BS Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

This program trains engineers in safe and economic resource extraction for high-demand careers in the energy sector. Petroleum Engineers provide the world with energy while safeguarding the environment. Petroleum Engineering is concerned primarily with the safe and economic extraction of oil, gas and other natural resources from the earth. Oil and gas is produced through the design, drilling and operation of wells and well systems, and the integrated management of the underground reservoirs in which the resources are found.

Faculty: College of Engineering | Department: Petroleum Engineering | Duration: 31 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

In essence, the goal of the Petroleum Engineering curriculum is to provide a modern engineering education with proper balance between fundamentals and practice, and to graduate engineers capable of being productive contributors immediately who are also prepared for life-long learning. Course list includes CHEM 107 General Chemistry for Engineering Students 1,4; CHEM 117 General Chemistry for Engineering Students Laboratory 1,4; ENGR 102 Engineering Lab I - Computation 1; MATH 151 Engineering Mathematics I 1,2; ENGR 216/PHYS 216 Experimental Physics and Engineering Lab II - Mechanics 1; MATH 152 Engineering Mathematics II 1. The plan of study totals 31 semester credit hours.

Career pathways

graduates will have the broad technical knowledge and soft skills needed to rise to positions of professional leadership.

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Application information

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.

First-year students can enter in Fall or Spring; transfer students can enter in Spring, Summer or Fall (Summer and Fall cannot both be applied for in the same year).

First-year, College Station: Fall applications open August 1 and close December 1 (additional required and optional documents due December 15); Spring applications close October 15. McAllen: Fall deadline March 1, Spring deadline October 15. Galveston: Fall deadline May 1, Spring deadline December 1. The non-refundable application fee is $75. Applications are made through Common App or ApplyTexas. Texas A&M is test optional: ACT or SAT scores are not required for first-year applicants.

Transfer applicants: Spring applications open August 1 and close October 15 (College Station, McAllen, Fort Worth) or December 1 (Galveston). Summer and Fall applications open January 1; the Fall deadline is March 1 (College Station, Fort Worth, McAllen) or July 1 (Galveston); the Summer deadline for Galveston is May 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.tamu.edu/

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