Academic Curriculum
125 hours required for graduation
This option of study prepares students for careers in the growing field of Air Traffic Control. Students will receive foundational coursework in aviation flight in order to best prepare students for careers in this pilot-focused field of aviation. Students will receive basic and advanced theoretical and practical coursework in Air Traffic Control techniques and equipment and will be prepared for formal ATC training from the FAA. Curriculum includes practical internship experience.
Freshman
Fall semester (14 credit hours)
ENGL 100 Expository Writing I
MATH 100 College Algebra
PPIL 100 Introduction to Aviation
PPIL 111 Private Pilot
PPIL 113 Private Pilot Flight Lab
Spring semester (17 credit hours)
COMM 106 Public Speaking I
MATH 150 Plane Trigonometry
PPIL 112 Professional Instrument Pilot
PPIL 114 Professional Instrument Pilot Flight Lab I
PPIL 342 Aviation Meteorology
PSYCH 110 General Psychology
Sophomore
Fall semester (16 credit hours)
ENGL 200 Expository Writing II
MATH 205 General Calculus and Linear Algebra
PHYS 113 General Physics I
PPIL 240 Introduction to Air Traffic Control
Natural Science Elective
Spring semester (15 credit hours)
ECON 110 Principles of Macroeconomics
ENGL 302 Technical Writing
PPIL 386 Aerodynamics
PPIL 415 Human Factors in Aviation
Computer Elective
Junior
Fall semester (15 credit hours)
PHILO 390 Business Ethics
PPIL 270 Introduction to UAS
Aviation Elective
Humanities/Social Science Elective
Humanities/Social Science/Business Elective
Spring semester (15 credit hours)
BUS 315 Supervisory Management
ECON 120 Principles of Microeconomics
PPIL 442 Advanced Air Traffic Control
Aviation Elective*
Humanities/Social Science Elective
Senior
Fall semester (18 credit hours)
AVT 461 Airport Planning and Management
MKTG 400 Marketing
PPIL 440 Air Carrier Operations**
STAT 325 Introduction to Statistics
Aviation Elective*
Management Elective
Spring semester (15 credit hours)
PPIL 440 Air Carrier Operations**
PPIL 445 Aviation Law
PPIL 450 Aviation Safety Management
Aviation Elective
Culminating Experience (choose one of the following):
AVT 497 Senior Project
COT 495 Industrial Internship
*Marked electives must be upper division courses, 300 and above.
**These program requirements are under review. Please contact the department office
for additional
information.