B.S., Petroleum Engineering
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
Minimum Requirements for Petroleum Engineering, B.S.: 133 credits
Code | Title | Credits |
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General University Requirements | ||
Complete the general university requirements. | ||
General Education Requirements | ||
Complete the general education requirements. | ||
As part of the general education requirements, complete: | ||
General Chemistry I | ||
General Chemistry II | ||
Calculus I | ||
B.S. Degree Requirements | ||
Complete the B.S. degree requirements. | ||
As part of the B.S. degree requirements, complete: | ||
Library Information and Research | ||
Calculus II | ||
General Physics I | ||
General Physics II | ||
Petroleum Engineering Program Requirements | ||
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 | 3 |
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 F466 | Petroleum Recovery Methods | 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 |
PETE F489 | Reservoir Simulation | 2 |
STAT F300 | Statistics | 3 |
Complete one of the following approved electives | ||
CE F424 | Permafrost Engineering | 3 |
ES F307 | Elements of Electrical Engineering | 3 |
ESM F422 | Engineering Decisions | 3 |
ME F441 | Heat and Mass Transfer | 3 |
ME F458 | Energy and the Environment | 3 |
NRM/GEOG/GEOS F423 | Geopolitics of Energy | 3 |
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Examination | ||
Complete the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination administered by the State of Alaska. |
1 | PETE F487A is prerequisite for PETE F487B. |
2 | Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement. |