Aviation Sciences

Jason DeGeorge, Chair
Main Office: 2300 Aviation Education Center
Telephone: (269) 964-5131
Fax: (269) 964-6473

Academic Faculty:
Jessica Birnbaum
Tim Broadwater
Lori Brown
Jeremy Hierholzer
Kevin High
Willem Homan
Brian Jansen
Kyle Jehnzen
David Kemp
Kecheng Li
Geoffrey Lindenberg
Nathan Lisak
Mark Matteson
Matilda McLean
Abdullah Selim Ozyurek
William Rantz
Gail Y. Rouscher
Nicholas Rowe
Steven Sparks
Geoff Whitehurst

Flight Faculty:
Stephen Hasenick
G. Patrick Langworthy
Dominic Nicolai
Ryan Seiler
Jim Whittles

Curricula
The College of Aviation offers the following curricula:

Aviation Flight Science - Bachelor of Science
Aviation Management and Operations - Bachelor of Science
Aviation Technical Operations - Bachelor of Science

Admission to Aviation Curricula
Students who meet the WMU admission criteria will be placed in their major by the College of Aviation if space is available.

Enrollment in flight theory and flight lab course is subject to a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75 overall GPA and a 3.0 College of Aviation GPA earned at Western Michigan University. Once the student meets these requirements, the student will be eligible for flight training courses. Entering freshmen without a WMU grade point average will be considered if they have a earned a high school GPA of 3.0. Transfer students without a WMU GPA will be considered if they have earned a GPA of 3.0 or better from their prior institution. To begin pilot training, an application approved by the Chief Flight Instructor is required. Also, FAA 2nd class medical certificate is required (1st class is recommended). Due to aircraft limitations, an individual’s flight course participation may be limited due to extremes in that individual’s size and/or weight. It is recommended that individuals heavier than 275 lbs., shorter than 5’ 2”, or taller than 6’ 6” reach out to the college to discuss limitations.