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This is an archived copy of the 2012-14 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit http://catalog.utexas.edu/.

Suggested Arrangement of Courses

Courses Sem Hrs
First Year
Fall  
Chemistry 301, Principles of Chemistry I
3
Geological Sciences 303, Introduction to Geology
3
Mathematics 408C, Differential and Integral Calculus
4
Rhetoric and Writing 306, Rhetoric and Writing
3
Undergraduate Studies 302 or Undergraduate Studies 303, First-Year Signature Course
3
  Total 16
Spring  
Chemistry 302, Principles of Chemistry II
3
Engineering Mechanics 306, Statics
4
Mathematics 408D, Sequences, Series, and Multivariable Calculus
4
Physics 303K, Engineering Physics I
3
Physics 103M, Laboratory for Physics 303K
1
American history 3
  Total 17
Second Year
Fall  
Geological Sciences 416M, Sedimentary Rocks 4
Geological Sciences 416K, Earth Materials
4
Mathematics 427K, Advanced Calculus for Applications I
4
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 310, Formulation and Solution of Geosystems Engineering Problems
3
  Total 15
Spring  
Engineering Mechanics 319, Mechanics of Solids
3
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 312, Physical and Chemical Behavior of Fluids I
3
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 322K, Transport Phenomena in Geosystems
3
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 333T, Engineering Communication
3
Physics 303L, Engineering Physics II
3
Physics 103N, Laboratory for Physics 303L
1
  Total 16
Third Year
Fall  
Geological Sciences 476K, Groundwater Hydrology
4
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 323K, Reservoir Engineering I: Primary Recovery
3
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 424, Petrophysics 4
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 326, Thermodynamics and Phase Behavior
3
Social and behavioral sciences 3
  Total 17
Spring  
Civil Engineering 357, Geotechnical Engineering
3
Geological Sciences 420K, Introduction to Field and Stratigraphic Methods
4
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 323L, Reservoir Engineering II: Secondary and Tertiary Recovery
3
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 368, Fundamentals of Well Logging
3
American and Texas government 3
  Total 16
Summer  
Geological Sciences 376L, Field Methods in Groundwater Hydrology
3
  Total 3
Fourth Year
Fall  
English 316K, Masterworks of Literature
3
Geological Sciences 428, Structural Geology
4
Geological Sciences 376S, Physical Hydrology
3
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 323M, Reservoir Engineering III: Numerical Simulation
3
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 365, Resource Economics and Valuation
3
  Total 16
Spring  
Geological Sciences 468K, Geophysics for Geological Sciences Majors
4
Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 373L, Geosystems Engineering Design and Analysis II
3
American history 3
American and Texas government 3
Visual and performing arts 3
  Total 16


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