Program Overview

Professional Flight (AVPF) Program

The Professional Flight program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in aviation, including flight training and academic coursework.

Program Requirements

The program requires a total of 123 hours, which are distributed across four years of study.

• Freshman year:
  • Fall:
    • AVMG 1010 Introduction to Aviation (3 hours)
    • AVMF 2150 Principles of Private Flight (3 hours)
    • AVMF 2171 Private Pilot Flight Training I (2 hours)
    • MATH 1610 Calculus I (4 hours)
    • ENGL 1100 English Composition I (3 hours)
  • Spring:
    • AVMF 2181 Private Pilot Flight Training II (2 hours)
    • ENGL 1120 English Composition II (3 hours)
    • SCMH 1010 Concepts of Science (4 hours)
    • COMM 1000 Public Speaking (3 hours)
    • ECON 2020 Principles of Microeconomics (3 hours)
• Sophomore year:
  • Fall:
    • AVMG 2050 Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) (3 hours)
    • AVMF 2230 Principles of Instrument Flight (3 hours)
    • AVMF 2241 Instrument Flight Training I (2 hours)
    • PHYS 1400 Physics for Aviators (4 hours)
    • Core History (3 hours)
  • Spring:
    • AVMG 2600 Human Factors in Aviation (3 hours)
    • AVMF 2251 Instrument Flight Training II (2 hours)
    • AVMG 2810 Leadership for the Aviation Professional (3 hours)
    • PHIL 1040 Business Ethics (3 hours)
    • Core History (3 hours)
• Junior year:
  • Fall:
    • AVMG 3050 Aviation Weather (3 hours)
    • AVMG 3140 Air Transport Industry Development (3 hours)
    • AVMF 2260 Principles of Commercial Flight (3 hours)
    • AVMF 2261 Commercial Pilot Flight Training I (2 hours)
    • Core Social Science (3 hours)
    • Core Literature (3 hours)
  • Spring:
    • AVMG 3600 Aircraft Maintenance Management (3 hours)
    • AVMG 3200 Applied Analysis in Air Transportation (3 hours)
    • AVMF 2271 Commercial Pilot Flight Training II (2 hours)
    • AVMF 4400 Applied Aerodynamics and Propulsion Systems (3 hours)
• Senior year:
  • Fall:
    • AVMG 4060 Commercial Aviation Safety (3 hours)
    • AVMG 5090 Aviation Law and Policy (3 hours)
    • AVMG 4130 Airport Management (3 hours)
    • AVMF 4271 Multi-Engine Flight Training (2 hours)
    • AVMG 4200 Air Cargo Operations (3 hours)
    • Core Fine Arts (3 hours)
  • Spring:
    • AVMG 4080 Air Transport Planning (3 hours)
    • AVMG 5180 Global Air Transportation Management (3 hours)
    • AVMF 4320 Airline Transport Category Systems and Procedures (4 hours)
    • Free Elective (3 hours)
    • Free Elective (3 hours)
    • UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed (0 hours)

Additional Program Specifications

1. Advanced Placement credit may be granted only for Private Pilot and Instrument Rating Airplane certifications upon evidence of the FAA pilot certificate/rating held at the time of enrollment and upon satisfactory completion of applicable aeronautical knowledge and flight proficiency evaluations.
2. Initial Commercial Pilot certification (AVMF 2261, AVMF 2271, and AVMF 4271) MUST be completed at Auburn.
3. Ground and flight training for Private Pilot and Instrument Rating-Airplane completed at another FAA-approved Institution of Higher Learning (IHL) may be applied towards FAA R-ATP reduced hours eligibility.
4. Students enrolled in flight training coursework at Auburn must register for and complete all current and subsequent AVMF courses at Auburn.

Honors College

Students enrolled in the University Honors College may enroll in the Honors equivalents of any of the core options.

Substitutions

PHIL 1020 may substitute for PHIL 1040.