Petroleum Engineering Requirements
Complete these Petroleum Engineering degree requirements.
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering
Required 129 credits (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above) including:
I. Essential Studies Requirements (see University ES listing).
II. Petroleum Engineering required courses:
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| PTRE 201 | Introduction to Petroleum Engineering | 3 |
| PTRE 301 | Reservoir Rock Properties | 3 |
| PTRE 311 | Petroleum Fluid Properties | 3 |
| PTRE 361 | Petroleum Engineering Laboratory I | 1 |
| PTRE 401 | Well Logging | 3 |
| PTRE 405 | Petroleum Eng. Economy and Law | 3 |
| PTRE 411 | Drilling Engineering | 3 |
| PTRE 421 | Production Engineering | 3 |
| PTRE 431 | Reservoir Engineering | 3 |
| PTRE 445 | Well Testing | 3 |
| PTRE 451 | Advanced Drilling Engineering | 3 |
| PTRE 462 | Petroleum Engineering Laboratory II | 1 |
| PTRE 465 | Petroleum Geomechanics | 3 |
| PTRE 471 | Numerical Reservoir Simulation | 3 |
| PTRE 475 | Well Completions | 3 |
| PTRE 484 | Research Design | 3 |
| PTRE 485 | Senior Design | 3 |
| Total Credits | 47 |
III. Program Required Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| PTRE 461 | Natural Gas Engineering | 3 |
| PTRE 493 | Selected Topics in Petroleum Engineering | 1-4 |
| ENGR 490 | Topics in Engineering | 1-3 |
| GEOL 330 | Structural Geology | 3 |
| GEOL 411 | Sedimentology and Stratigraphy | 5 |
| GEOL 414 | Applied Geophysics | 3 |
| GEOE 417 | Hydrogeology | 3 |
IV. College of Engineering and Mines Requirements:
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| ENGR 200 | Computer Applications in Engineering | 2 |
| ENGR 201 | Statics | 3 |
| ENGR 203 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| ENGR 340 | Professional Integrity in Engineering | 3 |
| GEOE 210 | Earth Dynamics & Geophysics | 4 |
| GEOL 407 | Petroleum Geology | 3 |
| CHE 315 | Engineering Statistics and Design of Experiments | 3 |
| or MATH 321 | Applied Statistical Methods |
| ME 306 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| ME 341 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 27 |
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 165 | Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 166 | Calculus II | 4 |
| MATH 265 | Calculus III | 4 |
| MATH 266 | Elementary Differential Equations | 3 |
| PHYS 251 | University Physics I | 4 |
or PHYS 251C
& 251CL | University Physics I
and University Physics I Lab |
| PHYS 252 | University Physics II | 4 |
or PHYS 252C
& 252CL | University Physics II
and University Physics II Lab |
| Total Credits | 31 |
All courses taken in the College of Engineering and Mines must be completed with a "C" or higher. Students need to meet a minimum of 2.0 GPA within the College of Engineering and Mines.
Students must ensure all appropriate pre-requisites are met prior to registering for all courses in the curriculum.
Petroleum Engineering Requirements Disclaimer
The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect
future terms. Updates are published annually in April.
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helps form the core of your UND undergraduate education. Your ES courses focus on
essential skills employers require including communication, critical thinking and
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