School of Aviation
New Flight Student Information

2024 Incoming Students

The School of Aviation is excited about your admission to Auburn University and intended major in Professional Flight. Due to soaring demand for an Auburn education and stronger-than-anticipated response to offers of admission, we cannot guarantee that all incoming students will be able to fly in their first semesters in the program. However, we are expanding flight instruction capacity as quickly as we can and will do everything possible to accommodate the anticipated demand.

Flight Prioritization Process

To accommodate incoming flight students, we are instituting the following steps to prioritize eligible students for flight training.

1. Students who have a declared major in Professional Flight and have submitted their enrollment deposit by April 2 will be given priority consideration for flight training as space becomes available. Any student currently admitted or deposited as an Aviation Management major can change their major to professional flight before April 2 by contacting April Foti at foti@auburn.edu. All students have until the published deadline to submit their enrollment deposit, but we cannot guarantee inclusion in the flight training prioritization process for those students who deposit after April 2.
2. The School of Aviation will utilize a secondary document submission process to identify priority for flight training of all students admitted and deposited in Professional Flight.
   1. The document submission link will open April 15 at 9:00 am CDT and will close May 15 at 4:00 pm CDT.
   2. You will be required to submit the following:
      • Copy of FAA 1^st class medical (Limitation allowed: Must use corrective lenses). Find an Aviation Medical Examiner (AME)in your area. Be sure you carefully proof all information on your student pilot certificate before leaving the physician’s office. Learn more about the FAA’s medical requirements. 
      • Information on any completed flight certificates/ratings
      • Information on any flight certificates/ratings in progress and expected completion.

If you have questions about the flight program or the secondary document submission process, please contact Dr. Melissa Adams at mba0007@auburn.edu or call 334-844-2126.

Additional Documentation Required for Incoming Flight Students

Additional documentation will also be required for submission at a later date before beginning flight training in the fall semester.

1. An original birth certificate (with the raised seal) and a government-issued photo identification or your current passport. These documents can be brought to Camp War Eagle/SOS. The Transportation Security Administration requires pilot schools to keep a copy on file for every student pilot.
2. Copies of completed flight certificates/ratings.

Academic Standards

If you are a professional flight major, you must earn at least a C in all courses in the major and maintain a minimum 2.70 overall GPA. The professional flight curriculum is designed for progressive development of flight knowledge and skills, and if you earn less than a C, you will not be allowed to progress to the next course. For courses with less than a C, you may repeat the course only one time. Students who earn a grade less than C in two or more professional flight major courses, or maintain an overall GPA below 2.70, will be considered for dismissal from the program.