Undergradaute Majors at Virginia Tech

UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AT VIRGINIA TECH

University Studies
¥ University Studies (undecided) ......... US

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
¥ Agriculture (undecided).................................... AGRI

Agricultural and Applied Economics .......................... AAEC
Agricultural Management and Marketing

Environment, Development and Trade Economics

Veterinary Business Management
¿ Agricultural Technology (2-yr program)..................... AT
Agriculture Business

Animal Agriculture

Landscape and Turf Management

Crop Production
Animal and Poultry Sciences ................................. APSC
Production/Business

Science/Biotechnology
Biochemistry ................................................ BCHM

Crop & Soil Environmental Sciences .......................... CSES
Agroecology

Biotechnology and Genetics

International Agriculture

Soil-Environmental

Turfgrass Management
Dairy Science ............................................... DASC
Production Business Management

Science/Biotechnology/Pre-Vet
Environmental Science ....................................... ENSC
Aquatic Resources

Plant Resources

Land Resources

Waste Management
Food Science & Technology ................................... FST
Science/Technology/Pre-Vet
Horticulture ................................................ HORT
Horticulture Crops

Horticulture Education and Therapy

Horticulture Science

Landscape Contracting

College of Architecture and Urban Studies
†*Architecture (5-year program) ............................ ARCH

Building Construction ...................................... BC

Environmental Policy and Planning .......................... EPP

†* Industrial Design ....................................... IDS

†* Landscape Architecture (5-yr. program) .................. LAR

Public and Urban Affairs ................................... PUA

 
College of Arts and Sciences
+ Art ...................................................... ART
Art History

Fine Arts (5-year program)

Studio Art
Biochemistry (Arts and Sciences) ........................... BIOC
Biotechnology
þ Biology .................................................. BIOL
Biobusiness

Biotechnology

Clinical Laboratory Science

Food Science

Immunology/Microbiology
þ Chemistry ................................................ CHEM

Communication Studies ...................................... COMM

Computer Science ........................................... CS

Economics (Arts & Sciences) ................................ ECAS

þ English .................................................. ENGL

þ French ................................................... FR

Geography .................................................. GEOG

Geological Sciences ........................................ GEOL
Geochemistry

Geophysics
þ German ................................................... GER

History .................................................... HIST

**° Interdisciplinary Studies .............................. IDST
American Studies

Appalachian Studies

Asian Studies

Black Studies

Classical Studies

Humanities & the Arts

Humanities, Science, & Technology

Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Middle-school Pre-education

Religious Studies

Russian Area Studies

Women's Studies
International Studies ...................................... IS
Business

Communications

Development
þ Mathematics .............................................. MATH
Applied Computational Mathematics

Applied Discrete Mathematics

Mathematics Education
‡D Music ................................................... MUS
Design

Music Education

Performance

Theory/Composition
Philosophy ................................................. PHIL

þ Physics .................................................. PHYS

Political Science .......................................... PSCI

Psychology ................................................. PSYC

Sociology .................................................. SOC

þ Spanish .................................................. SPAN

Statistics ................................................. STAT

Theatre Arts ............................................... TA


Pamplin College of Business 
Business (undecided) ...................................... BUS

Accounting ................................................ ACCT

Accounting Information Systems............................. AIS

Economics (Business) ...................................... ECON

Finance ................................................... FIN

Management ................................................ MGT

Management Science and Information Technology ............. MSCI
Computer-Based Decision Support Systems

Production and Operations Management
Marketing ................................................. MKTG
College of Engineering
*General Engineering ...................................... GE

(ALL engineering freshmen)
12 Majors Below for Transfer Students Only


Aerospace Engineering ..................................... AE

Biological Systems Engineering ............................ BSE

Chemical Engineering ...................................... CHE

Civil Engineering ......................................... CE

Computer Engineering ...................................... CPE

Electrical Engineering .................................... EE

Engineering Science and Mechanics ......................... ESM

Industrial and Systems Engineering ........................ ISE

Materials Science and Engineering ......................... MSE

Mechanical Engineering .................................... ME

Mining and Minerals Engineering ........................... MINE

Ocean Engineering ......................................... OE
 

College of Forestry and Wildlife Resources
Forestry and Wildlife (all options) ....................... FW
Environmental Resource Management

Fisheries Science

Forest Products Marketing and Management

Forest Resource Management

Industrial Forestry Operations

Natural Resource Recreation

Wildlife Science

Wood Products

College of Human Resources and Education

Human Resources Programs
¥ Human Resources (undecided) ............................. HR

Clothing & Textiles ....................................... CT
Apparel Design

Merchandising Management
¥ Family and Child Development ............................ FCD

* Early Childhood Education (NK-5) ........................ ECE

Human Services ............................................ HS

Hospitality and Tourism Management ........................ HTM

Housing, Interior Design, and Resource Management ......... HIDM
Consumer Studies

Family Financial Management

Interior Design

Residential Property Management

Family and Consumer Sciences, Teaching and Extension
Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise ...................... HNFE
Community and International

Consumer Foods

Dietetics

Exercise and Health Promotion

Science of Food, Nutrition and Exercise
Education Programs

Agricultural Education .................................... AGED

Business Education ........................................ BED

Family and Consumer Sciences Education .................... HEED

Marketing Education ....................................... MKED

Technology Education ...................................... TED

Vocational/Industrial/Health Occupations Education ........ VIED

Additional Teacher Certification Programs
For Mathematics Education, Mathematics and Computer Science Education, and Music Education, teacher certification may be obtained at either the undergraduate or graduate level.

For Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Middle School Education, English Education, Science Education, and Social Studies Education, teacher certification is obtained at graduate level only.

Students interested in pre-professional preparation in areas such as medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and law may choose any major in any college, and may arrange to work with the appropriate pre-professional advisor to prepare for application and admission to the professional school of their choice.

¥ Applications accepted from incoming freshmen only; transfers may not choose these majors.
¿ A maximum of 28 credits from the Agriculture Technology program can be applied toward a four-year degree in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
* Restricted major—one for which demand far exceeds available space. Choosing University Studies (US) as a second choice will increase the chances of receiving an offer of admission to the university (freshmen only).
° A master’s degree and teaching certification is earned in the fifth year.
** Additional options are available.
† Students are admitted in fall semester only. + Portfolio required.
‡ Audition required.
þ Education/Teaching option offered.