Graduate Handbook

Ph.D Degree in Petroleum Engineering

Total Number of hours required: 90 including 30 credit hours for M.S. degree

Dissertation Hours: 36 (minimum) to 48 (maximum)

Required Course Work:

At least 12 hours of post-M.S. course work
Prior to graduation, the applicant must publish or have in press one refereed paper and make a presentation at a professional society meeting or give a department seminar

Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering

Thesis Program (30 Credit Hours)

Required Graduate-Level Core Courses	9 hours
PE 5353 - Advanced Drilling Engineering PE 5990 - Advanced Production Engineering PE 6573 - Advanced Reservoir Engineering
One Approved Applied Mathematics Course	3 hours
Choose From: MATH 4163 - Introduction to Partial Differential Equations PE 5563 - Mathematical Simulation Models PE 5713 - Introduction to Geostatistics PE 5990 - Petroleum Inverse Problems or approved alternative
Approved Electives including a maximum of 3 hours of Special Studies	12 hours
Thesis Work §	6 hours
Technical presentation at Graduate Seminar or a professional society meeting, or publication of a paper on the thesis topic
� The thesis will be defended in a final oral examination.

Non-Thesis Program (36 Credit Hours)

Required Graduate-Level Core Courses	9 hours
PE 5353 - Advanced Drilling Engineering PE 5990 - Advanced Production Engineering PE 6573 - Advanced Reservoir Engineering
One Approved Applied Mathematics Course	3 hours
Choose From: MATH 4163 - Introduction to Partial Differential Equations MATH 4753 - Applied Statistical Methods PE 5563 - Mathematical Simulation Models PE 5713 - Introduction to Geostatistics PE 5990 - Petroleum Inverse Problems or approved alternative
Approved Electives including a maximum of 3 hours of Special Studies	24 hours
Final Comprehensive Exam �	0 hours
� The examination may be either oral, written, or both and may be attempted no more than twice.

For students with undergraduate degrees in engineering fields other than chemical, petroleum or geological engineering, an alternate cirriculum may be available. Such a program can be set up for undergraduates who have degrees in science or business. Please consult with the program director for more information.

Master of Science in Geological Engineering

Any student with an undergraduate degree in engineering or its equivalent from an accredited college or university with a grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) during the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work, may be admitted as a student in full standing. Students may choose between the thesis and non-thesis degree programs.

Thesis Program (30 Credit Hours)

Three Required Graduate-Level Courses	9 hours
Choose from: PE 3813 - Well Log Interpretation GE 5143 - Fluid Flow in Pourous Media GE 5243 - Introduction to Rock Mechanics GE 6263 - Advanced Rock Mechanics I
One Additional Graduate-Level Course	2 hours
Choose From: PE 5971 - Graduate Seminar GE 5990 - Special Studies
One Approved Applied Mathematics Course	3 hours
Choose From: MATH 4163 - Introduction to Partial Differential Equations ENGR 5723 - Engineering Analysis for Digital Computers PE 5763 - Mathematical Simulation Models AME 5763 - Finite Element Methods
Four Approved Electives �	12 hours
Thesis Project � - GE 5980	4 hours
� Nine of these twelve hours must be in MPGE. � The thesis will be defended in a final oral examination.

Non-Thesis Program (36 Credit Hours)

Three Required Graduate-Level Courses	9 hours
Choose from: PE 3813 - Well Log Interpretation GE 5143 - Fluid Flow in Pourous Media GE 5243 - Introduction to Rock Mechanics GE 6263 - Advanced Rock Mechanics I
One Additional Graduate-Level Course	2 hours.
Choose From: PE 5971 - Graduate Seminar GE 5990 - Special Studies
One Approved Applied Mathematics Course	3 hours
Choose From: MATH 4163 - Introduction to Partial Differential Equations ENGR 5723 - Engineering Analysis for Digital Computers PE 5563 - Mathematical Simulation Models AME 5763 - Finite Element Methods
Seven Approved Electives �	22 hours
Final Comprehensive Exam �	0 hours
� Fifteen of these twenty-two hours must be in MPGE. � The examination may be either oral, written, or both and may be attempted no more than twice.

For students with undergraduate degrees in engineering fields other than chemical, petroleum or geological engineering, an alternate curriculum may be available. Such a program can be set up for undergraduates who have degrees in science or business. Please consult with the program director for more information.

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