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The Degree of Master of Industrial Distribution

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.

Residence (See Residence Requirements.)

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 ogs.tamu.edu/OGS/currentForms.htm 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
  1. No transfer credit is allowed.

  2. No credit may be obtained by correspondence study.

  3. A maximum of 12 credit hours of 685 (Directed Studies) may be used with the approval of the MID Program Director.

  4. A maximum of 3 hours of 689 (Special Topics) may be used with the approval of the MID Program Director.

  5. A maximum of 3 hours of 693 (Professional Study) may be used with the approval of the MID Program Director.

  6. 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. Graduate students in interdisciplinary programs should attend the ceremony of their home academic department.

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.