Unmanned Vehicles Systems Operation, AS
Program Summary
The Associate in Science Unmanned Vehicles Systems Operation program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Transportation Distribution and Logistics career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Transportation Distribution and Logistics career cluster. The Associate of Science in Unmanned Vehicle Systems Operation degree shall be awarded upon the completion of 62 semester credit hours.
Federal CIP Code: 150801
Florida CIP Code: 1615080102
Admission Information
To be admitted to the Associate in Arts (AA) or Associate in Science (AS) degree programs, students must ensure the following documents have been received by the Admissions and Student Records office:
- A PHSC Application for Admission indicating the intent to pursue an AA or AS degree.
- An official high school transcript indicating graduation with a standard high school diploma or an official transcript of GED scores indicating receipt of a high school equivalency diploma.
- An official transcript from each U.S. college or university attended.
Students graduating from institutions outside of the United States must follow the procedures for submitting transcripts outlined in the International Non-Immigrant (F Visa or M Visa) Student Admission section.
Students who have received special diplomas are not eligible for admission to degree programs.
General Education Requirements
| CGS 1100 | Microcomputer Applications | 3 cr. |
| ENC 1101 | English Composition I | 3 cr. |
| Any Area II Mathematics course listed in the Associate in Science Degree Program Requirements | 3 cr. |
| Any Area III Natural Sciences course listed in the Associate in Science Degree Program Requirements | 3 cr. |
| AMH 2020 | History of the United States II | 3 cr. |
| or | |
| POS 2041 | American Federal Government | 3 cr. |
| Any Area V Humanities course listed in the Associate in Science Degree Program Requirements | 3 cr. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Program Core Courses
| ASC 1210 | Aviation Meteorology | 3 cr. |
| ASC 1560 | Introduction to Unmanned Vehicle Systems | 3 cr. |
| EOC 1660 | Introduction to Unmanned Maritime Systems | 3 cr. |
| ASC 1563 | Unmanned Aerial System Applications in Aerial Photography | 3 cr. |
| ASC 2561 | Advanced Unmanned Vehicle Systems Operations | 3 cr. |
| ASC 2564 | Unmanned Vehicles Systems Security | 3 cr. |
| ASC 2949 | Unmanned Vehicle Systems Practicum | 1 cr. |
| ATT 1100 | Pilot Theory | 3 cr. |
| AVM 2441 | Aviation Safety and Human Factors | 3 cr. |
| EET 1084 | Introduction to Electronics | 3 cr. |
| ETS 1511 | Motors and Controls | 3 cr. |
| ETS 1542 | Introduction to Programmable Logic | 3 cr. |
| GIS 2030 | Fundamentals of Remote Sensing | 3 cr. |
| GIS 2040 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 4 cr. |
| ASC 1566 | Unmanned Vehicle System Mission Planning | 3 cr. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 44 |
Total Credit Hours: 62