Petroleum Engineering (B.S.)

Bachelor of Science

The Petroleum Engineering (B.S.) program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET under the commission’s General Criteria and the Program Criteria for the Petroleum and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

The Petroleum Engineering (B.S.) has an equivalence from the Supreme Council of Universities in Egypt.

Program Educational Objectives

1. A professional team member to meet local and global petroleum industry demands. 

2. A successful member of an academic or research organization or as an entrepreneur. 

3. A distinguished member in the petroleum community through promotion or professional development with awareness of ethics and environmental issues. 

1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Declaration of the Petroleum Engineering Major

Students accepted at AUC may either get admitted into their preferred major at the time of admission to the university (declare their major at the gate) or get admitted to the university as undeclared. Students who get admitted into a major will still have the opportunity to change their major later. Students must declare a major before completing 60 credit hours (before achieving a junior standing). Please check the eligibility criteria for declaring the Petroleum Engineering major below.

Eligibility Criteria for Petroleum Engineering Major Declaration at the Gate

The eligibility criteria for students who wish to apply to declare their major from the gate, with the declaration effective in the fall 2026 semester or the spring 2027 semester, can be accessed through the link below. Admission to the major is based on the program’s student capacity.

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Eligibility Criteria for Petroleum Engineering Major Declaration from Within

The eligibility criteria for undeclared students (or students switching majors) who wish to apply to declare their major, with the declaration effective in the fall 2026 semester or the spring 2027 semester, can be accessed through the link below. Admission to the major is based on the program’s student capacity.

To view the eligibility criteria, Click Here.  

A total of 145 credits must be successfully completed to be awarded a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering.

To provide more depth above that provided by the fundamental petroleum engineering core courses, students are required to select 12 credit hours from among a list of more specialized elective courses. Students can take maximum of one PENG 5000-level course to replace one of the elective course requirements with the consent of the graduate program director or the department chair.