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Our Flex MBA students are energetic, successful working professionals. They are motivated to take on the challenges and rewards of balancing work, school, and family, so they can move their careers to the next level. They find our part-time, evening program offers an ideal opportunity to continue their education.
The Raymond A. Mason School of Business at William & Mary seeks applicants from a wide range of academic fields and professional disciplines who exhibit strong leadership skills and have clear professional goals. Our Flex MBA Admissions Committee selects those candidates whom we believe will succeed at William & Mary and throughout their chosen careers. We welcome applications from graduates of accredited colleges and universities in all academic disciplines.
The ideal Flex MBA student embraces the opportunity to acquire new knowledge and skills. They thrive in an intellectually stimulating environment where students are not only taught business but are taught to think about business in an entirely new way. The journey is about expansion, growth, and transformation.
Why we don't require GMAT or GRE completion in order to apply.
GMAT or GRE scores are always accepted and will be considered by the admissions committee in the decision-making process if received. However, in William & Mary's Flex MBA program, we believe that standardized test scores are not the only predictors of success - and certainly not for our driven students who have multi-dimensional applications that point to many success indicators.
If this describes you, we would be delighted to speak with you and discuss attending a class visit.
The Flex MBA team welcomes inquiries from prospective students at all stages of the admissions and application process. Please feel free to contact us at any time. We are here to help make your application process a smooth one!
Application Deadlines and Requirements
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Application review is conducted on a rolling basis and early applications are encouraged.
Spring Application Deadlines
| Application Round | Application Deadline |
|---|---|
| Round 1 | July 1 |
| Round 2 | October 1* |
*Applications received after October 1 are reviewed on a rolling basis through January 1, as seats are available in the Spring Class.
Fall Application Deadlines
| Application Round | Application Deadline |
|---|---|
| Round 1 | April 1 |
| Round 2 | June 1* |
*Applications received after June 1 are reviewed on a rolling basis through August 1, as seats are available in the Fall Class.
Want to know more? Contact Amy Blackburn at 757-221-2912.
Admissions to the Flex MBA Program requires completion of the following steps:
- Complete personal information
- Provide contact information for two professional references
- Complete organizational structure description
- Write two essays
- Upload resume, transcripts, and GMAT/GRE score if required
- View the Flex MBA Virtual Information Session
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FlexMBAAdmissions@mason.wm.edu
757-221-3208
Mailing Address
Application materials including checks and transcripts, should be mailed to:
William & Mary – Raymond A. Mason School of Business
Attn. Amy Blackburn
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Flex MBA Tuition, Scholarships and Financial Aid
Students of the Flex MBA Program at William & Mary receive an exceptional MBA education with comparatively low tuition and fees. And the return on investment is undeniable. Our Flex MBA alumni reap the financial benefits of a degree from the Raymond A. Mason School of Business over the course of their career, and the payback often begins with a promotion or new higher-level position before they have even completed the Program.
Part-time students in the Flex MBA Program enjoy the lowest MBA tuition of all Mason School MBA programs. Flex MBA students pay per credit hour and are considered to be part-time as long as they take less than nine credit hours per semester. If a Flex MBA student registers for nine or more graduate-level credit hours during the Fall or Spring semesters, the University will automatically charge the full-time tuition rate, which is significantly higher than the part-time credit hour rate. In the summer semester, students may take nine or more credits at the part-time rate. There is a distinct financial advantage for our Flex MBA students.
2019 - 2020 Academic Year
| Tuition | In-state | Out-of-state |
|---|---|---|
| Per Credit Hour (less than nine per semester) | $875 | $1,275 |
| Six Credit Hours (typical semester load) | $5,250 | $7,650 |
| Fees | ||
| Student Orientation/Administrative Fee (billed with tuition) | $300 | |
| Flex MBA Association Dues (one-time fee) | $95 | |
| Summer Session Administrative Fee (billed with tuition) | $80 | |
| Graduation Fee | $145 | |
Annual increases in tuition and fees are announced each May by the William & Mary Board of Visitors, and take effect in August.
Virginia residents and military personnel at a permanent duty station must apply to receive in-state tuition status. Applications for in-state tuition privileges are due before the first day of classes for the term in which you plan to enroll as an in-state student.
The Flex MBA 1693 Scholarship pays tribute to the year in which William & Mary was chartered by King William III and Queen Mary II of England. Known as the Alma Mater of the Nation, the University served, from the very beginning, as a catalyst and crucible for the ideas and the people who would, quite literally, change the world. Four 1693 Scholars will be named each year from our incoming applicant pool - two in the Fall semester and two in the Spring semester.
Each Flex MBA 1693 scholar will be granted a scholarship in the amount of $1693 in their first semester of enrollment. To be considered, an additional scholarship application is required through the 1693 Scholarship Portal (see complete details, including criteria and requirements) no later than the Round 1 Application Deadline, which is April 1st for Fall semester enrollment and July 1st for Spring semester enrollment.
Corporate Partnership Scholarship
Employees of a Corporate Partner who become admitted into our Flex MBA or Executive MBA programs will receive a Partnership Scholarship that provides a 10% reduction off of the regular tuition rate*.
*Scholarship is applied to tuition only and is not applicable to other program related fees.Flex MBA students get financial support from their companies, the military and from student loans. Please contact the following offices for information on each kind of financial aid:
- General Financial Aid Information (other than military or Veterans Affairs) - Jen Meier
757-221-2426 or jmmeie@wm.edu - Military Tuition Assistance Billing - Danielle Magee
757-221-1300 or dmmagee@wm.edu - VA Benefits (including new GI Bill ®) - Carolyn Ward
757-221-2893 or caward01@wm.edu
Need more time? Consider our Flex FastStart Non-Degree Option
Flex FastStart is an option for students who are not quite ready to apply for full admission into the Flex MBA Program. We offer a few of our Flex MBA courses on a non-degree seeking basis. Non-degree seeking students can take up to a total of nine credit hours without gaining full admission into the program as long as there is a capacity in the course. All non-degree applications are assessed according to the same academic guidelines as fully-admitted Flex MBA students. Tuition for non-degree seeking students is the same as fully admitted Flex MBA students. Please review tuition details. Non-degree graduate-level courses are not eligible for Federal financial aid, but some private loans are available through traditional lending institutions, like banks. Just make sure the lender does not require degree-seeking status.
Flex FastStart Application Process
- Download the non-degree application
- Complete personal information
- List the course(s) you wish to take. Provide course number(s) and course title(s)
- You do not need to obtain signatures from the faculty or assistant dean. That will be done for you by our staff.
Email the form to Amy Blackburn, Associate Director of Recruitment.
Note: Applications sent electronically must show an applicant signature at the bottom of the page.
- Official or unofficial transcripts from all colleges and universities attended are required.
- Unofficial transcripts should be emailed to Amy Blackburn.
- Official transcripts:
Electronic transcripts are faster and should be sent to Amy Blackburn.
Hard copy official transcripts can be sent directly from your academic institution or forwarded in a sealed envelope from you to the following address:
William & Mary
Raymond A. Mason School of Business
Attn: Amy Blackburn
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Flex MBA Courses Available to Non-Degree Seeking Students
Non-degree classes requiring no business pre-requisites:
3 credits | Fall & Spring
The need to communicate well is a critical part of a manager’s professional development. This course helps prospective and practicing managers assess and develop their communication abilities to be a successful managerial communicator. Through course activities, students will understand the importance of effective communication in managerial and leadership roles, appreciate the value of strategic organizational communication, and enhance their speaking, writing, and other communication abilities. Special topics in the course include: presentation graphics, ethics, intercultural communication, and media relations.
3 credits | Summer & Fall
Examination of marketing from a managerial viewpoint; emphasis on evaluating marketing alternatives and in choosing from these alternatives.
3 credits | Fall & Spring
Designed to provide you with the analytic frameworks and tools to diagnose events in and to take effective action in today's changing organizations. The course draws on knowledge from the domains of Organization Behavior (OB), Organization Theory (OT), and Human Resource Management (HRM) to provide you with the understanding and skills that you need to be an effective manager of people in these changing organizations. OT, OB and HRM are concerned with developing understanding about how human beings act in organized settings and how organized systems affect human behavior through policies, structures and strategies. In addition to conceptual understanding, ongoing assessments and experiential exercises provide you opportunities to reflect on your own behavior in order to develop new and more effective ways of interacting with others to accomplish work.
Non-degree classes requiring business or quantitative pre-requisites:
3 credits | Fall & Spring
Concepts and principles of financial and administrative accounting essential to the interpretation and analysis of accounting information, including financial reports, bankruptcy analysis, budgeting, control, production and costing, stock options, and board governance.
3 credits | Spring & Summer
Role and application of statistics in the analysis of business problems including estimation, statistical measures, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, simple and multiple linear regression and time series analysis.
3 credits | Fall & Spring
This course studies economic analysis applied to managerial decision making. Besides basic topics of demand, cost and production, and market structures, this course also covers demand forecasting, pricing strategies, game theory, and information economics.