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Petroleum Engineering (PhD)

The objectives of the Ph.D. program are to provide students opportunities to reach a critical understanding of the basic scientific and engineering principles underlying their fields of interest and to cultivate their ability to apply these principles creatively through advanced methods of analysis, research, and synthesis.

The Ph.D. degree is awarded primarily on the basis of research. Applicants for the doctoral degree must have a degree in engineering disciplines and must meet the approval of the department's graduate committee. Students majoring in this department for a doctoral degree must take the qualifying examinations by the second long semester of enrollment. These qualifying examinations consist of two parts. The first part is based on the undergraduate curriculum and concerns the following four areas of petroleum engineering: production, drilling, reservoir engineering, and formation evaluation. Students will have only two chances to take and successfully pass the first part of the qualifying exam. If students do not pass the qualifying exam by the second attempt, the student will be removed from the program. The second part of the qualifying examination is an oral defense of the dissertation proposal.

In addition to regulations established by the Graduate School, applicants for candidacy for the doctor's degree are required to complete a minimum of 72 credit hours beyond the bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering comprised of 60 hours of coursework (which may include up to 12 hours of 7000-level research) and 12 hours of PETR 8000 (dissertation). During their coursework, students are required to demonstrate high proficiency in one of the four areas mentioned above. The coursework of each student must also meet any additional recommendation of the student's dissertation committee.

Other requirements such as the rules and guidelines for constituting M.S. and Ph.D. graduate committees, are detailed in the department M.S. and Ph.D. manuals. The graduate advisor determines course content and transferrable hours from any previous Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering programs. No more than 24 hours can be transferred. Transfer equivalencies must be approved by the Graduate Program Committee or graduate advisor during the first semester of enrollment.

The department has no specific foreign language requirement (but a foreign language for the Ph.D. degree can be specified at the discretion of the student's dissertation advisor). Research tools are included as an integral part of the degree program in the minor or major courses of each student. Additional information may be obtained from the departmental program advisor. The graduate faculty advisor, who is in contact with the graduate faculty, will be the final decision maker when matters require.

Intakes

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

Job Opportunity Potential

There is no charge to post a job opportunity on our online system called Symplicity. Job listings include positions for law clerks, internships, summer associates, entry-level and experienced attorneys. Postings are available to both current students and alumni. By posting a job with Texas Tech University School of Law, employers agree to comply with our Non-Discrimination Policies.

To post a job, you may:

Complete the Job Posting Form. This form will be sent directly to our office and we will post the job for you. Once the job is posted, you will receive an email confirmation.
Use our online Symplicity system to post the job yourself. You can follow the Symplicity instructions to post a job online.

Policy on Approval of “Symplicity Recruit” Registrations and Job Postings
It is the policy of the Texas Tech Law School Career & Professional Development Center to accept no “Symplicity Recruit” registrations and/or job postings except under limited circumstances as described in this policy.

Every potential Symplicity Recruit registration and job posting must be reviewed and approved or declined by an authorized member of the Career Center team. No automatic registrations or postings are permitted.
Registration and posting approval requires the employer's specific affirmation of ALL of the Non-Discrimination Policies affecting the Texas Tech Law School, verification of an organization's good standing and ethical performance in operations and recruiting, within specified geographic limitations applicable to this law school, and types of positions contained in the posting. Only principals involved in hiring may register and post on our systems. Third party and recruiting organization accounts and postings are not permitted.
Specifically permitted, subject to approval, postings include jobs requiring a law degree or status as a law student, jobs located in Texas or New Mexico and their contiguous states or that permit virtual work from Texas, jobs by for-profit legal employers who offer employment on a paid basis or jobs by non-profit legal organizations (including governments) who offer employment on a paid or unpaid basis, and Fellowship programs that contain a job/work component in addition to scholarship/other funding.

PSW Opportunity

Post-Study Work visa or permit, allowing international students on F-1 visas to work in the US after completing their studies, typically through Optional Practical Training (OPT).

Eligibility:
To be eligible for OPT, students must have been enrolled full-time in a US educational institution for at least one academic year and be seeking work related to their major.

Duration:
Students can apply for up to 12 months of OPT, either before they finish their studies (pre-completion) or after graduation (post-completion).

STEM OPT:
Students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields can apply for an extended OPT period of up to 24 months.

Contact our PSA counselor for more information

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) – We accept the TOEFL iBT test or the TOEFL Essentials test. The minimum TOEFL iBT score required is 79. The minimum TOEFL Essentials score required is 8.5. The TOEFL score must be received directly from the Educational Testing Service. Texas Tech University's institutional code is 6827. TOEFL scores are valid for only two years.
International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) – The minimum IELTS required score is an overall band score of 6.5 on the Academic version. IELTS General Training results are not acceptable. There is no IELTS institution code for Texas Tech University. IELTS scores are valid for only two years.
Duolingo English Test (Online examination) - The minimum required Duolingo score is 100. There is no institutional code for Duolingo, but applicants will need to select "Texas Tech Graduate School" as the institution to send scores to. Duolingo scores are reported within 48 hours and are valid for two years.
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) – The minimum required PTE Academic score is 60. PTE General and PTE Young Learners results are not acceptable. There is no PTE Academic institution code for Texas Tech University. PTE Academic scores are valid for only two years.
Cambridge C2 Proficiency Test (Cambridge CPE) – The minimum required Cambridge CPE grade is a score of 180 or above There is no institutional code for the Cambridge CPE. The Cambridge CPE is valid for life.
Cambridge C1 Advanced Proficiency Test (Cambridge CAE) – The minimum required Cambridge CAE grade is a score of 175 or above. There is no institutional code for the Cambridge CAE. The Cambridge CAE is valid for life.
Completion of ELS Level 112 – transcript and certificate required. Conditional admission for English proficiency may be available for prospective students who do not meet the minimum required English proficiency standard.

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