Aviation Programs / Bachelor of Science to Master of Science in Aviation and Transportation / 4+1 Program

The Aviation and Transportation Studies Department offers a Bachelor’s to Master’s 4+1 Program option for Lewis University undergraduate Aviation majors. All qualified Aviation majors may take advantage of this 4+1 Program option. The 4+1 Program option allows qualified undergraduates to complete the graduate MSAT (Master of Science in Aviation and Transportation) in less time than would be possible if the two programs were taken separately. Nine graduate hours may be used both to complete the Bachelor’s degree (128 hours) and to satisfy specific course requirements for the Master’s program. The total number of required graduate credits (36) will remain the same. Students apply for admission to the 4+1 Program option by submitting the department application form to the Program Director of the MSAT when they reach senior status (complete 90 credits) and have achieved an overall GPA of 3.0. Qualified students approved for the 4+1 Program option may apply financial aid to graduate courses. With planning, the MSAT could be awarded within one year of graduating with the Bachelor’s degree. Students who take 9 credit hours of selected graduate courses in Aviation and Transportation in their senior year and earn a grade of “B” or better in each of those courses will have to complete only 27 more credit hours to earn the MSAT: 15 credit hours of core graduate courses, 9 credit hours of graduate electives, and 3 credit hours of capstone experience. Students accepted into this 4+1 Program option are required to apply for admission to the MSAT.

Listed below are graduate courses in the MSAT program which students enrolled in the 4+1 Program option may take during their senior year. Listed next to each is the undergraduate course for which it substitutes. A student in this 4+1 Program option may apply no more than 3 of these courses toward his or her undergraduate Bachelor of Science major in Aviation and Transportation Studies:

AVTR 50000 Overview of the Aviation and Transportation Industry substitutes for AVTR 35300 Air Transportation

AVTR 51000 Strategic Planning for Aviation and Transportation substitutes for AVTR 40200 Fiscal Aspects of Transportation

AVTR 52000 Implementing Safety Management Systems substitutes for AVTR 37300 Transportation Safety Management Systems

AVTR 53000 Regulatory Systems for Aviation and Transportation substitutes for AVTR 32100 Transportation Legislation

AVTR 54000 Safety Management Systems for Aviation and Transportation substitutes for BSAD 38000 Supervisory Management

AVTR 55000 Implementing Safety Management Systems substitutes for AVTR 45300 Airline Management and Economics

AVTR 56000 Human Resource Management and Labor Relations substitutes for AVTR 43000 Labor Relations in Transportation

AVTR 57000 Current Practices and Future Trends substitutes for AVTR 45000 Issues and Trends in Transportation

AVTR 58000 Special Topics in Aviation and Transportation substitutes for AVTR 45500 Airport Security


See Baccalaureate-to-Masters Degree Program Guidelines for additional information.