BS Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering at West Virginia University

Programme overview

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering is concerned with design and application aspects of the discovery, production, and transportation of oil and natural gas resources. Professionals in this field must have a thorough understanding of the geological principles relating to the occurrence, discovery, and production of fluid hydrocarbons. The petroleum and natural gas engineer must know and be capable of applying both conventional engineering design principles as well as those pertaining specifically to the field of petroleum and natural gas engineering.

Faculty: Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources | Duration: 128 credit hours (minimum) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Morgantown, WV, United States

What you will study

Required coursework includes Engineering Problem Solving 1, Multivariable Calculus, Elementary Differential Equations, Introduction to Probability and Statistics, Sustainable Earth, Introduction to Petroleum Geology, Principles of Macroeconomics. Programme/major requirements total 70 credit hours.

Career pathways

Because many engineers will be employed as supervisors or executives, managerial and social skills are also emphasized. Students are urged to gain field experience through summer employment in the industry.

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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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (international undergraduate deadlines are published for all three terms). WVU has rolling admissions and admits students year-round.

First-time freshman application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. Rolling admissions. Apply with the WVU application or the Common Application; the application fee is $20 for West Virginia residents, $65 for out-of-state students and $75 for international students. SAT/ACT scores are optional for an admissions decision, though a few majors and scholarships require them; no essays or recommendations are required.

Transfer application deadlines: Fall, August 1; Spring, December 1. The nonrefundable application fee is $65 for domestic and $75 for international students; applicants need at least 24 transferable credit hours and a minimum 2.0 GPA.

International undergraduate applicants apply by June 1 for Fall (all documents by July 1), October 1 for Spring (documents by November 1) and February 15 for Summer (documents by April 1); the nonrefundable application fee is $75.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.wvu.edu/undergraduate/

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