Petroleum Distance Learning Program
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Cost |
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What does this program cost? **The university does NOT accept Visa.** New Degree Seeking Students *Tuition and fees are subject to change. The cost of the degree may vary depending on the number of courses you actually take, whether or not your instructors require textbooks, changes in university tuition, or a few other factors. You can make a good estimate of the cost of your degree by following these steps: 1. Determine your cost per course, depending on where you have established residence, from the information above. 2. Multiply that cost by 12 (master of engineering) or 11 (master of science if you can complete one semester in residence on our campus). 3. Add USD 1,000 (for books and other incidental expenses, such as the diploma fee and the cost of the cap and gown if you decide to participate in graduation). There are other fees that may apply. Note that if you elect to take additional courses, if your adviser recommends additional courses, or if you need additional time at the end of the program to finish your final project, you will face the cost of the extra time. Most student spread this cost over about 4 years of enrollment. Textbooks are not included. However, we encourage membership in the Society of Petroleum Engineers (information about membership is available through http://www.spe.org/ ), and textbooks are often available through SPE at reduced rates for members. Some professors privide all necessary course materials. In addition, we provide lecture notes and other materials through the web site. When needed papers are available through the SPE on-line library, we publish the information necessary to locate the paper, and students have free access to the library through fees paid by the university. When papers are not available through SPE, we can post .pdf files to the website for free downloading. The tuition and fees charge also does not cover graduation expenses such as the university's diploma fee, but it does supercede other university fees. We recognize that this amount is greater than the cost of courses taken on campus. However, with the advantage of being able to continue to work full time, to live anywhere in the world, and to study at hours convenient to the individual, we believe it is in the long run a savings over the cost of leaving a job, relocating to College Station, and organizing personal lifestyles around preset university schedules. And when it's all said and done, you will have a Master of Engineering from the world's leading school of petroleum engineering. |