Admission Requirements

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR US CITIZENS AND NATIONALS

 

Applications will be accepted beginning November 1 for the following year’s program.

In accordance with the Transportation Security Administration Rules and Regulations 49 CFR PART 1552:

ALL US Citizens and nationals must present the original documents as specified in the Attached Transportation Security Administration excerpt before you actually fly. For most students this amounts to: their birth certificate and driver license; Passport; or Naturalization Certificate and driver license. Note: check the TSA attachment closely, they are very specific on types of documents acceptable (raised seals and etc.)

APPLYING TO THE PROGRAM WITH A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

Ø Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher

Ø Completed at least one year of algebra

Ø Completed three years of English

APPLYTING TO THE PROGRAM WITH A HOME BASED INSTRUCTION

Ø Minimum score of 45 on the GED Writing Skills Test

Ø Minimum score of 45 on the GED Mathematics Test

APPLYING TO THE PROGRAM WITH A GED

Ø Minimum score of 45 on the Writing Skills Test

Ø Minimum score of 45 on the Mathematics Test

APPLYING TO THE PROGRAM WITH 15 OR MORE COLLEGE CREDITS

Ø Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher

A REVIEW PANEL WILL CONSIDER APPEALS FROM THE APPLICANTS WHO DO NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, If Requested in writing with supporting documentation.

­ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT TO THE ADMISSION OFFICE:

Ø A photocopy of your valid FAA Class II student pilot/ medical certificate without the notation “not valid where English is required”

Ø Official transcripts or documentation showing the above requirements have been met

Ø A photocopy of your birth certificate & photo ID; or current passport; or naturalization certificate & photo ID

Ø A Big Bend Community College standard application

Ø A completed aviation department application

Applications for entrance into the Commercial Pilot Training Program are accepted beginning November 1 of each year.  These applications will be considered for the program beginning the next Fall Quarter.  Applications will be processed in the order accepted.  Late applications will be placed on a waiting list, when class size limit is reached.

All students enrolled in the flight program must be full-time college students enrolled in courses totaling a minimum of 12 quarter credit hours or 6 semester credit hours (in addition to the 4 credit flight course) and maintain the minimum specified grade point average (currently cumulative 2.00 GPA).  Students from other institutions of higher learning may enroll in BBCC flight courses on a space available basis if they maintain the full-time student status outlined aabove.  Students in the Aviation Program are also required to initially obtain a Class II medical certificate.

Non-aviation students may enroll in selected ground schools on a space available basis without meeting flight department requirements for program entry.

All aviation courses and entry requirements are subject to change as required by the Federal Aviation Administration or Big Bend Community College.  BBCC Flight Department courses and programs are designed to meet the current FAA regulations.  If changes occur, the new requirements apply to both enrolled students, students accepted for the next Fall Quarter and those on the waiting list.