I’ve been accepted to UH’s and Texas Tech’s petroleum engineering program and now face a dilemma. I’m leaning towards Tech right now because UH is not yet accredited, but at the same time, people are claiming UH has better internships. Before I put in my housing deposit for Tech, I want feedback on Tech’s program in terms of internships and overall quality. If someone also believes UH would be a better program to attend, please explain.
Both are at times overlooked and their STEM departments are underrated. So you’re saying that UH petroleum engineering is not ABET accredited? I’d say then that you need to find out if ABET recognition is vital for PE.
If ABET accreditation is that vital, then i suppose Tech is a no brainer in comparison.
Are you positive that you got into Tech’s petE? cause they put most of the transfer students in “Fundamental Engineering” first which has no major title. After one semester in Tech, then they will look at your GPA then decide. This year they only accept 250 students out of all the students who are transferring in PetE. The worst part no body is gonna tell you about Tech’s PetE is that all the petroleum engineering classes are set to certain semester. Once you miss out 1 class, then you have to wait for entire year to take it again. No body ever tell me about this until I transferred in this spring semester.
They made a new geology class as a prerequisite for all PetE class, and you can only take it in the fall semester, which prevent all the spring transfer students (even petE students) from taking any petroleum classes. Thus, everyone is 1 year behind if you decide to get your degree here.
I can’t wait to get out of this money hungry institute, I would go ANY WHERE but TEXAS TECH. I’m definitely going back to A&M. if you can’t get in their PetE, try their petroleum geology or geophysics, you can also get a minor in PetE that way. (The deadline for fall semester is 3/1, so you can still apply A&M)
There are a lot of smart students here in Texas Tech, but many are leaving because of their bizarre system, some stay due to the scholarship.
Any school is a good choice, A&M and Texas Tech have a huge network of graduates who hold high positions in almost every O&G company and they have more companies that recruit at these campuses compared to UH. UH’s program does not have a huge network of graduates as it is fairly new, but as of recently it has received ABET accreditation. UH does have an advantage that you can co-op or hold internships during the school year as a student (as it is located in Houston), with various service companies and operators. I do not know any Texas Tech petroleum graduates but their program is top notch, it all depends on what you are looking for.