The Aviation curriculum prepares
students for flight instructing and, with experience, for careers
in charter, business, and airline flying. Flight training coupled
with training in airplane maintenance provides background for Christian
mission flying. Students may also pursue aviation for personal enrichment.
The Private Pilot, Commercial Pilot, and Instrument Rating flight
courses are approved under Federal Aviation Administration Part 141.
All Aviation ground schools and all other flight courses are conducted
under Federal Aviation Administration Part 61.
Participation in the flight program
requires a minimum ACT Composite score of 18 or a minimum SAT combined
Verbal and Mathematical score of 620 (or a minimum ASSET Reading Skills
score of 22 if neither the ACT nor SAT was taken). Students not meeting
this requirement may enroll in the Introduction to Aviation class.
If they successfully complete the class and pass the FAA test on the
first attempt, they may enroll in the flight program the following
semester. Any student beginning a term on academic probation will
not be permitted to enroll in any flight courses during that term.
Required Program Courses: 27-28 hours (grade of
C or better required)
Introduction to Aviation (3 hours), Private Pilot (4), Commercial
Ground School (3), Instrument Ground School (3), Instrument Flight
I/II (3), Mountain Flying (1), Commercial Flight I/II (5), Flight
Instructor Ground School (4), and either Multiengine (1) or Certified
Flight Instructor (2).
Plan of Study
1st year - College Orientation/Success (1 hour),
writing course (3), oral communication option (3), Biblical Literature
(3), humanities course (3), Fitness Concepts (1), Introduction to
Aviation (3), Private Pilot (4), Instrument Ground School (3), Instrument
Flight I and II (3), elective courses (6). Also meet computer and
math competency requirements.
2nd year - natural science course (4), social science course (3), second HC Distinctive course (3), Commercial Ground School (3), Mountain Flying (1), Commercial Flight I and II (5), Flight Instructor Ground School (4), Multiengine (1) or Certified Flight Instructor (2), elective courses (6).
Recommended electives: Certified Flight Instructor-Instrument (1), Airline Training Orientation Program (1).