ADMISSIONS

Upcoming Information Sessions

Application Deadlines

Part-Time MBA
Spring Term
November 15, 2009

Full-Time MBA
Fall Term
January 15, 2009

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Admission to our MBA programs is highly competitive and based on a combination of academic, professional and leadership factors. No previous course work in business administration is required, but an undergraduate degree and a college-level calculus course must be successfully completed before matriculation.

Mason MBA students enter the program with an average over six years of experience. Students come from a wide variety of industries and specializations, such as consulting, development, technology, marketing, engineering, accounting, finance and government.

No portion of the portfolio is weighted more than another; the admissions committee considers the entire application to ensure that they have a complete profile of a candidate’s professional and academic qualifications.

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Program Eligibility
Application Requirements, Part-Time MBA
Application Requirements, Full-Time MBA
Admission Deadlines
International Students
Admissions Process
Helpful Hints
Graduate Assistantships
Transfer Policy

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Program Eligibility

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• One college level calculus course (students must complete this requirement or obtain the appropriate waiver prior to enrollment in courses)
• Two years of full-time, post-baccalaureat professional empolyment is recommended

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Application Requirements, Part-Time MBA

• Application (online application)
• A $60 application fee
• Two official copies of transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
• Official GMAT score required (No requests for waivers will be considered.)
• Two professional letters of recommendations
• A current resume
• Personal career goals statement
• Professional essay.  Choose one of the topics below.
  
  1.  Describe a professional situation where you demonstrated one of the following leadership competencies: visionary, strategic, tactical, focused, persuasive, likeable, decisive, ethical and inspirational.
  
  2.  Of Mason’s core values (creativity, rigor, diversity, team, integrity, and global community), which value resonates most with you and why?

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Application Requirements, Full-Time MBA

• Application (online application)
• A $60 application fee
• Two official copies of transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
• Official GMAT score (No requests for waivers will be considered.)
• Two professional letters of recommendations
• A current resume
• Personal career goals statement
• Professional essay. Choose one of the topics below.
  
  1.  Describe a professional situation where you demonstrated one of the following leadership competencies: visionary, strategic, tactical, focused, persuasive, likeable, decisive, ethical and inspirational.
  
  2.  Of Mason’s core values (creativity, rigor, diversity, team, integrity, and global community), which value resonates most with you and why?
  
• Interview with a member of the admissions comittee

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Admissions Deadlines

	Priority Deadline	Second Decision Deadline
Full-Time MBA	January 15	March 15
International Students (Fall Term Only)	January 15	March 15
Part-Time MBA (Fall Term)	March 15	May 1
Part-Time MBA (Spring Term)	October 15	November 15

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International Students
Please click here to view the international student application requirements.

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Military Students and Dependants
For information and policies, please click here.

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Admissions Process
The admissions committee will review your application. An interview is required for applicants for the full-time program only. We will notify you if you have been selected to interview.

All admissions decisions are final. You must enroll under the program for which you applied.

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Helpful Hints

• Submit your completed application before sending any supporting documentation (e.g., transcripts, test scores, letters of recommendation). This will ensure that supporting documentation is properly attached to your application.
• Academic references are not accepted.
• Please try to keep the length of your resume to less than two pages. For every employment experience listed, include your specific responsibilities and accomplishments. Don't be afraid to include items that have enhanced you professionally, (e.g. fluency in a foreign language, education abroad, civic honors and achievements, technical competencies, and leadership activities).
• The personal career goals statement relates to post-MBA career goals.
• Proof read your essays.
• Please include your name and applicant ID number on all pages of your admissions documents.
• Items submitted to the university as part of an application become property of the university and cannot be returned the student.

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Graduate Assistantships
The Mason MBA program offers graduate assistantships to full-time MBA students only. Please click here for the requirements and to fill out the preliminary application.

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Transfer Policy
The Mason MBA Program can accept up to 6 credit hours of MBA coursework from another AACSB accredited program. The grade received for transfer credit must be a "B" or higher and the class must have been completed within five years prior to the applicant's enrollment date in the Mason MBA program.

Once an applicant is admitted to the Mason MBA, the MBA director will review transfer credits to determine the number of credit hours to be transferred.

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The Mason MBA Admissions Office
George Mason University, Enterprise Hall, 042
4400 University Drive, 5A2
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: 703-993-2136
Fax: 703-993-1778
Email: mba@gmu.edu