MS Petroleum Engineering at Louisiana State University

Programme overview

The MS in Petroleum Engineering is open to graduates in petroleum engineering, other engineering disciplines or sciences and offers a thesis option and a non-thesis option with a special project.

Faculty: Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School | Department: Petroleum Engineering | Duration: Thesis option 30 credit hours (24 coursework plus 6 thesis); non-thesis option 36 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Baton Rouge, LA, United States

What you will study

Students complete a core of at least 18 credit hours across drilling, production, formation evaluation, reservoir engineering and engineering mathematics. The thesis option needs 24 coursework hours plus 6 thesis hours and a thesis defense; the non-thesis option needs 36 graduate hours (up to 3 for a special project) and a comprehensive oral exam.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to holders of a BS in petroleum engineering, other engineering disciplines or sciences; applicants with other engineering or science degrees must complete additional coursework without graduate credit, with the amount based on prior academic training. LSU Graduate School minimum requirements (apply to all graduate programmes): a conferred bachelor's degree (or equivalent) from an accredited institution; minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in the previous undergraduate degree or its last 60 credit hours (and 3.0 in any graduate coursework attempted); transcripts; curriculum vitae or resume. International applicants whose native language is not English or who were educated in a country where English is not the only official language must show English proficiency: TOEFL iBT 79, IELTS 6.5, PTE 59, Duolingo English Test 110 or Michigan English Test 53; applicants with a US bachelor's degree or from listed English-speaking countries (including Ghana and Nigeria) are exempt. International applicants submit degree certificates and a NACES credential evaluation where degrees are not a US equivalent.

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Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

International applicants complete the online application and pay a $50 non-refundable application fee online by credit card or by check or money order drawn on a U.S. bank. Official transcripts and TOEFL or IELTS scores (TOEFL code 6373) are required, and documents should arrive at least 120 days before the semester starts.

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