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Petroleum Engineering Requirements

Complete these Petroleum Engineering degree requirements.

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
CodeTitleCredits
PTRE 201Introduction to Petroleum Engineering *3
PTRE 301Reservoir Rock Properties *3
PTRE 311Petroleum Fluid Properties *3
PTRE 361Petroleum Engineering Laboratory I *1
PTRE 401Well Logging *3
PTRE 405Petroleum Eng. Economy and Law *3
PTRE 411Drilling Engineering *3
PTRE 421Production Engineering *3
PTRE 431Reservoir Engineering *3
PTRE 445Well Testing *3
PTRE 451Advanced Drilling Engineering *3
PTRE 462Petroleum Engineering Laboratory II *1
PTRE 465Petroleum Geomechanics *3
PTRE 471Numerical Reservoir Simulation *3
PTRE 475Well Completions *3
PTRE 484Research Design *3
PTRE 485Senior Design *3
Total Credits47

III. Program Required Electives

Course List
CodeTitleCredits
Technical Electives6
PTRE 461Natural Gas Engineering *3
PTRE 493Selected Topics in Petroleum Engineering *1-4
ENGR 490Topics in Engineering *1-3
GEOL 330Structural Geology *3
GEOL 411*
GEOL 414Applied Geophysics *3
GEOE 417Hydrogeology *3

IV. College of Engineering and Mines Requirements:

Course List
CodeTitleCredits
ENGR 200Computer Applications in Engineering *2
ENGR 201Statics *3
ENGR 203Mechanics of Materials *3
ENGR 340Professional Integrity in Engineering *3
GEOE 203Earth Dynamics *3
GEOE 203LEarth Dynamics Laboratory *1
GEOL 407Petroleum Geology *3
CHE 315Engineering Statistics and Design of Experiments *3
OR
MATH 321
Applied Statistical Methods *
ME 306Fluid Mechanics *3
ME 341Thermodynamics *3
Total Credits27

 V. Requirements outside of the College of Engineering and Mines:

Course List
CodeTitleCredits
CHEM 121General Chemistry I *3
AND
CHEM 121LGeneral Chemistry I Laboratory *1
CHEM 122

& 122L
General Chemistry II

and General Chemistry II Laboratory
4
MATH 165Calculus I *4
MATH 166Calculus II *4
MATH 265Calculus III *4
MATH 266Elementary Differential Equations *3
PHYS 251University Physics I *4
OR
PHYS 251C
University Physics I *
AND
PHYS 251CL
University Physics I Lab *
PHYS 252University Physics II4
or PHYS 252C

& 252CL
University Physics II

and University Physics II Lab
Total Credits31

*Courses with asterisk 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 Licensure Requirements

UND Engineering programs are designed to help prepare students for various careers in engineering and may serve as an important step in the pathway for licensure. Students enrolled in, and planning on graduating from, one of the College of Engineering & Mines’ ABET-accredited majors are invited to take the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, a multiple-choice, knowledge-based exam administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).

The FE Exam covers subject matter taught in a typical baccalaureate engineering program accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. Students may choose from computer-based exams in chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and other disciplines. Professional licensing in every U.S. state and territory requires, as the first step, that a student successfully pass the FE exam.

After passing the FE exam, in order to receive licensure in the field students must obtain at least four years of experience deemed acceptable to their licensing board and successfully pass a Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) exam. The PE exams go beyond testing academic knowledge and require knowledge gained in engineering practice. If you are planning to seek professional licensure or certification in an engineering-related field, it is strongly recommended that you contact the appropriate licensing entity in the state in which you are located or plan to locate to in order to seek information and guidance regarding additional licensure or certification requirements.

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General Education Courses

Essential Studies (ES) is UND’s program in general education. Along with your required major courses, it helps form the core of your UND undergraduate education. Your ES courses focus on essential skills employers require including communication, critical thinking and problem solving.

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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