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Requirements

Graduate with a Geological Engineering bachelor's degree.

Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering

Required 128 credits (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above) including: 

I. Essential Studies Requirements (see University ES listing).

II. Geological Engineering required courses 

Course List
Code Title Credits
Geological Engineering required courses
GEOE 203
& 203L
Earth Dynamics
and Earth Dynamics Laboratory
4
GEOE 301
& 301L
Petrophysics
and Petrophysics Laboratory
4
GEOE 323Engineering Geology2
GEOE 417Hydrogeology3
GEOE 455
& 455L
Geomechanics
and Geomechanics Laboratory
4
GEOE 484Geological Engineering Design3
GEOE 485Geological Engineering Design3
Geology required courses
GEOL 330Structural Geology3
GEOL 411Sedimentology and Stratigraphy5
GEOL 414Applied Geophysics3
GEOL 356Geoscience Lectures1
GEOL 421Seminar I1
GEOL 422Seminar II1
Total Credits37

III. Program Required Electives

Course List
Code Title Credits
Elective course options **8
CE 414
Foundation Engineering
CE 421
Hydrology
CE 431
Environmental Engineering I
CE 432
Environmental Engineering II
GEOE 302
Reclamation Engineering
GEOE 351
Petroleum Development Engr
GEOE 418
Hydrogeological Methods
GEOE 419
Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation
GEOE 425
Design Hydrology for Wetlands
GEOE 427
Groundwater Modeling
GEOE 493
Selected Topics in Geological Engineering
GEOL 311
Geomorphology
GEOL 321
Geochemistry
GEOL 407
Petroleum Geology
GEOL 491
Geologic Problems (only section)
PTRE 311
Petroleum Fluid Properties
PTRE 401
Well Logging
PTRE 411
Drilling Engineering
PTRE 421
Production Engineering
PTRE 431
Reservoir Engineering
Total Credits8

IV. College of Engineering and Mines requirements

Course List
Code Title Credits
ENGR 200Computer Applications in Engineering2
ENGR 201Statics3
ENGR 203Mechanics of Materials3
ENGR 206Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering3
or ENGR 202 Dynamics
ENGR 340Professional Integrity in Engineering3
ENGR 460Engineering Economy3
CE 306Fluid Mechanics3
or ME 306 Fluid Mechanics
ME 341Thermodynamics3
Total Credits23

V. Requirements outside of the College of Engineering and Mines  

Course List
Code Title Credits
CHEM 121
& 121L
General Chemistry I
and General Chemistry I Laboratory
4
CHEM 122
& 122L
General Chemistry II
and General Chemistry II Laboratory
4
MATH 165Calculus I4
MATH 166Calculus II4
MATH 265Calculus III4
MATH 266Elementary Differential Equations3
PHYS 251University Physics I4
or PHYS 251C
& 251CL
University Physics I
and University Physics I Lab
PHYS 252University Physics II4
or PHYS 252C
& 252CL
University Physics II
and University Physics II Lab
ECON 210Introduction to Business and Economic Statistics3
or MATH 321 Applied Statistical Methods
Total Credits34
*

Technical Electives: 8 credits required from courses approved by Geological Engineering Curriculum Committee.

**

Students may petition the Geological Engineering Curriculum Committee (GECC) to use GEOE 397 Cooperative EducationCooperative Education, for up to three credits of technical elective credits with the following requirement:

  1. Students must get approval in advance from the GECC and the Department Cooperative Coordinator.
  2. The first cooperative experience may receive up to one credit of technical elective credit.
  3. The second cooperative experience may receive up to two credits of technical elective credit.
***

Students must ensure all appropriate pre-requisites are met prior to registering for all courses in the curriculum. 

Petroleum Option

The program has a petroleum option, which is designed to prepare students for possible employment in the petroleum industry, while continuing to provide a broad geological engineering background for career flexibility. The graduate pursuing this emphasis will have a B.S. in Geological Engineering and can report that they have completed the petroleum engineering option requirements.

The content on this page is pulled from UND’s current academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

Licensure Requirements

This program meets the educational prerequisites for professional licensure or certification in several states. Check our licensure map for more details.

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