Program Overview

• Flexibility and Focus
• Use of Technology
• New Career Paths
• Program Requirements
• Admissions Criteria
• How To Apply
• Program Director

Designed for working professionals who want to start or enhance their own companies and for science majors who want to work in business and industry, this two-year, interdisciplinary, graduate-level program offers both flexibility and focus.

Students select advanced business courses while deepening their knowledge of chemistry, biology, or one of the other science concentrations. The required capstone project allows each student to apply knowledge to an innovative idea of his or her choice. And the internship provides real-world, problem-solving experience where business intersects with science.

In addition, this program will help you to enhance your skills in:

• leadership
• communication
• problem solving

Graduates who successfully blend a strong foundation in science with a thorough grounding in business will find they fit right into careers involving:

• technology transfer
• research management
• technical sales and support
• and many others ...

A total of 36 credit hours – 12 hours from each of the following areas:

• Science
• Entrepreneurship
• Professional development courses, including an internship

• A bachelor’s degree in science from an accredited college or university
• A minimum grade point average of 3.0 or better
• GRE scores of 400 or better on each of the three sections of the general exam

Other experience will also be considered toward admission.

In addition to expanding knowledge of science and business at the graduate level, this program will help individuals to enhance skills in leadership, communication, and problem solving.

Visit the Graduate School's prospective students' section for the information you need to apply to the program.

Questions? Give the Graduate School a call at 828-227-7398 or 800-369-9854.

• meet program director Jonathan Snover