Aviation Flight Technology/ 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 Technology is awarded only to those students who have successfully completed a minimum of two upper division flight labs (AVTR 33200 and AVTR 46100) at Lewis University.

Degree Requirements

Program: AS-AFTC-1

I. Core Courses (33)

AVTR-13000Private Pilot Ground 1

3

AVTR-13100Private Pilot Ground 2

3

AVTR-13200Private Pilot Flight Lab

2

AVTR-20300Visual Aircraft Recognition

1

AVTR-23100Instrument Pilot Ground School

4

AVTR-23200Instrument Pilot Flight Lab

2

AVTR-25000Aviation Meteorology 1

3

AVTR-25200Aviation Meteorology 2

3

AVTR-30000Professional Development for Aviators

1

AVTR-33100Commercial Pilot Ground School

3

AVTR-33200Commercial Pilot Flight Lab

2

AVTR-46000Multi-Engine (MEL) Ground School

2

AVTR-46100Multi-Engine (MEL) Flight Lab

1

AVTR-XXXXXAviation Elective

3

II. Management Courses (6)

BSAD-20000Principles of Management

3

BSAD-36000Human Resource Management

3

III. General Education Courses (36)

-1XXXXXEconomics Option

3

ENGL-11100College Writing 1

3

ENGL-11200College Writing 2

3

COMM-11200Introduction to Human Communication

3

PHIL-11000Introduction to Philosophy

3

SOCI-29000Diversity and Social Justice

3

PHIL-21500Ethics

3

-OR

THEO-31000Christian Ethics

3

HIST-10100Global History and Culture 1

3

-Fine Arts Elective

3

THEO-10000Search for Faith

3

-OR

THEO-10600Introduction 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.