Degree & Certificates
The Fullerton Drone Lab offers a variety of degrees and certificates focused on the drone industry.
Associate of Science - Autonomous Systems Development
| Required Courses : 15-17 Units |
Units |
| TECH 081 F – Technical Mathematics I | 3 |
| TECH 108 F – Manufacturing Processes | 3 |
or
| TECH 127 F – Industrial Safety | 2 |
| TECH 131 F – Basic Electricity and Basic Electronics | 2 |
| TECH 132 F – Basics of Electric Motor Controls | 2 |
| TECH 135 F – Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers | 2 |
| TECH 150 F – Basic Drone Piloting | 2 |
or
| TECH 151 F – Applied Drone Piloting | 3 |
| TECH 155 F – Applied Drone Lab | 2 |
| Total Units | 15-17 |
Autonomous Systems Development Certificate
| Required Courses : 20-21 |
Units |
| CIS 212 F – Robotic Programming | 3 |
| ENGR 110 F – Introduction to Engineering | 3 |
| ENGR 203 F – Electric Circuits | 4 |
| ENGR 203LF – Electric Circuits Lab | 1 |
| MACH 101 F – Introduction to Machine Tools | 5 |
| TECH 150 F – Basic Drone Piloting | 2 |
or
| Applied Drone Piloting | 3 |
| Applied Drone Lab | 2 |
| Restricted Electives : 6-9 Units | Units |
| CIS 201 F – Introduction to Python Programming | 3 |
| DRAF 944 F – Solidworks | 3 |
| ENGR 105 F – Engineering CAD | 4 |
| MACH 102 F – Intermedia Machine Tools | 5 |
| MACH 150 F – CNC Programming Using Mastercam | 3 |
| MATH 151 F – Calculus I | 4 |
or
| MATH 151 HF – Honors Calculus I | 4 |
| MATH 152 F – Calculus II | 4 |
or
| MATH 152 HF – Honors Calculus II | 4 |
| PHYS 221 F – General Physics I | 4 |
| Total Units | 26-30 |
Uncrewed Aerial Systems Piloting Certificate
| Required Courses : 8-9 Units |
Units |
| TECH 080 F – Federal Aviation Administration Drone Pilot Test Preparation |
1 |
| TECH 150 F – Basic Drone Piloting | 2 |
or
| TECH 151 F – Applied Drone Piloting | 3 |
| TECH 158 F – Advanced Drone Piloting Skills | 2 |
| ESC 105 F – Introduction to Weather and Climate | 3 |
| TECH 127 F – Industrial Safety | 2 |
| Total Units | 10-11 |
Drone Journalism Certificate
| Required Courses : 16 Units |
Units |
| TECH 080 F – Federal Aviation Administration Drone Pilot Test Preparation | 1 |
| JOUR 101 F – Reporting and Writing | 3 |
| JOUR 210 F- Multimedia Reporting | 3 |
| JOUR 215 F – UAV/Drone Reporting | 3 |
| PHOT 111 F – Introduction to Photography from Analog to Digital | 3 |
| ESC 105 F – Introduction to Weather and Climate | 3 |
| Restricted Electives – 2-4 Units | Units |
| CRTV 157 F – Digital Production/Non-Linear Editing for Video/Film | 3 |
| GEOG 102 F – Physical Geography | 3 |
| or | |
| GEOG 102HF – Honors Physical Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 102LF – Physical Geography Lab | 1 |
| JOUR 102 F – Advanced Reporting and Writing | 3 |
| JOUR 222 F – Introduction to News Media Production | 3 |
| PHOT 216 F – Advanced Digital Photography | 3 |
| PHOT 217 F – Applied Digital Photography | 3 |
| PHYS 130 F – Elementary Physics | 4 |
| TECH 155 F – Applied Drone Lab | 2 |
| Total Units | 18-20 |