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AVIATION HUMAN FACTORS CURRICULUM

First Year

HOURS     FIRST SEMESTER
3     AVI 101-Private Pilot I1
4     RHET 105, 108, or equivalent
4     PSYCH 100- Introduction to Psychology

3     Natural sciences and technology
14     Total 
HOURS     SECOND SEMESTER
3     AVI 120-Private Pilot II1
3     Humanities-literature and the arts
3     Humanities-historical and philosophical perspective
3     Natural sciences and technology
3     Social science
15     Total 

Second Year

HOURS     FIRST SEMESTER
3     AVI 130-Commercial Instrument I1
3-5     Math prerequisite (MATH 112 or 116 if needed)
3     Aviation elective
4     AVI 258-Human Factors in Human-Machine Systems
3     Area of interest
16-18     Total 
HOURS     SECOND SEMESTER
3     AVI 140-Commercial Instrument II1
3     AVI 184-Aircraft Systems for Pilots
3     A course in non-Western culture
5     PSYCH 235-Introduction to Statistics
3     AVI 356-Human Performance and Engineering Psychology
17     Total 

Third Year

HOURS     FIRST SEMESTER
3     AVI 200-Commercial Pilot I1
3     AVI 355-Accident Investigation & Safety Analysis
3     Aviation elective
3     200/300-level course
3     200/300-level course
15     Total 
HOURS     SECOND SEMESTER
3     AVI 210-Commercial Pilot II 1
3     AVI 395-Aviation Psychology
3     Free elective
3     200/300-level course
3     300-level course
3     300-level course
18     Total 

Fourth Year

HOURS     FIRST SEMESTER
3     AVI 220-Flight Instructor, Airplane1
1     AVI 280-Multiengine Land1
3     300-level course
3     A course in Western culture
3     Area of emphasis
3     Advanced Composition
16     Total 
HOURS     SECOND SEMESTER
1     AVI 222-Flight Instructor, Instrument1
3     AVI 281-Cockpit Resource Management1
3     AVI 250-Practice Teaching, Airplane
3     Area of emphasis
3     Free elective
3     AVI 293-Turboprop Pilot Orientation2
16     Total 

120      Minimum total hours

1. Flight course with additional flight fees.

2. Course not required but highly recommended.

 

Foreign language graduation requirement: Three years of the same foreign language in high school, three semesters of the same foreign language in college, or proficiency exam.

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