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2025-2026 General Catalog [Effective Fall 2025] 
    
2025-2026 General Catalog [Effective Fall 2025]

Aviation - Certified Flight Instructor Rating (Fixed-Wing) (Certificate)

Location(s): Main Campus


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Program Information

  • Students must complete all required AVTN/PILT courses with grades of “C” or better.

Certificate Completion

This certificate program may be completed independently and does not require enrollment in or completion of any degree program to be awarded.

General Education Requirements (9+ Credits)


For this undergraduate academic certificate, a minimum of 9 credit hours are required in the following areas:

  • One course in the Written Communication (English) Core (3+ Credits)
  • One course in the Quantitative Literacy (Mathematics) Core (3+ Credits)
  • One course from the Humanities Breadth Area (3+ Credits)

Aviation - Certified Flight Instructor Rating (Fixed-Wing) Curriculum (28 Credits)


Total Credits, Certificate: 37


Program Learning Outcomes


Graduates of the Aviation certificate program will have an ability to:

  • Demonstrate an increased recognition and respect for aviation safety between the time they join the program and the time they complete the program.
  • Demonstrate pilot skills and knowledge deemed critical by industry.
  • Possess desirable attributes of professional pilots.
  • Show evidence that they have acquired skills or knowledge directly related to piloting aircraft within the first year of participation in the program.
  • Satisfy the FAA knowledge and skill requirements for Commercial Pilot Certification, Certified Flight Instructor, Certified Flight Instructor Instrument, and various endorsements in aircraft type and operation.

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