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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
