Overview

Department of Petroleum Engineering / Department of Petroleum Engineering is located in Fairbanks, AK, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Petroleum engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	6

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam bachelor's degree from accredited institution with minimum cumulative undergraduate and major GPA of 3.0 Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Oral defense of project or thesis
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required
Other Advanced Degrees	Oral defense of project or thesis

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

13

Applied

3

Accepted

2

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 1st	March 1st	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	September 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	Bachelor's degree from accredited institution with minimum cumulative undergraduate and major GPA of 3.0
Master's Degree Requirements	Bachelor's degree in engineering or the natural sciences with minimum cumulative undergraduate and major GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	July 1
Types of financial support available	Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

13

Total Graduate Students

46%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	30%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	7.69%
Unknown	15.38%

Gender

Male (100%)

Female (0%)

Faculty

5

Total faculty

Full-time - 5

Part-time - 2

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Conventional and unconventional gas resources development, heavy oil reservoirs (production, completion and stimulation related challenges), oil price models and forecasting, effect of wettability on oil recovery and reservoir simulation
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 755880
Fairbanks, AK  99775
United States

Contact Dr. Abhijit Dandekar
Chair
Email: uaf-pete-dept@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-7734

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