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1 Individualized Bachelor of Arts Degree Plan Cover Page First College: Individualized and Interdisciplinary Studies Metropolitan State University (SAMPLE AVMA PLAN ONLY) Student Information Student Name: Thomas Smith Tech ID or SSN: Street Address: 123 Grand Street City, State, Zip: St. Paul, MN Home Phone: (651) Work Phone: Metro State Degree Plan Focus Title: Aviation Management Consultant: Kim Doebbert Contents Title of Page Required When Check if Page Included Major Declaration Form Always required Minor Declaration Form Required w/a minor Cover Page Always Educational Goals Statement Always Focus Title and Courses Always Current DARS or GELS Worksheet Always Copy of all transcripts for other schools Always Competence Description Forms for all SDIS or Required for each SDIS or Prior in degree plan Prior in degree plan Consultation Checkpoints Form Required is Consultant is used A degree plan signed by the student and the instructor and accepted by First College through the Degree Plan Final Review process represents a course of study developed by the student which may lead to the awarding of a Bachelor of Arts degree. Changes or revisions to the degree plan Focus must be discussed with a First College advisor. First College and Metropolitan State University reserve the right to correct administrative errors as necessary. I understand that I must complete the following requirements in order to graduate from Metropolitan State University through First College with the Individualized B.A. degree: 124 minimum semester credits (128 in Aviation Management) of which: 40 must be upper division 30 must be through Metropolitan State 20 must be while resident in First College All General Education/Liberal Studies (GELS) requirements Prsp 301, Perspectives: Educational Philosophy and Planning With a Focus Area of at least 32 semester credits Prsp 499, First College Capstone (or other capstone experience) Thomas Smith Student Signature Chet Meyers Perspectives Instructor Signature 6/14/07 Date 6/14/07 Date

2 Educational Goals Statement Your Educational Goals Statement is the most important element of your degree plan. Your Educational Goals Statement must address the following topics, but may include other material: Your Past Briefly describe previous learning experiences in higher education, work, and life Your Present How will your learning experiences at Metropolitan State relate to your personal and professional life? Why do you want to create an individualized degree? What are the primary components of your Focus Area? Suggest a title for your Focus Area. Your Future What do you hope to gain from this learning experience? What visions do you have for your future? How will this learning experience prepare you for that future? Your Philosophy Describe your philosophy of what it means to be an educated person and how does this learning experience move you closer to becoming an educated person? Your Educational Goals Statement should be no less than 2 typed, double-spaced pages. As a child, two things especially interested me. One was stopping along Post Road, next to Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport, with my Dad, to watch the planes take off and land at the airport. The other activity I loved to do was to take apart and put back together toys, gadgets, and automobile components to see how they worked. Because of all this mechanical experimentation as I was growing up, my mother was no longer surprised by my mechanical improvements such as when toast was actually ejected from our toaster! I didn t understand this growing up, but looking back, I can see now how these two interests and kinds of experiences led me to completing my FAA A & P certificate and becoming an aircraft technician. Except for industrial technology courses and sports, high school was not especially enjoyable for me. I received average grades but wondered about the relevance of some of the subjects required for a high school diploma. I enjoyed participating in baseball, track, and hockey throughout high school and learned to appreciate the fact that self-discipline is required to excel in most areas of our life. Based on recent learning style assessments I have completed, I can see now that I have always been a kinesthetic learner. Again, I did not realize or understand this earlier in my life but can now see how my favored learning style drove many choices in my life. During the summers following my junior and senior years in high school, I worked at a small fixed base operation at the Lakeville Airport. I washed and fueled aircraft, cleaned hangars, assisted the FBO aircraft mechanic, and 2

3 provided customer service for pilots using this FBO. Even though this job paid very little money per hour, I gained valuable insight into the aviation industry and learned some of the language of aviation. The experience also solidified my desire to become an aircraft technician for my career choice. After enrolling in the MCTC Aircraft Technician program, I thoroughly enjoyed my courses and instructors. I excelled in the coursework and completed all requirements for my certificate as soon as I could. During this time, I also completed private pilot ground school at Inver Hills Community College, logged the required flight hours with a local flight instructor, and earned my private pilot certificate. Since my graduation from MCTC, I have worked at two small fixed base operators as an aircraft technician. This has been a satisfying experience, as well as a learning experience, out in the real world of aviation. Because the aviation industry seems to be in a constant state of flux, I feel that I must complete a bachelor s degree to be more marketable in the future. Eventually, I would like to be a manager in a general aviation operation or with a regional airline. So, this realization has led me to the Aviation Management Program in First College, Metropolitan State University. As I have begun the degree planning process, I have appreciated that my past technical education has meaning and is the foundation for new learning now at Metropolitan State. I am enjoying being able to tailor my educational path to meet my future career plans. Being able to make choices about my education has made it much more relevant for me. Because I want to work in management in some capacity, the business management, computer, and human resources courses will be a good foundation for working in a manager s position. In the past, I have worked in one rather narrow aspect of aviation, as a mechanic in general aviation. The required and elective aviation management courses will broaden my perspective on the aviation industry as a whole. 3

4 Courses in aviation law, ethics, crew resource management, airline operations, and airport operations will prepare me for other future opportunities in either general aviation or with an airline. As a part of my plan, I am proposing an internship with a regional airline in the area of maintenance control to learn more about this important department and how personnel interact with line pilots and dispatchers. To me, being an educated person means that all of our past experience and more formal education, combined, makes us what we are today. It is true that most people today need a college degree to advance in their careers but there are also many life lessons that are taught outside of the classroom. We must acknowledge that learning as well to succeed. The path from point A to point B is seldom a straight line. We must understand that the detours between the points can be just as meaningful in the grand scheme of things. Returning to college has been both exciting and intimidating at the same time. Managing work and school has been a challenge but the course work is interesting and it is refreshing to look at things from a new point of view. I hope to finish my bachelor s degree within three years and possibly pursue a master s degree sometime in the future as well. 4

5 Focus Title and Courses Suggested Focus Title: First, list below those courses previously completed at other institutions you want to be part of your Focus Area and put an asterisk (*) in front of them. Next, list courses and other learning activities you plan to complete at Metro State that you want to be part of your Focus Area. Your Focus Area must contain at least 32 semester credits. Institution Abbreviate the name of the school, i.e. Metro, MCTC, U of M, etc. Learning Strategy Choose from Course, FDIS, SDIS, Prior, Internship (Intern), Theory Seminar (TS), Test, or Technical Program (Tech) Example: *Tech Credits in Air Conditioning HTC Tech 16 *Soci 1170, Women in Global Persp MCTC Course 3 Mktg 470, Bus to Bus Marketing Metro FDIS 4 Lower Div Credits Upper Div Credits Course Number and Title Institution Learning Strategy Check if complete *Tech Credits in Aircraft Maintenance MCTC Courses 40 *AVIA 1102 Private Pilot Ground School IHCC Course 2 *Private Pilot Flight N/A Certificate 2 AVMA 103 Intro to Air Transportation SCSU Course 3 AVMA 317 Ethics in Aviation SCSU Course 3 AVMA 388 Aviation Law & Legislation WSU Course 3 AVMA 380 Aviation Resource Management WSU Course 3 MGMT 310 Management Principles & Practices Metro Course 4 ICS 120 Microcomputer Applications Metro Course 2 ICS 125 Understanding & Using the Internet Metro Course 4 HRM 310 Human Resource Management Metro Course 4 AVMA 333 Airline Management/Operations MNSU Course 3 AVMA 343 Airport Management MNSU Course 3 Maintenance Control Operations Intern. (Proposed) Metro Intern 4 Metr 101, Your Academic Journey Metro Course Prsp 301, Persp: Ed Phil & Planning Metro Course 4 Prsp 499, First College Capstone Metro Course 4 Total in LD & UD Credits Columns Separately: Total of Both LD & UD Credits Column Added Together: 88 5

6 Insert the documents requested below at this place in your Degree Plan and then delete this page. 1. A copy of a current DARS Audit Report OR a copy of the General Education/Liberal Studies (GELS) Worksheet received from the Admissions Office when you enrolled 2. A copy of a transcript from each post-secondary institution that you have previously attended 3. A completed Competence Description Form for each SDIS and/or Prior included in your degree plan 4. A copy of the Consultation Checkpoints Form signed by the consultant if you used a consultant in the degree planning process 6

7 Competence Description Form This form is not an official SDIS or Prior Learning Proposal Form. It is used only to indicate that you are including one or more SDIS s or Prior Learning proposals in your degree plan. An appropriate SDIS or Prior Learning Proposal Form will need to be completed and submitted at the time you register for the SDIS or Prior Learning experience. Maintenance Control Operations Internship (Proposed) 4 UD Sem. Hrs. Competence Statement: Describe below what you will know and will be able to do (SDIS) or already know and can do (Prior). Student knows principles and procedures of regional airline maintenance control operations including applicable Federal Aviation Regulations, company policies, aircraft maintenance schedules, aircraft minimum equipment lists, line maintenance procedures, emergency procedures, and appropriate communications with pilots and dispatchers. Process Description: Describe below how you plan to gain (SDIS) or have already gained (Prior) the knowledge indicated in the Competence Statement above. Achieved By: Prior Life/Work Experience Classroom Learning Internship Independent Study Community-based learning Other Evaluation Techniques: Describe how you would like your knowledge to be evaluated. Oral Interview Performance Test Objective Test Essay Exam Simulation Exer Product Evaluation Situational Observation Journal Entries Recommended Evaluator: Metro State Evaluator must be used whenever possible Name: Regional Airline Mgr. in cooperation with Metro State Evaluator Metro State Evaluator: Kim Doebbert Other: 7

8 Consultation Checkpoints Form Instructions to Students Print this form and take it with you to your consultation to be signed by your consultant. Include a copy of the signed form with your final degree plan. Instructions to Consultants As part of your consultation with this student, please try to address the issues below. Consultants need not be concerned with the technicalities of GELS requirements; their instructors will address this issue. Your expertise is needed to give students feedback concerning their degree plan focus. Informed students of areas of study that are considered central to the student's chosen area of focus or concentration, including both prerequisites for entry level and advanced study (if the student has expressed an interest in graduate school). Discussed employment related aspects of this field, such as general requirements, job categories, job market, future trends. Alerted student to possible prior competences, if the student has related life/work experience that would be appropriate to their focus area. Discussed a variety of learning strategies (beyond classroom learning) that student might use to gain knowledge and professional expertise in this field. Examples: internships, student-designed independent study, etc. Additional Comments: Please note below other information you feel would help this student develop a quality degree plan. Print Consultant s Name: Kim Doebbert Consultant s Signature: Kim Doebbert Focus Title: Aviation Management Student s Signature: Thomas Smith Date: 6/14/07 8