Cypress College
Aviation Program
Aviation Certificates I-IV & Commercial Pilot Degree Requirements
Goals and Objectives of the Program:
The Commercial Pilot Program provides students with a career path for attaining the foundational knowledge, technical ground school
training, and degree necessary for pursuing a career as a commercial pilot, Students completing the degree will develop an advanced
understanding of the requirements necessary to work as a pilot in the aviation industry.
Student career path options:
Aviation Certificate I – Private Pilot = 16 units (Code 22916)
Aviation Certificate II – Instrument Pilot = 23 units (Code 22917)
Aviation Certificate III – Commercial Pilot = 32 units (Code 22918)
Aviation Certificate IV – Advanced Pilot = 36 units (Code 22919)
Associate in Science Degree – Commercial Pilot = Aviation Certificate IV + General Education Req. (Code 03773)
To earn the certificates, complete the required courses as listed with a minimum grade of "C." At least 50% of all course work must be
completed at Cypress College. The certificates offer students a career ladder from which they may experience incremental success as
they progress to an Associate in Science Degree – Commercial Pilot.
To earn the Associate in Science Degree, complete the Advanced Pilot Certificate IV identified below and the General Education
Graduation Requirements outlined in the Cypress College Catalog.
Aviation Certificate I – Private Pilot = 16 units (Code 22916)
Required courses/units:
AVIA 102 C Career Communication/Portfolio 3
AVIA 104 C Air Transportation 3
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ATC 270 C Airline Operations 3
AVIA 132 C Private Pilot 4
AVIA 140 C Meteorology 3
AVIA 144 C Aircraft & Engines 3
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Aviation Certificate II – Instrument Pilot = 23 units (Code 22917)
Aviation Certificate I plus the following required courses/units:
AVIA 136 C Air Navigation 3
AVIA 196 C Grnd Trainr Lab Instrument Flt 1
AVIA 232 C Instrument Rating 3
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Aviation Certificate III – Commercial Pilot = 32 units (Code 22918)
Aviation Certificate II plus the following required courses units:
AVIA 240 C Commercial Pilot Seminar 3
AVIA 244 C Aviation Instructor 3
AVIA 256 C Crew Resource Management 3
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Aviation Certificate IV – Advanced Pilot = 36 units (Code 22919)
Aviation Certificate III plus any 4 elective units from the list below to total 36 units:
AVIA 050 C Special Projects-Aviation 2
AVIA 112 C Airline/Aviation Management 3
AVIA 148 C Air Traffic Control 3
AVIA 152 C Glider Theory 3
AVIA 189 C Flight Training Device - Intro 1⁄2
AVIA 190 C Flight Training-Private Pilot 2
AVIA 191 C Flight Trng Instrument Rating 2
AVIA 192 C Flight Trng Commercial Pilot 2
AVIA 193 C Flight Trng-Flight Instructor 1 - 5
AVIA 197 C Grnd Trnr. Lab - Glass Cockpit 1
AVIA 250 C Turbine Simulator Observation 1⁄2
AVIA 255 C Turbine Simulator Orientation 1⁄2
AVIA 295 C Aviation Internship 3
AVIA 298 C Aviation Seminar 1⁄2 - 12
AVIA 299 C Independent Study 1⁄2 - 2
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Associate in Science Degree: Commercial Pilot (Code 03773)
Combine the above Advanced Pilot Certificate IV with the general education requirements outlined in the Cypress College Catalog.
State Approval March 2010.