Aircraft Systems Management (Professional Pilot)

This major is designed to prepare professional pilots with solid background skills in flight theory, meteorology, and safety. The Program covers the requirements established by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the preparation of students to obtain certificates for Private Pilot, Single-Engine and Multi-Engine Commercial Pilot, the training for Instrument Flight, and the certifications for Flight Instructor, Flight Instructor by Instrument, and Multi-engine Flight Instructor.

Students are responsible for requesting the examinations necessary to obtain the aforementioned certificates from the FAA. Also, they are responsible for complying with the FAA regulations, the procedures stipulated by the Aircraft Operations Manual, and the Flight Operations Manual of the School of Aeronautics, at all times in which they are operating an aircraft of the Institution. Failure to comply with the regulations and procedures constitutes a violation of the stipulated safety norms and could result in the suspension of the student from the program.

Students of the Program may be tested for drug and alcohol use, in agreement with the aviation regulations.

Mission

To develop professional pilots with the necessary skills, knowledge, and attitudes to excel in the aviation industry.

Educational Objectives

Professionalism: Exercise the highest standards of personal and professional integrity. Demonstrate an understanding of current ethical issues related to the analysis and execution aspects inherent to the Professional Pilots.
Team Skills: Develop leadership skills, demonstrate proficiency in all forms of communication and perform well in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team environment.
Lifelong Learning: Commit to continuing education through graduate studies, continuous education opportunities, on the job training and/or self-education in the national and international aviation environment.
Flight Skills: demonstrate the highest levels of piloting performance and airplane systems management skills in the flight instruction, air taxi, commuter, corporate, regional or air carrier domains of aviation.

Specific Admission Requirements:

Besides meeting the University’s general admission requirements set forth on the General Catalog, candidates to this concentration must:

Be a high school graduate or equivalent, with a minimum grade point average of 2.5.
Have obtained a minimum of a minimum result of 475 in Mathematics and 490 in English sections of the PAA Test (College Board) or equivalent test.

Note: All students must present a First Class Medical Certificate issued by a medical doctor recognized by the Federal Aviation Administration (14 CFR Part 67) to take classes with a flight laboratory.

Any student who does not fulfill these specific requirements will be admitted conditionally to the major for one academic year.

Academic requirements

General Education Requirements	42 credits
Core Course Requirements	46 credits
Major Requirements	37 credits
Total	125 credits

Click on the following link to download the suggested course sequence and cost for each semester:
Aircraft Systems Management (155) – Course Sequence & Costs

Total semesters based on the recommended course schedule. Semesters may be higher depending on the student’s course enrollment per semester.

Notes:

Pilots certificates and ratings include the following:
- Private Pilot Airplane Single Engine Land (Certified under 14 CFR Part 141)
- Instrument Rating Airplane Single Engine Land (Certified under 14 CFR Part 141)
- Commercial Pilot Single Engine Airplane Land (Certified under 14 CFR Part 141)
- Commercial Pilot Multi-Engine Airplane Land
- Certified Flight Instructor
- Certified Flight Instructor Instrument
- Multi-Engine Instructor
Flight hours are based on minimum requirements as per 14 CFR 141 PILOT SCHOOLS. Flight hours might be higher depending on student’s performance to attain Practical Test Standards tolerance.
Knowledge Test and Practical Test for each pilot certificate are payable directly to the company administering the FAA knowledge & practical tests.

AABInternational (AABI) Program Accreditation

	INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO Bayamon Campus
School Name	SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS
Program	B.S. in Airway Sciences – Aircraft Systems Management (Professional Pilot) Period of Accreditation: July 14, 2023, to July 31, 2028
December 20, 2024	Student Achievement Data

The report of Student Achievement Data MUST include the revision date. To ensure accuracy and accessibility, each institution with AABI accredited programs must provide an Annual Report of Compliance with AABI Criterion 2.2.4 (2-year programs), Criterion 3.2.4 (4-year programs) or Criterion 4.2.4 (graduate programs) to AABI by December 1 each year (for the preceding academic year). The report MUST include:

a. The Program Educational Goals of each accredited program, as publicly published, and how these Program Educational Goals are assessed by the program.

The educational goals of the Aircraft Systems Management (Professional Pilot) Program represent and describe the expected accomplishments of the graduates within three to ten years after graduation. The Educational Goals are as follows:

1. Professionalism: Exercise the highest standards of personal and professional integrity. Demonstrate an understanding of the current and ethical issues related to the analysis and execution aspects inherent to the Professional Pilot.
2. Team Skills: Develop leadership skills, demonstrate proficiency in all forms of communication and perform well in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team environment.
3. Life-long Learning: Recognize the need for continuing their education through graduate studies, continuous education opportunities, on the job training and/or self-education in the National and International Aviation environment.
4. Flight Skills: demonstrate the highest levels of piloting performance and airplane systems management skills in the flight instruction, air taxi, commuter, corporate, regional or air carrier domains of aviation.

The process used to evaluate the level of achievement of the Aircraft Systems Management (Professional Pilot) Educational Goals include the following techniques:

Alumni resume: A list of alumni having graduated from three to ten years before the accreditation audit is compiled. A resume is requested from the alumni either by mail or online. The resume is checked with a carefully designed rubric to verify the student’s achievement of the EGs and how well their academic experience at the Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon campus prepared them to succeed in their chosen field of Aircraft Systems Management (Professional Pilot).
Employer Survey: A survey is administered to the alumni employer. Employers are asked a series of questions addressing the preparation of our graduates to succeed in the field of Aircraft Systems Management (Professional Pilot)
School of Aeronautics Advisory Board is asked to use their experience and that of others within their organization, to rate Aircraft Systems Management (Professional Pilot) graduates, co-ops, and interns against the Aircraft Systems Management (Professional Pilot) Program Objectives. The results are discussed at a meeting for understanding and to develop any required action by the Board and/or the faculty.

b. Student retention and graduation rates, including the number of degrees produced each year, the percentage of students enrolled one year after starting the program, and the percentage of bachelor’s students graduating within 6 years.

In the last six years, we have produced the following Aircraft Systems Management (Professional Pilot) graduates listed below:

Year	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Graduates	9	6	6	8	1	1	3	11

In the last six years, we have achieved the following retention rates (percentage of students enrolled one year after starting the program in the last six years):

Year	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Retention	65%	80%	69%	80%	61%	64%	72%	68%

In the last six years, we have achieved the following graduation rates:

Year (cohort)	2013-2014	2014-2015	2015-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Graduation at 4 years	6%	7%	5%	4%	4%	6%	2%	0%
Graduation at 5 years	15%	16%	12%	11%	17%	13%	0%	N/A
Graduation at 6 years	26%	22%	22%	17%	31%	25%	N/A	N/A

c. The employment rate and types of employment (aviation, aviation-related or other positions) of fulltime graduates within 1 year of graduation.

Aircraft Systems Management (Professional Pilot # 155) Graduate Information
Abbreviated Student Number	Graduation Year	Initial (i) or employment within 1 year of graduation versus Current employment (c)
1. 0291	2017	Operations Coordinator at Jet Aviation (i) First Officer JetBlue (c)
2. 3519	2017	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i) Captain at Skywest Airlines (c)
3. 8068	2017	Unknown
4. 5004	2017	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i) First Officer JetBlue (c)
5. 2939	2017	Counter/Ramp Agent at Vieques Air Link (i) First Officer at PSA Airlines (c)
6. 9391	2017	Unknown
7. 4111	2017	Unknown
8. 1860	2017	Unknown (i) Core Logistics Coordinator at NetJets (c)
9. 1569	2017	Flight Instructor (i) Flight Instructor at Skymates, Inc. (c)
10. 9063	2018	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i) First Officer JetBlue (c)
11. 4314	2018	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i) First Officer at American Airlines (c)
12. 9609	2018	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i) First Officer at Frontier Airlines (c)
13. 5238	2018	Unknown
14. 7274	2018	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i) First Officer JetBlue (c)
15. 7400	2018	Ops Manager Three Six Five Productions (i) Owner/Flight Instructor at Pilot Studio (c)
16. 4865	2019	Flight Instructor at Epic Flight Academy (i) First Officer at Endeavor Air (c)
17. 0167	2019	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i) First Officer at PSA Airlines (c)
18. 5913	2019	Flight Instructor at Isla Grande Flying School (i) First Officer at Air Cargo Carriers
19. 3707	2019	Unknown
20. 7016	2019	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i) First Officer at PSA Airlines
21. 0486	2019	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i) First Officer at SkyWest Airlines (c)
22. 6954	2020	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i) First Officer at Piedmont Airlines (c)
23. 2395	2020	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i) First Officer at PSA Airlines
24. 1904	2020	Flight Instructor at SIG Flying School (i) First Officer at PSA Airlines (c)*
25. 2663	2020	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i and c)
26. 5165	2020	Unknown
27. 0627	2020	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i) Flight Instructor at FB Wings Aviation (c)
28. 7696	2020	Flight Instructor at The Pilot Studio (i) Flight Instructor at Buiqui Aerospace Corp. (c)
29. 5242	2020	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i) First Officer at PSA Airline (c)
30. 6459	2021	Flight Instructor-Lufthansa Aviation Training (i) Flight Instructor-Lufthansa Aviation Training (c)
31. 9750	2022	Flight Instructor at L3 Harris (i) First Officer Air Cargo Carriers (c)
32. 8553	2023	First Officer Avelo Airlines (c)
33. 3126	2023	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i)
34. 1645	2023	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i)
35. 1250	2024	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i)
36. 3976	2024	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i)
37. 0508	2024	Flight Instructor at The Pilot Studio (i)
38. 9151	2024	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i)
39. 0876	2024	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i)
40. 2223	2024	Assistant Chief Instructor at University of North Dakota (i)
41. 5773	2024	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i)
42. 0091	2024	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i)
43. 2133	2024	Flight Instructor at Buqui Aerospace
44. 4615	2024	Flight Instructor at Inter American University (i)
45. 6126	2024	Flight Instructor at Buqui Aerospace

In the last six years, we have achieved the following employment rates (within 1 year of graduation):

Year	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Employment	67%	83%	83%	88%	100%	100%	100%	100%

d. Other student achievement data, as determined by the program. Non-applicable. Website URL: https://aeroweb.bayamon.inter.edu

School of Aeronautics Assessment

The Assessment Plan used the following tools:

Exams (standardized/locally developed)
Written Reports/essays
Oral Presentation
Performance (Stage) Checks
Teamwork evaluation
External Examiner

Assessment Plan Data Collection Cycle

The assessment plan consists of the following steps for the Assessment Plan Data Collection Cycle:

For each of the Student Learning Outcomes, specific Performance Criteria (PCs) are identified that our students should achieve before graduation. These are commonly also known as program outcomes.
Using assessment tools to collect and evaluate data about our students it is determined whether they are achieving the PC, therefore, meeting the Student Learning Outcomes, and ultimately the EGs.
If the outcomes are not being met, then corrective changes must be made and subjected to a new cycle in the assessment process.

Each of the Student Learning Outcomes is achieved by planning and monitoring the curricular content from certain key and contributing courses. Key courses are those courses chosen, by the faculty, to assess each Student Learning Outcomes based on the data collection cycle plan

A criterion for success has been set for each direct and indirect means tools of assessment as follows:

Assessment Tools	Direct or Indirect Measure	Level of Achievement
Exams	Direct	70%
Written Reports/essays	Direct	70%
Oral Presentation	Direct	70%
Performance Checks	Direct	70%
Teamwork Evaluation	Direct	70%
External Examiner	Indirect	70%

Information obtained through these assessment measures and report on actions taken as a result of this assessment:

Listed below is from our latest published Assessment Plans for the programs (right-click on the link to upload the document):

2023-2028 Aviation Unit Assessment Plan for Aircraft Systems Management

Listed below is from our latest published Outcomes Assessment that includes: Learning Outcome, Data Collection and Analysis, Results of Evaluation, and Use of Evaluation Results (right-click on the link to upload the document):

Listed below is from our latest published Courses Assessment that summarizes the results of the various Pre/Post Assessments for the different aviation courses. Information
excludes courses classified as practicums, flight laboratory or low student activity enrollment (contractual) course (right-click on the link to upload the document):