Petroleum engineering is primarily concerned with the economic extraction of oil, gas, and other natural resources from the earth. This is accomplished through the design, drilling, and operation of wells and well systems, and the integrated management of the underground reservoirs in which the resources are found.
Petroleum engineering students are required to complete a summer internship in the oil and gas exploration and production industry before enrolling in the senior petroleum engineering courses. The internship must consist of at least six weeks of full-time employment.
Students are required to prepare a Student Internship Report for the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee to aid the committee in program evaluation. Specifically, the committee is interested in how well the student was prepared for the summer internship after completion of the junior year. For more details please contact Ms. Ghada Hamed at ghada.hamed@qatar.tamu.edu.
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Academic Year
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Enrollment Year |
Total
Undergrad
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Bachelor's
Degrees
Conferred
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 5th or beyond | |||
| 2025–2026 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 61 | 24 |
| 2024–2025 | 0 | 29 | 22 | 30 | 81 | 20 |
| 2023–2024 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 35 | 97 | 20 |
| 2022–2023 | 32 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 102 | 21 |
| 2021–2022 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 90 | 12 |
| 2020–2021 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 3 | 75 | 8 |
* Note: Fall enrollment trends. F/S/Su graduation trends; does not include summer 2026 graduates
**Note: does not include summer 2026 graduates
The Petroleum Engineering Program offers students at Texas A&M at Qatar the opportunity to explore the program through a minor in Geology. Click on the details below to find out more information.
A minor in geology requires geology or geophysics courses and is especially beneficial to students majoring in fields that deal directly or indirectly with geological processes. These include agriculture, anthropology, archaeology, architecture, business, education, engineering and soil science, to name a few.
Click here for the program requirements.