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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ADMINISTRATION - LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

Glenn Easterly, Coordinator
E-mail address: glenn.easterly@gcsu.edu

MISSION

The Master of Science in Administration-Logistics Management (MSAD) degree program is intended for persons in the government sector and private industry with career fields related to logistics. The program blends academic courses in Logistics with academic courses in Management for people who find themselves involved with the managerial, technical or administrative aspects of the logistics function.

The MSAD is offered at the Georgia College & State University Logistics Education Center located on Robins Air Force Base. For more information about this program contact the Logistics program coordinator. The academic program consists of 36 semester hours of logistics and management related courses. The normal maximum allowable graduate transfer credit limitation for the MSAD program is 9 semester hours; however, up to 12 semester hours of transfer credit may be allowed if the transfer hours involve applicable DAU or PME courses rated by the American Council on Education for graduate degree credit, and if they are approved by the MSAD program coordinator.

REGULAR ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Prospective students seeking admission to this degree program must hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution and show promise of high quality work at the graduate level. There is no specific undergraduate course of study required for admission. Students may begin their program during any academic term. All application materials must be filed with the Graduate Admissions Office. Applicants must submit the following materials: (1) the application form; (2) official “sealed” copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts; (3) official scores from the Millers Analogy Test (MAT); and (4) proof of GCSU immunization requirements. To be granted regular admission status, the applicant must score 670 or higher using the following formula: MAT scaled score + (100 times the undergraduate grade point average), and make a minimum score of at least 370 on the MAT. The GRE or GMAT may be substituted for the MAT.

PROVISIONAL ADMISSION

Applicants who score less than 670 but at least 620 on the admissions formula, and score at least 370 on the MAT, may be granted provisional status, which would allow them to take some courses on a trial basis. If the applicant’s score on the formula is less than 620, or the MAT test score is less than 370, the coordinator may require the applicant to retake the MAT and/or provide reference letters, or may deny admission.

Students on provisional admission status who complete 12 semester hours of graduate courses (or 9 semester hours if taken all in one semester) at GCSU with no final grade less than a B may be admitted to regular status without having to retake the entrance test. Courses taken under provisional status with satisfactory grades will be counted as part of the regular degree program. Earning a final course grade of less than B while in provisional status will cause the student to be dismissed from the MSAD degree program. The Logistics Program Coordinator must approve all courses taken in provisional status.

CONDITIONAL ADMISSION

Applicants who apply too late for full consideration for admission and/or have not submitted all required documents for evaluation may be assigned conditional admission status. While in this status a student may register for one semester only, by completing a GCSU Conditional Registration Agreement for Graduate Students. This form requires the signatures of both the student and the Logistics Program Coordinator. Any student who registers under this agreement must be admitted to either regular or provisional status by the end of the first semester of enrollment to continue taking courses in the degree program. The Logistics Program Coordinator must approve all courses taken in conditional status.

NOTE: Students may take no more than 12 semester hours of course work in conditional and provisional status combined.

ACADEMIC DISMISSAL POLICY

Any MSA/LM student whose institutional grade point average falls below 3.0 will receive an academic warning. If their grade point average falls to or below the equivalent of 6 hours of uncompensated C's, the student will be academically dismissed from the MSA/LM program. An uncompensated C is one letter grade below a B where there is not an A to bring the grade point average up to a 3.0. For example, one C without an A equals one uncompensated C; one D without an A would equal two uncompensated C's. Academic credit towards a graduate degree will not be granted for any grade below a C. However, these grades will be used in determining the institutional grade point average for courses that have not been repeated

An MSA/LM student who has been academically dismissed and wants to be considered for readmission to the program must petition the MSA/LM graduate coordinator and be approved by the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. In order to be considered for admission into a different degree program, the student must petition the degree graduate coordinator and be approved by the Dean of the school in which the program resides.

PROGRAM OF STUDY

The MSAD degree achieves its maximum effectiveness through a flexible approach in designing each student’s program of study. There is a common base of knowledge which Logistics Management students should master, and that is accomplished by the means of a flexible core requiring students to take at least one course from the following four logistics thematic areas: Logistics Engineering (designing logistics into systems), Logistics Management (supply chain management), Logistics Quantitative Methods, and Distribution Logistics.

Taking any of the following specific Logistics courses satisfies the requirement for their respective Logistics theme areas:

Courses are selected among all 5000-6000 level graduate courses in Logistics (LOGS). Students must take at least one course from each of the four Logistics thematic areas as described above.

Courses are selected among all 5000-6000 level graduate courses in Business and Public Administration depending upon the student’s undergraduate background and job-related experiences. The student may select up to three courses (9 hours) from the following Logistics courses if they are not used in Areas I and III:

Electives in Logistics to be selected by the student from any Logistics course not already used in Areas I and II. The student may elect to develop a 3 or 6 hour Research Project (LOGS 6940, Independent Study) as an alternative to completing additional classroom courses.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

The MSAD candidate must meet the normal University requirements for graduation.

FURTHER INFORMATION

For information contact: Logistics Program Coordinator at, Georgia College & State University, Logistics Education Center, 78 FSS/FSDE, 620 9th Street Rm 159, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia 31098-2232, or telephone at (478) 327-7376, fax (478) 926-2468 or by e-mail at glenn.easterly@gcsu.edu.

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