Petroleum Engineering, B.S.

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Freshman

Fall Semester

CHMY 141 - College Chemistry I 3 credits
CHMY 142 - College Chemistry Laboratory I 1 credit
M 171 - Calculus I 3 credits
Humanities Elective 3 credits²
EGEN 101 - Introduction Engineering Calculations & Problem Solving 3 credits
EGEN 194 - Freshman Engineering Seminar 1 credit ¹
WRIT 121 - Introduction To Technical Writing 3 credits
- OR -
WRIT 101 - College Writing I 3 credits

Total: 17

Spring Semester

CHMY 143 - College Chemistry II 3 credits
GEO 101 - Introduction to Physical Geology 3 credits
M 172 - Calculus II 3 credits
PET 201 - Elements of Petroleum Engineering 3 credits
PET 205 - Petroleum Engineering Lab I 1 credit
PHSX 234 - General Physics-Mechanics 3 credits

Total: 16

Sophomore

Fall Semester

PET 225 - Presentation and Professionalism 1 credit
EGEN 201 - Engineering Mechanics–Statics 3 credits
GEO 257 - Sedimentology Petroleum Geology 3 credits
M 273 - Multivariable Calculus 4 credits
PET 304 - Rock Properties 3 credits
PHSX 235 - General Physics-Heat, Sound & Optics 3 credits
PHSX 236 - General Phy-Heat, Sound & Optics Lab 1 credit

Total: 18

Spring Semester

ECNS 203 - Principles of Micro and Macro 3 credits
EGEN 335 - Fluid Mechanics 3 credits
M 274 - Introduction to Differential Equation 3 credits
PET 372 - Petroleum Fluids & Thermodynamics 3 credits
PHSX 237 - General Physics-Electricity, Magnetism & Motion 3 credits
PET 207 - Petroleum Computer Fundamentals Lab 1 credit
Social Science Elective 3 credits

Total: 19

Junior

Fall Semester

EGEN 305 - Mechanics of Materials (equiv 205) 3 credits
EGEN 306 - Mechanics of Materials Laboratory 1 credit
PET 301 - Introduction to Well Drilling 3 credits
PET 303 - Drilling Fluids Lab 1 credit
WRIT 321W - Advanced Technical Writing 3 credits
PET 404 - Reservoir Engineering 3 credits (core)*
STAT 332 - Statistics for Scientists and Engineers 3 credits
-OR-
M 333 - Matrices & Linear Algebra 3 credits

Total: 17

Spring Semester

EGEN 325 - Engineering Economic Analysis 3 credits
PET 302 - Petroleum Production Engineering 3 credits
PET 305 - Intro to Well Completions 3 credits
PET 348 - Petroleum Well Logging 3 credits
PET 410 - Reservoir Simulation 3 credits (core)*
GEOE 403 - Structural Geology for Engineers 3 credits (core)*

Total: 18

Senior

Fall Semester

EGEN 324 - Applied Thermodynamics 3 credits
PET 426 - Reservoir Characterization 3 credits (core)*
Humanities Elective 3 credits
PET 453 - Petroleum Production Lab 1 credit
PET xxx - Petroleum Elective 3 credits^3(core)*
Tech xxx - Technical Elective 3 credits⁴

Total: 16

Spring Semester

PET 446 - Petroleum Project Evaluation 3 credits (core)*
PET 402 - Artificial Lift Design 3 credits (core)*
PET 499W - Capstone: Petroleum Engineering Design 3 credits (core)*
PET xxx - Petroleum Elective 3 credits³
Tech xxx - Technical Elective 3 credits⁴

Total: 15

Minimum credits for a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering: 136

*Denotes core courses that MUST be completed at Montana Tech (no transfer classes allowed). Total credits for the core equals 24. (Only 3 of the required 6 credits of Petroleum Engineering electives are included.)

¹Transfer Students ONLY: 1-credit Engineering or Science elective (100-level or higher) or Technical Elective⁴to replace EGEN 194. (Advisor must submit a course substitution through MyMTECH.)

²See catalog for approved Humanities and Social Science Electives

³Petroleum Engineering Elective: 400 or 500 level

⁴Technical Elective: 300, 400 or 500 level Engineering, Math, Business, Statistics, or Computer Science.