Petroleum Engineering, B.S.P.E.

Mathematical Sciences (17 hours)

• MATH 2014 Calculus I
• MATH 2024 Calculus II
• MATH 2073 Calculus III
• MATH 3073 Differential Equations
• STAT 4813 Statistical Methods for Scientists and Engineers

Physical Sciences (18 hours)

• CHEM 1013 General Chemistry I
• CHEM 1011 General Chemistry I Laboratory
• GEOL 1014 Physical Geology
• GEOL 3153 Sedimentary Rocks and Processes
• PHYS 2053 General Physics I
• PHYS 2063 General Physics II
• PHYS 2051 General Physics I Laboratory

Engineering Science (15 hours)

• ES 2013 Statics
• ES 3003 Introductory Fluid Mechanics
• ES 3023 Mechanics of Materials
• ES 3053 Thermodynamics
• ES 3073 Heat Transfer

Petroleum Engineering Professional Courses (49 hours)

• PE 1001 Introduction to Petroleum Engineering
• PE 2101 Rock and Fluid Properties Lab
• PE 2113 Rock Properties
• PE 2123 Fluid Properties
• PE 3003 Petroleum Economics and Property Evaluation
• PE 3013 Computer Applications in Petroleum Engineering
• PE 3023 Reservoir Engineering I
• PE 3041 Drilling Lab
• PE 3043 Drilling Engineering I
• PE 3073 Production Engineering I

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• PE 3323 Unconventional Resources or
• PE 4183 Flow Assurance

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• PE 4043 Drilling Engineering II
• PE 4053 Formation Evaluation
• PE 4063 Well Construction and Completion Design
• PE 4071 Production Engineering Lab
• PE 4073 Production Engineering II
• PE 4113 Reservoir Engineering II
• PE 4513 Integrated Reservoir Modeling
• PE 4983 Capstone Design

Petroleum Engineering Electives (3-6 hours)

Restricted to 3000- or 4000-level petroleum engineering courses.

Technical Electives (3-6 hours)

Restricted to technical electives as approved by student’s advisor.

Humanities, Social Sciences, and English (24 hours)

• ENGL 1033 Exposition and Argumentation *
• ENGL 3003 Writing for the Professions *
• Humanities and social sciences electives (18 hours); selections limited to courses that qualify as humanities or social sciences electives as defined by ABET accreditation criteria and the Tulsa curriculum requirements. These courses must demonstrate depth of study in at least one area rather than be simply a series of introductory courses.

Total: 132 hours

*Some students will complete a modified series of courses; See Special Requirements .

A student must earn a grade point average of 2.0 or higher in the major (all petroleum engineering courses) and 2.0 overall to be a candidate for a degree in petroleum engineering.

Foundation courses in petroleum engineering include PE 1001 , MATH 2014 , MATH 2024 , GEOL 1014 , CHEM 1013 , and PHYS 2053 . Refer to the table  for specific GPA requirements. 

In addition, a student majoring in petroleum engineering must satifsy the following requirements:  PE 1001  must be completed successfully in a single attempt; a student may earn no more than 4 grades of ‘F’ or ‘W’ in petroleum engineering courses.