Introduction

We offer a dual MS-MBA in partnership with the CU Denver Business School. Please contact either program for more information and advising. Students registered in other MS programs in the University of Colorado system may be able to combine the two degrees; please contact us at bioengineering@cuanschutz.edu for more information.

Graduate Education Policies and Procedures apply to this program.

Program Requirements 

1. The MS program is 30 credit hours.
2. Fifteen credit hours of core coursework
3. Fifteen credit hours of research and electives. 
   • This must include three to six credit hours of project or thesis (BIOE 6960 or BIOE 6950) plus nine to twelve credit hours of elective courses. 
4. Students may not exceed 6 credit hours for project/thesis.
5. Students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0. This will include all coursework that students take during their graduate program, regardless of where the courses are taught (Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver Campus or the Boulder Campus) or what level they are (graduate or undergraduate). Please note that CU Denver does not allow grade replacement: all grades count towards cumulative GPA.
6. A passing grade as defined by the Graduate Education is a B- or better; only courses with a grade of “B-“ or better will count towards the final degree requirements. 
7. Any courses that fulfill the Certificate in Entrepreneurial Studies or the Bio-innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate requirements can be counted as Bioengineering Free Electives (6 credits)
8. The Master's Thesis or Project (BIOE 6950 or BIOE 6960) also fulfills the capstone requirement for the Certificate in Entrepreneurial Studies or the Bio-innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate offered by the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship. (3 credits)
9. Students must apply and be accepted to both degrees.

More information on MBA program requirements can be found at the Business School website. 

To learn more about the Student Learning Outcomes for this program, please visit our website.