Aviation — Bachelor of Business Administration

FEATURES:

• Co-op semester(s) provide paid career-related work experience (pilot positions not included)
• Develop expertise with aviation-focused business courses: International Air Transportation; Airline Management, Business and Corporate Aviation Management, and more.

Successful pilots and business people have a lot in common — they are skilled communicators, develop plans for success, assess conditions, and anticipate change. Take your passion for flight to new heights with UFV Bachelor of Business Administration (Aviation).

Throughout the program, you take a combination of flight training, aviation theory, and academic courses. The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) – Aviation program requires 30 academic courses and Transport Canada certifications and licenses to complete. 

You complete your flight training at an external flight training provider of your choice and you have the flexibility to switch flight schools if needed. You can complete Transport Canada Aviation certifications, licenses, and ratings prior to, during, or after completing academic course requirements.

Required Transport Canada licenses and ratings include Private Pilot’s license, Commercial Pilot’s license, Instrument Rating, and one of Multi-Engine or Flight Instructor Rating.

As of September 2024: in recognition of the rigour of your pilot training, UFV awards you 30  academic credits toward your degree when you earn your Private or Commercial Pilot License, and applies up to six additional credits when you earn additional ratings.

To prepare you to assume management responsibilities in the aerospace industry, you can add a major or minor to your BBA (Aviation) degree. Your major will be focused on an area of business such as marketing, human resource management, or finance. Minors can be chosen from business areas, or another discipline at UFV.

View program outline in the academic calendar

Additional opportunities:

Earn an honours degree through a combination of academic excellence and completing an additional 12 upper-level (numbered 300-400) business credits beyond the program requirements. Courses from other areas can be counted with special approval.

View honours program requirements in the academic calendar

According to Boeing's Pilot and Technician Outlook, between now and 2042 demand for pilots will grow, as airlines across the globe continue to recover from the pandemic and a generation of older pilots retire.

Boeing projects that 649,000 pilot opportunities will open up across the globe by 2042: 143,000 of those in Eurasia, 134,000 in China, and 127,000 in North America.

After graduation, you may fly planes for corporate travel or charter flights for one of Canada's 800 on-demand aviation service providers. Once you have flight hours under your belt, you may fly jets for major airlines or serve as a corporate jet captain. You can also leverage your administrative skills to pursue a career as an airport administrator or operations manager.

Apply to Qualifying Studies if you do not currently meet the BBA Aviation entry requirements in order to upgrade your qualifications for future admissions.

Upgrading Math for program admission includes several options:

• At UFV:
  • Academic MATH courses for upgrading: C+ or better or MATH 110, C or better in MATH 140
  • MSAT assessment through Assessment Services with a score of 17/25 or better on Part B and a score of 34/50 or better on Parts A and B combined.
  • UUP options C or better in MATH 092, C+ or better in MATH 096 or in both MATH 094 and 095. Complete an Accuplacer Assessment through UUP to confirm the UUP math upgrading option that will work best for you.
• In your community:
  •  Continuing education centres where you live: B or better in Calculus 12 or C+ or better in one of Pre-calculus 12 or  Principles of Mathematics 12

Please speak with a Qualifying Studies advisor to learn more about your options.

Upgrading English Language Proficiency for admission 

Many options are available, please email advising@ufv.ca if you have English Language Proficiency upgrading questions.