Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) Concentration

Policies & Procedures (PDF)

MSCD’s Aviation and Aerospace Science Department is an FAA designated AT-CTI Program - part of the FAA Collegiate Training Initiative which provides a pathway to a career as an FAA air traffic controller.  Students successfully completing an AT-CTI program and who are recommended to the FAA by the AT-CTI school receive preferential hiring consideration, as do those with military air traffic control experience.  FAA hiring requirements under the AT-CTI program include:

•  completing an FAA approved AT-CTI Program,
•  receiving a degree from an FAA approved AT-CTI school,
•  receiving a recommendation from an authorized AT-CTI school official,
•  holding U.S. citizenship,
•  scoring 70% or above on the FAA Air Traffic Selection and Training (AT-SAT) test battery,
•  being less that 31 years of age when starting duty in an FAA terminal or en route facility,
•  meeting FAA medical, security, and suitability requirements,
•  successfully completing an interview to determine whether the candidate possesses the personal characteristics needed for air traffic control work, and
•  being able to speak English clearly enough to be understood over radios, intercoms, and similar communications equipment.

Neither completing MSCD’s AT-CTI Program, receiving a recommendation to the FAA from MSCD, nor passing the AT-SAT test battery, guarantees an employment offer from the FAA.

REQUIRED COURSES                                                     SEMESTER HOURS
AES 1100 Aviation Fundamentals............................................................................ 6
AES 1400 Aviation Weather................................................................................... 3
AES 1710 Single Engine Flight Simulation I.............................................................. 3
AES 1800 Commercial/Instrument Ground............................................................... 6
AES 2200 Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control........................................................ 4
AES 2710 Instrument Flight Simulation I.................................................................. 3
AES 3460 Weather for Aircrews ........................................................................... 3
AES 4100 Advanced Air Traffic Control................................................................. 3
AES 4370 Advanced Navigation Systems................................................................ 3
AES 4860 Aviation Safety
      -or-      AES 4870 Aviation Safety Program Management................................... 3
AES 4930 Professional Flight Standards Seminar
      -or-       AES 4950 Aviation and Aerospace Science Management Strategies
      -or-       COM 4790 Senior Seminar in Technical Communications....................... 3
Total for Required AT-CTI Concentration Courses ....................................... 40

General Studies for All AES Majors.................................................................... 34

Minor (non-AES except for Airframe and Powerplant Mechanics minor,
which is 31 credits)........................................................................................... 18-31
AES Electives ............................................................................................... 15-28
Total Hours Required for Bachelor of Science Degree                                      120

Course Sequence

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