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Petroleum Engineering, BS

Degree Requirements

The minimum total credits required for a BS degree in Petroleum Engineering is 126.

General Education Requirements

Communication

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ENGL 1301Composition I

3
ENGL 1302Composition II

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Language, Philosophy, and Culture

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
COMM 1301Introduction to the Study of Communication

3
ENGL 2322British Literature To 1800

3
ENGL 2323British Literature Since 1800

3
ENGL 2327American Literature To 1865

3
ENGL 2328American Literature Since 1865

3
PHIL 2300Introduction to Philosophy

3
SPAN 2311Intermediate Spanish I

3
SPAN 2312Intermediate Spanish II

3
SPAN 2320Introduction to Latin American Studies

3
UNIV 1301Honors Freshman Seminar I

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Mathematics

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
MATH 2413Calculus I

4
Total Credit Hours:4

Life and Physical Science

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
CHEM 1311General Chemistry I

3
PHYS 2325University Physics I

3
Total Credit Hours:6

U.S. History

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
HIST 1301History Of The Us To 1877

3
HIST 1302History Of The Us Since 1877

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Political Science

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
PLSC 2305American National Politics

3
PLSC 2306State And Local Politics

3
UNIV 2301Honors Sophomore Seminar I

3
Total Credit Hours:6

Creative Arts

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ARTS 1301Art Appreciation

3
ARTS 1303Art History Survey I

3
ARTS 1304Art History Survey II

3
DRAM 1310Introduction To Theatre Arts

3
MUSI 1301Jazz, Pop, and Rock

3
MUSI 1306Music Appreciation

3
UNIV 1302Honors Freshman Seminar II

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Social and Behavioral Science

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ECON 2301Principles Of Macroeconomics

3
ECON 2302Principles Of Microeconomics

3
LEAD 1301Introduction to Leadership Studies

3
PSYC 1301Introduction To Psychology

3
SOCI 1301Introduction to Sociology

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Component Area

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
COMM 1315Introduction to Public Speaking

3
Total Credit Hours:3

Component Area Other Options

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
CHEM 1111General Chemistry Lab I

1
PHYS 2125University Physics I Laboratory

1
Total Credit Hours:2

Total Credit Hours: 42

Non-Petroleum Engineering Required Courses

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
ENGR 2403Engineering Mechanics Statics and Dynamics

4
Mechanics Of Materials

3
GEOL 1101Physical Geology Laboratory

1
GEOL 1301Physical Geology

3
MATH 2414Calculus II

4
MATH 2415Calculus III

4
MATH 3301Introduction to Probability I

3
MATH 3320Differential Equations

3
PHYS 2126University Physics II Laboratory

1
PHYS 2326University Physics II

3

Total Credit Hours: 29

Petroleum Engineering Required Courses

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
PENG 2101Petroleum Fundamentals

1
PENG 3101Drilling Fluids Lab

1
PENG 3103Petroleum Rock Mechanics Lab

1
PENG 3104Reservoir Engineering Lab

1
PENG 3203Petroleum Rock Mechanics

2
PENG 3301Drilling Engineering

3
PENG 3302Reservoir Rocks and Fluids Properties

3
PENG 3304Reservoir Engineering

3
PENG 3305Well Design

3
PENG 3307Formation Evaluation

3
PENG 3326Petroleum Resource Economics and Valuation

3
PENG 3354Petroleum Fluid Mechanics

3
PENG 3375Petroleum Fluids and Thermodynamics

3
PENG 4301Production Engineering

3
PENG 4302Well Testing

3
PENG 4303Reservoir Description

3
PENG 4305Reservoir Engineering II

3
PENG 4309Petroleum Data Analytics

3
PENG 4410Senior Project

4

Total Credit Hours: 49

Elective Courses

Choose two

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
PENG 4304Natural Gas Engineering

3
PENG 4306Numerical Reservoir Simulation

3
PENG 4307Advanced Drilling Engineering

3
PENG 4308Introduction to Unconventional Resources

3

Total Credit Hours: 6