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Theses/dissertations from 2023 2023.

Investigation of Cyclic Gaseous Solvent Injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Unconventional Formations , Samuel Asante Afari

A Data Driven Approach To Optimize Re-Fracturing Operations In The Williston Basin , Joshua Kroschel

“Blue” Hydrogen & Helium From Flare Gas Of The Bakken Formation Of The Williston Basin, North Dakota: A Novel Process , Martin R. Leipzig

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

The Impact Of Stress Dependent Permeability Alteration On Gas Based EOR In The Bakken Formation , Ailin Assady

Evaluation Of CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery In Unconventional Reservoirs , Nidhal Badrouchi

Fracture Initiation And Propagation In Shale Formations With Anisotropic Toughness , Nourelhouda Benouadah

The Effect Of Mineral Composition On Elastic Properties Of The Bakken Formation In The Williston Basin, North Dakota , John Albert Harju

Rock Physics Based Velocity-Porosity Correlations Developed For Estimation Of The Elastic Properties Of The Bakken Formations Of The Williston Basin, North Dakota , Lynn D. Helms

Multiple Surface Pipeline Leak Detection Using Real-Time Sensor Data Analysis , Francis Enejo Idachaba

High Resolution Compositional Characterization Of Degraded Crude Oils Using Petroleomics , Miguel Fernando Jimenez Jacome

Investigation Of Transient Multiphase Flow Performance In Undulating Horizontal Unconventional Wells , Youcef Khetib

Impact Of CO2 Storage On The Geomechanical And Geophysical Properties Of Bakken Formation , Ogochukwu Ozotta

Characterization Of Vertical Growth Of Fractures In Layered Formations , Vibhas Jagdish Pandey

Data Driven Approach To Saltwater Disposal (SWD) Well Location Optimization In North Dakota , Kalyanaraman Venugopal

Modeling And Simulations Of Stress Shadow Effect On Multistage Hydraulic Fractures , Agustinus Zandy

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Numerical Simulations Of Hydraulic Fracturing Through Perforated Wellbores , Omar Akash

Development Of Image Processing Techniques For Core-Scale Characterization And Synthetic 3D-Printed Core Replicas , Ahmed Galal Alqassaby Almetwally

Hole Cleaning And Cuttings Transportation Modelling And Optimization , Foued Badrouchi

Integrative Approach For Improved Oil Recovery In Unconventional Reservoirs , Abdulaziz Ellafi

Investigation Of Factors That Affect Site Selection For Geothermal Energy Extraction In North Dakota , Ogonna Obinwa

Hydraulic Fracture Propagation And Its Geometry Evolvement In Transversely Isotropic Formations , Dezhi Qiu

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Carbon-Dioxide Pipeline Infrastructure Route Optimization And Network Modeling For Carbon Capture Storage And Utilization , Karthik Balaji

Simulation Of Notch Driven Hydraulic Fracture In Open Hole Completion , Nejma Djabelkhir

Application And Development Of Advanced Atomic-Scale Analysis And Simulations For Complex Systems , Hyeonseok Lee

Molecular Simulation Study Of Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods In Tight Formation , Chuncheng Li

Evaluation Of Gas Hydrate In Gas Pipeline Transportation , Paschal Ogadi Mokwenye

Treatment Of Bakken Produced Water Using Supercritical Water Desalination , Joshua Oloruntimilehin Oluwayomi

Coupled Simulation Of Hydraulic Fracturing, Production, And Refracturing For Unconventional Reservoirs , Xincheng Wan

Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery In Tight And Shale Reservoirs Using Surfactants And Supercritical CO2 , Shaojie Zhang

Surfactant-Nanoparticle Augmented Systems For Enhanced Oil Recovery: Formula Development And Evaluation , Xun Zhong

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Multi-Scale Organic Material Characterization Of The Bakken Source Rock , Arash Abarghani

Impact Of Stress On The Characterization Of The Flow Units In The Complex Three Forks Reservoir, Williston Basin , Aldjia Boualam

Fracture Detection And Prediction In Unconventional Reservoirs For Finding Sweet Spot , Sofiane Djezzar

Fine Scale Characterization Of Organic Matter Using Analytical Methods: Raman And NMR Spectroscopies , Seyedalireza Khatibi

Innovation Of Petrophysical And Geomechanical Experiment Methodologies: The Application Of 3D Printing Technology , Lingyun Kong

NMR Characterization And Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery Using Surfactants In Unconventional Reservoirs , Mohamed Mohamed Awad Mohamed

Reservoir Characterization And Simulation Of Enhanced Oil Recovery For Bakken , Runxuan Sun

Evaluation Of CO2 Flooding In Tight Formation , Sai Wang

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Molecular Dynamics Simulation Of Gas Transport And Adsorption In Ultra-Tight Formations , Yannick Tambe Agbor

Investigating The Impact Of Offset Fracture Hits Using Rate Transient Analysis In The Bakken And Three Forks Formation, Divide County, North Dakota , Cody Lee Brown

The Application Of Nanoindentation Technology With Simulation On The Micromechanical Properties Of Bakken Formation , Hao Fu

Microstructures And Nanomechanical Properties Of The Bakken Shale , Kouqi Liu

A 3D Geomechanical Model Of Blue Buttes Field In Williston Basin, North Dakota , Rehan Ali Mohammed

Digital Rock Reconstruction And Property Calculation Of Fractured Shale Rock Samples , Hongsheng Wang

A Study Of Two-Phase Flow Regime And Pressure Drop In Vertical Pipe , Yanbo Wang

Analysis Of Pressure Distribution Along Pipeline Blockage Based On The Cfd Simulation , Lu Yang

Digital Rock Analysis On Berea Sandstone And An Eor Study On Middle Bakken , Barco N. Yolo

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

A Comprehensive Reservoir Characterization Of The Bakken Formation: Blue Buttes Field, Williston Basin , Alan Alexeyev

Study Of Pore-Dependent Petroleum Fluid Properties In Tight Shale Plays: Bakken Formation , Agustinus Zandy

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Study About Petrophysical And Geomechanical Properties Of Bakken Formation , Jun He

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Dissertations from 2024 2024.

Pressure and Rate Transient Analyses for Plume Characterization and Storage Capacity Estimation of CO2 Storage Projects , Mohamed Elnoby Mokhtar Abdelaal

INVESTIGATION OF GAS DYNAMICS IN WATER AND OIL-BASED MUDS USING DAS, DTS, AND DSS MEASUREMENTS , Temitayo S. Adeyemi

A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF DRILLING FLUID SLIPPAGE FOR WELLBORE DISPLACEMENT , John Johnson

DEVELOPMENT OF ACCURATE EMBEDDED FRACTURE MODELS FOR NATURALLY FRACTURED RESERVOIRS , HARUN UR RASHID

Improved Modeling and Application of Data Assimilation in Gas Influx Management during Managed Pressure Drilling , Chen Wei

Dissertations from 2023 2023

Behavior of Gas Influx in Riser and Considerations for Riser Gas Handling , Mahendra Kumar Kunju

Dissertations from 2022 2022

Lifecycle Reactive Transport Modeling for Assessing Integrity in Offshore Energy Systems , Temitope Ayokunle Ajayi

Application Of Gravity Data For Hydrocarbon Exploration Using Machine Learning Assisted Workflow , Oluwafemi Temidayo Alaofin

Characterization of Gas Hydrate Formation and Its Impact on Slope Stability in Offshore Environments , Sulav Dhakal

Application of Distributed Fiber-optic Sensing for Pressure Predictions and Multiphase Flow Characterization , Gerald Kelechi Ekechukwu

Applications of Temperature Transient Analysis for Reservoir Surveillance , Refaat Galal Aboelfotoh Hashish

The Application of Physics Informed Neural Networks to Compositional Modeling , Thelma A. Ihunde

A Drift-Flux Model for Upward Two-Phase in Pipes with High Velocity Flows , Woochan Lee

Dissertations from 2021 2021

A Systematic Multiscale Investigation of Nanoparticle-Assisted CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Process for Shale Oil Reservoirs , Dayo A. Afekare

Application of Gas-Assisted Gravity Drainage (GAGD) Process for Enhancing Recovery from Unconventional Resources , Muzher Al Musabeh

Enhanced Oil Recovery in Tight Rocks Using the “Slot-Drill” Completion , Hassan Amer

Blowout - Capping - Fracturing - Relief Well, A Full Cycle Workflow , Youssuf A. Elnoamany

High Density Cement-Rock Interface Characterization , zahid farid

GAS EVOLUTION PHENOMENON OF METHANE IN BASE FLUIDS OF NON-AQUEOUS DRILLING MUDS UNDER CONTROLLED DEPRESSURIZATION , Damilola Ojedeji

A Study of Methane-Liquid Absorption Characteristics for Gas Influx Management , Scott A. Perry

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF GAS LIFT VALVES USING NUMERICAL SIMULATION , Felipe Simoes Maciel

Pore-scale Modeling of Fluid Flow and Particle Transport in Multi-scale Porous Media , Bin Wang

Experimental and Modeling Study of the Effects of Sealing Structures in Lost Circulation Prevention and Remediation , Mingzheng Yang

Dissertations from 2020 2020

Experimental Evaluation of How Mineralogy and Microstructure Impact Micro-Geomechanics of Shale Rocks , Hui Du

INVESTIGATION OF TRACER-SURFACTANT-FOAM PROCESSES IN SHALLOW SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION: HISTORY-MATCHING AND PERFORMANCE PREDICTION , Hazem Fleifel

Well Testing of Fracture Corridors in Naturally - fractured Reservoirs (NFR) , Yingying Guo

Mass Spectrometric Calibration for Real -Time Hydrocarbon Detection , Makuachukwu Mbaegbu

Fluid-Driven Fracture Initiation from Oil and Gas Wells Considering Lifetime Stresses , Andreas Michael

Pressure Monitoring for Subsurface Leakage Characterization , Mojtaba Mosaheb

The Desorption Kinetics of Methane from Nonaqueous Fluids for Enhanced Well Control , James Lee Nielsen Jr.

Development of Water Coning Control Design Metrics in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs , Samir Prasun

A Modelling Study for Smart Pigging Technique for Pipeline Leak Detection , Caitlyn Judith Thiberville

Development and Validation of a Simplified Transient Two-Phase Flow Model for Any Pipe Inclination , Ligia Tornisiello

An Improved Foam Modeling Technique and Its Application to Petroleum Drilling and Production Practice , Yanfang Wang

A Data-Driven Model for Multiphase Flow in Pipes , Francisco Bruno Xavier Teles

Data-Driven Modeling and Prediction for Reservoir Characterization and Simulation Using Seismic and Petrophysical Data Analyses , Xu Zhou

Dissertations from 2019 2019

Experimental and Numerical Study of Dynamic Water Control in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs , Younes Ahmed Alblooshi

An Experimental Study of Fractional Wettability Effects on Gas Assisted Gravity Drainage (GAGD) , ABDULLAH ABDULRAHMAN A. AL-TAMEEMI

Transient Flow Analysis of a Closing Blowout Preventer Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) , Daniel Barreca

Coupled Pore-to-Continuum Multiscale Modeling of Dynamic Particle Filtration Processes in Porous Media , John Rayner Blears

Field Drilling Data Cleaning and Preparation for Data Analytics Applications , Daniel Cardoso Braga

String Out and Compressibility Effect on Pressure Rise in a Shut-In Well , Nicholas Henry

Supercritical CO2 Foam Enhanced Oil Recovery: From Mechanistic Model Fit to Lab Experiments to Field-Scale Evaluation , Mohammad Izadi

Application of Pressure and Rate Transient Analyses to Stress-Sensitive Multi-Fractured Composite Systems and Compartmentalized Reservoirs , Oscar Mauricio Molina

Effect of Surfactant, Oil:Water Ratio and Temperature on the Rheology of Emulsion-Suspension Complex Fluids: Implications for Oil-Based Drilling Fluids , Gilles Landry Numkam

MODELING OF LEAKAGE THROUGH FAULT-ZONE STRUCTURES IN CO2 GEOLOGICAL STORAGE , Dayna Rodriguez Zambrano

An Experimental Study on the Impacts of Using Multiple PDC Cutters on Rock Cutting Process , Kian Sheikhrezaei

Theses from 2018 2018

Development Strategies For a Fractured, Heavy Oil Reservoir - Results From Numerical Simulations , German Albertovich Abzaletdinov

Effect of Pipe Rotation on Casing Pressure Within MPD Applications , Zahrah Ahmed Al Marhoon

An Improved Method to Calculate Gas-Lift Valve Set Pressure and Valve Performance Curves , Khadhr A KH Altarabulsi

Thermogenic Gas Hydrate Formation In Gulf of Mexico Offshore Environment- Results from Numerical Simulation , Sulav Dhakal

Investigation of Flow Mechanisms in Gas-Assisted Gravity Drainage Process , Iskandar Dzulkarnain

Study of Rheology and Flow Behavior of Magneto-Rheological Fluids Under the Influence of a Magnetic Field and Its Potential Applications for Drilling and Completion Operations , John Edwin Estrada Giraldo

Temperature Transient Analysis for Reservoir Characterization , Yilin Mao

Magnetic Gradient Drilling , Garrett Lowry Nielsen

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Liquid-Assisted Gas-Lift Unloading , Renato Peixoto Coutinho

Demonstration of the Gas Assisted Gravity Drainage (GAGD) Process in Carbonate Rocks. , Alok Jiteshkumar Shah

TWO-PHASE FLOW REGIME MAP FOR LARGE DIAMETER PIPES AND HIGH-VELOCITY FLOWS , Matheus Sigaki Capovilla

Enhanced Grain Partitioning of X-Ray Microtomography Segmented Images , Nicholas C. Skrivanos II

Pressure Transient Techniques for Continuous Monitoring of CO2 Storage/EOR , Nam Hoang Tran

Integrated Reservoir-Wellbore Nodal Analysis Workflow For Worst-Case Discharge Modeling , Florencia Anahi Vasquez Cordoba

Modeling and Analysis of Thermal Effects on A Fractured Wellbore During Lost Circulation and Wellbore Strengthening Processes , Ze Wang

Pore-Scale Analysis of Interfacial Instabilities and Impact of Heterogeneity on Relative Permeability by Lattice Boltzmann Method , Zhipeng Zhu

Theses from 2017 2017

Prevention of Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) in Lightweight Wellbore Cements Containing Silica-Based Microspheres , Dylan Albers

Evaluation of Compositional Effects on Gas-Oil Miscibility and Gas-Assisted Gravity Drainage (GAGD) EOR Process , Mohamed Al Riyami

Data Driven Modeling and Predictive Analytics for Waterflooding Operations using Reservoir Simulations , Xuan Liao

Experimental Study and Modeling of Smart Loss Circulation Materials; Advantages and Promises , Ahmed Khaled Abdelmaksoud Mansour

Performance Evaluation of Virtual Flow Metering Models and Its Application to Metering Backup and Production Allocation , Kahila Mokhtari Jadid

The Role of Surface Active Compounds in Crude Oil on Reservoir Wettability. , Paulina Metili Mwangi

Diagenesis and Formation Stress in Fracture Conductivity of Shaly Rocks; Experimental-Modelling Approach in CO2-Rock Interactions , Abiola Olukola Olabode

Mechanistic Modeling of Nanoparticle-stabilized Supercritical CO2 Foams and its Implication in Field-scale EOR Applications , Doris Patricia Ortiz Maestre

Dissertations from 2016 2016

Application of the Finite Element Method to Solve Coupled Multiphysics Problems for Subsurface Energy Extraction , Milad Ahmadi

Design and Analysis of Geothermal Wellbore Energy Conversion System Working on Zero Mass Withdrawal Principle , Ildar Akhmadullin

Statistical Reservoir Characterization, Simulation, and Optimization Of Field Scale-Gas Assisted Gravity Drainage (GAGD) Process with Uncertainty Assessments , Watheq Jasim Mohammed Al-Mudhafar

Mathematical Scaling and Statistical Modeling of Geopressured Geothermal Reservoirs , Esmail Ansari

Application of the Variational Fracture Model to Hydraulic Fracturing in Poroelastic Media , Chukwudi Chukwudozie

Simulation Studies For Relative Importance Of Unconventional Reservoir Subgrid Scale Physics Parameters , Yaakoub Youssef El Khamra

Modelling Hydraulic Fracturing Propagation in Heterogeneous Reservoirs Using Cohesive Zone Methods , Miguel Alejandro Gonzalez-Chavez

A Numerical Investigation of Wellbore Stability Problems Using an Elastoplastic Model , Chang Huang

Impacts of Rock-Brine Interactions on Petrophysical Properties of a Sandstone Reservoir, Utilizing Geochemical and Pore Network Modeling , Masoud Safari-Zanjani

Development of Single-Well Gas Assisted Gravity Drainage Process for Enhanced Oil Recovery , Bikash Deep Saikia

Expandable Proppants for Hydraulic Fracturing , Livio Yang Santos

Modeling Churn and Annular Flow Regimes in Vertical and Near-Vertical Pipes with Small and Large Diameters , Erika Viana Pagan

Theses from 2015 2015

Modelling of Channelization in Unconsolidated Formations Due to Liquid Injection , Juan Felipe Bautista Barake

Multiscale Modeling of Particle Transport in Petroleum Reservoirs , Layne Bryan French

Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics to Near-Wellbore Modeling of a Gas Well , Oscar Mauricio Molina

Post-Treatment Assessment of Hydraulic Fracturing with Integrated Modeling of Natural Fracture Distribution , Ping Puyang

Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Scenarios Development and Their Associated Risk Assessment , Muhammad Zulqarnain

Theses from 2014 2014

Investigating Different Coding Environments for Simplified Reservoir Characterization Models , Atheer Mohammad Al Attar

Multiscale Estimation of Inertial Effects for Frac-Pack Completed Gas Reservoirs , Sultan Anbar

Poroelastic Inhomogeneities: Applications in Reservoir Geomechanics , Houman Bedayat

Experimental Assessment of Cement Integrity under Thermal Cycle Loading Conditions in Geopressured Geothermal Reservoirs , Kolawole Saheed Bello

Effects Of Drill-pipe Whirling Motion On Cuttings Transport Performance For Horizontal Drilling , Yasin Demiralp

Removal of Sustained Casing Pressure by Gravity Displacement of Annular Fluid , Efecan Demirci

Quantifying Phase Configuration Inside an Intact Core Based on Wettability Using X-ray Computed Tomography , Dinara Dussenova

Analysis of microseismic events associated with hydraulic fracture propagation , Chennu Fan

Experimental assessment of expandable casing technology as a solution for microannular gas flow , Darko Kupresan

Modeling of Foam Flow in Porous Media for Subsurface Environmental Remediation , Seungjun Lee

Investigation of Dimensionality-Dependent Foam Rheological Properties by Using Mechanistic Foam Model , Woochan Lee

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Master of science in petroleum engineering.

The Master of Science degree in the Department of Petroleum Engineering is a thesis option research-based degree that will prepare graduates with the skills to pursue global opportunities in the petroleum industry. The research skills developed through fundamental courses in multiple areas of petroleum engineering will enable graduates to be successful leaders in the petroleum field of their choice.

This program is also approved for delivery via asynchronous distance education technology.

Steps to Fulfill a Masters Program  

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 proposal, final examination/thesis defense, final examination grading, student’s advisory committee.

On-Campus and Distance Education Degree Programs

The Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering requires a thesis.

For the Thesis option, after receiving admission to graduate studies and enrolling for coursework, the student will consult with the head of their major or administrative department (or intercollegiate faculty, if applicable) concerning appointment of the chair of his or her advisory committee. The student’s advisory committee for the MS degree will consist of no fewer than three members of the graduate faculty, representative of the student’s fields of study and research. The chair or the co-chair of the advisory committee must be from the student’s major department (or intercollegiate faculty, if applicable), and at least one or more of the members must have an appointment to a department other than the student’s major department. The outside member for students in an interdisciplinary program must have an appointment to a department different from the chair of the student’s committee.

The chair, in consultation with the student, will select the remainder of the advisory committee. The student will interview each prospective committee member to determine whether they are willing to serve. Only graduate faculty members located on Texas A&M University campuses may serve as chair of a student’s advisory committee. Other graduate faculty members located off campus may serve as a member or co-chair (but not chair) with a member as the chair. The chair of the committee, who usually has immediate supervision of the student’s research and thesis, has the responsibility for calling required meetings of the committee and for calling meetings at any other time considered desirable.

If the chair of a student’s advisory committee voluntarily leaves the University and the student is near completion of the degree and wants the chair to continue to serve in this role, the student is responsible for securing a current member of the University Graduate Faculty, from the student’s academic program and located near the Texas A&M University campus site, to serve as the co-chair of the committee. The Department Head or Chair of Intercollegiate faculty may request in writing to the Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate and Professional School that a faculty member who is on an approved leave of absence or has voluntarily separated from the university, be allowed to continue to serve in the role of chair of a student’s advisory committee without a co-chair for up to one year. The student should be near completion of the degree. Extensions beyond the one year period can be granted with additional approval of the Dean.

If the chair of the student’s advisory committee is unavailable for an extended time in any academic period during which the student is involved in activities relating to an internship, thesis or professional paper, and is registered for courses such as 684, 691, 692, or 693, the student may request, in writing, that the department head appoint an alternate advisory committee chair during the interim period.

The duties of the committee include responsibility for the proposed degree plan, the research proposal, the thesis and the final examination. In addition, the committee as a group and as individual members are responsible for advising the student on academic matters, and, in the case of academic deficiency, initiating recommendations to the Graduate and Professional School.

The committee members’ approval on the degree plan indicate their willingness to accept the responsibility for guiding and directing the entire academic program of the student and for initiating all academic actions concerning the student. Although individual committee members may be replaced by petition for valid reasons, a committee cannot resign  en masse.

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 located on the website  https://ogsdpss.tamu.edu .

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.

Credit Requirement

A minimum of 30 semester credit hours is required for the Master of Science degree. 

A student who has earned 12 hours of graduate credit in residence at Texas A&M University may be authorized to transfer courses in excess of the limits prescribed below upon the advice of the advisory committee and with the approval of the Graduate and Professional School. Courses taken in residence at an accredited U.S. institution or approved international institution with a final grade of B or greater may be considered for transfer credit if, at the time the courses were completed, the courses would be accepted for credit toward a similar degree for a student in degree-seeking status at the host institution. Otherwise, the limitations stated in the following section apply. Coursework in which no formal grades are given or in which grades other than letter grades A or B are earned (for example, CR, P, S, U, H, etc.) is not accepted for transfer credit. Courses appearing on the degree plan with grades of D, F or U may not be absolved by transfer work. Credit for thesis research or the equivalent is not transferable. Credit for coursework submitted for transfer from any college or university must be shown in semester credit hours or equated to semester credit hours. An official transcript from the university at which the transfer coursework was taken must be sent directly to the Office of Admissions.

Courses used toward a degree at another institution may not be applied for graduate credit. If the course to be transferred was taken prior to the conferral of a degree at the transfer institution, a letter from the registrar at that institution stating that the course was not applied for credit toward the degree must be submitted to the Graduate and Professional School.

Grades for courses completed at other institutions are not included in computing the GPA.

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.

• Graduate and/or upper-level undergraduate courses taken in residence at an accredited U.S. institution, or approved international institution with a final grade of B or greater will be considered for transfer credit if, at the time the courses were completed, the student was in degree-seeking status at Texas A&M University, or the student was in degree-seeking status at the institution at which the courses were taken, and if the courses would be accepted for credit toward a similar degree for a student in degree-seeking status at the host institution.
• Courses previously used for another degree are not acceptable for degree plan credit.
• The maximum number of credit hours taken in post-baccalaureate non-degree (G6) classification at Texas A&M University which may be considered for application to the degree plan is 12.
• Two consecutive semesters of zero credit PETE 681 (Seminar) is required for master's students.  A zero credit 684 or 685 course is only allowed for non-thesis option master's students. A zero credit 681 course can be used for either thesis or non-thesis option master’s students. Other courses, including 691 (Research) hours, are not eligible for zero credit.
• Not more than 8 hours in the combination of 691 (Research), 684 (Professional Internship), or SOPH 680 may be used. Under normal circumstances, non-thesis master's students may not use 691 hours on their degree plan. However, for non-thesis master's students who are using 691 hours on the degree plan, see the Non-Thesis Option section on the Program Requirements page in the graduate catalog for the degree they are pursuing.
• Not more than 8 hours of 685 (Directed Studies) may be used.
• Not more than 3 hours of 690 (Theory of Research) may be used.
• Not more than 3 hours of 695 (Frontiers in Research) may be used.
• A maximum of 2 hours of 681 (Seminar).
• A maximum of 9 hours of advanced undergraduate courses (300- or 400-level).
• For graduate courses of three weeks’ duration or less, taken at other institutions, up to 1 hour of credit may be obtained for each five-day week of coursework. Each week of coursework must include at least 15 contact hours.
• Continuing education courses may not be used for graduate credit.
• Extension courses are not acceptable for credit.

For non-distance degree programs, no more than 50 percent of the non-research coursework 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

An acceptable thesis is required for the Master of Science degree for a student who selects the thesis option program. The finished work must reflect a comprehensive understanding of the pertinent literature and express in clear English, the problem(s) for student, the method, significance, and results of the student’s original research. Thesis formatting must be acceptable to the Graduate and Professional School as outlined in the Guidelines for Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study.

After successful defense (or exemption) and approval by the student’s advisory committee and the head of the student’s major department (or chair of intercollegiate faculty, if appropriate), the student must submit the thesis in electronic format as a single PDF file to https://etd.tamu.edu/ . Additionally, a thesis approval form with original signatures must be received by the Graduate and Professional School through the Academic Requirements Completion System (ARCS). Both the PDF file and the completed approval form must be received by the deadline.

Deadline dates for submitting the thesis are announced each semester or summer term in the “Graduate and Professional School Calendar” (see Time Limit statement). These dates also can be accessed via the  Graduate and Professional School website .

Each student who submits a manuscript for review is assessed a one-time thesis/dissertation processing fee through Student Business Services. This processing fee is for the thesis/dissertation services provided. After commencement, theses and dissertations are digitally stored and made available through the Texas A&M Libraries.

A thesis that is deemed unacceptable by the Graduate and Professional School because of excessive corrections will be returned to the student’s department head or chair of the intercollegiate faculty, if applicable . The manuscript must be resubmitted as a new document, and the entire review process must begin again. All original submittal deadlines must be met during the resubmittal process to graduate.

For the thesis option Master of Science degree, the student must prepare a thesis proposal for approval by the advisory committee and the head of the major department or chair of the interdisciplinary faculty, if applicable. This proposal must be submitted to the Graduate and Professional School at least 20 working days prior to the submission of the request for the final examination.

Compliance issues must be addressed if a graduate student is performing research involving human subjects, animals, infectious biohazards and recombinant DNA. A student involved in these types of research should check with the Office of Research Compliance and Biosafety at (979) 458-1467 to address questions about all research compliance responsibilities. Additional information can also be obtained on the  Office of Research Compliance and Biosafety  website.

A student must pass a final examination by dates announced each semester or summer term in the Graduate and Professional School Calendar . To be eligible to take the final examination, a student’s GPA must be at least 3.000 for courses on the degree plan and for all courses completed at Texas A&M which are eligible to be applied to a graduate degree, and there must be no unabsolved grades of D, F or U for any course listed on the degree plan. To absolve a deficient grade, the student must repeat the course at Texas A&M University and achieve a grade of C or better. All coursework on the degree plan must have been completed with the exception of those hours for which the student is registered. For thesis option students, an approved thesis proposal must be on file in the Graduate and Professional School according to published deadlines prior to the final examination or submission of the request for exemption from the final examination.

A request to schedule the final examination must be submitted to the Graduate and Professional School via ARCS a minimum of 10 working days in advance of the scheduled date for the examination. The Graduate and Professional School will be notified via ARCS of any cancellations. A student may be given only one opportunity to repeat the final examination for the master’s degree and that must be within a time period that does not extend beyond the end of the next regular semester (Summer terms are excluded).

For thesis option students, the final examination covers the thesis and all work taken on the degree plan and at the option of the committee may be written, oral or both. The final examination may not be administered before the thesis is available to all members of the student’s advisory committee in substantially final form, and all members have had adequate time to review the document. The examination is conducted by the student’s advisory committee as finally constituted. A thesis option student must be registered at the University in the semester or summer term in which the final examination is taken. Persons other than members of the graduate faculty may, with mutual consent of the candidate and the major professor, attend final examinations for advanced degrees. Upon completion of the questioning of the candidate, all visitors must excuse themselves from the proceedings. A positive vote by all members of the graduate committee with at most one dissension is required to pass a student on their exam. A department, or interdisciplinary degree program, may have a stricter requirement provided there is consistency within all degree programs within a department or interdisciplinary degree program.

The student’s advisory committee will conduct this examination. The student’s department will promptly report the results of the Final Examination to the Graduate and Professional School via the Academic Requirements Completion System (ARCS) within 10 working days of completion of the final examination. If an approved committee member substitution (1 only) has been made, their approval must be submitted to the Graduate and Professional School via ARCS.

If the program requires the advisory committee to include at least one external member – with an appointment to a department other than the student’s major department – and the substitution is for the sole external member of the advisory committee, then the substitute must also be external to the student’s major department. In extenuating circumstances, with approval of the Graduate and Professional School, an exception to this requirement may be granted.

A thesis option candidate may petition to be exempt from the final examination provided the degree plan GPA is 3.500 or greater and they have has the approval of the advisory committee, the head of the student’s major department, or intercollegiate chair, if appropriate, and the Graduate and Professional School. It is required that the petition for exemption be submitted the same semester the student intends to submit the thesis.

Additional Requirements

Continuous registration, foreign languages, application for degree.

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. A minimum of 1 credit hour must be in a non-distance education delivery mode. Semesters during which the student is enrolled in all distance education coursework will not count toward fulfillment of the residence requirement. 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, students are required to submit a Petition for Waivers and Exceptions along with verification of their employment to the Graduate and Professional School.

See  Residence Requirements .

Distance Education Degree Program

The distance education modality does not have any residency requirement.

A student in the thesis option of the Master of Science program who has completed all coursework on his or 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 .

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.

No specific language requirement exists for the Master of Science degree.

For information on applying for your degree, please visit the  Graduation  section.

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