Aviation Maintenance Technology Associate Degree
Total Credit Hours: 77-78
Major Credit Hours: 68-69
This five-semester program prepares the student for a career in the field of aviation maintenance and includes additional business and written and oral communications courses. The successful student will complete a minimum of 77 to 78 academic credit hours and receive Lewis University Certificates of Completion for both Airframe and Powerplant.
Degree Requirements
I. Core Courses (68-69)
| 46-101 | Aviation Mathematics | 4 |
| - | OR | |
| 13-119 | Intermediate Algebra | 3 |
| 46-102 | Introduction to Aviation | 1 |
| 46-105 | Aviation Technical Writing | 3 |
| - | OR | |
| 06-xxx | English writing course | 3 |
| 46-106 | Aviation Fundamentals | 4 |
| 46-110 | Aircraft Structures I | 4 |
| 46-120 | Aircraft Electricity I | 4 |
| 46-130 | Introduction to A/C Structures and Engine NDT NDE | 3 |
| 46-135 | Drafting and Blueprint Reading | 3 |
| 46-200 | Aircraft Instruments | 4 |
| 46-201 | Aviation Physics I | 4 |
| 46-210 | Aircraft Structures II | 4 |
| 46-220 | Aircraft Electricity II | 4 |
| 46-310 | Aircraft Reciprocating Engines | 4 |
| 46-320 | Aircraft Systems | 4 |
| 46-330 | Aircraft Engine Accessories | 4 |
| 46-410 | Gas Turbine Powerplants | 4 |
| 46-420 | Aircraft Propellers | 4 |
| 46-430 | Aircraft Inspection and Engine Testing | 4 |
| 46/47-xxx | Aviation Elective | 3 |
(Regarding the writing requirement, any 100-level, 3-credit hour writing course offered by the English Department is acceptable; an English Placement Examination is required.)
II. General Education Courses (9)
| 04-xxx | Economics option | 3 |
| 10-112 | Introduction to Human Communication | 3 |
| 19-100 | The Search for Faith | 3 |
| - | OR | |
| 19-106 | Introduction to Christian Theology | 3 |
For more information on General Education coursework, see the General Information section of this catalog.