Aviation Management A.A.S.

(Pending SACSCOC Approval)

Credential: A.A.S. (Code: A60180)

The Aviation Management and Career Pilot Technology curriculum prepares individuals for a variety of aviation and aviation-related careers including the commercial airlines, general aviation, the aerospace industry, the military, unmanned aircraft systems industries, and state and federal aviation organizations.

Course work includes fundamentals of flight, aerodynamics, aircraft performance, meteorology, navigation, federal regulations, aviation management, unmanned aircraft systems, and instrument and commercial ground training, flight and simulator training, and entrepreneurship or business management training.

Graduates may earn a commercial pilot certificate with an instrument rating, specialize in aviation management or in unmanned air systems, and may find employment as commercial, corporate, and military pilots, fixed base operators and airport managers, as pilots or technicians in the unmanned aircraft systems industry, or as flight instructors, and flight dispatchers.

Aviation Management A.A.S. Curriculum

Fall Semester-1st Year

		Advising	Term	C	L	Cl	Cr
ACA 122	Transfer and Career Success		FA, SP, SU	0	2	0	1
AER 110	Air Navigation		FA	2	2	0	3
AER 111	Aviation Meteorology		FA	3	0	0	3
AER 150	Private Pilot Flight Theory		FA	2	2	0	3
ENG 111	Writing and Inquiry		FA, SP, SU	3	0	0	3
BUS 110	Introduction to Business		FA	3	0	0	3
	Total Credit Hours:				16

Spring Semester-1st Year

		Advising	Term	C	L	Cl	Cr
AER 112	Aviation Laws and FARs		SP	2	0	0	2
AER 113	History of Aviation		SP	2	0	0	2
AER 114	Aviation Management		SP	3	0	0	3
BUS 137	Principles of Management		SP	3	0	0	3
MAT 110	Mathematical Measurement and Literacy		FA, SP, SU	2	2	0	3
OR
*MAT 143	Quantitative Literacy		FA, SP, SU	2	2	0	3
OR
MAT 152	Statistical Methods I		FA, SP, SU	3	2	0	4
OR
*MAT 171	Precalculus Algebra		FA, SP, SU	3	2	0	4
COM 120	Intro to Interpersonal Communication		FA, SP, SU	3	0	0	3
OR
COM 231	Public Speaking		FA, SP, SU	3	0	0	3
OR
ENG 114	Professional Research & Reporting		FA, SP, SU	3	0	0	3
	Total Credit Hours:				16

Summer Semester

		Advising	Term	C	L	Cl	Cr
ECO 251	Principles of Microeconomics		FA	3	0	0	3
OR
PSY 150	General Psychology		FA, SP, SU	3	0	0	3
OR
SOC 210	Introduction to Sociology		FA, SP, SU	3	0	0	3
HUM 110	Technology and Society		SP	3	0	0	3
OR
HUM 115	Critical Thinking		FA, SP, SU	3	0	0	3
OR
PHI 240	Introduction to Ethics		FA, SP, SU	3	0	0	3
	Total Credit Hours:				6

Fall Semester-2nd Year

		Advising	Term	C	L	Cl	Cr
BUS 135	Principles of Supervision		FA	3	0	0	3
CTS 115	Information Systems Business Concepts		FA	3	0	0	3
ECO 251	Principles of Microeconomics		FA	3	0	0	3
AER 211	Air Traffic Control		FA	2	0	0	2
AER 220	Airport Management		FA	2	0	0	2
	Total Credit Hours:				13

 

Spring Semester-2nd Year

		Advising	Term	C	L	Cl	Cr
BUS 153	Human Resource Management		SP	3	0	0	3
CTS 130	Spreadsheet		SP	2	2	0	3
SPA 111	Elementary Spanish I		FA, SP, SU	3	0	0	3
AER 213	Avionics		SP	2	0	0	2
AER 217	Air Transportation		SP	3	0	0	3
	Total Credit Hours:				15

Humanities/Fine Arts Elective - Select one: HUM 110, HUM 115 or PHI 240

SEMESTER HOURS REQUIRED TO GRADUATE
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES	15
MAJOR COURSES	50
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS	65

NOTE: The above curriculum outline is intended as a guide only. The sequence of course offerings is subject to change at the discretion of the administration.

This curriculum is offered via distance education and/or campus. Refer to your class schedules and/or your advisor for more details.

C=Class L=Lab CL=Clinic Cr=Credit