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Degree
Programs
Master of
Engineering
Candidates for
the non-thesis Master of Engineering degree must complete 36 hours
of graduate course credit. At least 27 of the credit hours must
be from the Petroleum Engineering Department. The student must demonstrate
sound engineering thought and practice. Students, with the approval
of their faculty advisor, select the courses for their degree program.
Master
of Science
Candidates
for the Master of Science degree must complete 24 credit hours of
course work and 12 credit hours of research. Each student conducts
independent research and successfully writes and defends a thesis.
Most students earn a Master's degree before pursuing the PhD, but
could study directly for the PhD.
Combined BS/ME
Students pursuing
a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering at Mines are eligible to apply for
the combined BS/ME program in Petroleum Engineering. This program
allows students to start their graduate coursework prior to completing
the requirements for their B.S. degree. Students can also double
count six credits of 400-level coursework towards the requirements
of both the B.S. and M.E.
Graduate degree
requirements for the combined students are the same as for all students
in the M.E. non-thesis program as listed above. Interested students
can apply late junior or early senior year. Once accepted, students
must maintain a semester GPA of 3.0 for the remainder of their program.
Doctor
of Philosophy
The doctorate
is a research degree and requires 90 hours beyond the bachelor's
degree. Students can complete at least 60 credit hours of coursework
and a minimum of 30 credit hours of research beyond the bachelor’s
degree or at least 24 credit hours of coursework and a minimum of
30 credit hours of research beyond the master’s degree. The
student is required to take a minor of 12 credit hours as part of
the total 90 hours.
PhD students
must take qualifying examinations before being admitted as degree
candidates. Comprehensive oral and written examinations are required
between the end of formal course work and the beginning of a research
project, which consists of original work in approach or solution
to a petroleum-engineering problem. Each student submits and defends
the research dissertation to the advisor and a committee.
Admissions/Entrance
Requirements
Students with
a strong interest in furthering their petroleum engineering skills
are encouraged to apply for admission to our graduate program. A
grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is generally required
for students who have recently graduated from undergraduate programs.
Job performance
and the ability to learn are more important for applicants with
experience working in petroleum-related fields. All applicants must
take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). International students
whose native language is not English must take an English proficiency
examination (TOEFL).
Applicants who
do not hold a petroleum engineering degree from an accredited university
are required to take appropriate deficiency courses. For engineering
majors other than petroleum engineering, a number of geology and
petroleum engineering courses are required. Geology majors usually
have deficiencies in mathematics and petroleum engineering courses.
Specific deficiencies are determined after a review of the applicant's
transcript and work experience.
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| Fall
Admission |
Yes |
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Financial support priority deadline |
Jan.
15 |
| All students application deadline |
March
1 |
| Spring
Admission |
Yes |
| All students application deadline |
September
1 |
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GRE required |
Yes |
| Subject test required |
No |
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Average accepted Verbal |
424 |
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Average accepted Quantitative |
775 |
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Average accepted Analytical Writing |
3.4 |
Financial
Assistance
Applicants seeking
financial support should indicate such on the admission application.
Support may be in the form of teaching assistantships (TAs), research
assistantships (RAs), or fellowships. Students are encouraged to
apply for financial support, but there is no guarantee of assistance.
The longer a student is in the program, the more likely financial
assistance will be granted.
Western
Regional Graduate Program
The Petroleum
Engineering Department is a participant in the Western Regional Graduate
Program (WRGP), which allows students who are residents of one of
the 14 western states to enroll at CSM with resident tuition. Students
applying to the Petroleum Department who are residents of participating
WICHE states may enroll as WRGP students. These states include Alaska,
Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North
Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Applicants
do not have to meet specific financial criteria, but they must meet
all admissions requirements and deadlines set by CSM.
Contact
Denise Winn-Bower, Assistant to the Graduate Program Chair
Department
of Petroleum Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-273-3740 or 1-800-446-9488, Ext. 3740
FAX: 303-273-3189
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