Air Traffic Control Management / Bachelor of Science

Total Credit Hours: 129-135

Major Credit Hours: 83

This program is designed for students who want to become Air Traffic Controllers for the Federal Aviation Administration. Students enrolled in the program must maintain an overall 3.0 GPA in major courses in the ATC curriculum, with no grade in the major lower than a “C.” Students must pass an aptitude test midway through the curriculum, and upon successful completion of all the courses, must pass a comprehensive examination; only then will they receive a certificate as a graduate from an FAA approved Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) college. Upon graduation from the program, students will be eligible to be hired by the FAA if they are able to pass a physical examination and an aptitude test given under the FAA guidelines. If successful, the student will attend the FAA Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for additional training. Successful completion of this Oklahoma City program will provide the required training and skills to be an Air Traffic Controller for the FAA.

Applicants to this program must have achieved a minimum high school GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and an ACT composite score of 21 or a minimum score of 1100 on the SAT. They must also have completed 3 years of high school mathematics and science. In addition to appropriate ACT/SAT scores, transfer students must have earned an overall 3.0 GPA in transferable courses. Lewis University students who request admission into the program must have completed a minimum of 24 credit hours at Lewis University and must have earned no less than a 3.0 GPA overall.

Air Traffic Control Management majors may also major in Aviation Administration or Aviation Flight Technology provided they successfully complete 12 credit hours in upper-division courses that differentiate the two majors (that is, are not simultaneously applied to both majors).  Air Traffic Control Management majors may minor in Aviation Flight Technology but not in Aviation Administration.

 

Degree Requirements

Program: BS-ATCM-1

I. Core Aviation Courses (83)

AVTR-13000	Private Pilot Ground 1	3
AVTR-13100	Private Pilot Ground 2	3
AVTR-20100	Human Factors	3
AVTR-20300	Visual Aircraft Recognition	1
AVTR-20400	Aviation Regulations	3
AVTR-23100	Instrument Pilot Ground School	4
AVTR-25000	Aviation Meteorology 1	3
AVTR-25200	Aviation Meteorology 2	3
AVTR-30000	Professional Development for Aviators	1
AVTR-31300	Air Traffic Control Systems	3
AVTR-32100	Transportation Legislation	3
AVTR-33100	Commercial Pilot Ground School	3
AVTR-35300	Air Transportation	3
AVTR-37300	Transportation Safety Management Systems	3
AVTR-45200	Airport Management	3
AVTR-46300	Aircraft Accident Investigation	3
AVTR-47300	Airline Transport Pilot	3
AVTR-48000	Practical Dispatching	3
AVTR-48200	ATC Responsibilities and Procedures	3
AVTR-48400	Radar Fundamentals and Separation Minima	3
AVTR-48600	Aircraft Capabilities and Characteristics	3
AVTR-48700	ATC Tower Ground Control	3
AVTR-48800	Advanced Radar Fundamentals	3
AVTR-48801	Advanced Radar Fundamentals Lab	1
AVTR-49100	ATC Tower Local Control	3
AVTR-49101	ATC Tower Local Control Lab	1
AVTR-49600	Air Traffic Control Internship	3
BSAD-20000	Principles of Management	3
BSAD-36000	Human Resource Management	3
BSAD-38000	Supervisory Management	3

II. Additional General Education Courses (46-52)

The science general education requirement is satisfied by AVTR 25000 Aviation Meteorology 1 and AVTR 25200 Aviation Meteorology 2.

*For details on additional required General Education courses, see the General Education Requirements section of this Undergraduate Catalog and consult with an advisor.

 

III. Advanced Writing Requirement

The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of:

AVTR-37300

Transportation Safety Management Systems

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