Pilot's License = PhD?

Why did someone resurrect an eight-year-old thread?

 

YES!

There are several schools that grant college credit for your airman's licenses and ratings. One of my favorites is Thomas Edison State College Thomas Edison State College . This is an online but COMPLETELY LEGITIMATE AND ACREDITED university that offers credit through a variety of means. Here is what they have listed for aviation licenses:
These aviation licenses and certifications can earn you college credit at Thomas Edison State College:

* FAA Private Pilot Airplane License (6 credits)
* FAA Private Pilot Rotocraft License (6 credits)
* FAA Commercial Pilot Airplane License (15 credits)
* FAA Commercial Pilot Rotocraft License (12 credits)
* FAA Instrument Pilot Airplane License (6 credits)
* FAA Instrument Pilot Rotocraft License (6 credits) (If a student holds both private pilot licenses, the maximum credit award is 9 credits; for both commercial pilot licenses,18 credits; and for both instrument pilot licenses, 9 credits.)
* FAA Flight Engineer (6 credits)
* FAA Flight Dispatcher (7 credits)
* FAA Flight Instructor Rating (4 credits)
* FAA Flight Instructor Instrument Rating (4 credits)
* FAA Flight Navigator (8 credits)
* FAA Multi-engine Airplane (2 credits)
* FAA Airline Transport Pilot (5 credits)
* FAA Mechanic Certificate/Airframe and Powerplant Rating (67 credits)
* FAA Mechanic/Airframe (27 credits)
* FAA Mechanic/Powerplant (28 credits)
* FAA Air Traffic Control Specialist (60 credits)

That comes out to 94 potential credit hours hours for your business partner. I don't know if they will give him the full 94, but the A/P alone gets him 67 credits. Also, if he takes CLEP tests, he can get credit too. By my judgement, your business partner has a big head start on getting a bachelors degree.

Excelsior Excelsior College - excelsior.edu has a similar program. This is definitely something that your business partner should check out.

 

College credit for PPL

Thank you! This is excellent information!

 

I stumbled upon your old thread as to whether a pilots license is equivalent to a PhD. What a fun subject, first of all, the original poster, oxpecker, should have stated what level of pilots license he was comparing. Since we are comparing it to a PhD lets start with the Airline Transport Pilots rating.
First you must obtain your private pilots certificate that starts with a written exam, then a medical exam which gets you your 3rd class medical/student pilot certificate. After about 15 hours flight time your instructor is going to sign the back of your student pilot certificate as he jumps out of the airplane and sets you off on three solo takeoff and landings on your own. I can tell you you will never forget that day! You then continue on with duel cross country flights then 3 solo cross country flights, night flights and flight test prep. The Regulations state you must have 40 flight hours but in today's advanced aircraft and complex airspace system, 55-60 hours is more the norm.
Next you sit down with a grumpy old FAA examiner for the practical test, first an oral test on regulations, aircraft systems and cross country flight planing if you pass that portion you go on to the flight test portion. This starts with a preflight inspection of the aircraft, proper checklist usage, taxi and run up, takeoff, area departure and you start off on your planned cross country flight, as soon as the examiner is happy with your cross country navigation and piloting skills, he tests you on your stall series and then the short field and soft field takeoffs and landings. If you pass, the examiner begrudgingly types out you new private pilots certificate.
To save time I will just list the highlights of the rest of the ratings and certificates you must obtain in order to get to the ATP.
Next, is the instrument pilot rating, another written exam and 40 more hours of instrument flight training with a flight instructor. An oral exam followed by a practical flight test.
Next, commercial pilot certificate, another written exam and flight training, you must have 250 hours total time by the time you take the practical test.
Next, a multi-engine rating with an instrument add on.
Next, in order to get the flight time required for the ATP, most pilots get their certified flight instructor rating, (CFI) a written exam, flight training and another practical flight test followed by a multi-engine flight instructor/instrument rating (MEII)
Next, at least 1250 hours of teaching fledgling new pilots, instrument pilots and commercial pilots.
Next, the Airline Transport Pilot! A written exam, a first class medical and flight training. By the time you take the practical test you must have at least 1500 hours.
When I received my ATP the FAA examiner told me the FAA considered the ATP to be the equivalent to a masters degree!
I have since added a turbojet flight engineer rating, Airbus 320 type rating,
Duglass DC-9 type rating and another 17,000 hours of flight time. That might push the PhD but I would rather be called Captain Hubbard.