PhD in Petroleum Engineering (Online)

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Petroleum Engineering

Petroleum Engineering

PhDFunding not verified

Overview

PhD in Petroleum Engineering offered on campus or online with asynchronous courses. The online program requires a campus visit of at least two days each semester, and the page states two consecutive semesters in residence during the first two years; a minimum of 90 credits.

Official program name: PhD in Petroleum Engineering (Online)
Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Petroleum Engineering
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Degree level: PhD — doctor of philosophy (phd)
Engineering major: Petroleum Engineering
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Program type: Dedicated degree
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026
School: University of North Dakota
Location: Grand Forks, NDWhere the school is located. This is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Thesis / non-thesis: Dissertation
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Required credits: A minimum of 90 semester credits, including acceptable master’s degree work and credits granted for the dissertation
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Duration: 4 years
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Start terms: Fall, Spring, Summer
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

PhD in Petroleum Engineering listed by UND as on campus or online.

Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We list bachelor's, master's and PhD degrees in 22 engineering majors that the school offers online, and — separately labelled — Engineering Technology and hybrid programs. Campus-only degrees, certificates, generic computer science and engineering management are excluded. Eligibility rules

Format and physical attendance

How coursework is delivered, how much of the degree the online pathway covers, and what you must attend in person. “Fully online” appears only when the school states that no physical attendance is required.

Coursework delivery: Online courseworkCoursework is delivered online. Physical attendance requirements (labs, visits, exams, research) are listed separately.
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Online scope: Part of the degree requires on-campus study
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Physical attendance: Residency requiredRequired in person: campus visit, residency, dissertation defense
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Class schedule: Asynchronous
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Study intensity: Not published

In-person requirements as published

Proctored exams Required
All exams must be proctored unless the instructor states otherwise (ProctorU Live+, an in-person testing center, or Honorlock depending on the course).
Source: engineering.und.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Campus visit Required
Minimum two-day campus visit each semester to present research
each semester
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Residency Required
Two consecutive semesters in residence during the first two years
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Dissertation defense Required
Defend a dissertation (location not stated)
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Research, labs and practical requirements

Laboratory arrangements, capstones, internships and research requirements, as the school publishes them.

Residency: Two consecutive semesters in residence during the first two years
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Qualifying exam: Qualifying exam that includes a research proposal; candidacy examination at least one semester before the defense
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Other research requirement: At least two first-author ISI journal papers and two first-author conference papers submitted before the defense (waivable by the adviser)
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Research areas: Hydraulic fracturing geomechanics, re-fracturing, data-driven modeling, shale petrophysics, reservoir geophysics
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Online engineering PhD attendance requirements

Curriculum

Curriculum details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 2.75 — Overall undergraduate GPA 2.75 or 3.00 for the last two years
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026
Recommendation letters: RequiredLetters of recommendation considered in holistic review
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Tests

GRE General Test: RequiredOnly for applicants with undergraduate degrees from non-ABET-accredited programs
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlineDomestic applicants
Aug. 1 · for Fall
The university does not print a year with this date.
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Application deadlineDomestic applicants
Dec. 1 · for Spring
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Application deadlineDomestic applicants
May 1 · for Summer
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Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Tuition for this online program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Other published fees

UND Student Fee (below 12 credits; capped at $955.08 per semester): $79.59 per creditMandatory
Source: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Funding

Funding policy and awards exactly as the school publishes them. Competitive scholarships and assistantships are not guaranteed funding; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Campus assistantships are not assumed to be open to distance students. Online engineering tuition and scholarships

Funding classification: Funding not verified

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Institutional accreditation covers the whole school; ABET accreditation covers only the program, degree and campuses or delivery its record lists. Enrollment restrictions for online students are a separate question.

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No current ABET accreditation is matched to this program in ABET's database. ABET rarely accredits graduate programs; this is normal and not a mark against the program. Institutional accreditation does not imply program accreditation, and another program at the same school being accredited does not cover this one.

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

UND participates in NC-SARA; it does not have state authorization for all programs in all states. Official pageSource: und.edu · verified October 12, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Licensure and professional disclosures

What the school publishes about professional licensure or certification. Meeting a state's educational requirements is only one part of licensure: examinations, post-degree supervised experience, background checks and a board application follow. This directory does not decide whether you qualify.

A professional licensure disclosure for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Professional Engineer licensure is decided by the board of the state where you apply — not by the school's state — and usually involves education, the FE exam, experience and the PE exam. A degree listed here is not a licensure guarantee. Engineering licensure and online degrees · Engineering vs engineering technology

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 12, 2026.

engineering.und.edu/current-students/exam-proctoring-tech.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-12) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 12, 2026
und.edu/about/student-disclosure-information/licensure.html — Official disclosure page, verified October 12, 2026
und.edu/admissions/cost-and-aid/cost-details.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 12, 2026
und.edu/programs/petroleum-engineering-phd/index.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
und.edu/programs/petroleum-engineering-phd/requirements.html — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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