At University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, BA/BS in Petroleum Engineering is offered as a bachelor's degree in Mining & Oil Engineering programme. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition is CAD 1,123 per credit for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Mining & Oil Engineering
Duration: 4 years
Local tuition: CAD 1,123 / credit
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering at the University of Alberta applies scientific and engineering fundamentals to oil, natural gas, geothermal energy resources, and underground storage of hydrogen and carbon dioxide. The program is not open to direct entry from high school: students first complete a foundational, qualifying first year with a common engineering curriculum before choosing this specialization from among the university's other engineering streams. Within petroleum engineering, students choose between a traditional stream and a cooperative education stream that incorporates work terms. The program is based in Edmonton, a region the university describes as a centre of Canada's oil and natural gas industry, and the page notes research opportunities within the petroleum sector. It suits students interested in energy-resource engineering, spanning conventional drilling and reservoir work as well as areas such as underground carbon and hydrogen storage. Career paths named on the program page include completion engineer, drilling engineer, exploitation engineer, facility engineer, field engineer, offshore drilling engineer, petroleum engineer, reservoir engineer, and well planning engineer.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: This program does not admit directly from high school. Applicants must first complete the Bachelor of Science in Engineering - Qualifying Year, a common first-year curriculum for all engineering students; specialization into Petroleum Engineering begins in second year. For the Qualifying Year, Alberta applicants must present English Language Arts 30-1, Mathematics 30-1, Mathematics 31, Chemistry 30, and Physics 30. The Faculty of Engineering sets no fixed minimum admission average; the competitive average shifts each cycle with the applicant pool and program capacity. English language proficiency is required of all applicants regardless of citizenship.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to the University of Alberta, not through a provincial service: for Fall 2027 entry the application window opens 1 October 2026 and the deadline for most programmes is 1 March 2027, though several limited-enrolment programmes close earlier (Juris Doctor, 1 December 2026; Dental Hygiene, 1 November 2026) or later (Bachelor of Design and BFA programmes, 1 May 2027); Spring and Summer 2027 admission also opens 1 October 2026, while Winter intake is limited to a few programmes. International applicants use the identical published dates and online application; the university states no separate international closing date. The 1 March deadline is firm and late applications are not accepted, but admission decisions are then issued on a rolling basis, and offers made before 1 April must be accepted by 1 May 2027. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
