Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 87% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.
• 39% of our most recent graduates graduated in four years.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• psychology
• biology
• mechanical engineering

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 1.50
• Sophomore: 1.75
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• Three summer sessions, two of six weeks each and one of twelve weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in July.

• Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Tech, University of Virginia.

• IBM, DuPont, General Electric, Virginia Tech, Westinghouse.

• Clifton C. Garvin, Jr., retired chairperson and CEO, Exxon; Christopher C. Kraft, Jr., former director, NASA Johnson Space Center; Willis S. White, Jr., chairperson and CEO, American Electric Power; Alexander F. Giacco, retired chairperson, president, and CEO, Hercules, Inc.