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Dec 09, 2025
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2025-2026 University Catalog
Aeronautical Technology, BS (Statewide)
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 Return to: Polytechnic Institute (Undergraduate)
About the Program
You can earn your Purdue University bachelor’s degree in aeronautical technology in two years if you already have an aviation-related Vincennes University associate’s degree. Your Purdue coursework builds on the skills you learned during your first two years at Vincennes while it expands your career options. Your classes and labs will also be at the Aviation Technology Center at the Indianapolis International Airport.
Special features:
- Flexible curriculum based on your career goals
- Internship and other work experience opportunities at aviation-related companies surrounding Indianapolis International Airport
- Access to Aviation Technology Center labs: Advanced Composites Laboratory, Air Traffic Control/Computer Laboratory, FAA-approved flight simulator, Avionics Laboratory, Non-Destructive Testing Laboratory, and Materials Processing Laboratory
Course topics include:
- Operations management
- Safety problems
- Aviation finance
- Human factors in aviation
- Aviation law
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Degree Requirements
120 Credits RequiredDepartmental/Program Major Requirements (33 Credits)
Required Major Requirements (33 Credits)
Other Departmental Course Requirements (74 Credits)
Non-Course/Non-Credit Requirement
- Complete a Globalization Requirement
Program Notes
- Students must earn a “D-” or better in all courses unless otherwise noted.
- 2.0 Graduation GPA required for the Bachelor of Science degree.
- Courses at Purdue University may only be attempted a maximum of three (3) times, including (but not limited to) W, WF, I, IF and all graded attempts.
Transfer credit from other institutions, including courses taken as dual or concurrent credit in high school, and credit from testing such as Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate that are an exact match for Purdue courses, may be applied to degree requirements. For undistributed credit to be applied to degree requirements, the course or courses will need to be evaluated by the Curriculum Committee for approval. Additional approvals will be required for courses to meet University Core Curriculum requirements. In both cases approval is not automatic.
University Requirements
University Core Requirements
For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the University Senate Website. - Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (UCC: BSS)
- Human Cultures: Humanities (UCC: HUM)
- Information Literacy (UCC: IL)
- Oral Communication (UCC: OC)
- Quantitative Reasoning (UCC: QR)
- Science #1 (UCC: SCI)
- Science #2 (UCC: SCI)
- Science, Technology, and Society (UCC: STS)
- Written Communication (UCC: WC)
Civics Literacy Proficiency Requirement
The Civics Literacy initiative is designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue students to graduate a more informed citizenry. For more information visit the Civics Literacy - Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning - Purdue University. To obtain the Civics Literacy credential, all Baccalaureate degree seeking students will complete the Civics Literacy Podcast pathway - Complete 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship & Engagement that use C-SPAN material and pass the required quizzes per episode. After the pathway has been successfully completed, students will take the Civics Literacy knowledge test. Civics Literacy does not impact a student’s GPA or bear any finical costs. More details about each pathway and how to complete the requirement can be found on the Civics Literacy Student Dashboard in myPurdue. Upper Level Requirement
- Resident study at Purdue University for at least two semesters and the enrollment in and completion of at least 32 semester hours of coursework required and approved for the completion of the degree. These courses are expected to be at least junior-level (30000+) courses.
- Students should be able to fulfill most, if not all, of these credits within their major requirements; there should be a clear pathway for students to complete any credits not completed within their major.
Fall 1st Year
- MA 15300 - College Algebra (UCC: QR) Credits: 3.00
- English Composition Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Thematic Area Selective - Credit Hours: 1.00
- Thematic Area Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Thematic Area Selective - Credit Hours: 2.00
- Thematic Area Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Spring 1st Year
- Thematic Area Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Thematic Area Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Thematic Area Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Thematic Area Selective - Credit Hours: 4.00
- Thematic Area Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
Fall 2nd Year
- Economics Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Humanities Foundational Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Science Foundational Selective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 3.00
- Elective - Credit Hours: 2.00
Pre-Requisite Information
For pre-requisite information, log in to mypurdue.purdue.edu and click here. World Language Courses
World Language proficiency requirements vary by program. The following list is inclusive of all world languages PWL offers for credit; for acceptable languages and proficiency levels, see your advisor. (ASL-American Sign Language; ARAB-Arabic; CHNS-Chinese; FR-French; GER-German; GREK-Greek(Ancient); HEBR-Hebrew(Biblical); HEBR-Hebrew(Modern); ITAL-Italian; JPNS-Japanese; KOR-Korean; LATN-Latin; PTGS-Portuguese; RUSS-Russian; SPAN-Spanish) Critical Course
The ♦ course is considered critical. In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major. Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful. These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program.” Disclaimer
The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements. Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student. The myPurduePlan powered by DegreeWorks is the knowledge source for specific requirements and completion. Comparative information about Purdue University and other U.S. educational institutions is also available through the College Navigator tool, provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, and through the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. |
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