John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences

Flight Course Registration

Step-by-step instructions are included below regarding flight course registration for airplane courses.

Click on the flight course dropdown below that you are intending to register for and it will give you step-by-step instructions on the registration process for that specific course. It is important for students to thoroughly acquaint themselves with these instructions, as they address a significant portion of commonly asked questions. It is also important to remember that flight courses may have prerequisites and/or corequisites listed in the academic catalog. All of the prerequisites and corequisites still apply. International students may have additional requirements before being able to take a flight course at UND. Helicopter students will not use the AIMS reservation process, except for AVIT 415 - see helicopter information for more information.

Last Updated 3.30.2026

Spring 2026

Important Information

Priority will be given to those who took AVIT 415 in the prior semester. To accomplish this, all students will be waitlisted once they reserve a seat in AIMS. Students must contact Matt Opsahl once the AVIT 415 End of Course Test has been successfully completed.
This course cannot be taken concurrently with AVIT 416.
For more information, contact Matt Opsahl.

Complete reservation prerequisites

Complete all lessons of AVIT 415 to get waitlisted.

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any of the sections offered, or the section that works with your schedule is full, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section that works with your schedule so the department is able to assess course demand

The deadline to have your seat reserved in AIMS is March 29, 2026 at 23:59. Students that have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Permission to register in Campus Connection is not issued automatically. You must contact Matt Opsahl when you have completed the AVIT 415 End of Course Test. Once you notify Matt Opsahl, you will be issued your permission to register in Campus Connection. If you do not complete the registration process, including registering in Campus Connection, by at least one week before ground school begins, you will be dropped and moved to the next open session.

Register in Campus Connection

Once you receive an email from the administrative team instructing you to register in Campus Connection, you must log in and register for your specific section. If you attempt to register for a section other than the one you reserved in AIMS, you will not be able to do so and you will receive an error message.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact Matt Opsahl.

Summer 2026

Open All

Important information

Pease read the following carefully before proceeding with the registration steps for AVIT 102.

If you have obtained your private pilot certificate outside of UND, you are not eligible to take AVIT 102. Instead, follow the guidance for AVIT 220 on this page.
If you do not have an FAA Private Pilot Certificate and this is your first flight course at UND, or you have previously taken AVIT 102 and need to retake the course, follow the steps listed below:

AIMS reservation deadline

Semester	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline
Summer	May 18 - July 17	May 17 at 23:59

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

NOTE: Department policy requires students retaking a course to reserve a seat in a section taught by someone other than the instructor(s) you previous had, if multiple instructors are providing instruction in this course. When selecting your section, ensure you select a section taught by a different individual. If only one instructor is teaching a course, you may retake the course with them.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

The administrative team will issue permissions in Campus Connection, and notify you via email when you are able to register for your specific section. Some things to keep in mind regarding registering in Campus Connection:

If AIMS shows your status as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course.
Depending on how many reservations and Campus Connection permissions are being processed, it may take the administrative team over a week after you meet the requirements to be able to register in Campus Connection to notify you to register. Please refrain from contacting the department as this will only slow down the process.
If you completed the flight training from the previous flight course close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection as late as the morning of the first day of class.

If you do not meet other UND or department requirements to take a flight course, you may not be issued permission to register in Campus Connection even if you had reserved a seat. Examples of these instances include: not meeting GPA requirements, placed on academic suspension or probation, etc.

Register in Campus Connection

Once you receive an email from the administrative team instructing you to register in Campus Connection, you must log into Campus Connection and register for the specific section you reserved a seat for in AIMS. If you attempt to register in Campus Connection for a different section, you will not be able to do so and you will receive an error message.

If you do not see your section in Campus Connection when attempting to register for it, please deselect the "Show only open classes" option when searching for your section.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact your Academic Advisor.

Important information

Pease read the following carefully before proceeding with the registration steps for AVIT 220.

If you obtained your FAA Private Pilot Certificate outside of UND, and are eligible to start in AVIT 220, you will receive an email with registration instructions from the Chief Ground Instructor before the summer semester. Do not reserve a seat in AIMS for AVIT 220.
If you are taking, or have taken AVIT 102, follow the steps below:
If you have previously taken AVIT 220 or AVIT 221 and need to retake the course, follow the steps below (AVIT 221 is no longer offered):

AIMS reservation deadlines

Session	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline
First	May 18 - June 26	May 17 at 23:59
Second	May 18 - July 17	May 17 at 23:59
Third	June 8 - August 7	June 7 at 23:59

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reservation Window	Reservation Prerequisites
March 23 - April 12	Complete lessons 1-26 in AVIT 102
April 13 - May 3	Complete lessons 1-27 in AVIT 102
After May 3	Complete all lessons in AVIT 102, including the End-of-Course Test

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Permission in Campus Connection will only be issued to students that 1) have a reservation in AIMS, and 2) have completed all of the flight training from the previous flight course.
If AIMS shows your status as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course, as long as you complete all of the previous flight course's flight training.
Depending on how many reservations and Campus Connection permissions are being processed, it may take the administrative team over a week after you meet the requirements to be able to register in Campus Connection to notify you to register. Please refrain from contacting the department as this will only slow down the process.
If you completed the flight training from the previous flight course close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection as late as the morning of the first day of class.

Register in Campus Connection

If you do not see your section in Campus Connection when attempting to register for it, please deselect the "Show only open classes" option when searching for your section.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact your Academic Advisor.

AIMS reservation deadlines

Session	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline
First	May 18 - June 26	May 17 at 23:59
Second	June 29 - August 7	June 28 at 23:59

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reservation Window	Reservation Prerequisites
March 23 - April 12	Complete 16 lessons in AVIT 220 or AVIT 221
April 13 - May 3	Complete lessons 201-217 and 101-104 in AVIT 220 or AVIT 221
After May 3	Complete all lessons in AVIT 220 or AVIT 221

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Permission in Campus Connection will only be issued to students that 1) have a reservation in AIMS, and 2) have completed all of the flight training from the previous flight course.
If AIMS shows your status as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course, as long as you complete all of the previous flight course's flight training.
Depending on how many reservations and Campus Connection permissions are being processed, it may take the administrative team over a week after you meet the requirements to be able to register in Campus Connection to notify you to register. Please refrain from contacting the department as this will only slow down the process.
If you completed the flight training from the previous flight course close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection as late as the morning of the first day of class.

Register in Campus Connection

If you do not see your section in Campus Connection when attempting to register for it, please deselect the "Show only open classes" option when searching for your section.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact your Academic Advisor.

AIMS reservation deadlines

Session	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline
First	May 18 - June 26	May 17 at 23:59
Second	June 29 - August 7	June 28 at 23:59

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reservation Window	Reservation Prerequisites
March 23 - April 12	Complete lessons 109-128 in AVIT 222
April 13 - May 3	Complete lessons 109-130 in AVIT 222
After May 3	Complete all lessons in AVIT 222, including the End-of-Course Test

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Permission in Campus Connection will only be issued to students that 1) have a reservation in AIMS, and 2) have completed all of the flight training from the previous flight course.
If AIMS shows your status as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course, as long as you complete all of the previous flight course's flight training.
Depending on how many reservations and Campus Connection permissions are being processed, it may take the administrative team over a week after you meet the requirements to be able to register in Campus Connection to notify you to register. Please refrain from contacting the department as this will only slow down the process.
If you completed the flight training from the previous flight course close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection as late as the morning of the first day of class.

Register in Campus Connection

If you do not see your section in Campus Connection when attempting to register for it, please deselect the "Show only open classes" option when searching for your section.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact your Academic Advisor.

Important information

The AVIT 324 ground school for the summer 2026 semester is online; however, students are required to conduct flight training as part of this course. To take AVIT 324, you must be physically present in Grand Forks and available to conduct flight training.

AIMS reservation deadlines

Session	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline
First	May 18 - June 26	May 17 at 23:59
Second	June 29 - August 7	June 28 at 23:59

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reservation Window	Reservation Prerequisites
March 23 - April 12	Complete lessons 109-128 in AVIT 222
April 13 - May 3	Complete lessons 109-130 in AVIT 222
After May 3	Complete all lessons in AVIT 222, including the End-of-Course Test

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Permission in Campus Connection will only be issued to students that 1) have a reservation in AIMS, and 2) have completed all of the flight training from the previous flight course.
If AIMS shows your status as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course, as long as you complete all of the previous flight course's flight training.
Depending on how many reservations and Campus Connection permissions are being processed, it may take the administrative team over a week after you meet the requirements to be able to register in Campus Connection to notify you to register. Please refrain from contacting the department as this will only slow down the process.
If you completed the flight training from the previous flight course close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection as late as the morning of the first day of class.

Register in Campus Connection

If you do not see your section in Campus Connection when attempting to register for it, please deselect the "Show only open classes" option when searching for your section.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact your Academic Advisor.

AIMS reservation deadlines

Session	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadlines
First	May 18 - June 12	May 17 at 23:59
Second	June 15 - July 10	June 14 at 23:59

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reservation Window	Reservation Prerequisites
March 23 - April 12	Complete lessons 235-254 in AVIT 323 and all lessons in AVIT 324
After April 12	Complete all lessons in AVIT 323 and AVIT 324, including the End-of-Course Test

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Permission in Campus Connection will only be issued to students that 1) have a reservation in AIMS, and 2) have completed all of the flight training from the previous flight course.
If AIMS shows your status as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course, as long as you complete all of the previous flight course's flight training.
Depending on how many reservations and Campus Connection permissions are being processed, it may take the administrative team over a week after you meet the requirements to be able to register in Campus Connection to notify you to register. Please refrain from contacting the department as this will only slow down the process.
If you completed the flight training from the previous flight course close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection as late as the morning of the first day of class.

Register in Campus Connection

If you do not see your section in Campus Connection when attempting to register for it, please deselect the "Show only open classes" option when searching for your section.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact your Academic Advisor.

AIMS reservation deadlines

Session	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline
First	May 18 - July 17	May 17 at 23:59
Second	June 8 - August 7	June 7 at 23:59

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reservation Window	Reservation Prerequisites
March 23 - April 12	Complete lessons 301-310 in AVIT 325
April 13 - May 3	Complete lessons 301-314 in AVIT 325
After May 3	Complete all lessons in AVIT 325, including the End-of-Course Test

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Permission in Campus Connection will only be issued to students that 1) have a reservation in AIMS, and 2) have completed all of the flight training from the previous flight course.
If AIMS shows your status as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course, as long as you complete all of the previous flight course's flight training.
Depending on how many reservations and Campus Connection permissions are being processed, it may take the administrative team over a week after you meet the requirements to be able to register in Campus Connection to notify you to register. Please refrain from contacting the department as this will only slow down the process.
If you completed the flight training from the previous flight course close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection as late as the morning of the first day of class.

Register in Campus Connection

If you do not see your section in Campus Connection when attempting to register for it, please deselect the "Show only open classes" option when searching for your section.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact your Academic Advisor.

AIMS reservation deadlines

Session	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline
First	May 18 - June 26	May 17 at 23:59
Second	June 29 - August 7	June 28 at 23:59

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reservation Window	Reservation Prerequisites
March 23 - April 12	Complete lessons 1-23 in AVIT 414
April 13 - May 3	Complete lessons 1-24 in AVIT 414
After May 3	Complete all lessons in AVIT 414, including the End-of-Course Test

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Permission in Campus Connection will only be issued to students that 1) have a reservation in AIMS, and 2) have completed all of the flight training from the previous flight course.
If AIMS shows your status as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course, as long as you complete all of the previous flight course's flight training.
Depending on how many reservations and Campus Connection permissions are being processed, it may take the administrative team over a week after you meet the requirements to be able to register in Campus Connection to notify you to register. Please refrain from contacting the department as this will only slow down the process.
If you completed the flight training from the previous flight course close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection as late as the morning of the first day of class.

Register in Campus Connection

If you do not see your section in Campus Connection when attempting to register for it, please deselect the "Show only open classes" option when searching for your section.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact your Academic Advisor.

AIMS reservation deadline

Semester	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline
Summer	June 29 - August 7	June 28 at 23:59

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reservation Window	Reservation Prerequisites
March 23 - June 28	Complete all lessons in AVIT 415, including the End-of-Course Test

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Permission in Campus Connection will only be issued to students that 1) have a reservation in AIMS, and 2) have completed all of the flight training from the previous flight course.
If AIMS shows your status as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course, as long as you complete all of the previous flight course's flight training.
Depending on how many reservations and Campus Connection permissions are being processed, it may take the administrative team over a week after you meet the requirements to be able to register in Campus Connection to notify you to register. Please refrain from contacting the department as this will only slow down the process.
If you completed the flight training from the previous flight course close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection as late as the morning of the first day of class.

Register in Campus Connection

If you do not see your section in Campus Connection when attempting to register for it, please deselect the "Show only open classes" option when searching for your section.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact your Academic Advisor.

Important information

NOTE: Priority will be given to those who took AVIT 415 in the prior semester. To accomplish this, all students will be waitlisted once they reserve a seat in AIMS. Students should contact Matt Opsahl when they finish their AVIT 415 stage check.

NOTE: This course cannot be taken concurrently with AVIT 416.

For more information, contact Matt Opsahl.

AIMS reservation deadlines

Session	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline	Reservation Prerequisites
First	May 18 - June 26	May 17 at 23:59	Complete all lessons in AVIT 415, including the End-of-Course Test
Second	June 29 - August 7	June 28 at 23:59	Complete all lessons in AVIT 415, including the End-of-Course Test

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Contact Matt Opsahl when you are done with AVIT 415

Once you have completed all of your AVIT 415 flying, and your final stage check has been tasked by the stage pilot, contact Matt Opsahl to request to be added to Campus Connection.

If your status in AIMS shows you as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course. If you do not meet GPA requirements or other prerequisites, you will not be allocated a seat regardless of your AIMS status.

Register in Campus Connection

Select a flight lab

After registering in Campus Connection, please wait at least one business day before selecting a flight lab. To select a flight lab, you must log into AIMS, then go to Actions & Tools, and then AVIT Flight Labs Registration. Flight labs do not open up until 3 weeks before ground school starts. Unfortunately we are unable to accommodate partner requests, as it is first-come, first-served for the launches.

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact Matt Opsahl.

Fall 2026

Open All

Important information

Pease read the following carefully before proceeding with the registration steps for AVIT 102.

If you have obtained your private pilot certificate outside of UND, you are not eligible to take AVIT 102. Instead, follow the guidance for AVIT 220 on this page.
If you do not have your private pilot certificate and this is your first flight course at UND, the Aerospace Success Center will assign you to a section of AVIT 102 for the fall semester. If you have any questions, please contact the Aerospace Success Center. Do not reserve a seat in AIMS for AVIT 102.
If you have previously taken AVIT 102 and need to retake the course, follow the steps listed below:

AIMS reservation deadline

Semester	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline
Fall	August 24 - December 18	August 23 at 23:59

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

If AIMS shows your status as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course.
Depending on how many reservations and Campus Connection permissions are being processed, it may take the administrative team over a week after you meet the requirements to be able to register in Campus Connection to notify you to register. Please refrain from contacting the department as this will only slow down the process.
If you completed the flight training from the previous flight course close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection as late as the morning of the first day of class.

Register in Campus Connection

If you do not see your section in Campus Connection when attempting to register for it, please deselect the "Show only open classes" option when searching for your section.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact your Academic Advisor.

Important information

Pease read the following carefully before proceeding with the registration steps for AVIT 220.

If you obtained your FAA Private Pilot Certificate outside of UND, and are eligible to start in AVIT 220, you will receive an email with registration instructions from the Chief Ground Instructor before the fall semester. Do not reserve a seat in AIMS for AVIT 220.
If you are taking, or have taken AVIT 102, follow the steps below:
If you have previously taken AVIT 220 or AVIT 221 and need to retake the course, follow the steps below (AVIT 221 is no longer offered):

AIMS reservation deadline

Semester	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline
Fall	August 24 - December 18	August 23 at 23:59

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reservation Window	Reservation Prerequisites
March 23 - April 12	Complete lessons 1-26 in AVIT 102
April 13 - May 3	Complete lessons 1-27 in AVIT 102
May 4 - June 28	Complete all lessons in AVIT 102, including the End-of-Course Test
June 29 - August 2	Complete lessons 1-26 in AVIT 102
After August 2	Complete all lessons in AVIT 102, including the End-of-Course Test

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Permission in Campus Connection will only be issued to students that 1) have a reservation in AIMS, and 2) have completed all of the flight training from the previous flight course.
If AIMS shows your status as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course, as long as you complete all of the previous flight course's flight training.
Depending on how many reservations and Campus Connection permissions are being processed, it may take the administrative team over a week after you meet the requirements to be able to register in Campus Connection to notify you to register. Please refrain from contacting the department as this will only slow down the process.
If you completed the flight training from the previous flight course close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection as late as the morning of the first day of class.

Register in Campus Connection

If you do not see your section in Campus Connection when attempting to register for it, please deselect the "Show only open classes" option when searching for your section.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact your Academic Advisor.

AIMS reservation deadline

Semester	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline
Fall	August 24 - December 18	August 23 at 23:59

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reservation Window	Reservation Prerequisites
March 23 - April 12	Complete 16 lessons in AVIT 220 or AVIT 221
April 13 - May 3	Complete lessons 201-217 and 101-104 in AVIT 220 or AVIT 221
May 4 - June 28	Complete all lessons in AVIT 220 or AVIT 221
June 29 - August 2	Complete lessons 201-217 and 101-104 in AVIT 220 or AVIT 221
After August 2	Complete all lessons in AVIT 220 or AVIT 221

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Permission in Campus Connection will only be issued to students that 1) have a reservation in AIMS, and 2) have completed all of the flight training from the previous flight course.
If AIMS shows your status as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course, as long as you complete all of the previous flight course's flight training.
Depending on how many reservations and Campus Connection permissions are being processed, it may take the administrative team over a week after you meet the requirements to be able to register in Campus Connection to notify you to register. Please refrain from contacting the department as this will only slow down the process.
If you completed the flight training from the previous flight course close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection as late as the morning of the first day of class.

Register in Campus Connection

If you do not see your section in Campus Connection when attempting to register for it, please deselect the "Show only open classes" option when searching for your section.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact your Academic Advisor.

AIMS reservation deadline

Semester	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline
Fall	August 24 - December 18	August 23 at 23:59

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reservation Window	Reservation Prerequisites
March 23 - April 12	Complete lessons 109-128 in AVIT 222
April 13 - May 3	Complete lessons 109-130 in AVIT 222
May 4 - June 28	Complete all lessons in AVIT 222, including the End-of-Course Test
June 29 - August 2	Complete lessons 109-130 in AVIT 222
After August 2	Complete all lessons in AVIT 222, including the End-of-Course Test

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Permission in Campus Connection will only be issued to students that 1) have a reservation in AIMS, and 2) have completed all of the flight training from the previous flight course.
If AIMS shows your status as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course, as long as you complete all of the previous flight course's flight training.
Depending on how many reservations and Campus Connection permissions are being processed, it may take the administrative team over a week after you meet the requirements to be able to register in Campus Connection to notify you to register. Please refrain from contacting the department as this will only slow down the process.
If you completed the flight training from the previous flight course close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection as late as the morning of the first day of class.

Register in Campus Connection

If you do not see your section in Campus Connection when attempting to register for it, please deselect the "Show only open classes" option when searching for your section.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact your Academic Advisor.

AIMS reservation deadlines

Session	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline
First	August 24 - October 16	August 23 at 23:59
Second	October 19 - December 18	October 18 at 23:59

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reservation Window	Reservation Prerequisites
March 23 - April 12	Complete lessons 109-128 in AVIT 222
April 13 - May 3	Complete lessons 109-130 in AVIT 222
May 4 - June 28	Complete all lessons in AVIT 222, including the End-of-Course Test
June 29 - August 2	Complete lessons 109-130 in AVIT 222
After August 2	Complete all lessons in AVIT 222, including the End-of-Course Test

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Permission in Campus Connection will only be issued to students that 1) have a reservation in AIMS, and 2) have completed all of the flight training from the previous flight course.
If AIMS shows your status as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course, as long as you complete all of the previous flight course's flight training.
Depending on how many reservations and Campus Connection permissions are being processed, it may take the administrative team over a week after you meet the requirements to be able to register in Campus Connection to notify you to register. Please refrain from contacting the department as this will only slow down the process.
If you completed the flight training from the previous flight course close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection as late as the morning of the first day of class.

Register in Campus Connection

If you do not see your section in Campus Connection when attempting to register for it, please deselect the "Show only open classes" option when searching for your section.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact your Academic Advisor.

AIMS reservation deadlines

Session	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline
First	August 24 - October 16	August 23 at 23:59
Second	October 19 - December 18	October 18 at 23:59

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reservation Window	Reservation Prerequisites
March 23 - April 12	Complete lessons 235-254 in AVIT 323 and all lessons in AVIT 324
April 13 - June 28	Complete all lessons in AVIT 323 and AVIT 324, including the End-of-Course Test
June 29 - August 2	Complete lessons 235-254 in AVIT 323 and all lessons in AVIT 324
After August 2	Complete all lessons in AVIT 323 and AVIT 324, including the End-of-Course Test

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Permission in Campus Connection will only be issued to students that 1) have a reservation in AIMS, and 2) have completed all of the flight training from the previous flight course.
If AIMS shows your status as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course, as long as you complete all of the previous flight course's flight training.
Depending on how many reservations and Campus Connection permissions are being processed, it may take the administrative team over a week after you meet the requirements to be able to register in Campus Connection to notify you to register. Please refrain from contacting the department as this will only slow down the process.
If you completed the flight training from the previous flight course close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection as late as the morning of the first day of class.

Register in Campus Connection

If you do not see your section in Campus Connection when attempting to register for it, please deselect the "Show only open classes" option when searching for your section.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact your Academic Advisor.

AIMS reservation deadline

Semester	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline
Fall	August 24 - December 18	August 23 at 23:59

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reservation Window	Reservation Prerequisites
March 23 - April 12	Complete lessons 301-310 in AVIT 325
April 13 - May 3	Complete lessons 301-314 in AVIT 325
May 4 - June 28	Complete all lessons in AVIT 325, including the End-of-Course Test
June 29 - August 2	Complete lessons 301-314 in AVIT 325
After August 2	Complete all lessons in AVIT 325, including the End-of-Course Test

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Permission in Campus Connection will only be issued to students that 1) have a reservation in AIMS, and 2) have completed all of the flight training from the previous flight course.
If AIMS shows your status as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course, as long as you complete all of the previous flight course's flight training.
Depending on how many reservations and Campus Connection permissions are being processed, it may take the administrative team over a week after you meet the requirements to be able to register in Campus Connection to notify you to register. Please refrain from contacting the department as this will only slow down the process.
If you completed the flight training from the previous flight course close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection as late as the morning of the first day of class.

Register in Campus Connection

If you do not see your section in Campus Connection when attempting to register for it, please deselect the "Show only open classes" option when searching for your section.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact your Academic Advisor.

AIMS reservation deadline

Semester	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline
Fall	August 24 - December 18	August 23 at 23:59

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reservation Window	Reservation Prerequisites
March 23 - April 12	Complete lessons 1-23 in AVIT 414
April 13 - May 3	Complete lessons 1-24 in AVIT 414
May 4 - June 28	Complete all lessons in AVIT 414, including the End-of-Course Test
June 29 - August 2	Complete lessons 1-24 in AVIT 414
After August 2	Complete all lessons in AVIT 414, including the End-of-Course Test

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Permission in Campus Connection will only be issued to students that 1) have a reservation in AIMS, and 2) have completed all of the flight training from the previous flight course.
If AIMS shows your status as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course, as long as you complete all of the previous flight course's flight training.
Depending on how many reservations and Campus Connection permissions are being processed, it may take the administrative team over a week after you meet the requirements to be able to register in Campus Connection to notify you to register. Please refrain from contacting the department as this will only slow down the process.
If you completed the flight training from the previous flight course close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection as late as the morning of the first day of class.

Register in Campus Connection

If you do not see your section in Campus Connection when attempting to register for it, please deselect the "Show only open classes" option when searching for your section.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact your Academic Advisor.

AIMS reservation deadline

Semester	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline	Reservation Prerequisites
Fall	September 28 - October 23	September 27 at 23:59	Complete all lessons in AVIT 415, including the End of Course Test

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Permission in Campus Connection will only be issued to students that 1) have a reservation in AIMS, and 2) have completed all of the flight training from the previous flight course.
If AIMS shows your status as "Added" then you have a guaranteed seat for the course, as long as you complete all of the previous flight course's flight training.
Depending on how many reservations and Campus Connection permissions are being processed, it may take the administrative team over a week after you meet the requirements to be able to register in Campus Connection to notify you to register. Please refrain from contacting the department as this will only slow down the process.
If you completed the flight training from the previous flight course close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection as late as the morning of the first day of class.

Register in Campus Connection

If you do not see your section in Campus Connection when attempting to register for it, please deselect the "Show only open classes" option when searching for your section.

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact your Academic Advisor.

Important information

NOTE: Priority will be given to those who took AVIT 415 in the prior semester. To accomplish this, all students will be waitlisted once they reserve a seat in AIMS. Students will contact Matt Opsahl when they finish their 415-stage check.

NOTE: This course cannot be taken concurrently with AVIT 416.

For more information, contact Matt Opsahl.

AIMS reservation deadlines

Session	Class Dates	AIMS Reservation Deadline	Reservation Prerequisites
First	August 24 - October 2	August 23 at 23:59	Complete all lessons in AVIT 415, including the End-of-Course Test
Second	September 28 - November 6	September 27 at 23:59	Complete all lessons in AVIT 415, including the End-of-Course Test
Third	November 2 - December 18	November 1 at 23:59	Complete all lessons in AVIT 415, including the End-of-Course Test

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Within AIMS, click "AVIT Flight Course Reservation" on the main page (or navigate to Actions & Tools, then AVIT Flight Course Reservation) and follow the prompts thereafter.

Please note the section that you reserved a seat in. Sections are sometimes referred to as "Call #" or class number.

If there are sections with open seats, be sure to place yourself in one of those sections if it works with your schedule
If there are no open seats in any sections, or seats are not available in the sections that work with your schedule, be sure to add yourself to the waitlist for a section in AIMS that will work with your schedule in case seats become available

Students who have not reserved a seat in AIMS by the deadline will not be able to proceed with the registration process.

Contact Matt Opsahl when you are done with AVIT 415

Once you have completed all of your AVIT 415 flying, and your final stage check has been tasked by the stage pilot, contact Matt Opsahl to request to be added to Campus Connection.

Register in Campus Connection

Select a flight lab

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please see the FAQs section at the bottom of this page. If your questions or issues are still not resolved, contact Matt Opsahl.

Instructions for Helicopter Students

There is no AIMS reservation process for helicopter-specific ground school sections. Students must use Campus Connection to enroll in the following courses: AVIT 142, 241, 342, and 444. Students must use the AIMS reservation process to enroll in AVIT 415. To enroll in a flight lab (AVIT 143, 242, 247, 343, 440, and 445), students must contact Wes Van Dell.

Instructions for International Students

To comply with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations, students who are not U.S. citizens have additional requirements before being able to take a flight course at UND. Please see our pages that outline the additional requirements and information for international students pertaining to the TSA approval to conduct flight training and the TSA Flight Training Security Program (FTSP).

FAQs

AIMS Reservation and Campus Connection Registration

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The AIMS reservation process prioritizes students based on their flight progress throughout the semester. This allows the department to predict and forecast course demand accurately. Utilizing the credit-based priority registration process used for non-flight courses does not reflect the likelihood of a student meeting the requirements to take their next flight course. This means that all students who are registered in Campus Connection for a flight course are guaranteed to be eligible for that class.

Due to the high volume of students in the aviation program, accommodating specific requests may not be possible. If you believe that you have an extenuating circumstance in which the department may be able to provide special accommodations for, please contact the Chief Ground Instructor as soon as possible. The department will evaluate the request on a case-by-case basis. There are no guarantees that your situation will be deemed sufficient for special accommodation.

In the meantime, you should reserve a seat in AIMS for the section that works best for your schedule, even if that section is full. Do not reserve a seat for a section that will not work for you.

The common reasons that AIMS may not allow you to reserve a seat are for the following reasons:

You have not made sufficient flight progress in your current course. Check the reservation prerequisites above, as the prerequisites may have changed from the previous semester.
You have selected the wrong course. If you are currently in AVIT 102 but attempt to reserve a seat in AVIT 323, you will be prevented from doing so. Ensure you have selected the correct course.
You already reserved a seat in a different section for the same course. If you already have a reservation in AIMS, you can use the SWAP function to switch to a new section, as long as you have not registered in Campus Connection. You may not have two reservations at once in AIMS.
You have already registered in Campus Connection for a different section. If you were given permission to register in Campus Connection and you have already done so, AIMS will prevent you from making a new reservation.

If you believe AIMS is preventing you from reserving a seat erroneously, contact the Chief Ground Instructor.

The sooner you reserve a seat in AIMS, the higher the chances of getting a seat in your next flight course. The reservation system is based on flight training progress in your current course. Therefore, getting ahead in your flight training early on is the primary factor in determining your chances of getting into your next flight course.

If your status in AIMS shows you as "Added," then you have a seat in your next flight course as long as you complete all of the flight training in the previous flight course by the posted deadline.

All students, regardless of when the reservation is made in AIMS, are required to complete all lessons in their current flight course before being eligible to get into their next flight course. Student progress through flight training varies from individual to individual. This means that someone who may have reserved a seat ahead of you may not finish their flight training by the posted deadline, and a last-minute seat may become available to those on the waitlist.

The Department of Aviation works to reallocate newly-vacated seats in accordance with a priority system set for that semester for the students on the waitlist. The priority system is evaluated by the department on a routine basis.

If you are on the waitlist, it means that the number of reservations made ahead of you by other students reached or exceeded the class capacity. You may end up receiving a seat in the section if students that made reservations ahead of you do not finish their flight training in the previous flight course by the posted deadline, or if students ahead of you switch to another section. Being on the waitlist does not guarantee a spot in the class.

If a seat does not become available, you have the option to switch to another section if there are open seats and the class time works with your schedule, or you may need to take the course in a future semester.

Class capacity is determined based on numerous factors including, but not limited to, classroom capacity, aircraft availability, ground and flight instructor availability, and airspace saturation.

If you are waitlisted for a section, please be patient and check your email for any updates to your status. If a seat becomes available, you will be notified to register by the department. Permissions numbers or authorizations for flight courses are not issued by an individual instructor but by the Department of Aviation.

The Department of Aviation will notify you when you are able to register in Campus Connection. Before you can register in Campus Connection, department personnel must manually issue your account the necessary permissions. This is a manual process and depending on the volume of permissions that is being processed, this can take anywhere from one day to multiple weeks. Please refrain from contacting our administrative personnel, as the department processes over 1700 permissions in any given year.

If you have reserved a seat in AIMS, completed all of the flight training in the previous flight course, and your AIMS reservation status shows you as "Added," then you have a guaranteed spot in that section. Additionally, you must be in good standing with the University, be in compliance with department policies, and meet all other prerequisites for the course to be issued permission to register in Campus Connection.

NOTE: If you completed your flight training close to the deadline, it is not uncommon for you to be notified to register in Campus Connection on the morning of the first day of class.

The common reasons for Campus Connection not allowing you to register are for the following reasons:

You are not enrolled as a student for the semester you are attempting to register for. Typically, if you take zero classes in any given semester, you will need to re-enroll into UND. Please see your Academic Advisor for assistance.
You are attempting to register for a different section than the one you reserved a seat for in AIMS. Ensure you are attempting to register for the same section in Campus Connection you reserved a seat in AIMS for.
You did not reserve a seat in AIMS, or were not notified by the Department of Aviation to register in Campus Connection. Click on the course you are attempting to register for on this page and follow the instructions found therein.
You do not meet the minimum GPA requirement to take a flight course. The department requires students to maintain at or above a 2.6 GPA to take flight courses. If your GPA is below this threshold, contact your Academic Advisor for guidance.

If you believe Campus Connection is preventing you from registering erroneously, contact the Chief Ground Instructor.

If it is prior to the deadline to reserve a seat in AIMS, you can follow these steps:

Drop the course in Campus Connection
Wait two days
Go into AIMS and use the SWAP function to switch to another section

NOTE: Seats are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Attempting to switch sections after registering in Campus Connection may result in being waitlisted, as you will drop to the bottom of the reservation list. If you become waitlisted due to this, you may not be able to take the course until the following semester if a seat does not become available. It is imperative that you reserve a seat in AIMS for a section that works for your schedule at the beginning instead of attempting to switch sections later on.

If the deadline to reserve a seat in AIMS has passed, then you may not switch sections. If you need to switch sections due to extenuating circumstances and it is past the deadline, contact the Chief Ground Instructor.

It depends. If seats remain available in full-semester sections after the deadline, those sections may re-open for extended reservation via AIMS. Several factors are considered by the Department of Aviation before that decision is made. If it is decided to re-open sections, an email will be sent to flight students detailing which sections will be re-opened, the process for reserving a seat in those sections, and the updated deadlines for those sections.

Accelerated or half-semester sections will not re-open for reservations after the original deadline, even if seats remain available.

Students who do not meet the deadline will not be permitted to take the next ground school during that desired semester.

Students in the commercial and/or instrument curriculum (Commercial Pilot Airplane - Single Engine Land, and Instrument Rating - Airplane TCOs) may conduct extra flight lessons to continue to build flight and ATD time towards the 120-hour minimum required by the FAA for their commercial pilot certification. This training is referred to as "Block 2" or "flex block" in the commercial TCO and consists of a variety of lessons including solo, dual, local, XC, and simulator lessons. Students will not reach the 120-hour requirement by completing all of the course-specific lessons listed in the TCO; therefore, this flex block is essential in meeting the hour requirement. All flex block lessons, along with attaining the required 120-hours must be completed prior to the End-of-Course Test in AVIT 323.

Students that are not in the commercial and/or instrument curriculum are not eligible to continue flight training, except to continue flight training for the course they are attempting to finish. To be eligible to continue to work towards completing their remaining flight training, the student must have earned a grade of "SP" for their ground school. Information pertaining to "SP" can be found in the department policy and in the class syllabus. SP requirements may change from semester to semester.

Any question regarding flight training should be directed towards the applicable Assistant Chief Flight Instructor for that specific course.

Previously, increased admission standards into our program had been implemented based on high school GPA and ACT scores, among other variables. Ultimately, this strategy was effective in distributing admitted students between fall and spring AVIT 102 and 220 sessions, but was not enough to control the overall intake of students. After discussion with University leadership, it was agreed that an admissions capacity limit should be enforced to ensure an appropriate balance between student demand and resource supply.

Flight Training and Flight Operations

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In accordance with the department policy and FAA-approved TCOs, students have 12-calendar months from the first day of class of ground school to complete the flight training associated with that course. This rule was established to ensure students are in the best position to be successful in their stage checks and End-of-Course Tests. Experience has revealed that the quality of training declines substantially when there is a separation between the knowledge being acquired in ground school and the skills being applied in the aircraft. Additionally, the 12-calendar month deadline is established as an ethical control to ensure students prioritize flight training to minimize cost, as without this deadline, it was revealed that students tend to deprioritize flight training, which results in an indefinite training timeline that drives up cost for the student.

If all flight training associated with the ground school is not completed by the 12-calendar month deadline, the ground school grade will revert from an "SP" to an "F." Students must retake the ground school to reinforce the aeronautical knowledge and ensure they are offered a realistic opportunity to succeed with their stage checks and End-of-Course Tests.

NOTE: If retaking ground school becomes necessary, all previously-completed flight training lessons remain valid. This means that the student will not restart their flight training from lesson one; they will continue from where they left off.

There are no exceptions to the 12-calendar month deadline. If you have any concerns about not being able to complete your flight training within this timeframe, contact the associated Assistant Chief Flight Instructor to determine the best course of action.

Experience has revealed that quality of training declines substantially when there is a separation between the knowledge being acquired in ground school and the skills being applied in the aircraft. When the ground school and flight training are decoupled, the inability to apply content from the appropriate ground school to the flight training has been demonstrated to be detrimental to student success. This generally results in a much higher likelihood of unsatisfactory outcomes on stage checks and ground school exams.

Another reason is that a delay in commencing flight training at the beginning of the associated semester significantly increases the likelihood that a student will not finish that training within the semester. Internal research has provided evidence of the critical importance of a strong and consistent start to flight training at the beginning of the semester. This is especially true during the fall semester, as the weather worsens as the semester advances, progressively reducing the opportunities to conduct flight training. While the reverse trend is true during the spring semester, the opportunities to fly at the beginning of that semester are reduced due to weather, and therefore, are much more critical to seize upon.

As flight training and ground school are integrated, each student effectively has two final exams: the written test administered in ground school, and the End-of-Course Test or final stage check administered in the aircraft. As an element of the course grade is based on stage check performance, it is possible that an unsatisfactory outcome in the aircraft could impact the course grade to the extent that it would result in a failing grade. Students must have a passing grade to proceed to their subsequent course.

Ultimately, a student cannot graduate from the program unless all flight training has been completed. Allowing students to continue through ground school without regard for flight training will eventually end with the student having completed all academic requirements but not all flight training. This risks loss of active student status at the University towards the end of their training which will likely result in detrimental financial aid repercussions, among other outcomes.

Finally, in accordance with federal and state regulations, financial aid budgets for each semester are established based on the ground school a student is enrolled in during that semester. As an example, if a student who is behind in AVIT 323 flight training is permitted to take AVIT 325 ground school, they will be issued a financial aid budget that accounts for all AVIT 325 flight training. While students should be trusted to save those funds for when AVIT 325 flight training commences, experience has demonstrated that these funds tend to deplete as time progresses. This results in a situation where students no longer have sufficient funds and are not permitted to receive any additional funding when AVIT 325 flight training finally commences.

Many flight instructors choose not to earn their multi-engine instructor certificate, as it is an optional course. Airlines are currently hiring pilots at the minimum required multi-engine experience of 25 hours, which most are able to achieve during their multi-engine add-on flight training. UND has incentives for employed flight instructors to obtain their MEI and this has helped increase the number of MEIs on staff.

Per 14 CFR 61.195(h)(2), to provide instruction to an initial CFI applicant, that instructor must have held their flight instructor certificate for a minimum of 24-calendar months and must have provided at least 200 hours of flight instruction. Most of our instructors gain outside employment in the industry in less than 24-calendar months of employment at UND, therefore not meeting the FAA regulatory requirement to be able to provide flight instruction in AVIT 414.

UND has previously requested regulatory relief from the FAA to help mitigate this challenge but have been unsuccessful. As such, we must meet the regulatory requirements outlined above which results in a shortage of qualified instructors to provide instruction in AVIT 414.

One mitigation UND has taken is to prioritize Commercial Aviation students into AVIT 414. Students pursuing other aviation degrees will be authorized to take AVIT 414 only if seats remain available after all Commercial Aviation students have been accommodated for.

Our primary objective is to provide flight training; however, our Safety Management System (SMS) places a necessary emphasis on the safety of the operation. In all aviation operations, there is a precarious balance between production and protection. Excessive protection results in little production and excessive production results in a degradation of protection (safety). Our objective is to maintain the appropriate balance to ensure that our instructors, students, faculty, and staff are operating in the safest possible flight training environment.

A significant factor that affects organizational and personal risk is instructor workload. An instructor who is overworked is more likely to be fatigued, more likely to make mistakes, and is at greater risk of exceeding regulatory workload limitations (14 CFR 61.195).

A second factor is quality of training. An instructor who is overworked is unable to devote the necessary time and dedication to each individual student resulting in a degradation of customer service. Additionally, due to the limited availability of their instructor, these students will be unable to maintain a consistent rate of training resulting in a loss of proficiency and an increase in cost to regain proficiency.

There are a variety of factors that may prevent this. While the instructor has a firm understanding of their own schedule, they may not have the operational understanding of the overall capacity of the organization. Space in the instructor's schedule might be reserved by their supervisor in anticipation of a new student assignment. Additionally, their supervisor may have decided to adjust the instructor's level of production to ensure the appropriate level of protection (safety) is maintained. Downtime for a flight instructor is healthy and necessary for themselves and the organization.

Furthermore, our flight schedule and flight instructor assignment process prioritize equity, giving all students a fair opportunity to conduct flight training. Students and flight instructors were previously permitted to request certain assignments, but this was taken advantage of by some, resulting in poor service provided to other students.

Registration Policy

Students who meet the flight prerequisite requirements from AVIT 415 will be able to register in AIMS. Students are able to register for AVIT 480 and are placed onto the AIMS waitlist. Each student's registration status is reviewed student-by-student using the criteria described in this policy.

When a student finishes their AVIT 415 flight training they should contact Matt Opsahl by email and request to be added to the session they signed up for in AIMS. The intent of this process is to give priority to students that complete their AVIT 415 flight training in the same semester as the AVIT 415 academic class, and plan to take AVIT 480 in the next consecutive semester. Example: A student who takes AVIT 415 in the fall, and completes their AVIT 415 flight training in the fall, will be given priority for AVIT 480 for the next spring semester. If someone finished their flying and ground school in the current semester, they are given priority for AVIT 480 for the next semester. These are the priority students, and are students who are moving to finish AVIT 480 the next semester after AVIT 415.

The remaining seats available in AVIT 480 will be filled by the other students on the AIMS waitlist in the order in which they appear. There will also be non-priority students. These are students who did not finish AVIT 415 flying the same semester as ground school, those who finished AVIT 415 and waited to take AVIT 480 a different semester from the one right after AVIT 415.

Students MUST be registered in Campus Connection no less than 7 days before ground school starts. Anyone not registered by this time will be dropped and put back on the waitlist for the next session/semester. Once you register in Campus Connection, you will need to wait 24 hours before going into AIMS and getting a launch. The launches will not open up until 2 weeks before AVIT 480 ground school starts.

Example: We have 34 seats available for the 1st spring session; 30 people finish AVIT 415 ground and flying in the current fall semester and are added to the first session of the spring semester (priority students). That leaves 4 seats available for anyone who did not finish their flying on time or waited to take AVIT 480 (non-priority students), and they will fill in the rest of the 4 seats based on when they finished their AVIT 415 flying. Anyone who is not added will be dropped from the 1st session and added to the waitlist in the next session as a non-priority student. Any priority students who did not make it to the 1st session will be priority in the 2nd and/or 3rd sessions.

Vacation Policy

The AVIT 480 lab is 5 weeks long and students are expected to be available the entire time. If you are planning to take a vacation, a different AVIT 480 session must be selected, as vacations during training interrupt the training schedule of you, your flight partner, and the instructor. If someone decides to take an AVIT 480 flight lab knowing they are going on vacation, they will be dropped from the lab when they leave for vacation and their flight partner will continue their training. The dropped student will have to select a new flight lab and be placed on non-priority status for future sessions. Those with family emergencies, military leave, sickness, etc. will be handled on a case-by-case basis.

Returning Students

Students who opt to leave UND and return to finish AVIT 480 at a later date must understand that you will be a non-priority student, meaning you will not know if you get into a flight lab until roughly one week before the AVIT 480 ground school starts. The AVIT 480 lab is 5-6 weeks long. We will not be able to accommodate an "expedited" flight lab so you can get back to work. Expect to be here for the full 5 weeks or longer if someone gets sick or the simulator goes down for maintenance.

Dual Flight Labs/Ground Schools

Students are not allowed to take AVIT 480 in the same semester as another flight course and lab, except for AVIT 416 (Multiengine Flight Instructor). In order to take AVIT 480 you must be done with all other ground schools and flight labs. Students who do take AVIT 416 and AVIT 480 in the same semester will not be allowed to conduct both ground school and flight labs at the same time. AVIT 480 is the priority. When the student is active in AVIT 480, their AVIT 416 flight training will be paused.

FAQs

What if I wait to take AVIT 480 and a job comes up that I need to leave for? Can I be given priority in a future session?

No, because you were not in the current semester of flying and ground school for AVIT 415, you will still be given non-priority status in a future session and will be allowed in if there are seats available.

What do I need to do for TSA? Do I need to go to records anymore?

There is no longer a TSA requirement for any of the AVIT 480 students, including Non-US Citizens. What this means for you is that you no longer need to go to records for AVIT 480. Everything is handled as soon as you finish AVIT 415.

Why is UND Aerospace implementing this?

This is to better supply our students with more consistent availability in AVIT 480, and in the end, to get more people to graduate on time.

How will I sign up for AVIT 480 and get a seat?

When registration opens everyone will be waitlisted in the first session. As people finish they will be added to the first session. Once that session is full everyone not finished with AVIT 415 will be automatically moved to the 2nd session. If someone needs to have a specific session due to vacations or military please reach out to Matt Opsahl for assistance.

What if I am at the bottom of the waitlist? Does it mean I will not make it into that session of AVIT 480?

Your position on the waitlist means absolutely nothing in AVIT 480. Being on the waitlist just means you want to take the class. If we can accommodate 38 students that session then the first 38 that get done will get into that session. If someone is at the very bottom of the list, but works really hard to get AVIT 415 completed and finishes before the person in the first spot, they would be put in AVIT 480 before that person at the top. Your chances of getting into that AVIT 480 session is based on how fast you finish AVIT 415.

What if there are not enough seats for priority students?

Priority students will be moved to the next session, keeping priority status.

What happens to the non-priority students who don't make it into a session?

They will be dropped from that session and allowed to sign up for a different session, again, non-priority to current semester students.

How is summer handled?

It will be handled the same, but also a little differently. Example: A student starts and finishes ground/flight AVIT 415 in the spring but has decided to not take courses over the summer. They will be given priority for fall, as summer is not a required semester. If they decide to stay the summer, they are given priority for summer.

How are seats calculated for each session? Why are they not the same every time?

Our seats are not class-based, but based on simulator and instructor availability. As everyone knows, sometimes there are instructors who get called to the airlines with short notice. If we max out everything and someone leaves unexpectedly, we are unable to fill that slot and the students will not finish AVIT 480 as they were expecting to. With sim slots we need to leave a little availability to do make-ups in case of sickness, sim issues, etc.

When can I register for a flight lab?

Flights labs open 3 weeks prior to the flight lab beginning. This is to ensure we have launch times to cover all students in the lab.

What if I finish AVIT 415 early and there are AVIT 480 seats available in the same semester?

Students who have completed their AVIT 415 (CFI-I) final checkride, but who have not yet completed their AVIT 415 "ground school" may enroll in AVIT 480 during the same academic semester provided that: 1) they have at least a grade of "B" or higher in AVIT 415 ground school, 2) they have completed AVIT 421 and AVIT 428 in a prior semester, and 3) there is at least one seat available in AVIT 480. In addition to these requirements, students should ensure they have adequate funds in their flight accounts to facilitate AVIT 480 course completion. This policy does not guarantee, nor encourage concurrent enrollment in AVIT 415 and AVIT 480 for any student, but provides some practical policy relief in selected cases. Students should not automatically expect this option will be available to them, as in a case where adding the student creates an odd number of students in that session.

Flight Course Registration

Spring 2026

AVIT 480 (Third Session: March 30 - May 15)(Open this section)

Important Information

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Register in Campus Connection

Select a flight lab

Summer 2026

AVIT 102(Open this section)

Important information

AIMS reservation deadline

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Register in Campus Connection

Select a flight lab

AVIT 220(Open this section)

Important information

AIMS reservation deadlines

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Register in Campus Connection

Select a flight lab

AVIT 222(Open this section)

AIMS reservation deadlines

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Register in Campus Connection

Select a flight lab

AVIT 323(Open this section)

AIMS reservation deadlines

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Register in Campus Connection

Select a flight lab

AVIT 324(Open this section)

Important information

AIMS reservation deadlines

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Register in Campus Connection

Select a flight lab

AVIT 325(Open this section)

AIMS reservation deadlines

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Register in Campus Connection

Select a flight lab

AVIT 414(Open this section)

AIMS reservation deadlines

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Register in Campus Connection

Select a flight lab

AVIT 415(Open this section)

AIMS reservation deadlines

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Register in Campus Connection

Select a flight lab

AVIT 416(Open this section)

AIMS reservation deadline

Complete reservation prerequisites

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Wait to be given permission in Campus Connection

Register in Campus Connection

Select a flight lab

AVIT 480(Open this section)

Important information

AIMS reservation deadlines

Reserve a seat in AIMS

Contact Matt Opsahl when you are done with AVIT 415