The Applied Associates of Science in Professional Pilot prepares students to enter the workforce as a commercial pilot. Students receive specific training under Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 14 CFR Part 141 and Restricted Air Transport Pilot (R-ATP) regulations to qualify for specialized employment requirements. Delivery focuses on technical training and applied exercises providing the knowledge and skills required for several licenses and ratings.
Matriculation Requirements
Students seeking admission to the program will be required to meet the following admissions requirements:
- Hold a second class FAA medical certificate from an Aviation Medical Examiner.
- An overall GPA of at least 2.5
Due to limited availability of flight training resources, flight student admission into the on-campus AVSC 1100 Ground I - Private and AVSC 1110 Flight I - Private course, when necessary, may require selection through a competitive application process.
Program Requirements
Course List | Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| Total Credit Hours | 63 |
| ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Academic Writing CC | 3 |
| or ENGH 1005 | Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC |
| 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning QL (3) | |
| Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL (6) | |
| Introduction to Statistics QL (3) | |
| Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL (5) | |
| College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5) | |
| College Algebra for Business QL (3) | |
| 3 |
| 9 |
1 | |
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2 | |
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| AVSC 1010 | Survey of Aviation Science | 3 |
| AVSC 1100 | Ground I - Private | 3 |
| AVSC 1110 | Flight I - Private | 3 |
| AVSC 1240 | Ground II - Instrument | 3 |
| AVSC 1250 | Flight II - Instrument II | 3 |
| AVSC 2070 | Communications for Aviation Professionals WE | 3 |
| AVSC 2110 | Aviation Weather | 3 |
| AVSC 2130 | Aviation Safety | 3 |
| AVSC 2150 | Air Transportation Management | 3 |
| AVSC 2300 | Ground IV - Commercial | 3 |
| AVSC 2310 | Flight IV - Commercial | 3 |
| 12 |
1 If student chooses HIST 2700 US History to 1877 AS and HIST 2710 US History since 1877 AS, the additional hours may be used towards a social science distribution requirement.
2 METO 1010 Introduction to Meteorology PP recommended
Graduation Requirements
- Completion of a minimum of 63 or more semester credits.
- Overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or above. Aviation courses require a C- or above.
- Residency hours--minimum of 20 credit hours through course attendance at UVU.
- Completion of Commercial Pilot Certificate.
Graduation Plan
This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.
Plan of Study Grid | First Year |
|---|
| Semester 1 |
|---|
| AVSC 1010 | Survey of Aviation Science | 3 |
| ENGL 1010 | Introduction to Academic Writing CC | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Credit Hours | 15 |
| Semester 2 |
|---|
| AVSC 1100 | Ground I - Private | 3 |
| AVSC 1110 | Flight I - Private | 3 |
| AVSC 2110 | Aviation Weather | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Credit Hours | 15 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Semester 3 |
|---|
| AVSC 1240 | Ground II - Instrument | 3 |
| AVSC 1250 | Flight II - Instrument II | 3 |
| AVSC 2070 | Communications for Aviation Professionals WE | 3 |
| AVSC 2130 | Aviation Safety | 3 |
| AVSC 2150 | Air Transportation Management | 3 |
| | Credit Hours | 15 |
| Semester 4 |
|---|
| AVSC 2300 | Ground IV - Commercial | 3 |
| AVSC 2310 | Flight IV - Commercial | 3 |
| 12 |
| | Credit Hours | 18 |
| | Total Credit Hours | 63 |
