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2018 - 2019 Graduate Catalog 
    
2018 - 2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Flex Master of Business Administration



Program Description

The William & Mary Flex MBA is the only part-time MBA program on the Peninsula designed specifically for the needs of the working professional who has to balance family, career, and education. This program is for the career-minded, working professional who wants it all but needs a defined path to reach their goal.

Academic Calendar

2018 Fall Semester

Fall 2018  
August 13 Non-Degree Registration Begins
August 18 Flex MBA Orientation
August 27 Classes Begin; Add/Drop Begins
September 3 Labor Day (NO CLASSES)
September 5 Last Day to Add Classes
September 14 Last Day to Drop Classes
October 1 Notice of Candidacy Forms for May and August 2019 graduates due
October 13-16 Fall Break
October 17 Beginning of Part II- 1.5-credit courses
Varies Last Day to Withdraw is before 60% of courses is completed
November 21-25 Thanksgiving Holiday
December 10 End of Flex MBA program classes
December 11-17 Examination Period

2019 Spring and Summer Semesters

Spring 2019  
January 2 Fall Semester Grades Due (9am); Non-Degree Registration Begins
January 11 January 2019 Degree Conferral
January 12 Flex MBA Orientation
January 14 Classes Begin; Add/Drop Begins
January 21 Martin Luther King Holiday - No Class
January 23 Last Day to Add Classes
February 1 Last Day to Drop Classes
March 2-10 Spring Break
March 12 Beginning of Part II 1.5-credit Courses
Varies Last Day to Withdraw is before 60% of courses is completed
April 29 Last Day of Classes
April 30 - May 6 Examination Period
May 8 Graduating students Spring Semester Grades Due (9am)
May 11-12 Commencement
May 14 Continuing student Spring Semester Grades Due (9am)
   
Summer 2019 Session I
April 29 Non-Degree Registration
May 13 Classes Begin; Add/Drop Begins
May 17 Last Day to Add/Drop Classes
Varies Last Day to Withdraw is before 60% of courses is completed
May 18 Saturday Class for Monday/Wednesday and Monday Classes
May 25 Saturday Class for Tuesday/Thursday and Tuesday Classes
May 27 Memorial Day - No Class
June 1 Saturday Class for Monday/Wednesday and Wendesday Classes
June 8 Saturday Class for Tuesday/Thursday and Thursday Classes
June 15 Saturday Class for Monday/Wednesday and Monday Classes
June 20 Last Day of Classes
June 26 Summer Session I Grades Due (9am)
   
  Session II
June 10 Non-Degree Registration
June 24 Classes Begin; Add/Drop Begins
June 28 Last Day to Add/Drop Classes
Varies Last Day to Withdraw is before 60% of courses is completed
June 29 Saturday Class for Tuesday/Thursday and Thursday Classes
July 1 Notice of Candidacy forms for January 2020 Graduates
July 4 Independence Day - NO CLASS
July 13 Saturday Class for Monday/Wednesday and Monday Classes
July 20 Saturday Class for Tuesday/Thursday and Tuesday Classes
July 27 Saturday Class for Monday/Wednesday and Wednesday Classes
August 3 Last Day of Classes; Saturday Class for Tuesday/Thursday and Thursday Classes
August 12 Summer Session II Grades Due (9am)
August 23 Summer 2019 Degree Conferral Date

NOTE: All dates are subject to change.  Please refer to the program website for current calendar dates.

Fact Sheet/Tuition

Degree Earned

  • Master of Business Administration

Format

  • Degree Completion Time - typically 3 years
  • Flexibility- students may take up to 5 years to complete
  • Attend classes on weeknights - 7:00 pm-10:00 pm.  Each class meets one night per week during the Fall and Spring Semesters (Summer schedules vary), and most students take two classes per semester.
  • Credits required for Flex MBA - 54

Location

  • William & Mary Peninsula Center- 41 Old Oyster Point, Suite F, Newport News, VA 23602

Admission Requirements

  • Application
  • Transcripts
  • Two Professional Letters of Recommendation
  • GMAT or GRE
  • 2 years Professional Experience

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Priority Deadline: June 1 ($100 app. fee waived)
  • Spring Priority Deadline: Nov 1 ($100 app. fee waived)
  • Rolling Admissions ($100 app. fee applies)

Cost

  • Graduate Business Tuition rates for the 2017-2018 academic year are available on this site. 

Faculty

  • Same award-winning professors who teach in our Full-time MBA, Executive MBA and Online MBA programs.

Laptop Requirements

  • Flex MBA students are required to have laptop computers running Microsoft Windows.

Concentration

Management of Engineering and Technology Development: Flex MBA students may elect this concentration, which will be reflected on their transcripts.  This concentration will require that 12 credit hours of electives (out of the 16.5 credit hours of electives required in the Flex MBA curriculum), are taken from the following courses.  Students may choose any 12 (or more) hours from the below electives:

Refund Policy

Refunds for Summer Semesters: The chart below refers to the amount that can be refunded to a student for the “Tuition and Other Program Fees” portion of the overall cost of the Program. “Text Books and Supplies” and “Meals, Travel and Lodging” fees are non-refundable after the semester has begun.

Class day

Percentage Refund

1

80

2

70

3

60

4

50

5

40

After semester day 6

0