2002 - 2003 Aviation Studies (AVIA, AVFL)
Objectives | Program Requirements
| Flight Operations Major | Aviation
Management Major | Recommended Plan
of Study for Flight Operations | Aviation
Management Major | Recommended Plan
of Study for Aviation Management | Bachelor of
Arts Option | Course Descriptions
Program Director: Larry Hemingway
Faculty: Larry Hemingway, Michael Kraus, Daniel Taylor
Director of Flight Operations: Gordon Hill
Chief Flight Instructor: Ben Millward
Objectives
Students majoring in Aviation may opt for a Bachelor of Science in Aviation
degree or, with the completion of an approved minor (see listing below),
a Bachelor of Arts degree.
The Aviation Studies Program offers either a Flight Operations or an
Aviation Management major and is designed to educate students in fields
central to the aerospace industry. Both Aviation majors include a business
curriculum that will enhance preparation for a successful career in aviation.
Program Requirements
Students must maintain a minimum 2.3 GPA in courses required for the
selected major. Students transferring to Westminster College must complete
8 credit hours of ground instruction and/or flight labs and complete 2
FAA certificates at Westminster College. Flight courses presented upon
transfer can only be approved for credit after passing a written examination
and flight check at the Flight Operations Center. FAA Class II medical
examination is required prior to registering for flight labs.
Flight Operations Major
Please contact the Flight Operations Center to set up a schedule for
flight training courses, which are conducted at Salt Lake City International
Airport. Students must arrange their own transportation to the Flight
Operations Center.
For course prerequisites, please refer to the course description.
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Liberal Education Courses
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Business students should take the following courses as part of
the liberal education (LE) requirements. These courses must be completed
before registering for upper division business courses:
ECON 253 Elementary Macroeconomics (LE Group 3)
ENGL 110 Composition and Research (LE Skills Requirement)
MATH 141 College Algebra (LE Group 10)
MATH 150 Elementary Statistics (LE Skills Requirement)
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Requirement Description
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Foreign Language Requirement
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Aviation majors must complete eight credit hours in one of the
following ways:
- Four credit hours of a foreign language, and either: four credit
hours of a Westminster May term/summer international study tour,
or four credits of an international study tour transferred from
an accredited college or university.
- Eight credit hours of a single foreign language.
See Foreign Language Requirement for equivalencies, AP and CLEP
credit policy.
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Lower Division Courses
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AVIA 101 Air Transportation
AVFL 100 Private Pilot Ground School
AVFL 110 Private Pilot Flight Lab
AVFL 200 Instrument Ground School
AVFL 210 Instrument Flight Lab
MGMT 110 Historical Traditions of Business and Entrepreneurship
MATH 201 Calculus I
PHYS 151 Principles of Physics I
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Upper Division Courses
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AVFL 300 Commercial Ground School
AVFL 310 Commercial Flight Lab
AVFL 320 Multi-Engine Ground School
AVFL 330 Multi-Engine Flight Lab
AVIA 302 Air Traffic Control System
AVIA 303 Meteorology
AVIA 324 Human Factors in Flight
AVIA 335 Aviation Law
AVIA 410 Flight Theory
AVIA 412 Special Topics in Aviation
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Elective Options
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Flight Operations Management Option (8 Hours)
Students must take any two of the following courses:
AVIA 301 Aviation History
AVIA 325 Air Operations Management
AVIA 415 Managing the Airport Environment
AVIA 430 Airline Operations and Cargo Management
AVIA 440 Internship (4)
or
AVIA 441 Disciplinary Practicum (4)
Flight Instructor Option (5 Hours)
AVFL 400 Fundamentals of Instruction Ground School
AVFL 410 Flight Instructor Ground School
AVFL 420 Flight Instructor Flight Lab
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TOTAL HOURS FOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS
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Note: All students must complete 124 hours of coursework to graduate,
40 hours of which must be upper division (300 level or above). Students
may need to take other courses to complete the college hours requirement.
Recommended Plan of Study for Flight
Operations
Freshman Year
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AVFL
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100 Private Pilot Grnd Schl
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MGMT
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110 Hist. Trad. of Bus.& Entrp.
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AVFL
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110 Private Pilot Flight Lab
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MATH
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141 College Algebra, LE
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AVIA
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101 Air Transportation
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Sophomore Year:
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AVFL
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200 Instrument Ground School
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AVFL
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300 Comm'l Ground School
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AVFL
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210 Instrument Flight Lab
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AVFL
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310 Commercial Flight Lab
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303 Meteorology
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AVIA
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302 Air Traffic Cntrl Syst.
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Foreign Language
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Foreign Language
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MATH
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142 Trigonometry
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Junior
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335 Aviation Law
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AVFL
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320 Multi-Engine Grnd Sch.
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AVIA
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324 Human Factors in Flight
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AVFL
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330 Multi-Engine Flight Lab
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PHYS
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151 Principles of Physics I, LE
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AVIA
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301 Aviation History
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MATH
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201 Calculus
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Senior Year (Flight Operations Option):
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AVFL
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400 Fundamt'ls of Instruction
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AVIA
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412 Special Topics in Avia.
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AVFL
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410 Flight Instr. Ground School
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AVIA
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430 Air. Ops & Cargo Mgmt
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AVFL
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420 Flight Instructor Flight Lab
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AVIA
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Electives
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AVIA
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410 Flight Theory
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Senior Year (Flight Operations Management Option):
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AVIA
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Electives (2)
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AVIA
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412 Special Topics in Avia.
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AVIA
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410 Flight Theory
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Note: The above plan does not include summer flying. Students who fly
during the summer can progress more rapidly through the flight lab courses,
and potentially complete through Multi-engine Instructor rating and do
some part-time instructing for the college.
Students who wish to continue flight training during May term and summer
without registering for formal ground schools or flight labs must register
for AVFL 499, Continuing Registration for Flight Training. This zero (0)
credit flight lab is restricted to continuing students who are completing
flight requirements for specific FAA courses.
Aviation Management Major
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Liberal Education Courses
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Business students should take the following courses as part of
the liberal education (LE) requirements. These courses must be completed
before registering for upper division business courses:
ECON 253 Elementary Macroeconomics (LE Group 3)
ENGL 110 Composition and Research (LE Skills Requirement)
MATH 141 College Algebra (LE Group 10)
MATH 150 Elementary Statistics (LE Skills Requirement)
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Requirement Description
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I.
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Foreign Language Requirement
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Aviation majors must complete eight credit hours in one of the
following ways:
- Four credit hours of a foreign language, and either: four credit
hours of a Westminster May term/summer international study tour,
or four credits of an international study tour transferred from
an accredited college or university.
- Eight credit hours of a single foreign language.
See Foreign Language Requirement for equivalencies, AP and CLEP
credit policy.
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Lower Division Courses
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AVIA 101 Air Transportation
ACCT 213 Accounting Principles
ECON 253 Elementary Macroeconomics, LE Group 3
ECON 263 Elementary Microeconomics
MATH 150 Elementary Statistics, LE Group 10
MATH 201 Calculus I
MGMT 110 Historical Traditions of Business and Entrepreneurship
PHYS 151 Principles of Physics I
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Upper Division Courses
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AVIA 324 Human Factors in Flight (4)
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HRM 410 Human Resource Management (4)
AVIA 335 Aviation Law (4)
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MGMT 325 Business Law (4)
AVIA 412 Special Topics in Aviation
FINC 307 Corporate Finance
MGMT 305 Principles of Management
MGMT 485 Strategic Management
MKTG 300 Principles of Marketing
AVIA 440 Internship (4)
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AVIA 441 Aviation Practicum (4)
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Elective Options
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Students must take one of the following courses:
AVIA 325 Air Operations Management (4)
AVIA 430 Airline Operations and Cargo Management (4)
AVIA 415 Managing the Airport Environment (4)
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TOTAL HOURS FOR AVIATION MANAGEMENT
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Note: All students must complete 124 hours of coursework to graduate,
40 hours of which must be upper division (300 level or above). Students
may need to take other courses to complete the college hours requirement.
Recommended Plan of Study for Aviation
Management
In order to complete all major requirements, Aviation Management majors
should plan to take business courses in the following stages, subject
to scheduling and availability constraints, in conjunction with other
required courses and electives.
Freshman - Sophomore
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Sophomore - Junior
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AVIA
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101 Air Transportation
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AVIA
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324 or HRM 410
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ACCT
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213 Accounting Principles
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AVIA
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335 or MGMT 325
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ECON
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253 Elem Macroeconomics
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ECON
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263 Elem Microeconomics
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MGMT
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110 Hist/Trad of Bus &Entrep
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FINC
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307 Corporate Finance
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MATH
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141 College Algebra
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MGMT
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305 Princ of Management
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MATH
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150 Statistics
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MGMT
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325 Business Law
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MATH
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201 Calculus
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MKTG
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300 Princ of Marketing
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Foreign Language
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PHYS
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151 Princ of Physics
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Foreign Language
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Junior - Senior
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AVIA
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412 Special Topics in Aviation
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AVIA
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440/441/442 Internship/Practicum Requirement
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AVIA
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Upper Division Electives
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MGMT
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485 Strategic Practicum
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Bachelor of Arts Option
Students completing the bachelor of arts option must also complete an
academic minor from one of the following areas: Anthropology, Art, Communication,
Computer Science, Economics, English, Environmental Studies, French, Gender
Studies, History, Music, Philosophy/Religion, Physics, Political Science,
Psychology, Social Science, Sociology, Spanish, or Theatre Arts. Completion
of a minor is required for the B.A. degree. Students who elect to complete
a minor may elect to receive either a B.A. or B.S. degree.
Note: Students who wish to participate in the MBA program should plan
to take the GMAT and apply for admission to the MBA program during their
senior year. Students are encouraged to meet with their program advisor
for specific requirements. Information on the MBA program admission requirements
is found in the MBA section of this catalog.
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