▁many ▁years , ▁but ▁finally ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts . ▁Inst ruction ▁for ▁working ▁men ▁was ▁given ▁at ▁the ▁Well s ▁Memorial ▁Institute ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁when ▁the ▁Franklin ▁Foundation ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁work , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁( BF IT ). ▁A ▁Te acher ' s ▁School ▁of ▁Science ▁was ▁maintained ▁in ▁co - operation ▁with ▁the ▁Boston ▁Society ▁of ▁Natural ▁History , ▁later ▁renamed ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Science ▁Boston , ▁which ▁still ▁continues ▁to ▁spons or ▁professional ▁development ▁courses ▁for ▁secondary ▁school ▁science ▁teachers . ▁ ▁For ▁many ▁years , ▁advanced ▁courses ▁of ▁lect ures ▁were ▁given ▁by ▁profess ors ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁these ▁were ▁su pers eded ▁by ▁an ▁evening ▁" Sch ool ▁for ▁Indust rial ▁For emen " ▁sharing ▁class room ▁and ▁labor atory ▁facilities . ▁ ▁Over ▁time , ▁this ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Low ell ▁Institute ▁School , ▁remaining ▁on ▁the ▁M IT ▁campus ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁N ort he astern ▁University ▁Engineering ▁School . ▁ ▁The ▁Low ell ▁Institute ▁School ▁now ▁is ▁a ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Professional ▁Studies ▁at ▁N ort he astern , ▁offering ▁full - ▁and ▁part - time ▁programs ▁leading ▁to ▁certific ates , ▁and ▁associate ' s ▁or ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degrees . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1