2025-2026 College Catalog
Advanced Unmanned Aircraft Systems Certificate
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Program Code: V.ADV.CER
Graduation requirement: 9 credit hours
The following curriculum is designed to prepare the student to be certified under FAA requirements to be a commercial UAS operator.
The student will be knowledgeable of the history and evolution of UAS, FAA regulations, airspace, weather, UAS types and performance, autonomous UAS systems, data acquisition and analysis, as well as safety and ethical issues. They will also be proficient at UAS operations.
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Program Notes
- Students who are non-native speakers of English must score a minimum of 85 (with min. 22 listening; min. 26 speaking) on the Internet-based (ibt) Test of English as a Foreign Language to satisfy the minimum English proficiency requirement. This is a requirement in order to receive federal certification by the FAA as a commercial UAS operator.
- Tuition and fees covered by Parkland College tuition waivers and/or some scholarship awards do not include additional course fees (flight instruction fees) charged for aviation (AVI) courses.
Program Courses (9 credit hours)
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