Geological Engineering Degree Requirements

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 

III. Program Required Electives

IV. College of Engineering and Mines requirements

V. Requirements outside of the College of Engineering and Mines  

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

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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.

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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.