Petroleum Engineering BS

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Communication Literacy Requirement

Communication Literacy courses for the Petroleum Engineering, BS are: PETR 3303 , PETR 3103 , PETR 3307 , PETR 3107 , PETR 4121 , and PETR 4222 .

Recommended Foundational Curriculum for Engineering All Majors

First Year

Fall

ENGR 1330 - Computational Thinking with Data Science 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGR 1110 - Engineering Seminar 1 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1451 - Calculus I with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1307 - Principles of Chemistry I 3 Semester Credit Hours AND
CHEM 1107 - Experimental Principles of Chemistry I 1 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

ENGR 1320 - Bio-Inspired Design for Engineers 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
ENGR 1340 - Introduction to Engineering Design 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGR 2392 - Engineering Ethics and Its Impact on Society 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1452 - Calculus II with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
PHYS 1408 - Principles of Physics I 4 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 17

Recommended Curriculum

Second Year

Fall

CE 2301 - Statics 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
ME 2301 - Statics 3 Semester Credit Hours
PETR 2324 - Geology for Petroleum Engineers 3 Semester Credit Hours (Fall only.)
MATH 2450 - Calculus III with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
ME 2322 - Engineering Thermodynamics I 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
PETR 2325 - Thermodynamics for Petroleum Engineers 3 Semester Credit Hours
PHYS 2401 - Principles of Physics II 4 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 17

Spring

CE 3303 - Mechanics of Solids 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
ME 3303 - Solid Mechanics 3 Semester Credit Hours
ME 3370 - Fluid Mechanics 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
PETR 2327 - Fluid Mechanics for Petroleum Engineers 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 3350 - Higher Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I 3 Semester Credit Hours
PETR 2303 - Petroleum Geology 3 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
PETR 2326 - Petroleum Methods 3 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
PETR 2302 - Reservoir Engineering I 3 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)

Total: 18

Third Year

Fall

PETR 3304 - Formation Evaluation 3 Semester Credit Hours (Fall only.)
PETR 4324 - Data Analytics in Petroleum Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours
PETR 3303 - Reservoir Rock Properties 3 Semester Credit Hours (Fall only.) AND
PETR 3103 - Reservoir Core Lab 1 Semester Credit Hours (Fall only.)
PETR 3306 - Reservoir and Carbon Utilization and Storage Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours (Fall only.)
Oral Communications 3 Semester Credit Hours *

Total: 16

Spring

ECE 3301 - General Electrical Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours
PETR 3107 - Drilling I Rheology Lab 1 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.) AND
PETR 3307 - Drilling I 3 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
GEOL 4334 - Structural Analysis in Hydrocarbon Systems 3 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
PETR 3105 - Petroleum Field Trip 1 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
PETR 4303 - Petroleum Production and Carbon Storage Methods 3 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
PETR 3350 - Basic Land Practices 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 17

Fourth Year

Fall

PETR 4222 - Petroleum Design I 2 Semester Credit Hours (Fall only.)
IE 2324 - Engineering Economic Analysis 3 Semester Credit Hours
PETR Senior Elective I 3 Semester Credit Hours (Fall only.)
PETR Senior Elective II 3 Semester Credit Hours (Fall only.)
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 17

Spring

PETR 4305 - Production and Carbon Storage Facilities and Processing 3 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
PETR 4121 - Petroleum Design II 1 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
PETR Senior Elective III 3 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours *
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours
Creative Arts 3 Semester Credit Hours * (ART 1309 )

Total: 16

Total Hours: 133

One year (two semesters) of a single foreign language required if student did not successfully complete two years of foreign language in high school.

* Students must complete the university’s core curriculum consisting of ENGL 1301 and ENGL 1302 ; HIST 2300 and HIST 2301 ; POLS 1301 and POLS 2306 ; and 3 hours each from Creative Arts, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Oral Communication. ENGR 2392 fulfills the university’s core Language, Philosophy, and Culture requirement.

Senior Electives:

Operations Concentration - PETR 4307 and PETR 4107 , PETR 4314 , PETR 4309 .
Reservoir Concentration - PETR 4306 , PETR 4308 , PETR 4319 , PETR 4326 .

Petroleum Grad level electives (Limit 2) - Departmental and faculty approval required.