Air Traffic Control Management / Bachelor of Science

Total Credit Hours: 128

Major Credit Hours: 75

This program is designed for students who want to become Air Traffic Controllers for the Federal Aviation Administration. Students enrolled in the program must maintain an overall 3.0 GPA in major courses in the ATC curriculum, with no grade in the major lower than a “C”. Students must pass an aptitude test midway through the curriculum, and upon successful completion of all the courses, must pass a comprehensive examination; only then will they receive a certificate as a graduate from an FAA approved Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) college. Upon graduation from the program, students will be eligible to be hired by the FAA if they are able to pass a physical examination and an aptitude test given under the FAA guidelines. If successful, the student will attend the FAA Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for additional training. Successful completion of this Oklahoma City program will provide the required training and skills to be an Air Traffic Controller for the FAA.

Applicants to this program must have achieved a minimum high school GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) and an ACT composite score of 21 or a minimum score of 1100 on the SAT. They must also have completed 3 years of high school mathematics and science. In addition to appropriate ACT/SAT scores, transfer students must have earned an overall 3.0 GPA in transferable courses. Lewis University students who request admission into the program must have completed a minimum of 24 credit hours at Lewis University and must have earned no less than a 3.0 GPA overall.

Air Traffic Control Management majors may also major in Aviation Administration or Aviation Flight Management provided they successfully complete 12 credit hours in upper-division courses that differentiate the two majors (that is, are not simultaneously applied to both majors).  Air Traffic Control Management majors may minor in Aviation Flight Management but not in Aviation Administration.

Degree Requirements

I. Core Aviation Courses (66)

47-102	Introduction to Aviation and Transportation	1
47-130	Private Pilot Ground I	3
47-131	Private Pilot Ground II	3
47-201	Human Factors in Transportation	3
47-203	Visual Aircraft Recognition	1
47-204	Aviation Regulations	3
47-231	Instrument Pilot Ground School	4
47-250	Aviation Meteorology I	3
47-252	Aviation Meteorology II	3
47-313	Air Traffic Control Systems	3
47-321	Transportation Legislation	3
47-331	Commercial Pilot Ground School	3
47-353	Air Transportation	3
47-373	Transportation Safety	3
47-452	Airport Management	3
47-463	Aircraft Accident Investigation	3
47-473	Airline Transport Pilot	3
47-480	Practical Dispatching	3
47-482	ATC Responsibilities and Procedures	3
47-484	Radar Fundamentals and Separation Minima	3
47-486	Aircraft Capabilities and Characteristics	3
47-496	Air Traffic Control Internship	3
47-xxx	Aviation Elective	3

II. Core Business Courses (9)

61-200	Principles of Management	3
61-360	Human Resource Management	3
61-380	Supervisory Management	3

III. General Education Courses (45)

06-111	College Writing 1	3
06-112	College Writing 2	3
10-112	Introduction to Human Communication	3
-	Fine Arts Requirement	3
09-101	Culture and Civilization I	3
09-102	Culture and Civilization II	3
15-110	Introduction to Philosophy	3
06-xxx	Literature Requirement	3
-	Social Science Requirement	3
04-xxx	Economics Option	3
-	Mathematics Option	3
20-290	Cultural Diversity and Intergroup Relations	3
19-100	The Search for Faith	3
-	OR
19-106	Introduction to Christian Theology	3
19-2xx	Theology Level 200	3
-	Action and Values	3

(47-102, 47-250, and 47-252 serve both as General Education courses and as requirements for the ATC major.)

IV. Open Electives (8)

Any courses offered in the University may be chosen. These credits count toward the 128 hours required for graduation.

V. The advanced writing requirement is met by successful completion of 47-321 Aviation Legislation and 47-463 Aircraft Accident Investigation.