Aviation Flight Management Associate Degree
Total Credit Hours: 75
Major Credit Hours: 39
The Associate of Science Degree program prepares the graduate for a career in the field of aviation flight by including all the courses and labs necessary for the following FAA flight certificates and ratings: Commercial Pilot Certificate – Airplane Single- and Multi-engine Land with an Instrument Airplane rating. This degree includes a number of courses that are intended to give the student additional background in management, science, and written and oral expression.
After matriculation at Lewis University, students are required to do all their flight training at Lewis.
For all flight associates, including those who have completed FAA Certificates or Ratings prior to matriculation, the Associate Degree in Aviation Flight Management is awarded only to those students who have successfully completed a minimum of two upper division flight labs (47-332 and 47-461) at Lewis University.
Degree Requirements
I. Core Courses (33)
| 47-102 | Introduction to Aviation and Transportation | 1 |
| 47-130 | Private Pilot Ground I | 3 |
| 47-131 | Private Pilot Ground II | 3 |
| 47-132 | Private Pilot Flight Lab | 2 |
| 47-203 | Visual Aircraft Recognition | 1 |
| 47-231 | Instrument Pilot Ground School | 4 |
| 47-232 | Instrument Pilot Flight Lab | 2 |
| 47-250 | Aviation Meteorology I | 3 |
| 47-252 | Aviation Meteorology II | 3 |
| 47-331 | Commercial Pilot Ground School | 3 |
| 47-332 | Commercial Pilot Flight Lab | 2 |
| 47-460 | Multi-Engine (MEL) Ground School | 2 |
| 47-461 | Multi-Engine (MEL) Flight Lab | 1 |
| 47-xxx | Aviation Elective | 3 |
II. Management Courses (6)
| 61-200 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| 61-360 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
III. General Education Courses (36)
| 04-xxx | Economics Elective | 3 |
| 06-111 | College Writing 1 | 3 |
| 06-112 | College Writing 2 | 3 |
| 10-112 | Introduction to Human Communication | 3 |
| 15-110 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| 20-290 | Cultural Diversity and Intergroup Relations | 3 |
| 15-330 | Ethics (Action and Values) | 3 |
| - | OR | |
| 19-310 | Christian Action and Values | 3 |
| 09-101 | Culture and Civilization I | 3 |
| - | Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
| 19-100 | The Search for Faith | 3 |
| - | OR | |
| 19-106 | Introduction to Christian Theology | 3 |
| - | Math requirement | 3 |
| - | Social Science requirement | 3 |
For more information on General Education courses, see the General Information section in this catalog.