamics (Th 6:00pm – 8:45pm) OR – MBA 576 Technology Evaluation and Commercialization Concepts (W 6:00pm – 8:45pm) |
| Spring Semester #1 – MB 585 Case Studies (required; Th 9:35am – 12:20pm) – One of the following MB courses: ~MB 555 Microbial Biotechnology (T 8:30am – 11:30am) ~MB 751 Immunology (T/Th 1:30pm – 2:45pm) ~MB 758 Prokaryotic Molecular Genetics (T/Th 3:00pm – 4:14pm) Summer Internship During 1st Summer | Spring Semester #2 – MB 590 Capstone Course (required; W 8:30am – 11:15am) – MBA 585 Current Topics in Bioscience Management (W 6:00pm – 8:45pm) | Spring Semester #3 – MBA Elective Choice OR – MBA 577 High Technology Entrepreneurship (W 6:00pm – 8:45pm) |
NOTE: This schedule does not include 2 BIT/BEC modules (2 credit hours each) or 1 science elective (3 credit hours). Please see the curriculum page for course options.