Nov 29, 2024  
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Accelerated Aeronautical Technology - Professional Pilot (BS)/Aeronautics (MS)

Location(s): Salina Campus



The Accelerated Bachelor-Master program offers the opportunity for outstanding students to advance their careers in Aeronautics by pursuing a Bachelor and a Master degree in an accelerated and coordinated program. It provides the opportunity to high performing undergraduate students who pursue this program to count nine graduate credit hours of coursework towards both the graduate and the undergraduate programs. Students applying for the accelerated program are not required to have completed their bachelor degree prior to pursuing the master program. A student can join this program in their sophomore or junior year. The M.S. in Aeronautics degree program is 100% online.

Admission Requirements


Students applying for the accelerated program are not required to have completed their bachelor degree prior to pursuing the master program. The following requirements must be met before an individual can be admitted into this program:

  • The student must be seeking the bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Technology
  • The student must have completed a minimum of 75 credit hours toward the bachelor degree at time of application for admission to the accelerated program
  • The student’s cumulative undergraduate GPA must be at least 3.0.
  • Student must meet all other Graduate School admission criteria as outlined in the Graduate School Handbook
  • A student who has completed all coursework for the bachelor’s degree is not eligible for the accelerated program.
  • The student will be admitted into the accelerated program with a provisional graduate admission status
  • Upon successful completion of 9 credits that count towards both bachelor and master degree, the student will receive full admission to the master program

Graduation Requirements


  • If all other bachelor degree requirements are met, after completion of the nine (9) graduate credit hours from the master degree that are counted toward the bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Technology, the student can apply to be awarded the bachelor’s degree. This may occur 1 to 2 semesters prior to completion of the master’s degree.
  • The student must complete 30 graduate credit hours with a graduate GPA of at least 3.0., including the 9 credits that count towards both bachelor and master degrees.
  • In the event that the student begins this program but does not wish to finish the M.S. in Aeronautics degree requirements, the student must notify the College Dean’s Office and Graduate School office immediately. A notation on the student’s transcript will indicate courses taken at the graduate level were applied to the bachelor’s degree only.

Course Requirements


Courses Counted Towards both Degrees (9 credit hours)


Master’s Degree Requirements


Required Courses (3 credit hours)


Select AVT 771  for Policy & Leadership option; select AVT 841  for Aircraft Certification option.

Elective Courses (12-15 credit hours)


Select 12 credit hours if in thesis track; select 15 credit hours if in capstone track.

Thesis/Final Project Requirements (3-6 credit hours)


Total Credit Hours Required for Master’s: 30