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The Petroleum Technology program will
prepare students with a general education
foundation and technical competencies
for employment opportunities in the oil
and natural gas drilling, gathering and
field operations industry.
technical/career programs
Certificate of Proficiency
15 Semester Hours
* Identifies Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) courses and equivalency numbers
are listed under the Course Descriptions on pages 94-133.
Mathematics:. ..................................... 3 credit hours
Three hours of mathematics courses must be selected from the following list:
____ MATH 1233 Math for Technical Programs ................. 3 credit hours
____ MATH 1253 Applied Technical Math ...................... 3 credit hours
____ MATH 1113 Quantitative Literacy ........................ 3 credit hours
____ MATH 1203* College Algebra ............................. 3 credit hours
OR MATH (Any Higher-Level Math) .................... 3 credit hours
Technical Core: .................................. 12 credit hours
____ PTRT 1001 First Aid/HSE .............................. 1 credit hour
____ PTRT 1013 Introduction to the Petroleum Industry. ........ 3 credit hours
____ PTRT 1113 Drilling Operations. ......................... 3 credit hours
____ PTRT 1123 Rigging and Load Handling .................. 3 credit hours
____ TECH 1202 Soft Skills for Technicians. .................... 2 credit hours
All technical courses must have been taken within the past five years in order to receive
credit toward any degree in the Department of Technical Studies or in order for the
course to count as a prerequisite for a course. If the course was taken over five years ago,
a student has the option to request prior learning credit by contacting the division chair
for technical studies and following the procedure(s) given.
Petroleum Technology