Admission Policy for Petroleum Engineering

Admission into the Petroleum Engineering (Petro) Program is highly selective. When considering applications, we look at curriculum and grades, test scores, an essay, a recommendation, and other factors. While we do not use specific cutoffs, a realistic candidate should have a strong high school curriculum, a grade point average above 3.40, and a composite ACT above 24 or SAT above 1100. Because the Petro program is math intensive, a student should have had at least pre-calculus in high school; our preference is for students who have taken calculus. A student may be admitted to Marietta College, but not to the Petroleum Engineering Program.

We do admit some students who are below these levels. However, our curriculum depends on taking calculus during the first year of college. Despite meeting the entrance requirements above, a score on the Marietta College math placement test indicating a need for MATH 080 (Intermediate Algebra) means that a student will need to complete MATH 080, pre-calculus, and calculus I (likely over the summer) prior to the sophomore year to remain on the normal curricular path.

Students transferring to Marietta College or transferring into the program from another academic program must have a minimum college grade point average of 3.00 and have successfully taken college calculus. Enrollment in the program is limited and the number of accepted transfers is dependent upon the number of spaces available at the appropriate class level.