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2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Aerospace, Flight Dispatch Concentration, B.S.


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Aerospace  
615-898-2788
Andrea Georgiou, program coordinator
Andrea.Georgiou@mtsu.edu

The Flight Dispatch concentration offers instruction designed to meet the aviation industry’s needs by preparing professional, corporate, and airline flight dispatchers. Selected general education and minor courses are interwoven with required aerospace courses to provide students with a foundation for careers in this area. Upon completion of the program, the FAA Flight Dispatch exam will be administered. Successful completion of this FAA exam is required for graduation. In addition to the academic requirements below, Flight Dispatch students must

  1. adhere to the following requirements for these 14 CFR, Part 65 dispatch core courses: AERO 3080, AERO 3510, AERO 3630/AERO 3631, AERO 4580, and AERO 4590;
    • online courses will not satisfy these requirements,
    • obtain at least a grade of 70 percent,
    • miss no more than 10 percent of the contact hours for each course,
    • make up all missed class time before the end of the semester,
    • retake a course if more than 10 percent is missed and/or obtain less than a 70 percent.
  2. be at least 21 years of age before the Fall graduation date in order to enroll in AERO 4580.

NOTE: All major courses, program accreditation, and/or Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) related coursework (physics, mathematics, and selected engineering technology courses) must be completed with a grade of C or better in order to graduate.

Academic Map


Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Aerospace, Flight Dispatch, B.S., Academic Map   

Degree Requirements


General Education 41 hours
Major Requirements 44 hours
     Aerospace Core    13 hours
     Flight Dispatch Concentration    31 hours
Supporting Courses 26 hours*
Minor 18 hours
Electives 0-2 hours
TOTAL 120-129 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the program of study may be completed in 120 hours.

General Education (41 hours)


General Education  requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:

Major Requirements (44 hours)


Minor (18 hours)


Selected from Computer Science, Geology, Information Systems, Physical Geography, or other science- or business-related field approved by the program coordinator.

Electives (0-2 hours)


Curriculum: Aerospace, Flight Dispatch Concentration


Curricular listings include General Education  requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman


Subtotal: 30 Hours


Subtotal: 32 Hours


Subtotal: 31 Hours


Subtotal: 27 Hours


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