Program Description

Global economies would collapse without it. Life as we know it would cease to exist without oil and gas, and petroleum engineers are the only ones who know how to extract it safely and efficiently from a subterranean formation. They solve the most critical and pressing global energy challenges facing humanity, including how to meet increasing global demand for energy while ensuring the safety and cleanliness of our environment. The vision for the Petroleum Engineering Department of UH Cullen College of Engineering is to be the center of world-class petroleum engineering educa¬tion, and research in the city of Houston, the center of the world’s petroleum industry. Petroleum Engineering graduate students are taught by leading educators with strong research and industrial backgrounds. Students are prepared to address the challenges of the world’s energy needs responsibly, to exceed the evolving expectations of employers in the petroleum and energy industries, to sustain industry leading skills and to be leaders in industry, academia, and government.

Admission Requirements

• Besides achieving an undergraduate degree in Petroleum Engineering, bachelor degree holders in other engineering disciplines such as chemical, mechanical, civil, industrial, electrical, etc. are recommended to apply. While we invite all interested applicants to apply, the most competitive applicant has academic preparation as an engineer. Our program admission is very competitive.
• If you have a bachelor’s degree outside of the field of engineering, we recommend you consider  a 2nd bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering. The academic background necessary from the math, science and engineering academics of the undergraduate prepared engineer are essential to success in the graduate program. The master’s program curriculum assumes high competency in those areas.
• GRE Required

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5

Remarks:

• Total 30 Credits program
• Yearly tuition fee is given
• I20(Visa Letter) can be obtained only after submitting a bank statement with a balance of USD $40,674.
• Official documents required