Bachelor of Science in
Pilot Operations
The Bachelor of Science in Pilot Operations is designed to help pilots and students learn aviation management skills that boost career advancement opportunities.
About the Bachelor of Science in Pilot Operations
The Bachelor of Science in Pilot Operations is designed for undergraduate students with an interest in aeronautical science who are already licensed pilots. The online aviation degree is intended to help students achieve roles in aviation leadership and compete for competitive pilot positions, while learning from faculty with industry-leading experience. This specific degree is highly sought after for pilots who would like to pursue roles as chief pilots within their organization. In addition, military Warrant Officers will have a great jumpstart to their civilian flying career with this degree upon transitioning.
Pilots who already hold their multi-engine ATP or are commercial/instrument rated with any added ratings — such as multi-engine and either a flight dispatcher, flight engineer or added jet type rating — can transfer up to 45 credits toward this 120-credit degree.
Student Learning Outcomes
What you will learn while earning a degree in pilot operations:
- Apply mathematics and science to aviation-related disciplines
- Management in Aeronautical Science
- Use industry techniques, skills and modern technology necessary
Pilot Operations Career Opportunities
Careers and Employers
Setting the standard, Embry-Riddle graduates are set to enter the workforce in top companies, including The Federal Aviation Administration, corporate aviation companies and airports. The 2023 Boeing Pilot and Technician Outlook forecasts the need for 649,000 pilots by 2042, along with 690,000 maintenance technicians and 938,000 cabin crew members.
Graduates with an online aviation degree often secure roles in:
- Airline Management
- Aviation Safety
- Aviation Maintenance
DETAILS
About Pilot Operations at the Worldwide & Online Campus
The Bachelor of Science in Pilot Operations is an online program that accepts a student's valuable experience through the award of up to 45 prior learning credits. The specially designed curriculum then builds on those skills and knowledge to focus on key attributes needed in aviation leadership.
Housed in the Embry‑Riddle Worldwide College of Aviation, this flexible, online aviation degree allows focused and driven professional pilots to earn their degree in as little as two years, taking classes where they want and when they want.
As a result, many of our graduates are recognized as trailblazers, and our alumni ranks include airline and aerospace executives, military general officers and astronauts.
Tracks/Specialties and/or Certificates
*Graduates from the Worldwide Bachelor of Science in Pilot Operations are not eligible to apply for a restricted privileges airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate.
Pilot Operations Information
- Credits: 120
- Online or In-Person: Fully online, EagleVision Virtual Classroom or see if a Worldwide location is close to you
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- Attend a Worldwide Virtual Info Session
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- Explore the Fields of Study: Aviation
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DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
General Education
| General Education | ||
| Embry-Riddle courses in the general education categories of Communication Theory and Skills, Humanities, Social Sciences, Physical and Life Science, Mathematics, and Computer Science may be chosen from as listed, assuming prerequisites are met. Courses from other institutions are acceptable if they fall into these broad categories and are at the level specified. | ||
| Communication Theory and Skills | ||
| Any Communication Theory and Skills above ENGL 106 | 9 | |
| Humanities | ||
| Lower-Level Humanities (Any Lower or Upper Level Humanities) | 3 | |
| Upper-Level Humanities (Any Upper Level Humanities) | 3 | |
| Social Sciences | ||
| Any Social Science | 6 | |
| Physical Science | ||
| Physical Science | 6 | |
| Mathematics | ||
| Any College Algebra or Higher Math Series | 6 | |
| Computer Science | ||
| Any Computer Science | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
Core/Major
| BSPO Core | ||
| ASCI 121L | Airmen Knowledge Test Preparation | 1 |
| ASCI 121 | Private Pilot Operations | 5 |
| ASCI 222 | Instrument Pilot Operations | 3 |
| ASCI 333 | Commercial Pilot Operations | 3 |
| ASCI 254 | Aviation Legislation | 3 |
| ASCI 301 | Introduction to Air Traffic Control | 3 |
| ASCI 309 | Aerodynamics | 3 |
| ASCI 357 | Flight Physiology | 3 |
| ASCI 412 | Corporate and Business Aviation | 3 |
| ASCI 426 | Airport Management in ATM | 3 |
| ASCI 491 | Operational Applications in Aeronautics | 3 |
| AMNT 260 | Aircraft Electrical Systems Theory | 3 |
| AMNT 271 | Airframe Systems and Applications | 3 |
| AMNT 272 | Fundamentals of Aircraft Avionics | 3 |
| AMNT 281 | Turbine Engine Theory and Applications | 3 |
| AMNT 416 | Aviation Maintenance Management: A Global Perspective | 3 |
| MGMT 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BSAS 320 | Human Factors in Aviation Safety | 3 |
| BSAS 330 | Aircraft Accident Investigation | 3 |
| BSAS 335 | Mechanical and Structural Factors in Aviation Safety | 3 |
| BSAS 409 | Aviation Safety | 3 |
| BSAS 345 | Aviation Safety Program Management | 3 |
| RSCH 202 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3 |
| WEAX 201 | Meteorology I | 3 |
| WEAX 301 | Aviation Weather | 3 |
| Total Credits | 75 | |
Electives
| Open Electives | 9 | |
| Total Degree Requirements | 120 | |
| Freshman Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Credits | ||
| Communication Theory and Skills above ENGL 106 | 9 | |
| College Algebra or Higher Math Series | 6 | |
| Computer Science Elective | 3 | |
| Humanities LL | 3 | |
| Social Science | 6 | |
| RSCH 202 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3 |
| Credits Subtotal | 30.0 | |
| Credits Total: | 30.0 | |
| Sophomore Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Credits | ||
| Physical Science/Physics | 6 | |
| ASCI 121 | Private Pilot Operations | 5 |
| ASCI 121L | Airmen Knowledge Test Preparation | 1 |
| ASCI 222 | Instrument Pilot Operations | 3 |
| ASCI 254 | Aviation Legislation | 3 |
| AMNT 260 | Aircraft Electrical Systems Theory | 3 |
| AMNT 271 | Airframe Systems and Applications | 3 |
| AMNT 272 | Fundamentals of Aircraft Avionics | 3 |
| AMNT 281 | Turbine Engine Theory and Applications | 3 |
| Credits Subtotal | 30.0 | |
| Credits Total: | 30.0 | |
| Junior Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Credits | ||
| MGMT 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| WEAX 201 | Meteorology I | 3 |
| Humanities UL | 3 | |
| ASCI 333 | Commercial Pilot Operations | 3 |
| ASCI 301 | Introduction to Air Traffic Control | 3 |
| ASCI 309 | Aerodynamics | 3 |
| BSAS 320 | Human Factors in Aviation Safety | 3 |
| BSAS 330 | Aircraft Accident Investigation | 3 |
| BSAS 335 | Mechanical and Structural Factors in Aviation Safety | 3 |
| Open Elective | 3 | |
| Credits Subtotal | 30.0 | |
| Credits Total: | 30.0 | |
| Senior Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Credits | ||
| ASCI 357 | Flight Physiology | 3 |
| ASCI 412 | Corporate and Business Aviation | 3 |
| AMNT 416 | Aviation Maintenance Management: A Global Perspective | 3 |
| BSAS 345 | Aviation Safety Program Management | 3 |
| BSAS 409 | Aviation Safety | 3 |
| WEAX 301 | Aviation Weather | 3 |
| ASCI 426 | Airport Management in ATM | 3 |
| Open Elective | 6 | |
| ASCI 491 | Operational Applications in Aeronautics | 3 |
| Credits Subtotal | 30.0 | |
| Credits Total: | 30.0 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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