2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

100 Degree Information/The Degree of Master of Business AdministrationCourse RequirementsThe course requirements for the Mays Professional MBA Program degree consist of45 credit hours. No options are provided for completing a certificate program or additionalcourses beyond the degree requirements.Limitations on the Use of Transfer, Extension and Certain Other CoursesThe use of such courses is not permitted within the Mays Professional MBA Programcurriculum.Transfer of CreditThe transfer of credit for Mays PMBA courses is not accepted because of the natureand structure of the Mays Professional MBA Program curriculum.Scholastic RequirementsTo maintain good academic standing and to be eligible for graduation, a Mays ProfessionalMBA Program participant must maintain a cumulative 3.000 GPR in the MaysProfessional MBA Program curriculum, and he/she must not have any unabsolved gradesof D, F, or U on any course on his/her degree plan. To absolve deficient grades, the studentmust repeat the course at Texas A&M University attaining a final grade of C or better.A student failing to attain or maintain a cumulative 3.000 GPR by the end of the nextterm may be dismissed from the program. The Director of the Mays Professional MBAProgram and the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs will evaluate all scholastic probationparticipants at the end of each of the program’s terms and take appropriate action.When necessary, recommendations regarding the blocking of a student from furtherenrollment will be made to the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies.A PMBA participant who withdraws or is dismissed from the Mays Professional MBAProgram may not reenter the program. An exception may be granted in the case of voluntarywithdrawal in good academic standing with prior written approval at the time ofwithdrawal from the Director of the Mays Professional MBA Program and the AssociateDean for Graduate Programs. A participant who withdraws or who is dismissed fromthe program after the deadline for refund will not receive any refund of tuition and fees.GMAT and TOEFL RequirementsStudents in the Mays Professional MBA Program are required to take the GMAT orGRE exam. International students are required to meet a minimum TOEFL score orreceive a waiver.Application for DegreeGraduate degrees are conferred at the close of each regular semester and 10-week summersemester. A candidate for advanced degree who expects to complete his/her work atthe end of a given semester must apply for graduation by submitting the electronic applicationfor degree to the Office of the Registrar and by paying the required graduation feeto the Fiscal Department no later than the Friday of the second week of the fall or springsemester or the Friday of the first week of the first summer term. The electronic applicationfor degree can be accessed via the student’s Howdy portal. Cancellationsmade after the application deadline will not receive a refund of the diploma fee.