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Aviation department, course descriptions
Aviation Major
Degree: Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences
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)
At least half of the following must be completed at Hesston College. 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 Flight Instructor Airplane (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 Certificated Flight Instructor (2), elective courses (6).
Recommended electives: Flight Instructor Airplane-Instrument (1), Airline Training Orientation Program (1).