The Dwight Look College of Engineering
offers a graduate program leading to the degree of Master
of Industrial Distribution (MID). Enrollment in MID
classes is restricted to students who have been admitted to the
MID program.
The program of study has been designed for individuals within
both manufacturing and industrial distribution companies.
The MID degree is a non-thesis degree
for which a final oral examination is not required. The majority
of MID courses are offered via web-based distance learning. New
students are admitted in the fall semester only.
Students must complete 6 credit hours
of Texas A&M University resident credit to satisfy the
residence requirement for the Master of Industrial Distribution
degree.
Student's Advisory Committee
After receiving admission to graduate
studies and enrolling for course work, the student will consult
with the MID Program Office concerning program structure and
requirements. The MID student's "committee" consists
of the Director of the MID Program Office. The Director has
the responsibility for counseling the student on academic matters,
and, in the case of academic deficiency, initiating recommendations
to the Office of Graduate Studies.
Degree Plan
The
degree plan must be completed and filed with the Office of
Graduate Studies following the deadline imposed by the student's
college or by dates announced in the OGS calendar. No exceptions
are allowed.
This proposed degree plan must be typed
and submitted on the official form as it appears on the website
at vpr.tamu.edu with an endorsement by the Director of the
MID Program Office.
Additional course work may be added
to the approved degree plan by petition if it is deemed necessary
by the MID Program Director to correct deficiencies in the
student's academic preparation.
Credit Requirement
A minimum of 30 semester credit hours
of approved courses is required for the Master of Industrial
Distribution degree.
Limitations on the Use of Transfer, Extension
and Certain Other Courses
No transfer credit is allowed.
No credit may be obtained
by correspondence study.
A maximum
of 12 credit hours of 685 (Directed Studies)
may be used with the approval
of the MID Program Director.
A
maximum of 3 hours of 689 (Special Topics)
may be used with the approval of
the MID Program Director.
A
maximum of 3 hours of 693 (Professional
Study) may be used with the approval
of the MID Program Director.
Extension
courses are not acceptable
for credit.
Exceptions
will be permitted only
in unusual cases and
when petitioned by
the student's
program and approved
by the Director of
the Master of Industrial
Distribution Program
and the Office of Graduate
Studies.
Transfer of Credit
No transfer of credit is allowed
for the Master of Industrial Distribution degree.
Scholastic Requirements
In order to maintain good academic
standing, an MID student must maintain a minimum cumulative
3.000 GPR each semester. If a student fails to attain a cumulative
3.000 GPR, he or she is placed on academic probation. Students
on academic probation must raise their cumulative GPR to 3.000
or above by the end of the next 9 hours of course work or within
one calendar year, whichever comes first. If this requirement
is not met, the MID Program Director will recommend that the
Office of Graduate Studies block the student from further enrollment.
If a student is blocked from further enrollment in the MID
program, he or she shall not be permitted to enroll in other
MID courses.
MID students must attain a
minimum cumulative 3.000 GPR on MID core courses.
Foreign Languages
There is no specific language
requirement for the Master of Industrial Distribution degree.
Time Limit
All degree requirements must
be completed within a period of seven consecutive years for
the degree to be granted. A course will be considered valid
until seven years after the end of the semester in which it
was taken. Graduate credit for course work which is more than
seven calendar years old may not be used to satisfy degree
requirements.
Application for Degree
Graduate degrees are conferred
at the close of each regular semester and 10-week summer semester.
Candidates for advanced degrees who expect to complete their
work at the end of a given semester must apply for graduation
by submitting the electronic application for degree to the
Office of the Registrar and by paying the required graduation
fee at the Fiscal Department no later than the Friday of the
second week of the fall or spring semester or the Friday of
the first week of the first summer term. The
electronic application for degree can be accessed
via the website
degreeapp.tamu.edu.
Final Examination
A final oral examination is
not required for the Master of Industrial Distribution degree.
Except as noted above, the requirements
for the degree of Master of Industrial Distribution are identical
with those for the degree of Master of Science.
