Associate in Science 

The professional pilot technology program provides students with the knowledge, skills and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certificates required to begin a civilian aviation career as an FAA Certified Flight Instructor and Commercial Pilot. This program, which includes flight training through a local FAA approved flight school, is intended for students who desire to complete an associate’s degree and begin an aviation career. In completing the program, students will have earned the following FAA certificates and ratings: commercial pilot, airplane single and multi-engine land, instrument, flight instructor, airplane and instrument, ground instructor, advanced and instrument. In addition, the airline transport pilot and flight engineer basic and turbojet FAA written tests may be completed as electives. The flight training costs to complete this program may approach or exceed $25,000 over the planned two-year period. Exact costs will be determined by students’ aptitudes, study habits and time devoted to the program.

NOTE: This associate in science degree program is intended primarily for students who desire to complete an associate’s degree and become employed. Students who decide to pursue university transfer study must meet certain course and test requirements. For details refer to university transfer requirements.

Requirements and Recommended Course Groupings

The following is a presentation of required courses in recommended course groupings for this program. These groupings are only a suggested guide, and there is no requirement to follow these precisely. The availability of courses, the student’s testing and academic performance and other factors may alter the student’s actual course completion sequence. Students of this program may register for courses in any grouping as long as the student has met any prerequisites for the course.

Course Grouping One
(First term load for full-time students; 2-5 terms for part-time students.)
 

Course Number and Title	Credits
ATT 1100 Private Pilot Ground School	3
ASC 1210 Aviation Weather	3
ASC 1310 Federal Air Regulations/Legislation	3
ENC 1101 English Composition I	3
*Social and Behavioral Sciences Area A or B	3
Credit Hours	15

Course Grouping Two
 

Course Number and Title	Credits
ATF 1104 Primary Flight	4
MAC 1105 College Algebra	3
Professional Elective (see list below)	6
*Humanities	3
Credit Hours	16

Course Grouping Three
 

Course Number and Title	Credits
ATT 1110 Commercial Pilot Ground School	3
ATF 2200 Instrument Flight	4
ASC 2110 Advanced Air Navigation	3
ATT 1120 Instrument Rating Ground School	4
Credit Hours	14

Course Grouping Four
 

Course Number and Title	Credits
ATF 2400 Commercial Flight	5
CGS 1060 Introductory Computer Concepts	3
ENC 2210 Technical Report Writing	3
Professional Elective (see list below)	6
Credit Hours	17

Course Grouping Five
 

Course Number and Title	Credits
ATF 2530 Advanced Flight	2
Credit Hours	2
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	64

Professional Electives

ATT 2150 Airline Transport Pilot Ground School
AVM 2941 Facility Internship/Flight Safety
ENC 1102 English Composition II
MET 1010 Meteorology
FIN 2100 Personal Finance
SOP 1002 Human Relations
BSC 1005 Life in Its Biological Environment
SPC 2600 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
ATT 1810 Environment of the Air Traffic Controller
ASC 1010 History of Air Transportation/ National Airspace System
**General Electives