Baylor AVS: Aviation Sciences
AVS 1303: Instr Rating Ground School
3 credit hours · 1 section · 35 open seats · Rusty Sloane
Prerequisite(s): AVS 1302 and AVS 1331. Ground school providing the necessary aeronautical knowledge required to successfully complete the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Instrument Rating written exam. Topics include basic radio instrument and navigatio…
AVS 1332: Instrument Rating Flight
3 credit hours · 2 sections · 50 open seats · Rusty Sloane
Prerequisite(s): AVS 1302 and AVS 1331. Dual flight instruction and solo flight time necessary to qualify for the FAA Instrument Rating.
AVS 2304: Commercial Pilot Ground School
3 credit hours · 1 section · 30 open seats · Timothy Compton
Prerequisite(s): AVS 1303 and AVS 1332. Necessary aeronautical knowledge required to successfully complete the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Commercial Pilot written exam.
AVS 2333: Commercial Flight I
3 credit hours · 1 section · 25 open seats · Rusty Sloane
Prerequisite(s): AVS 1303 and AVS 1332. The first of two courses that combine to prepare a student for FAA Commercial Pilot certification. Focuses on cross-country procedures and commercial maneuvers and includes both solo and dual flight training.
AVS 2334: Commercial Flight II
3 credit hours · 1 section · 25 open seats · Rusty Sloane
Prerequisite(s): AVS 2304 and AVS 2333. Continues to prepare a student for FAA Commercial Pilot certification. Focuses on cross-country procedures and commercial maneuver and includes both solo and dual flight training.
AVS 3235: Multi-Engine Flight
2 credit hours · 1 section · 25 open seats · Rusty Sloane
Prerequisite(s): AVS 3305 and AVS 3236. Required flight training, fundamental knowledge, and a consistent flight schedule for earning the Multi-Engine rating. Includes preparation for FAA Multi-Engine Rating practical test.
AVS 3236: CFI-A Flight
2 credit hours · 1 section · 25 open seats · Rusty Sloane
Prerequisite(s): AVS 3304 and AVS 2334. Required flight training, fundamental knowledge, and comprehensive preparation for the FAA CFI-A practical test.
AVS 3304: FOI Ground School
3 credit hours · 1 section · 25 open seats · Aaron Dabney
Prerequisite(s): AVS majors only and AVS 2304. Equips soon-to-be Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Certified Flight Instructors (CFIs) with knowledge of pedagogy for teaching aeronautical knowledge and skills. The course culminates with the student succes…
AVS 3305: CFI Ground School
3 credit hours · 1 section · 20 open seats · Aaron Dabney
Prerequisite(s): AVS 3304 and AVS 2304. Advanced ground school, providing students with preparation for the Federal Aviation Administration Certified Flight Instructor Certificate.
AVS 3312: Aviation Safety
3 credit hours · 1 section · 40 open seats · Charles Olvis
Prerequisite(s): AVS 3311. Methods for assessing risk and predicting error generation potentials, illustrated through accident and incident case studies.
AVS 3315: Aviation Meteorology
3 credit hours · 1 section · 45 open seats · Trey Cade
Prerequisite(s): Aviation Sciences (AVS) or Aviation Administration (AVA) majors, secondary majors, and minors only. Discussion of physical processes in the atmosphere which affect aviation including thunderstorms, wind, icing, turbulence, ceiling, and visibil…
AVS 3341: UAS Foundations
3 credit hours · 2 sections · 12 open seats · Rusty Sloane
Analysis of the capabilities and limitations of UAS technology including both hardware and software inclusions along with an examination of the concerns facing UAS integration into the National Airspace.
AVS 3350: Space Weather
3 credit hours · 1 section · 35 open seats · Trey Cade
The discovery, basic processes, and the health, technology, and societal impacts of space weather.
AVS 4237: CFI-I Flight
2 credit hours · 1 section · 30 open seats · Rusty Sloane
Prerequisite(s): AVS 3305 and AVS 3236. Flight training, fundamental knowledge, and a consistent flight schedule required for earning the CFI-I certification rating. Includes preparation for the FAA CFI-I practical test.
AVS 4238: MEI Flight
2 credit hours · 1 section · 19 open seats
Prerequisite(s): AVS 3235 and AVS 4237. Flight training, fundamental knowledge, and a consistent flight schedule required for earning the Multi-Engine Instructor Certification. Includes preparation for the FAA Multi-Engine Instructor license practical test.
AVS 4314: Adv Aircraft Systems
3 credit hours · 1 section · 45 open seats · Timothy Compton
Study of large transport aircraft: turbine engines, pressurization, electrical, hydraulic, and fire protection systems. Emphasis on high altitude aerodynamics and performance.
AVS 4315: Aerodynamics
3 credit hours · 1 section · 30 open seats · Timothy Compton
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing and Aviation Sciences majors only. Aircraft types, theory of flight, aerodynamics of the airplane, aircraft performance, effects of atmospheric conditions on performance, theory of aircraft stability and control, effects o…
AVS 4317: Aerospace Propulsion Systems
3 credit hours · 1 section · 35 open seats · Aaron Dabney
Current aerospace power plants, engines, and associated aircraft systems with an emphasis on power plants encountered during flight and ground training.
AVS 4377: Airport Management
3 credit hours · 1 section · 15 open seats · Joel Martinez
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing. An in-depth overview of the Federal Aviation Regulation Part 139 airport design standard as well as a study of both landside and airside airport business management, utilizing the American Association of Airport Executive…
AVS 4390: Internship in Aviation
3 credit hours · 3 sections · 30 open seats · Rusty Sloane
Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing and consent of instructor. Supervised work within the aviation industry corresponding with the student's major and career goals.