Prospective Students

The flight option of the Commercial Aviation Management (CAM) program is one of the unique features that we are very proud of. Many students are attracted to the CAM program because of the option of attaining an Integrated Commercial Pilot’s License (ICPL) along with completing the Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies (BMOS) degree.

Entry into the Commercial Aviation Management (CAM) program within the DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies is limited and highly competitive. Students apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre using the program code EDN. Making your selection for Subject of Major Interest either the flight option or non-flight is only for interest purposes. The first year of the program is the same for all CAM students, whether you are interested in pursuing the flight option or not. Flight training does not begin until after first year. Information on applying to Western can be found on Western's Welcome page. 

In addition to applying to Western through the OUAC, a supplementary application is required for the CAM program. The purpose of the supplementary application is to identify which students have a passion for the aviation industry and are good at multitasking. Previous experience has revealed that the students are more likely to be successful with these attributes. 

Supplementary application form: https://uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3W1audpcZNkQhiC

Medical Requirements for Flight-Option

In addition, all students interested in the flight option are required to obtain a valid Transport Canada Category 1 Medical Certificate  upon entry to the first year, and all subsequent years of the BMOS program. This is the category of medical required for commercial pilots, and we want to ensure that all flight option students are medically-cleared for take off before they embark on training towards this career.

Each candidate of the UWO-CAM flight training program shall obtain a Category 1 TC Medical.

Requirements for the medical can be found on the Canadian Aviation Regulations (CARs) website.

Contacts for medical examiners in your area can be found on the Transport Canada website.

Tuition and Cost

The Office of the Registrar publishes updated Fee Schedules as well as General Information about Fees.

In addition to the regular BMOS tuition to Western, students doing the flight option after first year will pay MFC directly for flight training. For details, please see MFC cost breakdown.

The Flight Option

The flight option of the Commercial Aviation Management (CAM) program is one of the unique features that we are very proud of. Many students are attracted to the CAM program because of the option of attaining the Integrated Commercial Pilot’s License (ICPL) along with the BMOS (Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies) degree.  

Students in the flight option begin pilot training at the commencement of their second year in the CAM program. This allows students to become familiar with the university environment and comfortable with their academic workload, before being faced with the challenges of pilot training. In addition to their academic coursework on campus, CAM students will complete classroom-based ground school and in-aircraft flight training with MFC Training at the London International Airport (CYXU). Students progress through ground school with their CAM classmates, which results in a strong camaraderie within the group.

Some applicants to the CAM program may have already completed some pilot training, your previous flight experience will be evaluated on an individual basis. It is possible that appropriate credit will be applied towards the flight training component of the program. Such credit is granted at the discretion of the Director of the Commercial Aviation Management program and the flight school.

A Commercial Aviation Management Student taking the Flight Option will graduate with the following credentials:

  • Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies Degree (BMOS)
  • Private Pilot’s Licence (PPL)
  • Integrated Commercial Pilot’s Licence (ICPL)
  • Integrated Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence (iATPL)
  • Night Rating
  • Multi-Engine Rating
  • Group 1 Instrument Rating
  • 260 hours of flight and simulator time
  • 400 hours in integrated pilot ground school