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 Curriculum

First Year

Fall

CHEM 1307 - Principles of Chemistry I 3 Semester Credit Hours AND
CHEM 1107 - Experimental Principles of Chemistry I 1 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1451 - Calculus I with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
ENGR 1315 - Introduction to Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 17

Spring

Oral Communications 3 Semester Credit Hours *
ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 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

Summer

International Experience Requirement – Study Abroad, Int’l Research, Int’l Internship

Second Year

Fall

CE 2301 - Statics 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
ME 2301 - Statics 3 Semester Credit Hours
ME 2322 - Engineering Thermodynamics I 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 2450 - Calculus III with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
PHYS 2401 - Principles of Physics II 4 Semester Credit Hours
GEOL 3324 - Geology for Petroleum Engineers 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 17

Spring

MATH 3350 - Higher Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I 3 Semester Credit Hours
PETR 2301 - Petroleum Geology 3 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
PETR 2322 - Petroleum Methods 3 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
PETR 3302 - Reservoir Engineering I 3 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
CE 3305 - Mechanics of Fluids 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
ME 3370 - Fluid Mechanics 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 3303 - Mechanics of Solids 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
ME 3403 - Mechanics of Solids 4 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 18

Third Year

Fall

PETR 3303 - Reservoir Rock Properties 3 Semester Credit Hours (Fall only.) AND
PETR 3103 - Reservoir Core Lab 1 Semester Credit Hours (Fall only.)
PETR 3105 - Petroleum Field Trip 1 Semester Credit Hours (Fall only.)
PETR 3306 - Reservoir Engineering II 3 Semester Credit Hours (Fall only.)
IE 2324 - Engineering Economic Analysis 3 Semester Credit Hours
GEOL 4334 - Structural Analysis in Hydrocarbon Systems 3 Semester Credit Hours (Fall only.)
MATH 3342 - Mathematical Statistics for Engineers and Scientists 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
IE 3341 - Engineering Statistics 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 17

Spring

PETR 3107 - Drilling I Rheology Lab 1 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.) AND
PETR 3307 - Drilling I 3 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
PETR 3304 - Formation Evaluation 3 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
PETR 4303 - Petroleum Production Methods 3 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
CE 3302 - Dynamics 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
ME 2302 - Dynamics 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENCO 3350 - Basic Land Practices 3 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 19

Fourth Year

Fall

Select senior electives, degree audit.

PETR 4121 - Petroleum Design I 1 Semester Credit Hours (Fall only.)
PETR 4300 - Petroleum Property Evaluation and Management 3 Semester Credit Hours (Fall only.)
PETR Senior Elective I 3 Semester Credit Hours (Fall only.)
PETR Senior Elective II 3 Semester Credit Hours (Fall only.)
Creative Arts/Multicultural 3 Semester Credit Hours *

Total: 13

Spring

PETR 4222 - Petroleum Design II 2 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
PETR Senior Elective III 3 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
PETR Senior Elective IV 3 Semester Credit Hours (Spring only.)
ENGR 2392 - Engineering Ethics and Its Impact on Society 3 Semester Credit Hours **
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours *

Total: 14

Total Hours: 132

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, Oral Communication, and the Multicultural list.
** Fulfills the university’s core Language, Philosophy, and Culture requirement.

Senior Electives:

Operations Concentration - Fall: PETR 4307 ,PETR 4309 ; Spring: PETR 4314 , PETR 4305 .
Reservoir Concentration - Fall: PETR 4306 , PETR 4319 ; Spring: PETR 4308 , PETR 4324 .