PROFESSIONAL PILOT CURRICULUM1
First year
HOURS FIRST SEMESTER 3 AVI 101-Private Pilot, I 3 ECON 102-Microeconomic Principles or ECON 103-Macroeconomic Principles 4 HIST 111-History of Western Civilization to 1815, or HIST 151-History of the United States to 1877 3 SPCOM 111-Verbal Communication 3 Free elective 16 Total HOURS SECOND SEMESTER 3 AVI 120-Private Pilot, II 3 MATH 125-Elementary Linear Algebra with Applications 4 HIST 112-History of Western Civilization, 1815 to the Present, or HIST 152-History of the United States, 1877 to the Present 3 SPCOM 112-Verbal Communication 3 Free elective 16 TotalSecond year
HOURS FIRST SEMESTER 3 AVI 130-Commercial-Instrument, I 4 MATH 134-Calculus for Social Scientists, I 3 Humanities elective 6 Free electives 16 Total HOURS SECOND SEMESTER 3 AVI 140-Commercial-Instrument, II 3 C S 105-Introduction to Computers and Their Application to Business and Commerce 4 Humanities electives 6 Free electives 16 TotalNOTES:
- HIST 111 and 112, or HIST 151 and 152 should be chosen.
- Humanities electives should be chosen to comply with University general education requirements.
- Two additional flight courses, AVI 200 and AVI 210, must be taken to complete requirements for the commercial certificate with instrument rating.
1. Other elective options are available. A student interested in a B.A. or B.S. degree in addition to the aviation curriculum should explore options combining this curriculum with curricula in business administration, agricultural economics, education, journalism, psychology, etc. A brochure listing sample programs is available from the Institute of Aviation upon request.