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Master's in Petroleum Engineering Requirements

Complete these requirements for a master's in Petroleum Engineering.

M.Eng. Requirements

Master of Engineering in Petroleum Engineering

Admission Requirements

The applicant must meet the School of Graduate Studies' current minimum general admission requirements as published in the graduate catalog.

  1. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Sciences.
  2. An overall undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75 for the last two years. A lower GPA may be accepted on the basis of case by case for those with industry experience.
  3. Satisfy the School of Graduate Studies' English Language Proficiency requirements as published in the graduate catalog.

Degree Requirements

  1. A minimum of 30 semester credit hours.
  2. A minimum of three semester credit hours of an approved design project.
  3. At least one-half of the credits must be at or above the 500-level and the remaining credits can be from lower level courses which have been approved by school of graduate studies as graduate level courses.
  4. A maximum of nine (9) semester credits may be transferred from another institution.
  5. An overall GPA of 2.75 or better for all coursework.
  6. Complete the approved design project.

M.S. Requirements

Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering

Admission Requirements

The applicant must meet the School of Graduate Studies' current minimum general admission requirements as published in the graduate catalog.

  1. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Sciences.
  2. An overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.00 for the last two years. A lower GPA may be accepted on the basis of case by case for those with industry experience.
  3. Satisfy the School of Graduate Studies' English Language Proficiency requirements as published in the graduate catalog.
  4. Students seeking admission to a combined B.S./Master’s program must have an overall GPA of at least 3.0 at the time of admission. Students admitted to the combined BS/MS program will be able to double count 6 credits for both degrees.

Degree Requirements

  1. A minimum of 30 semester credits, including credits granted for the thesis.
  2. A minimum of 21 semester credits, including 6 credits of thesis, must be in the major field of petroleum engineering.
  3. At least one-half of the credits must be at or above the 500-level.
  4. A maximum of nine (9) semester credits may be transferred from another institution.
  5. Completion of a research project, present and defend the thesis.
  6. An overall GPA of 3.00 or better in all coursework.

Master’s in 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.

Graduate Admissions Requirements

In addition to meeting these program requirements, you must also meet the UND School of Graduate Studies admissions requirements to apply for this program.

Graduate Requirements

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