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A.S. Degree Helicopter

All graduates of the program will meet all Federal Aviation Administration requirements to fly professionally and will achieve the following FAA certifications:

Private Pilot – Rotorcraft Helicopter

Instrument Pilot – Rotorcraft Helicopter

Commercial Pilot – Rotorcraft Helicopter

Certified Flight Instructor – Rotorcraft Helicopter

Instrument Flight Instructor – Rotorcraft Helicopter

The associate degree has been structured to permit student to transfer to the California State University system with the general educational requirements met. Students will earn 39 units applicable toward the 48 unit minimum general education requirement. This program will allow the student population to achieve both their occupational and transfer objectives through award of the degree program.

NOTE: inexperienced graduates are not typically hired after completion of the program in most industry segments, except for the position of flight instructor. As such, this program qualifies candidates to immediately perform the duties of flight instructor –rotorcraft helicopter upon completion.

To achieve the associate of science degree, students must complete both the Area of Emphasis Requirements and the General Education requirements listed below:

Courses:

ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE

Area of Emphasis Requirements Units

AERO 210 Private Pilot License Training 5

AERO 211 Basic Commercial Pilot Training 5

AERO 212 Basic Instrument Pilot Training 1

AERO 213 Advanced Instrument Training 3

AERO 214 Advanced Commercial Pilot Training 2

AERO 215 Flight Instructor Training 8

Total Area of Emphasis Requirements 24

General Education Requirements* Units

Area A

Oral and Written Communication and Critical Thinking (9 units minimum)

Choose one course from each section.

A1 Oral Communication

COMM 1, 4, 7, 8, ##112 3

A2 Written Communication

ENGL1 3

A3 Critical Thinking

ENGL 2, PHIL 25, 20; BUS #25*, COMM 5 3

All courses in "Area A" must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

* Courses with asterisks can be counted in ONE AREA ONLY.

# BUS 25 same as AJ 25 and GOVT 25

## COMM 112 same as BUS 112

Area B

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

(9 units minimum)

Choose one course from each group. One laboratory science is required. (Labs underlined).

Group 1 (B1) Physical Science 3

AG 4, ASTR 10; GEOG 1, 1L; CHEM 2,20,21,30;

GEOL 1, 4,12, MET 1; PSCI 20;

PHYS 5, 6, 7, 20, 21

Group 2 (B2) Life Science 3

BIOL 1, 2, 20, 2l, 22, 25, 30, 31, 40, 60;

ANTH 11; PLSI 1

Group 3 (B4) Mathematics 3

MATH 10,11,21, 45, 61, 62, 70, 75, 76, 77,

80, 81, 154; BUS 20, 119

All courses in "Group 3" must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

Area C

Arts, Literature, Philosophy and Foreign Language

(9 units minimum)

The nine units must include at least one course from Groups 1 and 2.

Group 1 (C1) Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theatre) 3

ART 1, 2, 3, #4, #5, #6, #7, 8

CINA 31, 32, DRAM1, 2, 3, 6*, 8, 9;

MUS 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13

Group 2 (C2) Humanities (Philosophy, Foreign Language) 6

AJ 123

ASL 1, 2, 3, 4

BUS# 185

ETHN 1*,2*,3*,4*

FREN 1, 2, 3, 4,

HIST 25*

LING 10, 111

PHIL 1, 5, 12, 13, 14, 17

PORT 2

SPAN 1, 2, 3, 4, 22, 23, 24

ENGL 4, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 30, 31, 44, 45, 46

SPAN 12, DRAM 6*

# ART 4, 5 same as ANTH 4, 5; ART 6, 7, same as CFS 6, 7; BUS 185 same as

ITEC 185.

*Courses with asterisks can be counted in ONE AREA ONLY.

Area D

Historical, Political, and Economic Institutions

(9 units minimum)

The nine units must include at least one course from from Groups 1 and 2.

GROUP 1 (D8) AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS 3

GOVT 5

GROUP 2 (D6) AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS 3

HIST 17, 18

GROUP 3 3

(D1): ANTH 10

(D2): ECON 1,2, AGMT 1

(D3): ETHN 1*,2*,3* , 4*,5

(D4): SSCI 10

(D5): GEOG 2,3

(D6): HIST 4, 5, 23, 24, 25*

(D7): PSY 5, COMM 9, NUTR 20*

(D8): GOVT #7, BUS #25*

(D9): CHLD #39, 42, PSY#39

(D0): AJ 11, 114, SOC 2, 23, 43

# CHLD 39 same as PSY 39; GOVT 7 same as JOUR 7; BUS 25

same as AJ 25 and GOVT 25.

* Courses with asterisks can be counted in ONE AREA ONLY.

Area E

Understanding and Self-Development

(3 units minimum)

PSY 1, 10, 133; SOC 1, #26; NUTR 18, 20*; CFS 80, #26, #136,186; 3

ENGL 14AB; HW 1, 7, 104; NURS 106, SSCI #136.

# SOC 26 is the same as CFS 26;

CFS 136 is the same as SSCI 136.

* Courses with asterisks can be counted in ONE AREA ONLY.

Total General Education Units Required

39*

Total Units Required (Area of Emphasis and General Education Units) 63

*Students may complete the above pattern of courses within the stated rules to be eligible to receive General Education Certification prior to transfer. This certification requires all CSU campuses to apply all 39 units toward the 48 unit minimum general education requirement.

American Institutions Requirement

All CSU graduates must complete coursework in U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals as required by Section 40404 of Title 5 of the Administrative Code. This requirement may be fulfilled at COS for 22 of the 23 CSU campuses by completing GOVT 5 and either HIST 17,18 as part of the General Education Certification. Some CSU campuses will not allow these courses to meet both the general education requirement and the American Institutions requirement. See a COS counselor for details.

Recommended Degree Sequence:

Professional Pilot – Helicopter Associate Degree Sequence (Suggested Non-Mandatory)
Semester 1
AERO 210	Private Pilot License Training	5
AERO 211	Basic Commercial Pilot Training	5
AERO 212	Basic Instrument Pilot Training	1
ENGL 1	English	3
MET 1	Meteorology	3
	Total:	17
Semester 2
AERO 213	Advanced Instrument Training	3
AERO 214	Advanced Commercial Pilot Training	2
AERO 215	Flight Instructor	8
COMM 4	Speech	3
	Total:	16
Semester 3
ENGL 2	Critical Thinking	3
GOVT 5	Political Science	3
BIOL 1	Biology	3
MATH 45	Modern Applications of Math	3
MUS 1	Music Appreciation	3
	Total:	15
Semester 4
PHIL 1	Philosophy	3
HIST 17	US History Pre-civil war	3
GEOG 2	Geography	3
PSY 1	Psychology	3
ENG 4	English Literature	3
	Total:	15