Program: Aeronautical Technology BS–Unmanned Aircraft Systems Option - Kansas State University - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 04, 2025

2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

Bachelor’s degree requirements (120 credit hours)

Freshman

Fall Semester (17 credit hours)

AVT 100 - Introduction to Aviation Credits: 3
ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: 3
MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: 3
PPIL 111 - Private Pilot Credits: 4
PPIL 113 - Private Pilot Flight Lab Credits: 1
COT 299 - Problems in Arts, Sciences, and Business Credits: 1-18

Spring Semester (16 credit hours)

ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
MATH 205 - General Calculus and Linear Algebra Credits: 3
PPIL 112 - Professional Instrument Pilot Credits: 3
UAS 115 - Multi-rotor Flight Lab Credits: 1
UAS 270 - Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems Credits: 3
PSYCH 110 - General Psychology Credits: 3

Sophomore

Fall Semester (14 credit hours)

ECET 100 - Basic Electronics Credits: 4
MATH 150 - Plane Trigonometry Credits: 3
UAS 312 - Unmanned Aircraft Flight Instructor Ground School Credits: 3
UAS 314 - Multi-rotor Instructor Flight Lab Credits: 1
UAS 370 - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Design and Construction Credits: 3

Spring Semester (15 credit hours)

AVT 340 - Human Factors in Aviation Credits: 3
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: 3
PHYS 113 - General Physics I Credits: 4
UAS 275 - Small Unmanned Aircraft Maintenance I Credits: 3
UAS 357 - Unmanned Aircraft Fixed-wing Flight Lab Credits: 2

Junior

Fall Semester (14 credit hours)

BUS 110 - Introduction to Business Credits: 3
COMM 106 - Public Speaking I Credits: 3
UAS 367 - Advanced Unmanned Aircraft Fixed-wing Flight Lab Credits: 2
UAS 387 - Crew Resource Management for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Credits: 3
Aviation/Electronics/Computer Elective*……….Credits: 3

Spring Semester (14 credit hours)

BUS 315 - Supervisory Management Credits: 3
ENGL 302 - Technical Writing Credits: 3
STAT 325 - Introduction to Statistics Credits: 3
UAS 417 - Fixed-wing Instructor Flight Lab Credits: 2
UAS 461 - Autonomous Flight Simulation Lab Credits: 1
UAS 465 - Autopilot Integration Credits: 2

Senior

Fall Semester (15 credit hours)

AVT 450 - Aviation Safety Management Credits: 3
UAS 300 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Powerplant Fundamentals Credits: 3
UAS 470 - Flight and Field Operations Credits: 3
UAS 474 - Introduction to Processing Remotely Sensed Data Credits: 3
Aviation/Electronics/Computer Elective……Credits: 3

Spring Semester (15 credit hours)

AVT 445 - Aviation Law Credits: 3
UAS 475 - Data Acquisition and Post-processing Credits: 3
Humanities/Social Science/Business Elective Credits: 3
Natural Science Elective Credits: 3

Culminating Experience (3 credit hours)

Choose from the following:

AVT 497 - Senior Capstone Credits: 3
COT 495 - Advanced Industrial Internship Credits: 0-6
ETB 480 - UAS Senior Design I Credits: 1
and
ETB 481 - UAS Senior Design II Credits: 2

*Note

*Marked electives must be upper division courses, 300 and above.