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Petroleum Engineering Curriculum

128 hours total

Freshman Year - Fall Semester

Course Hours
Total Credit Hours17
CH 1211Inv. in Chemistry1
CH 1213Fund. of Chemistry3
PTE 1101Intro to Petroleum Engineering*1
EN 1103English Comp. I3
MA 1713Calculus I3
Humanities Elective3
Social Science Elective3

Freshman Year - Spring Semester

Course Hours
Total Credit Hours16
CH 1221Inv. in Chemistry1
CH 1223Fund. of Chemistry3
CHE 2213CHE Analysis**3
EN 1113English Comp. II3
MA 1723Calculus II3
PH 2213Physics I3
 

Sophomore Year - Fall Semester

Course Hours
Total Credit Hours16
CHE 2114Mass and Energy Balances4
MA 2733Calculus III3
CHE 3203Fluids Unit Operations*3
EM 2413Engineering Mechanics I3
PTE 3953Reservoir Rock Properties*3
   

Sophomore Year - Spring Semester

Course Hours
Total Credit Hours17
MA 2743Calculus IV3
PTE 3902PTE Lab I**2
EM 3213Mechanics of Materials3
PTE 3903Reservoir Fluid Properties**3
IE 4613Engineering Statistics I3
CHE 3113Thermo I3

Junior Year - Fall Semester

Course Hours
Total Credit Hours17
PTE 3963Drilling*3
PTE 4953Formation Evaluation*3
PTE 3973Petroleum Production*3
PTE 3912PTE Lab II*2
MA 3253Differential Equations3
IE 3913Engineering Economy I3

Junior Year - Spring Semester

Course Hours
Total Credit Hours15
PTE 4923Completion Design**3
PTE 4903Reservoir Engineering I**3
PTE 4993Petroleum Economic Analysis**3
CHE 3213Heat Transfer3
GG 4413Structural Geology3
   

Senior Year - Fall Semester

Course Hours
Total Credit Hours15
PTE 4913Reservoir Engineering II*3
GE 3513Technical Writing3
GGGeology Elective3
Technical Elective3
CHE 3413Engineering Materials*3

Senior Year - Spring Semester

Course Hours
Total Credit Hours15
PTE 4963Oil Recovery Methods**3
PTE 4983Capstone Design in PTE**3
Humanities Elective3
Social Science Elective3
Fine Arts Elective3

* Taught during fall semester only
** Taught during spring semester only

(Rev. January 9, 2019)