Petroleum Engineering B.S.
Minimum Requirements for Petroleum Engineering, B.S.: 131 credits
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Complete the general education requirements. | 36-40 | |
| As part of the general education requirements, complete the following: | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| General Chemistry II | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| B.S. Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the B.S. degree requirements. | 16 | |
| As part of the B.S. requirements, complete the following: | ||
| Library Information and Research | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Petroleum Engineering Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| ES F201 | Computer Techniques | 3 |
| ES F208 | Mechanics | 4 |
| ES F331 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| ES F341 | Fluid Mechanics | 4 |
| ES F346 | Introduction to Thermodynamics | 3 |
| GE F261 | General Geology for Engineers | 3-4 |
| or GEOS F101X | The Dynamic Earth | |
| MATH F253X | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH F302 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| MATH F426 | Numerical Analysis | 3 |
| or ES F301 | Engineering Analysis | |
| PETE F101 | Fundamentals of Petroleum, Drilling and Production | 2 |
| PETE F201 | Future Trends in the Oil and Gas Industry | 1 |
| PETE F301 | Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties | 4 |
| PETE F302 | Well Logging | 3 |
| PETE F303 | Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties Laboratory | 1 |
| PETE/GEOS F370 | Sedimentology and Structural Geology for Petroleum Engineers | 4 |
| PETE F407 | Petroleum Production Engineering | 3 |
| PETE F411 | Drilling Fluids Laboratory | 1 |
| PETE F421 | Reservoir Characterization | 3 |
| PETE F426 | Drilling Engineering | 3 |
| PETE F431 | Natural Gas Engineering | 2 |
| PETE F456 | Petroleum Evaluation and Economic Decisions | 3 |
| PETE F469 | Enhanced Oil Recovery and Reservoir Simulation | 3 |
| PETE F476 | Petroleum Reservoir Engineering | 3 |
| PETE F478 | Well Test Analysis | 2 |
| PETE F481 | Well Completions and Stimulation Design | 3 |
| PETE F487A | Petroleum Project Design 1,2 | 1 |
| PETE F487B | Petroleum Project Design 2 | 1 |
| STAT F300 | Statistics | 3 |
| Complete one of the following approved electives: | 3 | |
| Permafrost Engineering | ||
| Elements of Electrical Engineering | ||
| Engineering Decisions | ||
| Heat and Mass Transfer | ||
| Energy and the Environment | ||
| Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination | ||
| Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination administered by the State of Alaska. | ||
| Total Credits | 131 | |
- 1
PETE F487A is prerequisite for PETE F487B.
- 2
Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement.
