Aviation-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Concentration, BS

Aviation Admissions Requirements:

• FAA Private Pilot License
• 2^nd Class Medical Certificate with a Student Pilot’s License from a FAA certified Aviation Medical Examiner
• MAT 030 - Algebra I 3 CR or waiver
• High School/Transfer GPA of 2.0 (“C” average) or higher
• Personal Interview with Program Coordinator
• Introductory Flight with Maine Instrument Flight

Bachelor Degree Requirements:

• Minimum 121 Credit Hours
• Writing Intensive Course
• Minimum Cumulative G.P.A.: 2.00
• 30 Credit Hours of Residency Courses
• 9 Credits of Upper-Level Major Residency Courses
• Minimum G.P.A. in the Major: 2.00

Program Major Requirements (75 Credit Hours):

• AVI 120 - History of Aviation 3 CR
• AVI 241 - Instrument Rating Ground Training 3 CR
• AVI 242 - Instrument Rating Flight Training 3 CR
• AVI 341 - Commercial Pilot Ground Training 3 CR
• AVI 342A - Commercial Pilot Flight Training, Part A 2 CR
• AVI 342B - Commercial Pilot Flight Training, Part B 2 CR
• AVI 343A - Commercial Pilot Flight Training, Part 3 2 CR
• AVI 320 - Aviation Law 3 CR
• AVI 380 - Human Factors in Aviation 3 CR
• AVI 420 - Homeland Security and Aviation 3 CR
• AVI 442 - Flight Instructor and Instrument Instructor Flight Training 3 CR
• AVI 450 - Aerodynamics and Aircraft Performance 3 CR
• COE 321 - Cooperative Education/Field Experience in UAS 3 CR
• COE 422 - Cooperative Education/Field Experience 3 CR
• UAS 210 - Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems 4 CR
• UAS 220 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Design, Assembly, and Maintenance Fixed Wing Aircraft 4 CR
• UAS 310 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Operations with Lab 4 CR
• UAS 410 - Medium Unmanned Aircraft Systems (mUAS) & Remote Ground Control Station (GCS) Flight Instruction 4 CR
• PHY 115 - General Physics I 4 CR ★
• PHY 116 - General Physics II 4 CR
• MTRM 101 - Meteorology 4 CR

Other Program Requirements (30 Credit Hours):

• COM 101 - Public Speaking 3 CR
• ENG 101 - College Writing 3 CR
• ENG 317W - Professional Writing 3 CR
• CIS 100 - Introduction to Computer Applications 3 CR
• MAT 111 - Algebra II 3 CR
• MAT 112 - College Algebra 3 CR
• MAT 115 - Elementary Statistics I 3 CR
• ECO 201 - Macroeconomics 3 CR
• ECO 202 - Microeconomics 3 CR
• PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology 3 CR

Remaining General Education Requirements (9 cr)

This section is waived for those who hold a prior bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution.

General Electives (7 Credit Hours):

• Complete 7 credits of 100-level or higher general electives 7 CR A private pilots license (AVI 141  and AVI 142 ) will satisfy 6 credits of the general electives.

General Education:

It is the intention of the University of Maine at Augusta that every degree graduate will be prepared to function in our society as an effective and informed citizen.  To this end, the faculty has designed a set of minimum expectations that students are expected to satisfy.  The aspirations are defined by core skills, competencies, and abilities as well as knowledge based learning experiences that are the grounds for the General Education Requirements.  To learn more, visit  www.uma.edu/academics/general-education/