FlightPath

Spec sheet

What it does

FlightPath is a web-based academic advising, degree-audit and student-success system for universities, colleges and other educational institutions.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Integrations

FlightPath Academics states that the platform integrates with campus SIS, LMS, SSO and other systems and can import existing data.Read 14 Oct 2026 · flightpathacademics.com

Security

FlightPath Academics states that student data is secured using FERPA and industry-established practices, with controls aligned to NIST 800-53 and TX-RAMP certification.Read 1 Oct 2026 · flightpathacademics.com

Compliance

FlightPath Academics states that its hosted security controls align with NIST 800-53 and are TX-RAMP certified.Read 14 Oct 2026 · flightpathacademics.com

Support

FlightPath Academics says it is the only official partner of the FlightPath project and provides support, training, and custom programming.Read 1 Oct 2026 · flightpathacademics.com

License

FlightPath and its modules are released under the GNU GPL version 3 or any later version, requiring covered redistributed modifications to remain open source.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Accessibility

The vendor's 2025 accessibility report covers WCAG 2.0 and 2.1 Levels A and AA, but not AAA.Read 14 Oct 2026 · flightpathacademics.com

Advising history

The system records advising sessions, recommendations, comments and student interactions for later review.Read 14 Oct 2026 · flightpathacademics.com

API documentation

A public API reference is provided with versioned tabs for FlightPath 5.x, 6.x and 7.x and searchable files, functions and classes.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Appointments

Students can schedule appointments with advisors or professors, including Zoom appointments.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Backups

Hosted clients receive standard daily encrypted backups at no additional charge.Read 1 Oct 2026 · flightpathacademics.com

Company focus

LinkedIn describes FlightPath Academics as a software-development company focused on open-source advising, early alerts, degree audit and AI analytics.Read 14 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Company headquarters

LinkedIn lists FlightPath Academics as privately held with headquarters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and 11–50 employees.Read 14 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Course information

Students can search course descriptions, offerings and sample syllabi.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Degree planning

Advisors can plan courses several semesters into the future and view degree progress and remaining requirements.Read 1 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Degree progress

Students and advisors can view completed work, remaining requirements, grades, GPA and progress toward graduation.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Documentation depth

Documentation includes installation, requirements, quick start, configuration, role permissions, upgrade guidance, modules and API reference.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Early alerts

Institutions can define criteria that trigger automated alerts when students may be falling behind.Read 14 Oct 2026 · flightpathacademics.com

Extensibility

The community system supports add-on modules and overriding core code so institutions can customize policies and workflows.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Future course planning

Advisors can recommend courses several semesters ahead and plan a student's academic path.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Hosting

FlightPath Academics hosts installations in cloud-based servers using partners such as Amazon AWS, with no hardware maintenance required from the institution.Read 1 Oct 2026 · flightpathacademics.com

Independent deployment fact

Wikipedia records both campus self-hosting and hosted deployment through FlightPath Academics as supported deployment models.Read 14 Oct 2026 · en.wikipedia.org

Independent description

Wikipedia describes FlightPath as an open-source enterprise advising and degree-audit application used by universities, community colleges and secondary schools.Read 14 Oct 2026 · en.wikipedia.org

Independent feature fact

Wikipedia lists Banner integration, LDAP/OAuth SSO, SMS messaging, Zoom meetings, attendance tracking, surveys and polls as available modules or integrations.Read 14 Oct 2026 · en.wikipedia.org

Installation

Self-hosting involves downloading a ZIP, copying it to a web server, creating an empty database and completing a browser-based installer.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Latest release

The official project page lists FlightPath 7.12.0, posted October 6, 2026.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Limit: community edition scope

The repository says FlightPath Academics provides exclusive features that are not included in the community edition.Read 14 Oct 2026 · github.com

Limit: deployment complexity

The installation guide requires Apache configuration, URL rewriting, database setup and post-install cleanup, so self-hosting needs server administration.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Limit: security caveat

The quick-start guide warns that its example setup omits some security precautions and is intended for a relatively secure development environment.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Messaging

Users can send and receive email and text messages from within FlightPath.Read 14 Oct 2026 · flightpathacademics.com

Microcredentials

The hosted feature set includes tracking for certificates, stackable credentials, digital badges and other achievements.Read 14 Oct 2026 · flightpathacademics.com

Open-source license

The community edition and its modules are released under the GNU GPL version 3 or later.Read 1 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Origin

FlightPath was created by the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 2006 and released as open source in March 2013.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Praise: advising research

A 2025 Journal of College Academic Support Programs article describes FlightPath as an open-source advising tool supporting degree audits, progress tracking and scheduling that can streamline advising and support retention.Read 14 Oct 2026 · files.eric.ed.gov

Praise: operational use

A University of Louisiana at Monroe advising checklist directs staff to use FlightPath for reviewing advising history, recording recommendations and checking course equivalencies.Read 14 Oct 2026 · ulm.edu

Predictive analytics

Customizable criteria and student data are used to identify high-priority or at-risk students and monitor trends.Read 14 Oct 2026 · flightpathacademics.com

Product purpose

FlightPath is a web-based academic advising, degree audit, and student success platform for colleges and universities.Read 1 Oct 2026 · flightpathacademics.com

Repository status

The public GitHub repository identifies FlightPath as an online student advising system, shows GPL-3.0 licensing, 9 stars, 2 forks and one open issue.Read 14 Oct 2026 · github.com

Resource requirements

The requirements page specifies at least 3GB RAM excluding the database, 50MB free disk space and a starting PHP memory limit of 2048M.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Security controls

The hosted service states that it uses SOC 2-rated data centers, encrypted traffic and daily encrypted backups.Read 14 Oct 2026 · flightpathacademics.com

Server requirements

The documented stack includes MySQL or MariaDB, PHP 7.4 through 8.3 for FlightPath 7, Apache/LiteSpeed/Nginx and Linux, Windows or Unix.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Student communications

FlightPath supports text messaging and email between students and advisors, plus appointment scheduling.Read 1 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Substitutions

Advisors can make course substitutions and exceptions within a student's plan.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Transfer credits

Transfer-course equivalencies can be applied automatically and reviewed during advising.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

What-if analysis

Students and advisors can try other majors or degree plans and see how existing coursework fits.Read 1 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

What-if majors

The What If mode shows how completed coursework would apply to another major or degree plan.Read 14 Oct 2026 · getflightpath.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Academic Advising Software#1 of 238.7
• Degree Audit Software#2 of 178.6