Department of Petroleum Engineering 
Undergraduate

Petroleum Engineering B.S. Degree Curriculum

First Year (Preparatory)

COURSE TITLE LT LB CR COURSE TITLE LT LB CR
ENGL 001 Preparatory English I
15
5
8
 ENGL 002 Preparatory English II
15
5
8
MATH 001 Preparatory Math I
3
1
4
 MATH 002 Preparatory Math II
3
1
4
PE 001 Prep Phys. Education I
0
2
1
 ME 003 Prep. Engineering Tech.
1
0
1
PYP 001 Prep Physical Science
2
0
2
 PE 002 Prep Phys. Education II
0
2
1
PYP 003 University Study Skills
1
0
1
 PYP 002 Prep. Computer Science
1
0
1
21
8
16
20
8
15

Second Year (Freshman)

COURSE TITLE LT LB CR COURSE TITLE LT LB CR
CHEM 101 General Chemistry I
3
4
4
 ICS 103 Computer Elective
2
3
3
ENGL 101 English Composition I
3
0
3
 ENGL 102 English Composition II
3
0
3
MATH 101 Calculus I
4
0
4
 MATH 102 Calculus II
4
0
4
PE 101 Physical Education I
0
2
1
 IAS 101 Practical Grammar
2
0
2
PHYS 101 General Physics I
3
3
4
 PE 102 Physical Education II
0
2
1
PETE 201 Intro.to Pet. Engineering
1
0
1
 PHYS 101 General Physics II
3
3
4
14
9
17
14
8
17

Third Year (Sophomore)

COURSE TITLE LT LB CR COURSE TITLE LT LB CR
EE 204 Fund of Elect. Circuits
2
3
3
 CE 202 Statics & Strength of Materials
3
0
3
GEOL 201 Physical Geology
2
3
3
 CHE 204 Transport Phenomena I
3
0
3
IAS 111 Belief & its Consequences
2
0
2
 ENGL 214 Acad. & Pro. Comm.
3
0
3
MATH201 Calculus III
3
0
3
 MATH202 Elem. Diff. Equations
3
0
3
ME 203 Thermodynamics I
3
0
3
 PETE 204 Reservoir Rock Prop.
2
3
3
PETE 203 Drilling Engineering I
2
3
3
 PETE 205 Petroleum Fluid Prop.
2
3
3
14
9
17
16
6
18

Fourth Year (Junior)

COURSE TITLE LT LB CR COURSE TITLE LT LB CR
GS xxx General Studies Elective I
3
0
3
 GEOL 318 Regional Geology
3
0
3
IAS 201 Writing for Pro. Needs
2
0
2
 GS xxx General Studies Elective II
3
0
3
PETE 301 Reservoir Engineering
3
0
3
 IAS 212 Professional Ethics
2
0
2
PETE 302 Well Completion
3
0
3
 PETE 304 Drilling Engineering II
3
0
3
PETE 303 Well Logging
3
3
4
 PETE 305 Reservoir Description
3
0
3
STAT319 Prob. & Stat. for Engrs.
2
3
3
 PETE 306 Well Testing
3
0
3
16
6
18
17
0
17

Summer Training

Summer Session: PETE 399, Summer Training, (0-0-0)

Fifth Year (Senior)

COURSE TITLE LT LB CR COURSE TITLE LT LB CR
IAS 301 Language Comm. Skills
2
0
2
 IAS 322 Human Rights in Islam
2
0
2
PETE 402 Reservoir Simulation
2
3
3
 PETE 407 Petroleum Economics
3
0
3
PETE 403 Pet. Production Engineering
3
0
3
 PETE 410 Natural Gas Engineering
3
0
3
PETE 408 Seminar
0
2
1
 PETE 411 Senior Design Project
0
9
3
PETE 4xx PETE Elective I
3
0
3
 PETE 4xx PETE Elective II
3
0
3
XE xxx Technical Elective
3
0
3
           
13
5
15
11
9
14

Total Credits Required in B.S. Program: 133
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