General Requirements
- Courses can be completed online and are parallel to the Texas A&M University course offerings. There is also the option to asynchronously follow your own pace within a certain timeframe (3 to 6 months), depending upon the instructor. You will receive instructions on how to log in to the course after registration. Continuing education students might have fewer expectations than an enrolled A&M student. The instructor will outline in the syllabus and communicate expectations with participants at the beginning of the course. Participants can take stand-alone courses that can be applied towards Certificates offered by the Petroleum Engineering Department.
- Participants completing all courses listed in a Certificate are eligible for various Continuing Education Units (CEUs) per course. These Certificates cannot be used towards an academic degree.
- Please direct questions about the Certificate to pe-dl_info@tamu.edu. For questions related to the registration process, please contact TEES EDGE.
Registration Fees and Payment Details
- $1,800 per course registration (non-refundable)
- Credit card or electronic check — Please have payment ready to apply during registration.
- Request approval for invoicing/wire transfer here.
- Please note that if you plan to apply payment via a wire transfer, a standard $30 fee will apply.
A résumé in PDF must be attached to the program application. Once the form has been submitted and has received approval, registration instructions will be sent by email.
General Information about Certificate Programs:
- Applicants with an undergraduate degree in petroleum engineering are preferred.
- If an applicant does not have an undergraduate degree in petroleum engineering, the applicant must have an undergraduate degree in another closely related field such as chemical engineering, mechanical engineering or geology, as well as extensive field experience.
- Approval from the director of the continuing education distance learning program is required for admission in certain courses since these may have prerequisites, including advanced math and engineering physics.
- Certificates provide focused training in specialized areas and consist of sequences of three or more courses with some alternative courses.
- Successful completion of a course will depend upon fulfillment of the learning assessments specified by the instructor of record.
- Upon successful completion of a course, the Certificate student is awarded 4.5 continuing education units.
If you wish to take courses for college credit, please look at our online Master of Engineering degree and the Transcript Certificate options, or if you plan to attend campus, the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. You must apply to the university and be accepted as a degree-seeking or a non-degree seeking student to receive credit.