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Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

DEGREE PLAN

Undergraduate Students

Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering (PETR)

Petroleum Engineering (hereinafter PETR) majors must earn a grade of C- or better in all engineering, mathematics, and science courses, including courses considered for transfer credit.

After attempting at least six hours within the major, if the cumulative major GPA is below 2.25, the student is placed on probation.

Once on probation, in the next semester(s), the semester GPA is evaluated. If the semester major GPA is greater than or equal to 2.25, but the cumulative GPA is below 2.25, the student continues on probation. If the semester major GPA is below 2.25 the student is suspended.

Hours in the major include all PETR courses plus MATH 3321, MECE 2334, CIVE 3334, CHEE 1331.

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING CURRICULUM FLOW CHART

—FIRST YEAR—

FALL SEMESTER

COURSE # DESCRIPTION HOURS
ENGL 1303 Freshman Composition 3
HIST 1377 US History to 1877 3
CHEM 1372 Fund. of Chemistry for Engineers* 3
CHEM 1117 Fund. of Chemistry Lab* 1
MATH 1431 Calculus I 4
GEOL 1330 Physical Geology 3
Total Hours   17

*CHEM 1372/1117 can be replaced with CHEM 1331/1111 and CHEM 1332/1112

SPRING SEMESTER

COURSE # DESCRIPTION HOURS
CHEE 1331 Computing for Engineers 3
POLS 1336 US and Texas Constitutions and Politics 3
MATH 1432 Calculus II 4
PETR 1111 Introduction to Hydrocarbon Resources 1
PHYS 1321 Physics I 3
ENGL 1304 Freshman Composition II 3
Total Hours   17

 

—SECOND YEAR—

FALL SEMESTER

COURSE # DESCRIPTION HOURS
  Humanities Core 3
MATH 2433 Calculus III 4
PHYS 1322 Physics II 3
  Visual and Performing Arts Core 3
INDE 2333 Engineering Statistics I 3
Total Hours   16

 

SPRING SEMESTER

COURSE # DESCRIPTION HOURS
MATH 3321 Engineering Mathematics 3
MECE 2334 Thermodynamics I * 3
  Social & Behavioral Science 3
PETR 2311 Reservoir Petrophysics 3
ENGI 2304 Technical Communication 3
HIST 1378 US History Since 1877 3
Total Hours   18

* Replace with CHEE 2332 for students taking PETR Module 3

—THIRD YEAR—

FALL SEMESTER

COURSE # DESCRIPTION HOURS
PETR 3211 Petroleum Engineering Lab 2
PETR 3321 Petroleum Transient Testing 3
PETR 3313 Reservoir Fluids 3
PETR 3315 Introduction to Well Logging 3
MECE 3400 Introduction to Mechanics 4
PETR 3362 Reservoir Engineering I 3
Total Hours   18

 

SPRING SEMESTER

COURSE # DESCRIPTION HOURS
PETR 3318 Well Drilling and Completion I 3
CIVE 3334 Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics Engineering 3
  PETR Module 1: Course 1 3
  PETR Module 2/3: Course 1 3
  PETR Elective 1 3
POLS 1337 US Government 3
Total Hours   18

 

—FOURTH YEAR—

FALL SEMESTER

COURSE # DESCRIPTION HOURS
  PETR Module 1: Course 2 3
PETR 5311 Creativity & Innovation 3
ENGI 4397 Engineering Leadership & Entrepreneurism Program 3
  PETR Module 2: Course 2 3
  or PETR Module 3: Course 2 and Course 3 1 and 3
  PETR Elective 2 3
Total Hours   15
 
(Module 3)
 16

 

SPRING SEMESTER

COURSE # DESCRIPTION HOURS
  PETR Module 1: Course 3 3
  PETR Elective 3 3
  PETR Module 2: Course 3 3
  or PETR Module 3: Course 4 3
PETR 5300 Data Mining & Database Management 3
PETR 5392 Project Management 3
Total Hours
(Module 2)
 15
 
(Module 3)
 15

 

Total Hours for Degree (Module 2) 134
Total Hours for Degree (Module 3) 135

PETR students must take PETR Module 1 and either PETR Module 2 or Module 3 below. These options are as follows:

  PETR Module 1: Reservoir Engineering  
PETR 5302 Reservoir Engineering II (Prerequisites: PETR 3362, PETR 3313, PETR 2311) 3
PETR 5325 Integrated Reservoir Characterization (Prerequisites: PETR 2311, PETR 3313, PETR 3315) 3
PETR 5324 Theory of Reservoir Modeling (Prerequisites: MATH 3321, MECE 2334 and PETR 3313) 3
 
Total Hours
 9

 

  PETR Module 2: Production Engineering  
PETR 5372

Petroleum Production Operations I (Prerequisites: PETR 3318, PETR 2311, PETR 3313, PETR 3315)

 3
PETR 5310 Petroleum Production Economics (Prerequisites: PETR 3362, PETR 3313, PETR 2311) 3
PETR 5350 Natural Gas Engineering (Prerequisites: PETR 3362, PETR 3313) 3
 
Total Hours
 9

 

  PETR Module 3: Chemical Engineering  
CHEM 1332

Fundamentals of Chemistry (Prerequisite: MATH 1310)

 3

CHEM 1112

Fundamentals of Chemistry laboratory (Prerequisite: Credit for or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 1332)

 1

CHEE 2331

Chemical Processes (Prerequisites: CHEM 1331, CHEM 1332)

 3

CHEE 3333

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II (Prerequisites: CHEE 2332)

 3
 
Total Hours
 10

Each PETR student has to take at least three elective courses (9 credit hours) from the list of courses below. Students are expected to have completed the specific course prerequisites for their selected elective courses. (* denotes courses required within the curriculum)


CIVE 3331

Environmental Engineering (Prerequisites for PETR students: CHEM 1117*, CHEM 1372*, MECE 2334*)

 3

INDE 3333

Engineering Economy I (Prerequisites: INDE 2333* or MECE 3360)

 3

ECE 3336

Introduction to Circuits and Electronics (Prerequisites: MATH 2433* and PHYS 1322*)

 3
 
Total Hours
 9

 

 
Elective Group 1
  

ECE 3336

Introduction to Circuits and Electronics (Prerequisites: MATH 2433*, and PHYS 1322*)

 3

MECE 2336

Mechanics I (Prerequisites: PHYS 1321* and credit for or concurrent enrollment in MATH 2433*)

 3

MECE 3360

Experimental Methods (Prerequisites: MECE 1331 (CHEE 1331*), ECE 3336, ENGI 2304*, MECE 2334* and MECE 2336)

 3
 
Total Hours
 9

 

 
Elective Group 2
  

CIVE 2330

Mechanics I (Statics) (Prerequisites: PHYS 1321* and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CIVE 1331 (CHEE 1331*) and MATH 2433*)

 3

CIVE 2332

Mechanics of Deformable Solids (Prerequisites: CIVE 2330 and MATH 2433* and credit for or concurrent enrollment in MECT 3341)

 3

MECT 3341

Computer Aided Drafting I (requires concurrent enrollment with CIVE 2332)

 3
 
Total Hours
 9

 

 
Elective Group 3 (12 credits)
  

CIVE 2330

Mechanics I (Statics) (Prerequisites: PHYS 1321* and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CIVE 1331 (CHEE 1331*) and MATH 2433*)

 3

CIVE 2332

Mechanics of Deformable Solids (Prerequisites: CIVE 2330 and MATH 2433* and credit for or concurrent enrollment in MECT 3341)

 3

MECT 3341

Computer Aided Drafting I (requires concurrent enrollment with CIVE 2332)

3

CIVE 3339

Geotechnical Engineering (Prerequisites: CIVE 2332 and credit for or concurrent enrollment in MATH 3321*)

3
 
Total Hours
 12

 

 
Elective Group 4 (12 credits)
  

CIVE 2330

Mechanics I (Statics) (Prerequisites: PHYS 1321* and credit for or concurrent enrollment in CIVE 1331(CHEE 1331*) and MATH 2433*)

 3

CIVE 2332

Mechanics of Deformable Solids (Prerequisites: CIVE 2330 and MATH 2433* and credit for or concurrent enrollment in MECT 3341)

 3

MECT 3341

Computer Aided Drafting I (requires concurrent enrollment with CIVE 2332)

 3

CIVE 3337

Theory of Structures (Prerequisite: CIVE 2332)

 3
 
Total Hours
 9

 

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