Aviation: Aviation Management Track, B.S.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 125
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 40
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 2.25
Major GPA - Combined and OU: 2.25
Program Code: B090 P046
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 (14 Hours) | ||
| AVIA 1111 | Aviation Orientation | 1 |
| AVIA 1113 | Introduction to Aviation | 3 |
| AVIA 1222 | Primary Flying | 2 |
| AVIA 2231 | Advanced Flying | 1 |
| AVIA 2341 | Secondary Flying | 1 |
| AVIA 2513 | The History of Aviation | 3 |
| AVIA 2613 | Aviation Safety | 3 |
| Upper-Division Requirements (28 Hours) | ||
| AVIA 3013 | Career Development for Aviation Professionals | 3 |
| AVIA 3103 | Flight Deck Environmental Issues | 3 |
| AVIA 3113 | Commercial Aviation | 3 |
| AVIA 3133 | Fundamentals of Instrument Flight | 3 |
| AVIA 3572 | Instrument Flying | 2 |
| AVIA 4423 | Crew Resource Management | 3 |
| AVIA 4552 | Commercial Flying | 2 |
| AVIA 4663 | Survey of Aerospace Ethical Issues | 3 |
| AVIA 4713 | Senior Capstone | 3 |
| AVIA 4983 | Airline Management | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 42 | |
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 | |
| 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 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |
SPECIALIZED AVIATION ELECTIVES
Students are not required to complete all electives listed, but may choose to do so for additional training.
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 40 hours of OU coursework must be completed to receive a baccalaureate degree.
- A maximum of 32 hours of correspondence courses will be accepted.
- 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.
SPECIALIZED AVIATION ELECTIVES
Students are not required to complete all electives listed below, but may choose to do so for additional training.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AVIA 1313 | Introduction to Unmanned Aerial Systems | 3 |
| AVIA 3111 | Advanced Flight Maneuvers | 1 |
| AVIA 3333 | Survey of Aviation Law | 3 |
| AVIA 3513 | Airport Operations Management | 3 |
| AVIA 3581 | Multi-Engine Flying | 1 |
| AVIA 4113 | CFI Seminar | 3 |
| AVIA 4313 | Turbine Transition | 3 |
| AVIA 4602 | Flight Instructor-Airplane | 2 |
| AVIA 4613 | Instrument Flight Instructor | 3 |
| AVIA 4622 | Multiengine Flight Instructor | 2 |
| AVIA 4803 | Aviation Mental Health: Psychological Implications for Air Transportation | 3 |
| AVIA 4990 | Special Studies in Aviation | 1-4 |
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 Communications | ||
| 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 | |
- 1
Students who have completed two years of high school language are exempt from the general education language requirement.
- 2
Core I - Substitute: MATH 1823
- 3
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 Basic Business.
Free Electives
9 hours if exempt from language; 0 hours if language must be taken. Free electives may include specialized aviation courses. A combined maximum of five hours of physical education activity courses may be used to meet degree requirements.
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 |
| AVIA 1111 | Aviation Orientation | 1 |
| AVIA 1113 | Introduction to Aviation | 3 |
| AVIA 1222 | Primary Flying | 2 |
| HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | United States to 1865 (Core IV) or United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
| First-Year Experience (Core V) | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| 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 |
| AVIA 2231 | Advanced Flying | 1 |
| AVIA 2513 | The History of Aviation | 3 |
| ECON 1113 | Principles of Economics-Macro (Core III) | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Sophomore | ||
| First Semester | ||
| METR 1014 | Introduction to Weather and Climate (Core II) | 4 |
| ACCT 2113 | Fundamental Financial Accounting | 3 |
| AVIA 2341 | Secondary Flying | 1 |
| AVIA 3133 | Fundamentals of Instrument Flight | 3 |
| ECON 2843 | Elements of Statistics | 3 |
| P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| GIS 2023 | Introduction to Spatial Thinking and Computer Mapping | 3 |
| ECON 1123 | Principles of Economics-Micro | 3 |
| FIN 2303 | Business Finance | 3 |
| GEOG 1114 | Physical Geography (Core II) | 4 |
Or any approved Chemistry, Physics, or Biology course (Core II) | ||
| AVIA 3113 | Commercial Aviation | 3 |
| AVIA 3572 | Instrument Flying | 2 |
| Credit Hours | 18 | |
| Junior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| METR 2603 | Severe and Unusual Weather | 3 |
| MIS 2113 | Computer-Based Information Systems | 3 |
| AVIA 2613 | Aviation Safety | 3 |
| AVIA 4552 | Commercial Flying | 2 |
| Artistic Forms (Core IV) | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| MGT 3013 | Principles of Organization and Management | 3 |
| MKT 3013 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| AVIA 3013 | Career Development for Aviation Professionals | 3 |
| AVIA 3103 | Flight Deck Environmental Issues | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Senior | ||
| First Semester | ||
| AVIA 4663 | Survey of Aerospace Ethical Issues | 3 |
| AVIA 4983 | Airline Management | 3 |
| Western Culture (Core IV) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| L S 3323 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| AVIA 4713 | Senior Capstone | 3 |
| AVIA 4423 | Crew Resource Management | 3 |
| World Culture - Upper-Division (Core IV) | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 125 | |
- For those students who did not successfully complete two years of the same language in high school, two college-level courses in a single language are required. The nine hours of free electives in the semester plan will be replaced with two semesters of the same college-level language, plus one hour of additional coursework (10 hours total).
- 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.