Air Traffic Control Training

MTSU offers an Air Traffic Control (ATC) program for students interested in becoming Air Traffic Controllers. The ATC program must be taken as an addition to one of the undergraduate or graduate concentrations offered by the Aerospace Department. In addition to the prerequisite Aerospace courses, there are four lab-based ATC courses which students complete in the Aerospace Department’s state-of-the-art ATC simulation facility. Following are the Aerospace courses which must be completed as part of the ATC program:

Prerequisite Courses:

AERO 1010 - Introduction to Aerospace 3 credit hours
AERO 1020 - Theory of Flight 3 credit hours
AERO 1230 - Aviation Laws and Regulations 3 credit hours
AERO 2010 - Aviation Weather 3 credit hours
AERO 2230 - Professional Pilot I 3 credit hours
AERO 3210 - Professional Pilot II 3 credit hours
AERO 3510 - Instrument Flight Fundamentals for Non-Pilots 3 credit hours

ATC Courses:

AERO 3630 - Introduction to Air Traffic Control 3 credit hours AND
AERO 3631 - Introduction to Air Traffic Control Lab 1 credit hour
AERO 3640 - Air Traffic Control: Tower Operations 3 credit hours AND
AERO 3641 - Air Traffic Control: Tower Operations Lab 1 credit hour
AERO 4650 - Air Traffic Control: TRACON Operations 3 credit hours AND
AERO 4651 - Air Traffic Control: TRACON Operations Lab 1 credit hour
AERO 4660 - Air Traffic Control: En-Route Operations 3 credit hours AND
AERO 4661 - Air Traffic Control: En-Route Operations Lab 1 credit hour