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Professional PilotBachelor of Science

CIP: 490101

The objective of the Bachelor of Science in Professional Pilot program is to equip students with the necessary skills to pursue a career as a professional pilot or flight instructor in the aviation industry. The curriculum encompasses aviation management, aviation safety and regulation, regulations and laws, and operations management.

This online program is intended for individuals who have prior flying experience. Prospective students applying to the Professional Pilot online program must have completed or be planning to fulfill the following requirements:

- Earn the FAA Private Pilot Certificate

- Earn the FAA Instrument Rating

- Earn the FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate

- Earn the FAA Multi-Engine Commercial Rating

- Earn the CFI Rating

- Earn the CFI-I Rating

Students who don’t have any prior flight experience can pursue their flight training at a local flight school; please contact the Burton D. Morgan College of Aeronautics for guidance on how to complete the flight requirement.

Disclaimer: Flight requirements for this program cannot be modified or replaced. Successful completion of all flight requirements is a prerequisite for the conferral of the degree.

Please be advised that this program's online courses do not include any flight courses, and the tuition and fees paid for the program do not cover flight training expenses. Any flight training required for this program must be arranged and paid for by the student independently.

Core 33 credits
Course number Course name Course credits
CMS 200 Computer Applications 3
DJC 301 Critical Thinking and Writing 3
DQR 401 Personal Finance/Statistical Analysis 3
DSL 301 Contemporary Issues in Science 3
DSS 301 Presentational Communication & Technology 3
ENG 101 English Composition I 3
International Relations or History Elective 3
Humanities Elective 3
HUM 420 Ethical Decision Making 3
Behavioral or Social Science Elective 3
MAT XXX College Level Math 3
College Core Requirements 54 credits
Course number Course name Course credits
ACC 205 Financial Reporting and Management Decisions 3
AVF 120 Primary Flight Theory - Basic Ground School 3
AVF 121 Primary Flight Theory - Advanced Ground School 3
AVS 102 Aviation History 3
AVS 226 Aviation Weather 3
AVS 250 Aviation Safety and Human Factors 3
AVS 347 Aviation Operations 3
AVS 431 Global Aviation Regulations & Law 3
AVS 481 Aviation Seminar 3
AVS 498 Aviation Internship 3
BUS 150 Business of Innovation 3
BUS 180 Principles of Economics 3
BUS 270 Principles of Management and Leadership 3
BUS 322 Business Analytics Using Excel Modeling 3
BUS 350 Human Resource Management 3
BUS 372 The Legal Environment of Business 3
BUS 425 Operations Management and Business Process Modeling with Excel 3
MKT 250 Principles of Marketing 3
Major Requirements 21 credits
Course number Course name Course credits
AVF 220 Instrument Flight Theory - Basic Ground School 3
AVF 221 Instrument Flight Theory - Advanced Ground School 3
AVF 330 Commercial Flight Theory - Basic Ground School 3
AVF 331 Commercial Flight Theory - Advanced Ground School 3
AVF 410 Flight Instruction Methods - Basic Ground School 3
AVF 411 Flight Instruction Methods - Advanced Ground School 3
AVS 483 Aviation Technologies 3
Electives 13 credits
Course number Course name Course credits
Elective (13 Cr.) 13
Total 121 credits

4-year plan