2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

150 Degree Information/The Degree of Master of Public Service and Administrationgraduation fee to the Fiscal Department no later than the Friday of the second week ofthe fall or spring semester or the Friday of the first week of the first summer term. Theelectronic application for degree can be accessed via the student’s Howdy portal.Cancellations made after the application deadline will not receive a refundof the diploma fee. Students who have completed all their degree requirementswill not be allowed to cancel their graduation. The Registrar attempts each semesterto balance the size of each ceremony. Thus, the makeup of the ceremony by collegesdoes change from semester to semester. Graduation times are posted each semesteron the website of the Office of the Registrar. A student should check the website atgraduation.tamu.edu to determine the date and time of the graduation ceremony.The Degree of Master of Real EstateThrough its Department of Finance, the Mays Business School offers a non-thesisprogram leading to the degree of Master of Real Estate (MRE). This program of studyin the Mays Business School uses appropriate education offerings throughout the University.This professional curriculum is primarily designed to provide broad preparation forthe practice of commercial real estate consulting, valuation, brokerage, development,lending and capital markets, investment, asset management and corporate real estate. Inaddition, a student may avail himself/herself of traditional University strengths in a widerange of supporting areas and departments to prepare for careers in these fields.Most holders of a bachelor’s degree in business administration will normally be preparedto go directly into graduate courses leading to the MRE degree. Others may berequired to take preprofessional courses to fulfill prerequisites and the Common Body ofKnowledge (CBK) requirements.Residence (See Residence Requirements, page 34.)A student must complete 12 credit hours in resident study at Texas A&M Universityto satisfy the residence requirement for the Master of Real Estate degree.Students who are employed full-time while completing their degree may fulfill totalresidence requirements by completion of less-than-full time course loads each semester.In order to be considered for this, the student is required to submit a Petition for Waiversand Exceptions along with verification of his/her employment to the Office of Graduateand Professional Studies.Student’s Advisory CommitteeThe MRE student’s advisory committee consists of the Director of Real Estate Programsor the Head of the Department of Finance within Mays Business School.The Director or Department Head has the responsibility of approving the proposeddegree plans for the MRE students. When necessary, recommendations in cases of academicdeficiency will be made to the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies.Degree PlanThe degree plan must be completed and processed by the Mays MRE Programoffice and filed with the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies followingthe deadline imposed by the student’s college and no later than dates announced in the