Aviation Flight Technology/ Associate of Applied Science
Program: AAS-AFTC-1
Total Credit Hours: 60
Major Credit Hours: 42
The Associate of Applied 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 unless otherwise approved by the Director of Aviation Flight Technology.
Flight block assignment will be determined by academic performance in alignment with the policies outlined for Aviation Majors and performance within AVTR 10100 Fundamentals of Flight , AVTR 13000 Private Pilot Ground 1, and AVTR 25000 Aviation Meteorology 1.
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 certificates/ratings (AVTR 33200 Commercial Pilot Flight Lab 1/AVTR 33300 Commercial Pilot Flight Lab 2 and AVTR 46100 Multi-Engine (MEL) Flight Lab) at Lewis University.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| AVTR 10100 | Fundamentals of Flight | 2 |
| AVTR 13000 | Private Pilot Ground 1 | 3 |
| AVTR 13100 | Private Pilot Ground 2 | 3 |
| AVTR 13200 | Private Pilot Flight Lab 1 | 1 |
| AVTR 13300 | Private Pilot Flight Lab 2 | 1 |
| AVTR 20300 | Visual Aircraft Recognition 1 | 1 |
| AVTR 23100 | Instrument Pilot Ground School | 4 |
| AVTR 23200 | Instrument Pilot Flight Lab 1 | 1 |
| AVTR 23300 | Instrument Pilot Flight Lab 2 | 1 |
| AVTR 25000 | Aviation Meteorology 1 | 3 |
| AVTR 25200 | Aviation Meteorology 2 | 3 |
| AVTR 30000 | Professional Development for Aviators | 1 |
| AVTR 33100 | Commercial Pilot Ground School | 3 |
| AVTR 33200 | Commercial Pilot Flight Lab 1 | 1 |
| AVTR 33300 | Commercial Pilot Flight Lab 2 | 1 |
| AVTR 46000 | Multi-Engine (MEL) Ground School | 2 |
| AVTR 46100 | Multi-Engine (MEL) Flight Lab | 1 |
| Aviation Electives | 10 | |
| Total Hours | 42 | |
For more information on General Education courses, see the General Education section in this catalog.