Petroleum Engineering BS

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Communication Literacy Requirement

For information on courses meeting the CL requirement for the Petroleum Engineering major, please see an advisor.

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
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
GEOL 3324 - 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
PHYS 2401 - Principles of Physics II 4 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 17

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 and ; and ; and ; and 3 hours each from Creative Arts, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Oral Communication, and the Multicultural list. fulfills the university’s core Language, Philosophy, and Culture requirement.