Courses

Class Formats

We offer several different course formats within our traditional fall, spring, and summer semesters - formats include in-person, condensed weekend, and online courses. Most of the classes are offered in the evening during the week and on Saturdays. You can spend less time traveling to and from school by taking most of your courses online and in condensed formats. If limiting your time on campus, minimizing your commute, and maintaining flexibility is part of what you are looking for in a program, online and condensed format courses will support completing your degree on your terms.

MBA Course Formats:

2 Credit courses: 

• A-term: first seven weeks of the semester, two credit core or elective courses, meeting once a week.
• B-term: last seven weeks of the semester, two credit core or elective courses, meeting once a week.
• Condensed: two credit core or elective courses, meeting three full days. This course may meet for three consecutive weeks, every other week for three weeks, or three times in two weeks. The timing of the condensed course offerings changes each semester. We now have some condensed courses that meet 4-5 times for half-days.

3 Credit courses: All three-credit courses are core courses, meeting once a week. 

4 Credit courses: All four-credit courses are elective courses, meeting once a week. In summer, our 4 credit courses will meet twice a week.

Online: These can be one of three credit core courses or two/four credit elective courses.

Additional Resources

• Course Waiver Policy

Specializations

With the Carlson MBA, you can pursue a wide variety of electives to develop a solid functional expertise in leading career sectors that interest you. These specializations may include:

• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Information Systems
• Management
• Marketing
• Medical Industry
• Supply Chain