Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________

Catalog: 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog Program: Commercial Aviation, (B.S.) Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Commercial Aviation, (B.S.)

Bachelor of Science
Commercial Aviation
218 Brister Hall | 901.678.2716
memphis.edu/univcoll

Description of Program
The degree program in Commercial Aviation prepares persons for careers as airline pilots, or in a variety of aviation-related fields, such as corporate aviation, general aviation, aviation-related business, airport operations, and governmental regulation of aviation. It does so by offering studies in aviation, management, business operations, human resources, transportation, logistics and aviation administration. These studies are combined with flight labs, experiential learning, and internships in an aviation setting. Aviation training is provided by professional aviation instruction certified by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Note: Aviation students must have a Valid Class A FAA Aviation Medical Certificate conducted by an FAA medical examiner. The exam usually costs about $120 and lasts 5 years. This should be completed no later than the student’s first flight. A background check is also required.

For information on careers in this and other disciplines students should consult the career counselor located in 211 Wilder Tower, 678-2068.

Career Development
For information on careers, students should consult the Career Services Office located on the 4th Floor of Wilder Tower, 678-2239.

UMdegree
You can review information regarding your current academic pursuits, including Degree Requirements, General Education Requirements, Major/Concentration Requirements, and Minor Requirements by accessing the UMdegree audit tool. This tool reflects all changes to a student’s academic record and is used in determining whether or not a student has successfully completed all graduation requirements at: www.my.memphis.edu

UNIV 3900 Experiential Learning Credit
Experiential Learning Credit may be granted for college level knowledge and understanding related to the student’s area of study. This credit may be gained from work experience, life experience, or non-college instruction in one of the following ways: 1) pre-assessed military transcripts, 2) pre-assessed professional training, licensure, or certifications or 3) student developed learning portfolio reflective of their learning experiences which is assessed for credit by a faculty member. For more information: http://www.memphis.edu/innovation/elc/experiential_learning.php

Program Summary Commercial Aviation
General Education: 35 – 41 hours
Major Field Core: 59 hours
College Requirements: 9 hours
General Electives: 11 – 17 hours
Minimum Required for Graduation: 120 hours

General Education (35-41 hours)

See University General Education Program for the University General Education Program requirements. Students who have completed one year of American History in high school are exempted from the six credit-hour History General Education Program requirement; otherwise, students will have to meet the History requirement.

Major Field Core (59 hours)

Management and Business Operations (6 hours) Choose Two:

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

ACCT 2010 - Fundamentals of Acct I **
(3)

ACCT 2020 - Fundamentals of Acct II **
(3)

MIS 2749 - Foundation/Information Systems **
(3)

MGMT 3110 - Organization and Mgmt **
(3)

MKTG 3010 - Principles of Marketing **
(3)

Human Resources, Staffing and Development (6 hours)

Choose One:

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

MGMT 3215 - Management of Human Resources **
(3)

MGMT 4260 - Employee Staffing/Training/Development **
(3)

MGMT 4420 - Organizational Behavior in Business **
(3)

LDSP 3000 - Leadership Development**
(3)

BMGT 3630 - Human Resource Mgmt**
(3)

Choose One:

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

COMM 4011 - Communication in Organizations **
(3)

PSYC 3508 - Indust/Organizatnl Psyc
(3)

COMM 3010 - Integrated Corp Comm**
(3)

PM 4120 - Organization Theory and Behav**
(3)

Professional Aviation (47 hours)

Prerequisites to the aviation program: Private Pilot Certificate

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

AVIA 1700 - Aviation Safety
(3)

AVIA 1800 - Systems I: Basic Aircraft Systems
(3)

ESCI 1010 - Weather and Climate
(4)

AVIA 2100 - Aerodynamics
(3)

AVIA 2101 - Instrument/Commercial Flight Lab
(1)

AVIA 2200 - Instrument/Commercial Ground School
(3)

AVIA 2300 - Advanced Flight Lab
(1)

AVIA 3200 - Commercial Ground School – Single Engine (ASEL)
(3)

AVIA 3201 - Commercial Flight Lab – Single Engine (ASEL)
(1)

AVIA 3300 - Commercial Ground School – Multi-Engine (AMEL)
(2)

AVIA 3301 - Commercial Flight Lab Multi-Eng
(1)

AVIA 3400 - Air Traffic Control and Airspace
(3)

AVIA 3500 - Systems II: Turbine Aircraft
(3)

ESCI 4216 - Synoptic Meteorology
(3)

AVIA 4200 - Systems III: Transport Category Aircraft Systems
(3)

AVIA 4300 - Air Carrier Operations
(3)

AVIA 4700 - Flight Instructor Ground School
(4)

AVIA 4800 - Human Factors & Crew Resource Management
(3)

College Requirements

Thematic Studies (6 Hours)

Students complete a total of 6 hours in a University College thematic studies course(s). These courses are designed to broaden a student’s knowledge of significant AVIA themes.

AVIA Thematic Studies Course are the Following:

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

AVIA 4550 - Aviation Law & Regulation
(3)

AVIA 4560 - Aviation Physiology & Survival
(3)

Senior Project (3 hours)

The senior project is a student’s culminating experience or capstone designed to synthesize and integrate the content of a student’s program of study.
For this concentration, the senior project is:

Course Name

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

AVIA 4701 - Flight Instructor Certification
(3)

General Electives (11 – 17 hours)

Electives will be chosen to bring the total number of hours to 120 with a minimum of 42 upper-division hours.

Minimum Requirements for Graduation

• Students must complete at least 60 hours from a 4-year institution.
• Students must complete at least 42 hours of upper-division credit (3000 or 4000-level).
• Students must complete at least 30 of the last 60 hours through the University of Memphis.
• Students must complete at least 9 graded hours in the major at the University of Memphis.

Notes:

Course Name		Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________	Catalog: 2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog Program: Commercial Aviation, (B.S.) Minimum Credits Required:__________________
Commercial Aviation, (B.S.) Bachelor of Science Commercial Aviation 218 Brister Hall \| 901.678.2716 memphis.edu/univcoll Description of Program The degree program in Commercial Aviation prepares persons for careers as airline pilots, or in a variety of aviation-related fields, such as corporate aviation, general aviation, aviation-related business, airport operations, and governmental regulation of aviation. It does so by offering studies in aviation, management, business operations, human resources, transportation, logistics and aviation administration. These studies are combined with flight labs, experiential learning, and internships in an aviation setting. Aviation training is provided by professional aviation instruction certified by the Federal Aviation Administration. Note: Aviation students must have a Valid Class A FAA Aviation Medical Certificate conducted by an FAA medical examiner. The exam usually costs about $120 and lasts 5 years. This should be completed no later than the student’s first flight. A background check is also required. For information on careers in this and other disciplines students should consult the career counselor located in 211 Wilder Tower, 678-2068. Career Development For information on careers, students should consult the Career Services Office located on the 4th Floor of Wilder Tower, 678-2239. UMdegree You can review information regarding your current academic pursuits, including Degree Requirements, General Education Requirements, Major/Concentration Requirements, and Minor Requirements by accessing the UMdegree audit tool. This tool reflects all changes to a student’s academic record and is used in determining whether or not a student has successfully completed all graduation requirements at: www.my.memphis.edu UNIV 3900 Experiential Learning Credit Experiential Learning Credit may be granted for college level knowledge and understanding related to the student’s area of study. This credit may be gained from work experience, life experience, or non-college instruction in one of the following ways: 1) pre-assessed military transcripts, 2) pre-assessed professional training, licensure, or certifications or 3) student developed learning portfolio reflective of their learning experiences which is assessed for credit by a faculty member. For more information: http://www.memphis.edu/innovation/elc/experiential_learning.php Program Summary Commercial Aviation General Education: 35 – 41 hours Major Field Core: 59 hours College Requirements: 9 hours General Electives: 11 – 17 hours Minimum Required for Graduation: 120 hours
General Education (35-41 hours) See University General Education Program for the University General Education Program requirements. Students who have completed one year of American History in high school are exempted from the six credit-hour History General Education Program requirement; otherwise, students will have to meet the History requirement.
Major Field Core (59 hours)
Management and Business Operations (6 hours) Choose Two:
ACCT 2010 - Fundamentals of Acct I ** (3)
ACCT 2020 - Fundamentals of Acct II ** (3)
MIS 2749 - Foundation/Information Systems ** (3)
MGMT 3110 - Organization and Mgmt ** (3)
MKTG 3010 - Principles of Marketing ** (3)
Human Resources, Staffing and Development (6 hours)
Choose One:
Course Name		Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
MGMT 3215 - Management of Human Resources ** (3)
MGMT 4260 - Employee Staffing/Training/Development ** (3)
MGMT 4420 - Organizational Behavior in Business ** (3)
LDSP 3000 - Leadership Development** (3)
BMGT 3630 - Human Resource Mgmt** (3)
Choose One:
Course Name		Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
COMM 4011 - Communication in Organizations ** (3)
PSYC 3508 - Indust/Organizatnl Psyc (3)
COMM 3010 - Integrated Corp Comm** (3)
PM 4120 - Organization Theory and Behav** (3)
Professional Aviation (47 hours) Prerequisites to the aviation program: Private Pilot Certificate
Course Name		Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
AVIA 1700 - Aviation Safety (3)
AVIA 1800 - Systems I: Basic Aircraft Systems (3)
ESCI 1010 - Weather and Climate (4)
AVIA 2100 - Aerodynamics (3)
AVIA 2101 - Instrument/Commercial Flight Lab (1)
AVIA 2200 - Instrument/Commercial Ground School (3)
AVIA 2300 - Advanced Flight Lab (1)
AVIA 3200 - Commercial Ground School – Single Engine (ASEL) (3)
AVIA 3201 - Commercial Flight Lab – Single Engine (ASEL) (1)
AVIA 3300 - Commercial Ground School – Multi-Engine (AMEL) (2)
AVIA 3301 - Commercial Flight Lab Multi-Eng (1)
AVIA 3400 - Air Traffic Control and Airspace (3)
AVIA 3500 - Systems II: Turbine Aircraft (3)
ESCI 4216 - Synoptic Meteorology (3)
AVIA 4200 - Systems III: Transport Category Aircraft Systems (3)
AVIA 4300 - Air Carrier Operations (3)
AVIA 4700 - Flight Instructor Ground School (4)
AVIA 4800 - Human Factors & Crew Resource Management (3)
College Requirements
Thematic Studies (6 Hours) Students complete a total of 6 hours in a University College thematic studies course(s). These courses are designed to broaden a student’s knowledge of significant AVIA themes.
AVIA Thematic Studies Course are the Following:
Course Name		Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
AVIA 4550 - Aviation Law & Regulation (3)
AVIA 4560 - Aviation Physiology & Survival (3)
Senior Project (3 hours) The senior project is a student’s culminating experience or capstone designed to synthesize and integrate the content of a student’s program of study. For this concentration, the senior project is:
Course Name		Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
AVIA 4701 - Flight Instructor Certification (3)
General Electives (11 – 17 hours) Electives will be chosen to bring the total number of hours to 120 with a minimum of 42 upper-division hours.
Minimum Requirements for Graduation • Students must complete at least 60 hours from a 4-year institution. • Students must complete at least 42 hours of upper-division credit (3000 or 4000-level). • Students must complete at least 30 of the last 60 hours through the University of Memphis. • Students must complete at least 9 graded hours in the major at the University of Memphis.
Notes: