Professional Pilot Technology - Associate of Applied Science (Major Code - PPT)

The Professional Pilot Technology Associate of Applied Science degree is certified under Part 141 by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA certificate HR8S200Q) regulations. The program provides students with the knowledge, skills, and ratings necessary to become a professional pilot. Areas of study include single-engine, multi-engine, flight instructor, and airline transport. All ratings are offered, and students may enter the program with, or without, prior flight training or certificates. For those with prior training, placement in the flight portion of the program will depend upon a skills analysis when they enter the program. A normal course of study will progress from the private pilot certificate to an FAA-certificated Commercial Pilot, single and multi-engine rated.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

Apply the integrated aeronautical knowledge and airmanship skills of a certified Commercial Pilot Airplane Single and Multi-Engine Land required to perform as a pilot-in-command (PIC).
Assess, mitigate, and manage the risks associated with aircraft operations while performing as a certificated Commercial Pilot.
Demonstrate the knowledge and operational skill of advanced avionics and cockpit automation.
Apply aviation ground, technical, flight, and systems operations as they support airline operations and management.
Utilize integrated knowledge and understanding of human factors and flight physiology for aviation safety, risk management, and aeronautical decision-making.
Adapt the elements of crew resource management to automation management, task management, and situational awareness.

Degree Map Airline Career Concentration

Degree Map Flight Instructor Concentration

Degree Map Multi-Engine Concentration

PREREQUISITE OR COREQUISITE

This program requires PFT 100 Introduction to Aviation (1 credit).

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS 18-19 CREDITS

Composition 6 credits

ENG 101	Composition**	3
	OR
ENG 101L	Composition with Support Lab	3
ENG 102	English Composition**	3

Mathematics 3-4 credits

MAT 132	Applied Mathematics*	3
	OR
MAT 132L	Applied Mathematics with Support Lab	3
	or higher (3-4 credits)

Liberal Arts 6 credits

Technology Literacy 3 credits

CIS 116	Computer Essentials*	3
	OR
CIS 120	Introduction to Information Systems**	3

CORE CURRICULUM 43-54 CREDITS

PFT 101	Private Pilot Ground School**	5
PFT 105	Crew Resource Management - Flight	2
PFT 111	Solo Flight Preparation*	3.5
PFT 112	Cross-Country Navigation*	1.5
PFT 113	Private Pilot Certification*	1
PFT 121	Commercial Flight I*	3
PFT 122	Aviation Weather*	3
PFT 130	Commercial Pilot Ground School**	5
PFT 131	Commercial Flight II*	3
PFT 204	Instrument Rating Ground School**	5
PFT 206	Aircraft Systems*	3
PFT 214	Instrument Rating Flight I*	3.5
PFT 215	Instrument Rating Flight II*	1.5
PFT 218	Commercial Flight III*	1

MULTI-ENGINE CONCENTRATION:

PFT 210	Multi-Engine Rating Ground School**	1
PFT 211	Multi-Engine Rating Flight*	1

OR

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CONCENTRATION

PFT 230	Flight Instructor - Fundamentals Ground School*	3
PFT 231	Flight Instructor - Airplane Ground School	5
PFT 235	Flight Instructor - Airplane Stage I*	1.5
PFT 236	Flight Instructor - Airplane Stage II*	1.5

OR

AIRLINE CAREER CONCENTRATION

PFT 210	Multi-Engine Rating Ground School**	1
PFT 211	Multi-Engine Rating Flight*	1
PFT 230	Flight Instructor - Fundamentals Ground School*	3
PFT 231	Flight Instructor - Airplane Ground School	5
PFT 235	Flight Instructor - Airplane Stage I*	1.5
PFT 236	Flight Instructor - Airplane Stage II*	1.5