Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Technically formal ground school is not required under part 61. If you're a physics student, you can read the book and do the workbook (there are several versions commercially available) on your own. I did this, and you won't miss much if the ground school is targeted to the usual lowest common denominator.
Keep in mind that this is different from written test prep, which you can also do on your own using commercially available study guides.
You will get one-on-one ground training before each flight with a CFI, that covers the more practical applications of the academic work.
My school requires it as they are a part 141. There is another school that does it online but they are no where near as accredited as pea and they dont have good financing options for paying off the flight school