Texas A&M University Undergraduate Catalog 2004-2005 Edition

Lowry Mays College and Graduate School of Business

Curriculum in
Industrial Distribution

Industrial distribution prepares men and women for sales engineering, sales management, and mid-management positions with manufacturers who sell through distributors; and with wholesale distributors who purchase, warehouse, sell, distribute and service a wide variety of industrial products. Industry segments include: automation solutions; general line; building materials; chemical and petrochemical; electrical; electronics; semiconductor; fluid power; heating, ventilation and air conditioning; mechanical power; metals; plastics; plumbing; safety equipment; specialty tools; and welding.

The day-to-day challenges faced by the industrial distributor or the manufacturer's representative require the person to be a professional with many capabilities. To fulfill this demand, the curriculum provides study in business, communications, information technology, applied technology, engineering and human relations. This knowledge is applicable to the graduate in relationships with executives, managers, engineers, scientists and craftsmen while assisting them in their manufacturing, plant maintenance or construction operations. The industrial distribution graduate assists them by direct application of operations, business and product knowledge. Essentially the industrial distribution graduate becomes a special assistant in the other person's business--a challenging and rewarding profession. This program is ranked as the best industrial distribution program offered in the United States. Graduates receive the Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Distribution.

Students seeking major degree sequence admission in Industrial Distribution (ID) must earn a grade of C or better in each of the Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) courses and have a GPR in these courses, as well as overall, which meets or exceeds a standard set by the program to manage the number of students in the major degree sequence consistent with the program's resources. The CBK courses for ID are CHEM 107; ENGL 104; IDIS 240; MATH 141 and 151; and PHYS 201.

Students must earn grades of C or better in all engineering technology, industrial distribution courses and CBK courses. If a student earns a grade of D or F in any of these courses, the student is required to repeat the course before enrolling in a more advanced course that has the D/F course as a prerequisite.

Students will pursue an emphasis in either electronics distribution or manufacturing technology. Technical electives related to each area of emphasis will be determined and selected with approval from the industrial distribution advisor.

FRESHMAN YEAR

First Semester	(Th-Pr)	Cr	Second Semester	(Th-Pr)	Cr
ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric	(3-0)	3	CHEM 107 Gen. Chem. for Engr. Students 3	(3-3)	4
MATH 151 Engineering Mathematics I 1	(3-2)	4	# IDIS 240 Intro. to Industrial Distribution	(2-0)	2
PHYS 201 College Physics	(3-3)	4	MATH 141 Business Mathematics I	(3-0)	3
History elective 2		3	PHYS 202 College Physics	(3-3)	4
* KINE 198 Health and Fitness Activity	(0-2)	1	History elective 2		3
		15	* KINE 199 Required Physical Activity	(0-2)	1
					17

SOPHOMORE YEAR

# ACCT 209 Survey of Accounting Prin.	(3-0)	3	# ACCT 210 Sur. of Mgrl. and Cost Acct. Prin.	(3-0)	3
# ECON 202 Principles of Economics 2	(3-0)	3	# ECON 203 Principles of Economics	(3-0)	3
# ENTC 206 Nonmetallic Materials 4	(2-3)	3	# ENTC 181 Mfg. and Assembly Proc. I	(2-3)	3
POLS 206 American Natl. Govt. 2	(3-0)	3	# MGMT 212 Business Law	(3-0)	3
# STAT 201 Elementary Stat. Inference or # STAT 303 Statistical Methods	(3-0)	3	POLS 207 State and Local Govt. 2	(3-0)	3
		15			15

JUNIOR YEAR

# ENGL 210 Scientific and Tech. Writing or # ENGL 301 Technical Writing	(3-0)	3	# IDIS 344 Dist. Info. and Control Systems	(3-3)	4
# IDIS 300 Industrial Electricity	(3-3)	4	# IDIS 364 Dist. Fin. Mgmt.	(3-0)	3
# IDIS 340 Mfg. Dist. Relations	(3-0)	3	# IDIS 420 Electronic Dist. Networks	(3-0)	3
# IDIS 343 Distribution Logistics	(3-0)	3	# MGMT 309 Survey of Management	(3-0)	3
Humanities elective 2		3	Technical elective 4		3
		16			16

SENIOR YEAR

# IDIS 400 Industrial Automation	(3-3)	4	# IDIS 403 Mech. and Fluid Pwr. App	(3-3)	4
# IDIS 424 Purchasing Appl. in Dist.	(3-0)	3	# IDIS 434 Quality Process for Dist.	(3-0)	3
# IDIS 430 Sales Engineering	(3-2)	4	# IDIS 444 Leadership in Technology	(2-3)	3
Free elective		4	Free elective		3
# Technical elective 4		3	Visual and performing arts elective 2		3
		18			16

NOTES: 1. The appropriate starting math course may be at a lower level, depending on a transfer student's previous math experience or a freshman student's placement test in mathematics.

2. To be selected from the University Core Curriculum. Of the 21 hours shown as University Core Curriculum electives, 3 must be from humanities, 3 from visual and performing arts, 3 from social and behavioral sciences, 6 from U.S. history, and 6 from POLS 206 and 207. The required 6 hours from international and cultural diversity may be met by courses satisfying the visual and performing arts, social and behavioral sciences, and the political science and history requirements if they are also on the approved list of international and cultural diversity courses (see the International and Cultural Diversity table).

3. If the credits for chemistry are from CHEM 101 and 102, students must have credit for CHEM 101 in order to register for CHEM 102. Credit may come from credit by examination or by taking the course at an accredited educational institution.

4. For a list of approved technical electives, see an industrial distribution advisor.

The curriculum lists the minimum number of classes required for graduation. Additional courses may be taken.

The Systems Safety Engineering Specialty is available for students pursuing this degree. Click here for detailed information.

# Classes used to calculate GPR in Major.

* See Kinesiology requirements.