International applicants must have successfully completed the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree to be eligible for admission to the William and Mary MBA Program. You must submit copies of both your academic record and the diploma or other document indicating the date and conferral of your degree. If the original language of the academic record and diploma is not English, a certified English translation must accompany the original document. The translation should be literal rather than interpretive. If a certified copy of the original transcript is submitted, the institution from which the degree was received must certify it. Documents certified by a Notary Public are not acceptable. Credentials must include the following information:
• Years of attendance
• Courses taken
• Grades achieved
• Degree, diploma or certificate awarded and date of conferral
If you were provided with only one official copy of your transcript, you may submit a photocopy. If you are admitted, you will be required to submit the original to the Office of MBA Admissions for authentication.
The following list provides selected country-specific information about the level of preparation expected of applicants. Please note that you may be required to submit your official academic records to an independent credential evaluator, if necessary.
Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
Bachelor’s honours degree or bachelor’s degree where standard of completion is four or more years of full-time study.
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
All three-year Bachelor's degrees are sufficient to apply. Transcripts must be accompanied by a photocopy of the diploma and/or degree conferral. A degree conferral shows the date, location, and institution from which you received an official degree.
Canada
Three-year bachelor’s degree from Quebec; four-year bachelor’s degree from all other provinces.
France or French-patterned education system
Degree or Diplôme requiring four years of post-baccalauréate study from a university or a grand ecole.
Germany
University Diplom, Magister Artium or Staatsexamen. Graduates of Fachhochschulen and Berufakademien are not eligible. The Vordiplom by itself is not sufficient.
Indonesia
Sarjana (five years) or SI, awarded after four years of university study.
Mexico, Spain, Central and South America
Completion of all courses and thesis or professional exams required for the title or degree of Licenciado/Licenciatura or Bacharel.
Switzerland
Licence, Diplôme or Diplom; four to five years of university study.
United Kingdom and schools following British pattern of education
Honours Bachelor’s degree.
TOEFL/IELTS
English language proficiency is critical to success in the Mason School of Business MBA program, particularly the ability to speak and write clearly and concisely. We extend the MBA experience well beyond textbooks, case studies and classroom lectures. From the very beginning, Mason School MBA students meet and interact with current and former leaders in industry - an opportunity that can lead to life-long relationships and open many doors. We expect students to take leadership roles within teams, using both verbal and written skills. Candidates who have not achieved a high level of English-language communication ability before beginning their studies at William and Mary will miss out on this very valuable aspect of the MBA experience.
Those applicants who have not completed a degree within the United States or who have not earned a university degree in an English-speaking country (not simply an English-speaking institution), or who have not lived and worked full-time in an English-speaking country for the past two or more years must submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
As a minimum, you must score 100 (internet-based), 250 (computer-based), or 600 (paper-based) on the TOEFL (the TOEFL score is valid for 2 years) and a 6.5 on the IELTS. Achieving the minimum requirement does not guarantee acceptance. We consider the TOEFL or IELTS score along with GMAT scores in the verbal and AWA sections, essays and the interview to determine a candidate's language readiness to compete in and contribute to the William and Mary MBA community.
Our school code is 5115, department code 02.