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Aviation degree requirements

Aviation minor program offered at Lakeland College in Wisconsin allows students to earn their flight certificate in addition to a bachelor's degree
Lakeland College offers an aviation curriculum designed to take students from little or no aeronautical knowledge to professional pilots in the aviation industry. Apply to Lakeland today at http://lakeland.edu/apply.

The aviation core curriculum is organized as a minor to allow students to pursue an additional major of study while attending Lakeland. Apply to Lakeland today at http://lakeland.edu/apply to see if you would qualify as a candidate for this course of study!

For more information on Lakeland's aviation minor program, contact Joe McGeorge. Be sure to also see our two- and four-year course plans for the aviation minor.
 

Main Courses:

  • AVN 101 Introduction to Aviation (Ground School — 3 semester hours)
    Prerequisite: none
  • AVN 102 Private Pilot Flight I (2 semester hours)
    Prerequisite/Co-requisite: AVN 101
  • AVN 103 Private Pilot Flight II (2 semester hours)
    Prerequisite: AVN 102 and 3rd Class Medical Certificate; Will earn Private Pilot Certificate
  • AVN 200 Introduction to Weather/Instrument Flight (3 semester hours)
    Prerequisite: AVN 103 and Private Pilot Certificate
  • AVN 201 Private Pilot Instrument Flight I (Practicum — 2 semester hours)
    Prerequisite/Co-requisite: AVN 200
  • AVN 202 Private Pilot Instrument Flight II (Practicum — 2 semester hours)
    Prerequisite: AVN 201; Will earn Instrument Rating
  • AVN 203 Introduction to Crew Concept (4 semester hours)
    Prerequisite: AVN 202 and Private Pilot Certificate with Instrument Rating
  • AVN 300 Advanced Aviation Science (3 semester hours)
    Prerequisite: AVN 202
  • AVN 301 Commercial/Multi-Engine Pilot Flight I (2 semester hours)
    Prerequisite/Co-requisite: AVN 300
  • AVN 302 Commercial/Multi-Engine Pilot Flight II (2 semester hours)
    Prerequisite: AVN 301
    Will earn Commercial/Multi-Engine Pilot Certificate

Electives:

  • AVN 100 History of Aviation (3 semester hours)
    Prerequisite: none
  • AVN 204 Flight Physiology (4 semester hours)
    Prerequisite: BIO 100 Intro. to Biology, or BIO 110 Life Science for Health Careers, or BIO 111 Life Sciences I
  • AVN 280 Special Topics in Aviation Science (2-3 semester hours)
    Prerequisite: Private Pilot Certificate
  • AVN 303 Internship (1-4 semester hours)
    Prerequisite: Private Pilot Certificate
  • AVN 380 Special Topics in Aviation Science (2-3 semester hours)
    Prerequisite: IFR rating