No, the Cohort MBA core courses are held during the day-time. Electives, which are taken later in the program, are often held at night. All of the core courses, however, are scheduled during the daytime. A typical first-year Fall semester schedule would be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The program completes in sixteen months.
Students begin each class together, and graduate together.
The program begins in August of one year and finishes in December of the second year. Because we are considered the honors program at UTD, the Cohort Program closely examines each applicant. The School of Management, in which the Cohort MBA Program is housed, has a dedicated Placement Director who works with students for this purpose. The Cohort administration also sends out resume books to many companies, brings in speakers from local companies to present and interview, and calls upon its large network of employer contacts to help place students in internships and permanent jobs. Also, the Cohort administration has more of a hands-on philosophy.