Master of Business Administration in Business Administration and Master of Science in Analytics Combined Degree Program
The Mays Business School offers a combined full-time MBA and MS Analytics degree program leading to the degrees of Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) for professionals with three or more years’ work experience. The combined MBA/MS Analytics degree is designed to transform professionals interested in leading organizations with a data-driven mindset to gain greater value from an organization’s data and ultimately providing a competitive advantage. The benefits for students in this program include a skill-set with a high return on investment and the ability to use data to identify and solve complex problems. Selected participants only are eligible to enroll in the combined MBA program and MS Analytics courses.
The Mays MBA program is a lock-step program and all course enrollments are handled through the Mays MBA Program Office. Details regarding the combined MBA and MS Analytics degree may be obtained by contacting the Mays MBA Program Office or at https://mays.tamu.edu/full-time-mba/. Admission to the program is in the fall semester only. The Mays Business School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) at all program levels.
GMAT and TOEFL Requirements
Students in the combined MBA and MS Analytics Program are required to take the GMAT or GRE exam. No waivers are allowed for this program.
Master of Business Administration in Business Administration
Master of Science in Analytics
Master of Business Administration in Business Administration
Program Requirements
- Student's Advisory Committee
- Degree Plan
- Course Requirement
- Transfer of Credit
- Limitations on the Use of Transfer, Extension and Certain Other Courses
- Final Examination
Student’s Advisory Committee
The Mays MBA student’s advisory committee consists of the Director of the Mays MBA Program, or the Assistant or Associate Dean for Graduate Programs within the Mays Business School. The Director or the Associate Dean has the responsibility of approving the proposed degree plan for an MBA student. When necessary, recommendations in cases of academic deficiency will be made to the Graduate and Professional School.
Degree Plan
The degree plan must be completed and processed by the MBA office and filed with the Graduate and Professional School prior to the deadline imposed by the student’s college and no later than dates announced in the GPS calendar of deadlines for graduation. It is recommended that a student who is planning to take additional courses after the completion of the Mays MBA core courses meet with the academic advisor in the Mays MBA Program Office. Additional coursework may be added to the approved degree plan by petition.
Course Requirement
The Mays MBA Program offers an accelerated MBA for a minimum of 49 credit hours with some options for customizations. A student has the option of choosing a certificate program or specialization coursework in addition to the core degree requirements making the total credit hours of the program up to 61. The details of the certificates and specializations are found on the Mays MBA website.
Transfer of Credit
Because of the nature and structure of the Mays MBA program, the transfer of credit for the MBA core courses is not accepted.
Limitations on the Use of Transfer, Extension and Certain Other Courses
Normally the use of such courses is not permitted within the Mays MBA core courses.
For non-distance degree programs, no more than 50 percent of the credit hours required for the program may be completed through distance education courses.
Final Examination
A final oral examination is not required for the Master of Business Administration degree.
Master of Science in Analytics
Program Requirements
- Student's Advisory Committee
- Degree Plan
- Credit Requirements
- Transfer of Credit
- Limitations on the Use of Transfer, Extension and Certain Other Courses
- Thesis Option
- Non-Thesis Option
Student’s Advisory Committee
On-Campus and Distance Education Degree Programs
The Mays MS Analytics student’s advisory committee consists of the Director of the Mays MS Analytics Program, or the Assistant or Associate Dean for Graduate Programs within the Mays Business School. The Director or the Assistant or Associate Dean has the responsibility of approving the standardized degree plan for each MS Analytics student. When necessary, recommendations in cases of academic deficiency will be made to the Graduate and Professional School.
Degree Plan
On-Campus and Distance Education Degree Programs
The student’s advisory committee, in consultation with the student, will develop the proposed degree plan. The degree plan must be completed and filed with the Graduate and Professional School prior to the deadline imposed by the student’s college or interdisciplinary degree program, if applicable, and no later than 90 days prior to the date of the final oral examination or thesis defense.
A student should submit the degree plan using the online Document Processing Submission System.
A student submitting a proposed degree plan for a Master of Science degree should designate on the official degree plan the appropriate program option.
Additional coursework may be added to the approved degree plan by petition if it is deemed necessary by the advisory committee to correct deficiencies in the student’s academic preparation. No changes can be made to the degree plan once the student’s Request for Final Examination or Request for Final Examination Exemption is approved by the Graduate and Professional School.
Please see the student handbook for additional academic standards, requirements, and processes.
Credit Requirement
On-Campus and Distance Education Degree Programs
A minimum of 36 semester credit hours of approved coursework is required for the non-thesis option.
Ordinarily the student will devote the major portion of his or her time to work in one or two closely related fields. Other work will be in supporting fields of interest.
Transfer of Credit
On-Campus and Distance Education Degree Programs
Due to our cohort model, the MS in Analytics program does not accept transfer of credit or substitutions.
Limitations on the Use of Transfer, Extension and Certain Other Courses
On-Campus and Distance Education Degree Programs
Some departments may have more restrictive requirements for transfer work. If otherwise acceptable, certain courses may be used toward meeting credit-hour requirements for the master’s degree under the following limitations.
Courses previously used for another degree are not acceptable for degree plan credit.
For non-distance degree programs, no more than 50 percent of the credit hours required for the program may be completed through distance education courses.
To receive a graduate degree from Texas A&M University, students must earn one-third or more of the credits through the institution’s own direct instruction. This limitation also applies to joint degree programs.
Exceptions will be permitted only in unusual cases and when petitioned by the student’s advisory committee and approved by the Graduate and Professional School.
Thesis Option
On-Campus and Distance Education Degree Programs
Please note that the thesis option does not apply to the MS in Analytics program.
Non-Thesis Option
On-Campus and Distance Education Degree Programs
A final oral examination is not required for the Master of Science in Analytics degree.
A student pursuing the non-thesis option is not allowed to enroll in 691 (research) for any reason and 691 may not be used for credit toward a non-thesis option Master of Science degree. A maximum of 4 credit hours of 684 (Professional Internship), 8 credit hours of 685 (Directed Studies), and up to 3 credit hours of 690 (Theory of Research) or 695 (Frontiers in Research) may be used toward the non-thesis option Master of Science degree. In addition, any combination of 684, 685, 690 and 695 may not exceed 25 percent of the total credit hour requirement shown on the individual degree plan. All requirements for the non-thesis option Master of Science degree other than those specified above are the same as for the thesis option degree.
The department head or the chair of an intercollegiate faculty (if appropriate) for the program may approve an exception for a PhD student who changes to a non-thesis option MS degree program after at least one year of PhD studies to use 691 credits toward a non-thesis option Master of Science degree. The department head or chair of an intercollegiate faculty (if appropriate) for the program may approve an exception for a master’s student who changes from a MS thesis option degree to a MS non-thesis option degree program to use 691 credits toward a non-thesis option Master of Science degree. In both cases, the student is allowed to use a maximum of 8 credit hours of 685 and 691 combined. Departments, Colleges, and Interdisciplinary Degree Programs may opt to establish higher standards. Further any combination of 684, 685, 690, 691 and 695 may not exceed 25 percent of the total credit hour requirement shown on the individual degree plan. All requirements for the non-thesis option Master of Science degree other than those specified above are the same as for the thesis option degree.
Master of Business Administration in Business Administration
Master of Science in Analytics
Master of Business Administration in Business Administration
Additional Requirements
Residence
A student must complete 12 credit hours in resident study at Texas A&M University to satisfy the residence requirement for the Master of Business Administration 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 is taken. Graduate credit for coursework which is more than seven calendar years old may not be used to satisfy degree requirements.
Scholastic Requirements
To maintain good academic standing and to be eligible for graduation, a Mays MBA student must maintain a minimum cumulative 3.000 GPA in each term of the Mays MBA Program. A degree-seeking graduate student is considered to be scholastically deficient if either his or her cumulative GPA or the GPA for courses listed on the degree plan falls below 3.000.
In the event a degree-seeking graduate student becomes scholastically deficient, he or she may be subject to one of the following actions, initiated by a recommendation from the Director of the Mays MBA Program or the Assistant or Associate Dean for Graduate Programs within the Mays Business School:
- Permitted to continue in the program on scholastic probation. A student failing to attain a 3.000 GPA by the end of the next term may be dismissed from the program.
- Immediate dismissal from the program due to the severity of their scholastic deficiency.
The Director of the Mays MBA Program or Assistant or Associate Dean for Graduate Programs will evaluate all scholastic probation students at the end of each of the program’s terms and take appropriate action. When necessary, recommendations regarding the blocking of the student from further enrollment will be made to the Graduate and Professional School.
A student who withdraws or is dismissed from the Mays MBA Program may not reenter the program. An exception may be granted in the case of voluntary withdrawal in good academic standing with prior approval at the time of withdrawal from the Director of the Mays MBA Program or the Assistant or Associate Dean of Graduate Programs. A student who withdraws, or who is dismissed from the program, after the University deadline for refunds will not receive any refund of tuition and fees.
Please see the student handbook for additional academic standards, requirements, and processes.
Foreign Languages
No specific language requirement exists for the Master of Business Administration degree.
Application for Degree
For information on applying for your degree, please visit the Graduation section.
Master of Science in Analytics
Additional Requirements
- Residence
- Continuous Registration
- Time Limit
- Scholastic Requirements
- Foreign Languages
- Application for Degree
Residence
On-Campus Degree Program
In partial fulfillment of the residence requirement for the degree of Master of Science, the student must complete 9 resident credit hours during one regular semester or one 10-week summer semester in resident study at Texas A&M University. Upon recommendation of the student’s advisory committee, department head or Chair of the Interdisciplinary Program, if appropriate, and with approval of the Graduate and Professional School, a student may be granted exemption from this requirement. Such a petition, however, must be approved prior to the student’s registration for the final 9 credit hours of required coursework.
Students who are employed full-time while completing their degree may fulfill total residence 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 Waivers and Exceptions along with verification of his/her employment to the Graduate and Professional School.
Distance Education Degree Program
The distance education modality does not have any residence requirement.
Continuous Registration
On-Campus and Distance Education Degree Programs
A student in the thesis option of the Master of Science program who has completed all coursework on his/her degree plan other than 691 (research) is required to be in continuous registration until all requirements for the degree have been completed. See Continuous Registration Requirements.
Time Limit
On-Campus and Distance Education Degree Programs
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 is taken. Graduate credit for coursework which is more than seven calendar years old at the time of the final examination (oral or written) may not be used to satisfy degree requirements.
A student who has chosen the thesis option must have the final corrected copies of the thesis cleared by the Graduate and Professional School within one year of the semester in which the final exam is taken, or a final exam exemption petition was approved. Exams taken in between terms will expire at the end of the term that ended prior to the exam. For example, a final exam taken and passed during the fall 2022 semester will expire at the end of the fall 2023 semester. A final exam taken in the time between the summer and fall 2022 semesters will expire at the end of the summer 2023 semester.
Scholastic Requirements
On-Campus and Distance Education Degree Programs
Please see the student handbook for additional academic standards, requirements, and processes.
Foreign Languages
On-Campus and Distance Education Degree Programs
No specific language requirement exists for the Master of Science degree.
Application for Degree
On-Campus and Distance Education Degree Programs
For information on applying for your degree, please visit the Graduation section.