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Prospective Students
Thank you for your interest in the bachelor's degree programs at
the Department of Aviation and Technology at San Jose State University!
If
you enjoy working with technologies and are interested in a degree that will
prepare you for an exciting and well-paying career, we can help. Have you
chosen your major yet? Are you unhappy with your current major? Does
you major offer you good prospects of an interesting career that pays well? Do you need more information about our
programs in the Department of Aviation and Technology? What specific courses
will you need to take? This page is for you!
A new student at SJSU has many questions about both their plan of study and
their chose career. We include this page to give you more information about
these careers and to answer some of the questions you might have. You can always
email our Chair, Dr. Seth Bates at
sbates@sjsu.edu or call the department at 408-924-3190. Or, you
might want to view some of the links below.
Q & A for future Aviation students
- Q: What does it take to become a pilot?
A: Go to the FAA web site at
http://www.faa.gov
and click on Frequently Asked Questions.
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Q: I am currently a senior
in high school and I am interested in attending SJSU and majoring in aviation
operations, but I have some questions regarding the program. I would like to
know if the aviation degree is accredited and if I will receive any flight
training as part of the program.
A: The Department offers four different options
under the BS in Aviation: Avionics, Aviation Management, Operations, and
Maintenance Management. All students take the same courses under preparation
for the major. Also, there are 9 core classes that are taken by all Aviation
majors. After a student completes the core classes, there are an additional 51
units in each option. The Aviation Management option prepares students to work
in either a public or private airport or a general aviation company. The
Operations option is designed for those students who wish to work in the
operations side for a commercial airline, including the position of pilot. In
these two options, the students acquire a strong foundation of business and
management principles, finance and accounting, information systems,
communication skills, and teamwork. The Avionics option is an entirely new
area for the aviation program. This option provides basic and advanced courses
in electronics and adds specialized courses in Avionics. The Maintenance
Management option is a 2+2 program for students from local community colleges.
We do
not include flight as part of the curriculum here at SJSU. However, we do
graduate many students who go on to become pilots for major airlines. Most
students gain their flying hours through an affiliated club, the Flying 20s (http://www.flying20.com/).
SJSU is accredited by WASC however the BS in Aviation is not accredited
separately by any agency.
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Q: Hi, I have questions. Is
there any flight school nearby the campus? Is the Bachelor degree program
includes the flying lessons?
A: There are several flight schools
located at Reid Hillview airport (see
http://www.reidhillviewairport.com/).
The BS in Aviation does not included flying lessons, though there is an active
and successful SJSU Flying Club as well as many other
student organizations that you will
enjoy and will help you!
Q & A for future Industrial Technology students
A: Industrial
Technology is a field of study designed to prepare technical and/or management
oriented professionals for employment in business, industry, education, and
government. Industrial Technology is primarily involved with the management,
operation, and maintenance of complex technological systems while Engineering
and Engineering Technology are primarily involved with the design and
installation of these systems. Industrial Technology programs are
represented nationally by the National Association of Industrial Technology
(nait.org). Our program has been
accredited by NAIT since 1967.
A: SJSU distributes a report yearly
that shows the number of graduate in each major. To view the current report,
click on the link below.
5-year
graduation history. Placement data for
BSIT graduates show that over 90% of our graduates find successful
placements in careers directly related to their degree program!
- Q: What are the educational achievement rates of students in the IT
program?
A: SJSU collects information on student grades in all of
their courses. This report shows the number of grades given in all the
departments in the College of Engineering. To access the Engineering report,
please click here. You can download
information about all the departments in the university from the Institutional
Research web site (http://www.ipar.sjsu.edu/).
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