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2023-2024 UMA Catalog 
    
2023-2024 UMA Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Aviation-Flight Instructor Concentration, BS


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Delivery Area: Augusta

Aviation Admissions Requirements:


  • FAA Private Pilot License
  • 2nd Class Medical Certificate with a Student Pilot’s License from a FAA certified Aviation Medical Examiner
  • 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

Remaining General Education Requirements (12 cr)


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

Complete one of the following Fine Arts electives (3):


Complete two of the following Humanities electives (6):


Complete one of the following Social Science electives (3):


  • ANT 1xx any 100-level Anthropology course
  • ECO 1xx any 100-level Economics course
  • 3 CR
  • 3 CR
  • JUS 1xx any 100-level Justice Studies course
  • POS 1xx any 100-level Political Science course
  • PSY 1xx any 100-level Psychology course
  • SOC 1xx any 100-level Sociology course
  • SSC 1xx any 100-level Social Science course

General Electives (12 Credit Hours):


  • Complete 12 credits of 100-level or higher general electives 15 CR A private pilot’s 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/

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