Aviation Flight Management / 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 Management is awarded only to those students who have successfully completed a minimum of two upper division flight labs (47-332 and 47-461) at Lewis University.

Degree Requirements

I. Core Courses (33)

47-102Introduction to Aviation and Transportation

1

47-130Private Pilot Ground I

3

47-131Private Pilot Ground II

3

47-132Private Pilot Flight Lab

2

47-203Visual Aircraft Recognition

1

47-231Instrument Pilot Ground School

4

47-232Instrument Pilot Flight Lab

2

47-250Aviation Meteorology I

3

47-252Aviation Meteorology II

3

47-331Commercial Pilot Ground School

3

47-332Commercial Pilot Flight Lab

2

47-460Multi-Engine (MEL) Ground School

2

47-461Multi-Engine (MEL) Flight Lab

1

47-xxx
Aviation Elective

3

II. Management Courses (6)

61-200Principles of Management

3

61-360Human Resource Management

3

III. General Education Courses (36)

04-xxx
Economics Elective

3

06-111College Writing 1

3

06-112College Writing 2

3

10-112Introduction to Human Communication

3

15-110Introduction to Philosophy

3

20-290Cultural Diversity and Intergroup Relations

3

15-330Ethics (Action and Values)

3

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OR

19-310Christian Action and Values

3

09-101Culture and Civilization I

3

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Fine Arts Elective

3

19-100The Search for Faith

3

-
OR

19-106Introduction to Christian Theology

3

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Math requirement

3

-
Social Science requirement

3

For more information on General Education courses, see the General Information section in this catalog.