GeoEnergy Engineering, B.S.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 129
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 40
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50
Major GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50
Curriculum GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50
Program Code: B448
Major Requirements
A minimum grade of C is required for each course in the curriculum, and students must successfully complete prerequisite courses (with a minimum C grade) before proceeding to the next course.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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G E 2013 | Introduction to Energy Resources | 3 |
P E 2113 | Statics and Dynamics | 3 |
P E 2153 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
P E 2213 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
P E 3022 | Technical Communications | 2 |
G E 3212 | Porous Media Characterization | 2 |
G E 3220 | GeoEnergy Engineering Internship 1 | 0 |
G E 3221 | Porous Media Characterization Lab | 1 |
P E 3223 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
G E 3313 | Drilling and Well Construction | 3 |
G E 3343 | Applied Geomechanics | 3 |
G E 3413 | Production and Injection Systems | 3 |
G E 3513 | Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Porous Media | 3 |
G E 3712 | Energy Resource Economics | 2 |
P E 3723 | Numerical Methods for Engineering Computation | 3 |
G E 3813 | Formation Evaluation: Well Logs & Remote Sensing Methods | 3 |
P E 4463 | Data Analytics | 3 |
G E 4553 | GeoEnergy Capstone Design | 3 |
G E 4613 | Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage | 3 |
G E 4713 | Overview of Geothermal Energy | 3 |
or G E 4633 | Hydrogen Energy Systems | |
or G E 4623 | Energy Conversion and Storage | |
Technical Elective - choose one of the following: | 3 | |
upper-division (3000-4000 level) G E or P E course | ||
a course to fulfill a geology minor | ||
a course to fulfill the Data Science and Analytics Undergraduate Certificate | ||
Total Credit Hours | 55 |
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A G E or P E elective may be taken in place of G E 3220 for 1 to 3 credit hours.
Major Support Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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MATH 2924 | Differential and Integral Calculus II 1 | 4 |
MATH 2934 | Differential and Integral Calculus III 1 | 4 |
MATH 3113 | Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations | 3 |
CHEM 1415 | General Chemistry (Continued) | 5 |
or CHEM 1435 | General Chemistry II: Signature Course | |
GEOL 1114 | Physical Geology for Science and Engineering Majors | 4 |
GEOL 3003 | Structural Geology and Stratigraphy for Petroleum Engineers | 3 |
C S 1213 | Programming for Non-Majors with Python | 3 |
ENGR 2431 | Electrical Circuits | 1 |
Geoscience Elective: choose any upper-division (3000-4000 level) GEOL course | 3 | |
Total Credit Hours | 30 |
General Education and College Requirements
Courses for fulfillment of General Education and college requirements must be from the approved General Education course list at http://www.ou.edu/content/gened/courses.html. Courses graded P/NP will not apply
UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS) AND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
At least three hours of Upper-Division General Education coursework must be completed outside the major.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Core Area I: Symbolic and Oral Communication | ||
English Composition (6 hours) | ||
ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
ENGL 1213 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
or EXPO 1213 | Expository Writing | |
Language (0-10 hours) | ||
(0-10 hours in the same language) Students who have not completed two years of the same language in high school are required to take two college courses in the same language | ||
Beginning Course | 0-5 | |
Beginning Course, continued | 0-5 | |
Mathematics (minimum 3 hours) | ||
MATH 1914 | Differential and Integral Calculus I 1 | 3-4 |
or MATH 1823 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | |
Core Area II: Natural Science (minimum 7 hours, 2 courses) | ||
CHEM 1315 | General Chemistry (Science with Lab) 1 | 5 |
or CHEM 1335 | General Chemistry I: Signature Course | |
PHYS 2514 | General Physics for Engineering and Science Majors 1 | 4 |
Core Area III: Social Science (6 hours) | ||
P SC 1113 | American Federal Government | 3 |
Choose one course from the General Education Social Science list | 3 | |
Core Area IV: Arts and Humanities | ||
Artistic Forms (3 hours) | ||
Choose one course from the General Education Artistic Forms list. | 3 | |
Western Culture (6 hours) | ||
HIST 1483 | United States to 1865 | 3 |
or HIST 1493 | United States, 1865 to the Present | |
Choose one course from the General Education Western Culture list (Excluding HIST 1483 and HIST 1493) | 3 | |
World Culture (3 hours) | ||
Choose one course from the General Education World Culture list | 3 | |
Core Area V: First Year Experience (3 hours) | ||
Choose one course | 3 | |
Total Credit Hours | 39-50 |
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Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy Sciences requirements that also satisfy University General Education requirements.
ADDITIONAL MEWBOURNE COLLEGE OF EARTH & ENERGY REQUIREMENT
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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PHYS 2524 | General Physics for Engineering and Science Majors | 4 |
Total Credit Hours | 4 |
Free Electives
Electives to bring total applicable hours to 129 including 40 upper-division hours.
Suggested Semester Plan of Study
A minimum grade of C is required for each course in the curriculum.
Students must successfully complete prerequisite courses (with a minimum C grade) before proceeding to the next course.
Courses designated as Core I, II, III, IV, or V are part of the General Education curriculum. Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of General Education courses, chosen from the approved lists.
Two college-level courses in a single language are required; this may be satisfied by successful completion of 2 years in a single language in high school. Students who must take language at the University will have an additional 6-10 hours of coursework.
Freshman | ||
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First Semester | Credit Hours | |
ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
CHEM 1315 | General Chemistry (Core II) 1 | 5 |
MATH 1914 | Differential and Integral Calculus I (Core I) 2 | 4 |
First Year Experience (Core V) 3 | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Second Semester | ||
ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) or Expository Writing | 3 |
CHEM 1415 | General Chemistry (Continued) 1 | 5 |
MATH 2924 | Differential and Integral Calculus II 2 | 4 |
PHYS 2514 | General Physics for Engineering and Science Majors (Core II) | 4 |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Sophomore | ||
First Semester | ||
MATH 2934 | Differential and Integral Calculus III 2 | 4 |
PHYS 2524 | General Physics for Engineering and Science Majors | 4 |
GEOL 1114 | Physical Geology for Science and Engineering Majors | 4 |
P E 2113 | Statics and Dynamics | 3 |
G E 2013 | Introduction to Energy Resources | 3 |
Credit Hours | 18 | |
Second Semester | ||
P E 2213 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
P E 3022 | Technical Communications | 2 |
G E 3212 | Porous Media Characterization | 2 |
G E 3221 | Porous Media Characterization Lab | 1 |
C S 1213 | Programming for Non-Majors with Python | 3 |
MATH 3113 | Introduction to Ordinary Differential Equations | 3 |
Approved Elective: Social Science (Core III) 3 | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 17 | |
Summer | ||
G E 3220 | GeoEnergy Engineering Internship 4 | 0 |
Credit Hours | 0 | |
Junior | ||
First Semester | ||
GEOL 3003 | Structural Geology and Stratigraphy for Petroleum Engineers | 3 |
P E 2153 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
P E 3223 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
P E 3723 | Numerical Methods for Engineering Computation | 3 |
ENGR 2431 | Electrical Circuits | 1 |
Approved Elective: Artistic Forms (Core IV) 3 | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Second Semester | ||
P E 4463 | Data Analytics | 3 |
G E 3343 | Applied Geomechanics | 3 |
G E 3513 | Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Porous Media | 3 |
G E 3813 | Formation Evaluation: Well Logs & Remote Sensing Methods | 3 |
HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | United States to 1865 (Core IV) or United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
Approved Elective: World Culture (Core IV) 3 | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 18 | |
Senior | ||
First Semester | ||
G E 3313 | Drilling and Well Construction | 3 |
G E 3413 | Production and Injection Systems | 3 |
G E 4613 | Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage | 3 |
G E 3712 | Energy Resource Economics | 2 |
Geoscience Elective 5 | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 14 | |
Second Semester | ||
G E 4553 | GeoEnergy Capstone Design | 3 |
G E 4713 | Overview of Geothermal Energy or Hydrogen Energy Systems or Energy Conversion and Storage | 3 |
Technical Elective 6 | 3 | |
P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
Approved Elective: Western Culture (Core IV) 3 | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Total Credit Hours | 129 |
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CHEM 1315 and CHEM 1415 can be substituted with CHEM 1335 (Fall only) and CHEM 1435 (Spring only), respectively.
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The MATH 1823, MATH 2423, MATH 2433, and MATH 2443 sequence can be substituted for MATH 1914, MATH 2924, and MATH 2934.
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To be chosen from the University-Wide General Education Approved Course List. Three of these hours must be upper-division (3000-4000). See list in the Class Schedule.
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A G E or P E elective may be taken in place of G E 3220 for 1 to 3 credit hours.
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Geoscience Elective: Any upper-division (3000-4000 level) GEOL course.
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Technical Elective - choose one of the following options: upper-division (3000-4000 level) G E or P E course, or a course to fulfill a geology minor, or a course to fulfill the Data Science and Analytics Undergraduate Certificate.