2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Unmanned Aerial System, Certificate


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Requirements for Certificate - 12 Hours, 2.5 GPA


The mission of the Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)-Drone Applications Certificate is to prepare students to become Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified small Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Remote Drone Pilots, who are trained to conduct safe, legal, and effective aerial flight operations within the National Airspace System. The core courses supporting this certificate are designed to instruct Remote Drone Pilots in how to fly mission driven and incident-free sorties, and effectively capture/record and post-process aerial imagery.

Note: Students who successfully complete the UAS107 Commercial Drone Pilot Certification Training will be prepared to sit for the FAA Part 107 UAS Remote Pilot Certification Exam, which is the accepted certification for small UAS-Drone Commercial and Municipal Operations.

 

Electives 3 cr.


  • Any 200 level course from any discipline

Notes:


Note: These courses may not be used as electives in the Criminal Justice Administration Program.

* This course curriculum does not require the student to have a small UAS-Drone. FAA Requirements for becoming a certified Drone Pilot are listed https://www.faa.gov/uas/. Students already in possession of a valid FAA Drone Remote Pilot Certification, may substitute the UAS107 course for another Park University 3cr course with permission from the Criminal Justice Department Chair or the Criminal Justice Program Coordinator. 

# This course curriculum requires the student to have access to, or own, a photo and video-recording enabled small UAS-Drone. Minimum drone specifications for this course, as well as various suitable drone models, are listed at https://droneology.park.edu/specs. 

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