Aviation: Air Traffic Management Track, B.S.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 120
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 40
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 2.25
Major GPA - Combined and OU: 2.25
Program Code: B090 P045
Major Requirements
Aviation majors must earn a minimum grade of C in aviation courses to be considered passing and move to the next requirement.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Requirements (13 Hours) | ||
| AVIA 1013 | Introduction to Air Traffic Control | 3 |
| AVIA 1111 | Aviation Orientation | 1 |
| AVIA 1213 | Basic Air Traffic Control Regulations | 3 |
| AVIA 2013 | General Air Traffic Control Procedures | 3 |
| AVIA 2613 | Aviation Safety | 3 |
| Upper-Division Requirements (28 Hours) | ||
| AVIA 3013 | Career Development for Aviation Professionals | 3 |
| AVIA 3213 | Airport Traffic Procedures | 3 |
| AVIA 3313 | IFR Air Traffic Procedures 1 | 3 |
| AVIA 4004 | Air Traffic Control Tower Simulation 1 | 4 |
| AVIA 4013 | En-Route Radar Lab 1 | 3 |
| AVIA 4023 | Tracon Radar Lab 1 | 3 |
| AVIA 4423 | Crew Resource Management | 3 |
| AVIA 4663 | Survey of Aerospace Ethical Issues | 3 |
| AVIA 4713 | Senior Capstone | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 41 | |
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A lab simulation fee is required.
Major Support Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GIS 2023 | Introduction to Spatial Thinking and Computer Mapping | 3 |
| ACCT 2113 | Fundamental Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 1113 | Principles of Economics-Macro (Core III-SS) | 3 |
| ECON 1123 | Principles of Economics-Micro (Core III-SS) | 3 |
| ECON 2843 | Elements of Statistics | 3 |
| or PSY 2003 | Understanding Statistics | |
| or COMM 2513 | Introduction to Statistics | |
| or SOC 3123 | Social Statistics | |
| or MATH 4753 | Applied Statistical Methods | |
| FIN 2303 | Business Finance | 3 |
| MIS 2113 | Computer-Based Information Systems | 3 |
| L S 3323 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| MGT 3013 | Principles of Organization and Management | 3 |
| MKT 3013 | Principles of Marketing and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
SPECIALIZED AVIATION ELECTIVES
Students are not required to complete specialized aviation electives, but may choose to do so for additional training: AVIA 3333 and AVIA 4803.
Additional Requirements
- Maintaining less than a 2.25 GPA, or failure to complete the required math sequence each semester will result in academic probation.
- The maximum number of aviation hours accepted by transfer is twelve.
- A maximum of nine hours of aviation may be accomplished through advanced standing.
- A total of 55 hours of liberal arts coursework is required.
- To receive the general business minor a 2.50 OU retention, overall retention, and upper-division business GPA is required.
General Education and College Requirements
Courses taken to fulfill the University General Education Requirements must be chosen from the approved General Education course list published in the Class Schedule or at http://www.ou.edu/gened/courses.
UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS) AND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Area I: Symbolic and Oral Communication | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
| ENGL 1213 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
| or EXPO 1213 | Expository Writing | |
| COMM 1113 | Principles of Communication | 3 |
| or COMM 2613 | Public Speaking | |
| Language (Core I) 1 | 0-10 | |
| Mathematics | ||
| MATH 1643 | Functions and Modeling for Business, Life and Social Sciences | 3 |
| MATH 1743 | Calculus I for Business, Life and Social Sciences 2 | 3 |
| Core Area II: Natural Science | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 4 | |
| Physical Geography (Core II) | ||
Any approved Chemistry, Physics, or Biology course (Core II) | ||
| METR 1014 | Introduction to Weather and Climate (Core II) | 4 |
| METR 2603 | Severe and Unusual Weather | 3 |
| Core Area III: Social Science 3 | ||
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
| Core Area IV: Arts & Humanities | ||
| HIST 1483 | United States to 1865 (Core IV) | 3 |
| or HIST 1493 | United States, 1865 to the Present | |
| One course from one of the following 3 fields (Core IV) must be upper-division: | ||
| Choose one Artistic Forms course | 3 | |
| Choose one Western Culture course | 3 | |
| Choose one World Culture course | 3 | |
| Core Area V: First Year Experience | ||
| Choose one course | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 44-54 | |
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Students who have completed two years of high school language are exempt from the general education language requirement.
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Core I—Substitute: MATH 1823, Calculus & Analytic Geom. I or MATH 1914, Differential and Integral Calculus I
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Two courses, 6 hours, of Core III Social Science are required and one course must be P SC 1113. ECON 1113 or ECON 1123 will meet the other 3 hours of this requirement under Major Support.
Free Electives
Five hours if exempt from language; zero hours if two semesters of language must be taken. Free electives may include any specialized aviation courses.
Information Concerning General Rules, Regulations and Minimum Requirements for Undergraduate Degrees
Total Hours: A minimum of 120 semester hours acceptable toward graduation must be completed.
Upper-Division Hours: A minimum of 40 upper- division semester hours acceptable toward graduation must be completed. OU courses numbered 3000 or above are upper- division. Transfer work is counted as lower-division or upper-division credit depending on the level at which it was offered at the institution where it was earned. Two-year college work is accepted only as lower-division credit.
Senior Institution Hours: A minimum of 60 semester hours applied toward graduation must be earned at senior (4-year) institutions.
Residency:
- A minimum of two semesters must be spent in residence in the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences.
- At least 36 of the last 48 hours must be completed in residence at OU.
Individual Studies: No more than six hours of independent study or directed readings may be applied toward degree requirements.
Grade Point Averages: Students must earn a minimum overall 2.25 for each of the following: Combined Retention GPA (all college grades), OU Retention GPA, GPA for all major courses, and GPA for all major courses taken at OU.
Suggested Semester Plan of Study
| Freshman | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
| MATH 1643 | Functions and Modeling for Business, Life and Social Sciences | 3 |
| ECON 1113 | Principles of Economics-Macro (Core III) | 3 |
| AVIA 1013 | Introduction to Air Traffic Control 1 | 3 |
| AVIA 1111 | Aviation Orientation | 1 |
| First-Year Experience (Core V) | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) or Expository Writing | 3 |
| MATH 1743 | Calculus I for Business, Life and Social Sciences | 3 |
| COMM 1113 or COMM 2613 | Principles of Communication or Public Speaking | 3 |
| ECON 1123 | Principles of Economics-Micro (Core III) | 3 |
| AVIA 1213 | Basic Air Traffic Control Regulations 1 | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| First Semester | ||
| METR 1014 | Introduction to Weather and Climate (Core II) | 4 |
| ACCT 2113 | Fundamental Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 2843 or PSY 2003 | Elements of Statistics or Understanding Statistics | 3 |
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
| AVIA 2013 | General Air Traffic Control Procedures 1 | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| GIS 2023 | Introduction to Spatial Thinking and Computer Mapping | 3 |
| FIN 2303 | Business Finance | 3 |
| MIS 2113 | Computer-Based Information Systems | 3 |
| GEOG 1114 | Physical Geography (Core II) | 4 |
Or any approved Chemistry, Physics, or Biology course (Core II) | ||
| AVIA 3213 | Airport Traffic Procedures 1 | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Junior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| AVIA 2613 | Aviation Safety | 3 |
| AVIA 3313 | IFR Air Traffic Procedures 1 | 3 |
| MGT 3013 | Principles of Organization and Management | 3 |
| L S 3323 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | United States to 1865 (Core IV) or United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| AVIA 3013 | Career Development for Aviation Professionals | 3 |
| AVIA 4013 | En-Route Radar Lab | 3 |
| AVIA 4423 | Crew Resource Management | 3 |
| MKT 3013 | Principles of Marketing and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| World Culture - Upper-Division (Core IV-WDC) | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| AVIA 4004 | Air Traffic Control Tower Simulation 1 | 4 |
| AVIA 4663 | Survey of Aerospace Ethical Issues | 3 |
| Artistic Forms (Core IV-AF) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 2 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| AVIA 4023 | Tracon Radar Lab | 3 |
| AVIA 4713 | Senior Capstone | 3 |
| Western Culture (Core IV-WC) | 3 | |
| METR 2603 | Severe and Unusual Weather | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
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Air Traffic Control coursework must be taken in the semester offered. All 25 hours must be completed in residence at the University of Oklahoma.
- For those students who did not successfully complete two years of the same language in high school, 5 hours of free electives will be replaced with two semesters of the same college-level language.
- For those students pursuing the General Business Minor, successful completion of ECON 2843 is required.
- This plan of study should not be used in lieu of academic advisement.