Degree Plans

All applicants for admission to the Aviation Science curriculum must meet the requirements for admission to NSU.  To be admitted to the curriculum, the student must pass an FAA second-class medical certificate examination and attain an FAA student pilot certificate prior to enrolling in a Pt. 141 flight course.  Any student who is not of United States citizenship must report this fact to the Chief Flight Instructor.  The expense of the flight labs in Aviation Science are in addition to the regular University tuition fees.  The flight fees will vary in accordance with solo, dual flight, type of aircraft, and operational costs.

In conjunction with the approval from the Federal Aviation Administration, the University provides the flight training to qualify for the following certificates and ratings:  Private Pilot Certificate; Commercial Pilot Certificate; Instrument Rating; Flight Instructor Certificate; Instrument Flight Instructor Rating; Additional Category Rating.

Requirements for the Bachelor of General Studies degree with a concentration in Aviation Science are found in the General Studies section of this catalog.
For a minor:  (21 semester hours) AVIS 1050, 1060, 2050, 3000, 3040, 1101, and 2101.

Total hours for Degree - 124

A minimum of 30 semester hours of the 124 hours must be taken in courses numbered 3000 or above, and an additional 15 hours in courses numbered 4000 or above.

Groups (A total of 18 hours must be earned in each of the following groups)

Group I:  art, dance, English, foreign languages, journalism, music, photography, speech
Group II:  anthropology, economics, geography, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, social studies.
Group III:  biology, botany, chemistry, computer applications, computer science, geology, mathematics, microbiology, physics, science, zoology.

Core Requirements for the Baccalaureate Degree

1. Communications component (9 hours): English 1010, 1020, and three hours chosen from English 2050, 2060, 2070, 2080, 3210 (this course has a prerequisite), or Speech 1010.

2. Mathematics component (6 hours taken in pairs indicated and in sequence): Mathematics 1020 and 1060; 1020 and 1090; 1020 and 2010; 1100 (6 hours); or 1810 (6 hours); or 2100 and 1220 (10 hours).

3. Natural science component (9 hours): Three hours from Science 1010; Chemistry 1030, 1040, 1031, 1041, Chemistry 1070, 1080, 1091; Physics 2030-2031, or Physics 2510-2511. Three hours from Science 1020, Biology 1010-1011; Zoology 1230-1231, or Microbiology 2060-2061. Three hours from Science 2000, 2010, 2020, 2030, Physics 1120, or any course which includes a laboratory in biology, botany, chemistry, geology, microbiology, physics, or zoology. Certain course combinations are not permitted. These are described in the General Catalog in the list of Courses of Instruction.

4. Fine arts and humanities component (6 hours): Fine Arts 1040 and three hours from English 2050, 2060, 2070, or 2080.

5. Social Science component (9 hours): Three hours from History 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020. Six hours from Anthropology 1510, 2010, Economics 2000, 2010, Geography 1010, 1020, 2010, History 1010, 1020, 2010, 2020, Philosophy 1010, 1020, Political Science 2010, 2020, Psychology 1010, or Sociology 1010.

6. Health and personal fitness component (4 hours): From Health Education 1010, 1090, Human Performance 1110, or one from the following: Nutrition 1020, 1030, 1050.

7. Orientation component (1 hour): Orientation 1010.

8. Computer literacy component: Various mandatory core courses require computer usage by all students.

9. Foreign Language component: 6 semester hours in a single foreign language.

 Additional Requirements

A minimum of 120 semester hours of academic work is required within the 124 hours required for the degree.

Complete the senior year in residence at NSU, defined as the last 30 semester hours of course work to be counted toward the degree.

A minimum of 25 percent of the semester hours required for the degree must be earned through instruction at NSU.

Earn at least a C (2.0) average on all hours pursued, and on all hours pursued at NSU.

Earn at least a C (2.0) average on all hours pursued in the "Aviation Science concentration."

Special requirements: Completion of an approved minor, 6 semester hours in a single foreign language, 1-3 semester hours of computer electives, and Psychology 1010 or Sociology 1010.

A minimum of 12 semester hours of upper level (numbered 3000 or above) Aviation Science or Aviation Technology courses must be completed in residence at NSU.

Student may apply toward the degree a maximum of 30 semester hours in courses offered in the College of Business, with no more than 15 hours in any one discipline.

Credit by examination can be awarded only to currently enrolled students. A maximum of 30 semester hours of credit may be earned through any one type of program. In addition, not more than half of the semester hours of credit required for an undergraduate degree may be fulfilled through an accumulation of credits from all categories of testing, correspondence, extension work, and non-traditional education.

In order to earn a Bachelor of General Studies degree with a concentration in Aviation Science, the student must obtain the FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate, Instrument Rating, and Flight Instructor Certificate or Multiengine Rating.