Eastern Kentucky University is certified as an FAR Part 141 Institution of Higher Learning by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to award a 1,000 hour Restricted Airline Transport Pilot (R-ATP) certificate. This certificate allows students to start flying for a commercial air carrier with just 1,000 hours as a first officer as opposed to 1,500 hours via another flight school, all while earning their degree.
For additional information on the Restricted ATP, visit the FAA’s website.
1000 Hour Power R-ATP Course Requirements
Students must complete 60 credits from the following list to earn the 1000-Hour Power R-ATP Certificate.
| Course Number | Course Title | Semester Credits | |
| 1 | AVN 192 | Private Pilot: Ground | 4 |
| OR | AVN 161 | Private Pilot: Ground (Part 61) | 4 |
| 2 | AVN 192A | Private Pilot: Flight I | 1 |
| OR | AVN 161A | Private Pilot: Flight I (Part 61) | 1 |
| 3 | AVN 193A | Private Pilot: Flight II | 1 |
| OR | AVN 162A | Private Pilot: Flight II (Part 61) | 1 |
| 4 | AVN 220 | Instrument Pilot: Ground | 4 |
| 5 | AVN 221A | Instrument Pilot: Flight I (SEL) | 1 |
| 6 | AVN 222A | Instrument Pilot: Flight II (SEL) | 1 |
| 7 | AVN 300 | Commercial Pilot: Ground | 2 |
| 8 | AVN 301A | Commercial Pilot: Flight I | 1 |
| 9 | AVN 302A | Commercial Pilot: Flight II | 1 |
| 10 | AVN 303A | Commercial Pilot: Flight III | 1 |
| 11 | AVN 304A | Commercial Pilot: Flight IV | 1 |
| 12 | AVN 305 | Multi-engine Pilot: Ground | 1 |
| 13 | AVN 305A | Multi-engine: Flight | 1 |
| 14 | AVN 315 | Aviation Safety Programs | 3 |
| 15 | AVN 325 | Aircraft Systems | 3 |
| 16 | AVN 330 | Human Factors & Crew Resource Management | 3 |
| 17 | AVN 340 | Airport Operations I | 3 |
| 18 | AVN 350 | Air Transportation | 3 |
| 19 | AVN 390 | Aviation Administration Decision Making | 3 |
| 20 | AVN 410 | Air Traffic Control | 3 |
| 21 | AVN 425 | Applied Aerodynamics | 3 |
| 22 | AVN 435 | Turbine Aircraft Systems | 3 |
| 23 | AVN 460 | Aviation Law | 3 |
| 24 | AVN 470 | National Air Space System | 3 |
| 25 | AVN 480 | Glass Flight Deck Technologies | 1 |
| 26 | AVN 490 | Airline Flight Operations | 3 |
| 27 | AVN 335 | Weather Reporting Analysis | 3 |
| OR | GEO 315 | Meteorology | |
| 28 | PHY 101 | Introduction to Physics | 3 |
| 29 | CMS 100 | Oral Communication | 3 |
| OR | EES 250 | Basic Social Intelligence Skills | |
| OR | CMS 200 | Interpersonal Communications | |
| OR | CMS 210 | Public Speaking | |
| 30 | AVN 415 | Instructor Pilot: Ground | 3 |
| 31 | AVN 415A | Instructor Pilot-SEL: Flight | 1 |
| 32 | AVN 416A | Commercial Pilot-SEL: Flight | 1 |
| 33 | AVN 421 | Instrument & Multi-engine IP: Ground | 2 |
| 34 | AVN 421A | Instrument Instructor-SEL: Flight (both concentrations) | 1 |
| 35 | AVN 422A | Commercial Pilot-MEL: Flight (SEL concentration) | 1 |
| 36 | AVN 423A | Instructor Pilot-Multi-engine: Flight (MEL concentration) | 1 |