Aerospace Electives:
The Marine Military Academy (Air Wing) offers currently enrolled students two advanced courses. The Aerospace Electives, which follow the Jeppesen-Sanderson pilot training syllabus, provides the student with the knowledge necessary to pass their Private Pilot written exam. Additional courses are available to take the cadet all the way through to Instrument, Commercial, Certified Flight Instructor and beyond!
Aerospace I:
A two-semester ground school course providing the foundation for the FAA Private Pilot Knowledge Exam. The course is a graded Science elective and counts toward graduation credit. Students are automatically enrolled in Aerospace II which is the actual flight training.
Aerospace II:
A hands-on flying course designated to prepare the student to pass the FAA check ride and orall exam for the Private PilotCertificate. A minimum of forty (40)
flight hours are required, half of which must be dual instruction. Class registration fees do not include simulator time, activity fees, flight time and flight instruction which are all billed separately.
Aerospace II is a graded Pass/Fail course and is
not applied toward graduation credit.
Marine Military Academy is an all boys boarding school offering college preparatory and Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps programs to boys in grades 8 through 12 and a postgraduate year.
The Academy is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It holds membership in the Southern Association of Independent Schools, the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, and the Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States.
