CRAFT & HAWKINS DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

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Petroleum Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum

Courses Offered by semester

Total Semester Hours - 130

Mathematices 1550, 1552, and Physics 2101, 2102 each requires a grade of "C" or better before a student may register for any 3000-level petroleum engineering course. Also, credit must be earned in PETE 3053 before a student may register for any 4000-level petroleum engineering course.

A student may elect to take 6 semester hours of ROTC in place of Petroleum Engineering 1010, 2060, and CM 1030. The 6 semester hous of ROTC must be successfully completed before any substituion will be made.

General education required courses (*).

FRESHMAN YEAR

SEMESTER HOURS

Chemistry 1201*, 1202*, 1212

8

English 1001*

3

Geology 1001, 1003, 1601

7

Mathematicw 1550*, 1552*
9
PETE 1010 or ROTC
2
Construction Management 1030 or ROTC
2
Biological science elective*
3
TOTAL:
34
SOPHOMORE YEAR
SEMESTER HOURS
Civil Engineering 2450
3
Electrical Engineering 2950
3
Mathematics 2056
3
Industrial Engineering 3302
3
PETE 2031, 2032, 2034, 2060
9
Physics2101*, 2102
6
Economics 2030*
3
General education arts/humanties/social sciences courses*
3
TOTAL:
33
JUNIOR YEAR
SEMESTER HOURS
Civil Engineering 2200, 3400
6
Civil Engineering 2460 or Mechanical Engineering 3133
3
English 2000*
3
Mechanical Engineering 3333
3
Petroleum Engineering 3025, 3036, 3037, 3053, 4050
13
Approved geology elective
3
TOTAL:
31
SENIOR YEAR
SEMESTER HOURS
PETE 4045, 4046, 4051, 4056, 4058, 4059, 4060, 4998, 4999
17
General education arts/humanities/social sciences courses*
12
PETE design elective
3
TOTAL:
32

Updated: 4/21/08
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