Accelerated BS/MS Program
UL Lafayette proposes to create an Accelerated MS degree in Engineering with a concentration in Petroleum Engineering from existing BS and MS in Engineering. The accelerated BS/MS program should allow students to graduate with both a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in five years (four plus one). The accelerated BS/MS program will allow students to take up to nine credits of graduate-level courses that will be counted towards both their undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. The accelerated BS/MS program will allow undergraduate students in the program to take up to three graduate courses and reduce the total time needed to obtain the MS degree.
Accelerated MS in Engineering with concentration in Petroleum Engineering: thesis option
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BS |
Accelerated MS- thesis option |
MS- thesis option |
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List of Courses
UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar (1 cr.) Math/Statistics (12 cr.) Science (24 cr.) General Engineering courses (12 cr.) ENGL/ECON/HIS/ART (24 cr.)
Req’d PETE courses (54 cr.): PETE 101 Introduction to PETE PETE 211 Drilling Fluids PETE 212 Drilling Fluids Lab PETE 311 Drilling Engineering PETE 312 Drilling Lab PETE 313 Formation Evaluation PETE 314 Form Evaluation Lab PETE 321 Phase Behavior PETE 322 Res. Fluid Flow PETE 323 Res. Mech. Lab PETE 401 Senior Design Project I PETE 402 Senior Design Project II PETE 411G Well Planning PETE 421G Reservoir Engineering PETE 422 Reservoir Lab PETE 423 Imp. Rec. Procedures PETE 424 Risk Analysis PETE 431G Production Engineering PETE 432 Production Lab PETE 433 Natural Gas PETE 434 Well Completion PETE Elective
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“Double Counted” CoursesPETE 4xxG (6 cr.) PETE 5xx (3 cr.)
Max of 9 credit hours First SemesterENGR 501 (3 cr.) MATH/STAT/Science/(5xx/4xxG) (3 cr.) PETE 5xx (3 cr.) PETE 599 (3 cr.)
12 credit hours Second SemesterMCHE 508 (3 cr.) Any Eng (6xx/5xx/4xxG) (3 cr.) PETE 500 (1 cr.) PETE 599 (3 cr.)
10 credit hours
22 credit hours + 9 “double counted” credit hours = 31 credit hours.
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First SemesterENGR 501 (3 cr.) MCHE 508 (3 cr.) MATH/STAT/Science/(5xx/4xxG) (3 cr.)
9 credit hours Second Semester
PETE (5xx/4xxG*) (6 cr.) Any Eng (6xx/5xx/4xxG*) (3 cr.)
9 credit hours Third SemesterPETE 5xx/4xxG* (6 cr.) PETE 599 (3 cr.)
9 credit hours Fourth SemesterPETE 500 (1 cr.) PETE 599 (3 cr.)
4 credit hours
Courses required for Min. 31 credit hours total
*cannot exceed total 6 credit hours of PETE 4xxG courses |
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BS: 127 credit hours. |
BS + MS: 149 credit hours. |
MS: 31 credit hours. |
Accelerated MS in Engineering with concentration in Petroleum Engineering: non-thesis option
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BS |
Accelerated MS: non-thesis option |
MS: non-thesis option |
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List of Courses
UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar (1 cr.) Math/Statistics (12 cr.) Science (24 cr.) General Engineering courses (12 cr.) ENGL/ECON/HIS/ART (24 cr.)
Req’d PETE courses (54 cr.): PETE 101 Introduction to PETE PETE 211 Drilling Fluids PETE 212 Drilling Fluids Lab PETE 311 Drilling Engineering PETE 312 Drilling Lab PETE 313 Formation Evaluation PETE 314 Form Evaluation Lab PETE 321 Phase Behavior PETE 322 Res. Fluid Flow PETE 323 Res. Mech. Lab PETE 401 Senior Design Project I PETE 402 Senior Design Project II PETE 411G Well Planning PETE 421G Reservoir Engineering PETE 422 Reservoir Lab PETE 423 Imp. Rec. Procedures PETE 424 Risk Analysis PETE 431G Production Engineering PETE 432 Production Lab PETE 433 Natural Gas PETE 434 Well Completion PETE Elective
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“Double Counted” CoursesPETE 4xxG (6 cr.) PETE 5xx (3 cr.)
Max of 9 credit hours First SemesterENGR 501 (3 cr.) MATH/STAT/Science/(5xx/4xxG) (3 cr.) PETE (5xx/4xxG*) (6 cr.)
12 credit hours Second SemesterMCHE 508 (3 cr.) PETE (5xx) (3 cr.) PETE 500 (1 cr.) PETE 598 (3 cr.)
10 credit hours
22 credit hours + 9 “double counted” credit hours = 31 credit hours.
*cannot exceed 12 credit hours of PETE 4xxG courses |
First SemesterENGR 501 (3 cr.) MCHE 508 (3 cr.) MATH/STAT/Science/(5xx/4xxG) (3 cr.)
9 credit hours Second SemesterPETE (5xx/4xxG*) (6 cr.) MATH/STAT/Science/(5xx/4xxG) (3 cr.)
9 credit hours Third SemesterPETE (5xx/4xxG*) (6 cr.) Any Eng (6xx/5xx/4xxG*) (3 cr.)
9 credit hours Fourth SemesterPETE 598 (3 cr.) PETE 500 (1 cr.)
4 credit hours
Courses required for Min. 31 credit hours total.
*cannot exceed total 6 credit hours of PETE 4xxG courses |
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BS: 127 credit hours. |
BS + MS: 149 credit hours. |
MS: 31 credit hours. |
Features of the Accelerated MS
- Students enter the Accelerated MS Program after their junior year.
- “Double counts” up to three courses shared by the BS and MS curricula.
- Students must complete graduate requirements for 4xxG courses to count towards the MS.
Acceptance Requirements
At least 3.2 major GPA and 3.0 overall GPA.
Justification
- The Accelerated MS will only admit students capable of working at the graduate-level. To be admitted, students must demonstrate merit in Petroleum Engineering with at least a 3.2 major GPA and demonstrate broad academic achievement with an overall GPA of 3.0.
- Accelerated MS students must work at a graduate-level for courses to be “double counted.” The accelerated BS/MS program will allow students to take up to nine credits of graduate-level courses that will be counted towards both their undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. The accelerated BS/MS program will allow undergraduate students in the program to take up to three graduate courses and reduce the total time needed to obtain the MS.
- “Double counting” does not diminish the quality of the BS or MS. Students who graduate with an Accelerated MS will have at least a total of 149 credit hours (BS+MS) for non-thesis option and 149 credit hours (BS+MS) for thesis option.
- Accelerated MS students will take the same number of graduate-only courses as students in the traditional MS program. UL Lafayette Graduate School mandates that at least one-half of the minimum number of semester hours required in the student's curriculum be taken in courses limited to graduate students. Students in the Accelerated MS program will be able to meet this requirement in the same manner as students in the traditional MS.