Aviation Flight Technology / Bachelor of Science

Total Credit Hours: 128

Major Credit Hours: 83

The Bachelor of Science in Aviation Flight Technology prepares the student for a career as a professional pilot. Upon graduation, the successful student will have a minimum of 128 semester hours of coursework and will hold the following FAA certificates and ratings: Commercial Pilot Certificate—Airplane Single and Multi-engine Land with Instrument Airplane rating; Flight Instructor Certificate—Airplane Single-Engine Land, with Instrument Airplane rating. Optional certificates and ratings include Flight Instructor Certificate—Multi-Engine Land; and Ground Instructor Certificate—Advanced and Instrument.

After matriculation at Lewis University, students are required to do all their flight training at Lewis. For all flight majors, including those who have completed FAA Certificates or Ratings prior to matriculation, the Bachelor of Science in Aviation Flight Technology is awarded to only those students who have successfully completed a minimum of two upper-division flight labs at Lewis University.

 

Degree Requirements

Program: BS-AFTH-1

I. Core Courses (74)

AVTR-13000	Private Pilot Ground 1	3
AVTR-13100	Private Pilot Ground 2	3
AVTR-13200	Private Pilot Flight Lab	2
AVTR-20300	Visual Aircraft Recognition	1
AVTR-20400	Aviation Regulations	3
AVTR-23100	Instrument Pilot Ground School	4
AVTR-23200	Instrument Pilot Flight Lab	2
AVTR-25000	Aviation Meteorology 1	3
AVTR-25200	Aviation Meteorology 2	3
AVTR-26300	Aircraft Maintenance for Pilots	3
AVTR-30000	Professional Development for Aviators	1
AVTR-30500	Crew Resource Management	3
AVTR-31300	Air Traffic Control Systems	3
AVTR-32000	Advanced Aircraft Systems	3
AVTR-33100	Commercial Pilot Ground School	3
AVTR-33200	Commercial Pilot Flight Lab	2
AVTR-34200	Aerodynamics	3
AVTR-35300	Air Transportation	3
AVTR-37300	Transportation Safety Management Systems	3
AVTR-40900	Flight Instructor Airplane (CFI-A) Flight Lab	1
AVTR-41000	Certified Flight Instructor Ground	3
AVTR-42000	Flight Instructor Instrument (CFI-I) Ground	2
AVTR-46000	Multi-Engine (MEL) Ground School	2
AVTR-46100	Multi-Engine (MEL) Flight Lab	1
AVTR-46300	Aircraft Accident Investigation	3
AVTR-47300	Airline Transport Pilot	3
AVTR-48500	Flight Deck Automation	3
	Aviation Electives	5

 

II. Management Courses (9)

BSAD-20000	Principles of Management	3
BSAD-36000	Human Resource Management	3
BSAD-38000	Supervisory Management	3

III. General Education Courses

The following general education requirements are listed and satisfied under the core curriculum:

The two science requirements are met by AVTR 25000 Aviation Meteorology 1 and AVTR 25200 Aviation Meteorology 2.

The college experience requirement is met by AVMT 10200 or AVTR 10200 Introduction to Aviation.

For additional required General Education courses, see the General Information section in this catalog.

IV. Advanced Writing Requirement

The advanced writing requirement is met by successful completion of the following:

AVTR-37300

Transportation Safety Management Systems

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