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Enrollment Instructions

Three easy ways to enroll in a class - choose one:

  • Use our shopping cart. Click Add to Cart next to each class date you wish to enroll for, then click Check Out when you are ready to enroll. (Please note: To register multiple individuals for a single class, please call or fax your information with the form below)
  • CALL us at 281.397.2440 or 800.687.7052
  • Or DOWNLOAD an Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF version of our enrollment form.
    • Then FAX the completed form to us at 281.397.2441
    • Or MAIL the completed form to:
      The University of Texas
      Petroleum Extension Service (PETEX)
      4702 North Sam Houston Parkway West, Suite 800
      Houston, TX 77086

For more information:
Voice: 800.687.4132 or 281.397.2440
Fax: 281.397.2441
E-mail: plach@www.utexas.edu

Locations | Certificates | Professional Credits | Tuition | Cancellation Policy | Transfer Policy | Customized Training | More Information | Maps And Directions

Location

The PETEX Learning and Assessment Center - Houston is located at 4702 North Sam Houston Parkway West at Bammel Business Park in the north of town. To view a map, click here.
GPS coordinates: 29.938394,-95.494425; 29°E 65’ 18.22”, 95°S 29’ 39.93”.
To view a list of nearby hotels, click here.

The PETEX Learning and Assessment Center - Odessa is located on The University of Texas Permian Basin campus in West Texas. To view a map, click here.
GPS coordinates: 31.886465045910636, -102.31673061847687; 31°E 53’ 11.27”, 102°S 19’ 0.23”.
To view a list of nearby hotels, click here.

Classes in Austin are held at the Thompson Conference Center at The University of Texas at Austin. Free parking is available. To view a map, click here.

San Antonio classes are held at the Institute of Texan Cultures at the UTSA HemisFair Park campus. Parking fees apply. See map on UTSA website.

Certificates

Upon satisfactory completion of a course, you will receive a certificate from The University of Texas. Please note, however, that the schools are not for academic credit and are not part of a college degree program.

Professional Credits

In addition to a certificate, Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from The University of Texas at Austin will be awarded. CEUs are standardized units of nonacademic credit that are nationally recognized. Certain licensing agencies and many employers acknowledge CEUs as a way to record professional training.

The following licensing agencies have approved PETEX courses for professional development credits for their Texas members:

  • The American Association of Petroleum Landmen grants credits for Petroleum Fundamentals, Elementary Drilling, Introduction to Offshore Operations, and Pipeline Technology courses.
  • The Texas Department of Public Account­ancy awards CPEs for Introduction to Offshore Operations, Petroleum Fundamentals, Elementary Drilling, and Economics of the Petroleum Industry courses. No prerequisites required on any of these courses.
  • The Texas Department of Insurance awards CEs for Introduction to Offshore Operations and Petroleum Fundamentals courses. To be awarded CEs there is an added $25 administration fee to be paid at the time of enrollment.
  • The Texas State Bar grants three hours of MCLEs for the Introduction to Offshore Operations course.

The number of hours awarded for the successful completion of a course is listed at the beginning of each course description. If you are a member of a professional organization from a state other than Texas or a foreign country, your organization may award professional credits based on these Texas approvals. Call 512.475.9024 for more information.

Texas Professional Engineers (P.E.) Continuing Education Requirements

All Texas Professional Engineers (P.E.) are required to have proof of 15 hours of continuing education activity for annual license renewal. The Texas Board of Professional Engineers (TBPE) does not require official documentation upon license renewal but does maintain the final authority to audit and review licensee’s renewal information. However, TBPE asks that licensees keep records documenting their continuing education activities for three years.

PETEX offers:

  • Continuing Education Units (CEUs): Upon successful completion of a PETEX course, you will earn a specified number of Continuing Education Units (CEUs), credit customarily used for continuing education courses. To meet the minimum annual continuing education activity requirement, Texas P.E.s need to earn 1.5 CEUs, including one hour (or 0.1 CEU) of professional ethics training.
  • Documentation: PETEX provides a certificate of completion detailing the course title, dates attended, and amount of CEUs earned.This document adequately provides proof of continuing education activities by the TBPE standards. If further documentation is required, PETEX can assist you.

For further information contact:

Texas Board of Professional Engineers
1917 South IH 35
Austin, TX 78741
Phone: 512.440.7723
Email: peboard@tbpe.state.tx.us
Website: www.tbpe.state.tx.us

Tuition

All tuitions must be paid in full at least thirty (30) days prior to class start date. Upon receipt of full payment, you receive an email confirmation,receipt of payment, and a link to a map to the Learning and Assessment location as well as a list of hotels offering special PETEX rates (upon request).

Tuition fees cover course instruction, course materials, lunch and light refreshments. Travel, meals other than lunch for full-day sessions, and accommodations are not included in our fees and are the responsibility of the participant.

Prices are per participant unless otherwise noted. Tuition is subject to change without notice. Tuition paid by wire transfer will be invoiced an additional $50 bank processing fee.

No enrollment can be confirmed until payment is made in full. 

Send a check or money order made payable to The University of Texas at Austin with your completed registration form, or supply credit card information on a faxed copy of your registration form. Remittance must be in U.S. dollars. Any bank handling charges must be paid by the customer. All checks and wire transfers must be in U.S. dollars and must be drawn on a U.S. bank. No foreign checks can be accepted. All international customers are responsible for their own custom fees, duties, and taxes.

Cancellation Policy

The deadline for a full-tuition refund for a cancellation is four weeks prior to the first class meeting of a course. There is a fifty percent penalty for cancelling after the full-tuition-refund deadline and before ten days prior to the first class meeting of a course. There is no refund for a cancellation made ten days or less prior to the first class meeting of a course. If you must cancel, please notify PETEX as soon as possible so that those on the waiting list can be accommodated.

PETEX reserves the right to cancel a course thirty (30) days prior to course start date. If this occurs, you will be notified. Before making nonrefundable airline or hotel reservations, please verify that the scheduled course will be held as planned. Course dates and pricing for 2012 are subject to change.

Transfer Policy

PETEX will honor one (1) transfer per client per enrollment. The following rules will apply:

  • Transfer request must be made at least 7 days prior to class start date. A $75 administrative fee is assessed.
  • If the transfer is made less than 7 days prior to the class start date, the company requesting the transfer must find a replacement from the company or forfeit all tuition.
  • If the client is transferring to a course that falls in the next year, then the company/client will be responsible for any and all increase in tuition fees.
  • Clients must verify that they are attending the course 7 days prior to the class start date or they will be moved to the waiting list so that those on the waiting list can be accommodated.

If a client has been transferred once by PETEX and does not attend the course then the following rules apply:

  • The client forfeits all tuition.
  • Enrollment is not transferable to another person in the company.
  • Client cannot request another transfer to another course.

Customized and/or on-site Training

Any of the courses described can be held at a location of your choosing. We are also happy to discuss customizing any of the courses, according to your company-specific requirements. To request customized training courses or on-site training, fill out the Request For On-site or Cutomized Training form, or contact the Houston Learning and Assessment Center at 281.397.2440.

For More Information

Objectives and course content are given on the course pages. For more information, contact the PETEX Learning and Assessment Center - Houston.

The University of Texas
PETEX Learning and Assessment Center
4702 North Sam Houston Parkway West, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77086
Telephone: 281.397.2440 or 800.687.7052
Fax: 281.397.2441
Email: PLACH@www.utexas.edu
Web site: www.utexas.edu/ce/petex

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