Summer Virtual Academic Advising & Course Registration
Summer 2025 College of Science Virtual Academic Advising & Course Registration Timeline
May 1 - June 11: Complete the College of Science checklist items below.
May 19: First-Year students will receive an email from their academic department informing you how to schedule an academic advising appointment.
Tools Needed: Computer and Zoom downloaded on your computer, please click the link to download Zoom well in advance of your scheduled academic advising appointment.
June 5: Transfer students will receive an email from your academic department informing you how to schedule an academic advising appointment.
Tools Needed: Computer and Zoom downloaded on your computer, please click the link to download Zoom well in advance of your scheduled academic advising appointment.
June 6: First-Year and transfer students will receive access to the College of Science Summer/Fall 2025 Virtual Academic Advising & Course Registration Canvas page with instructions on how to register for courses and use the course registration system.
June 11 - July 31: Attend a mandatory virtual academic advising appointment for your major, dates may vary by major (this can be done after you begin registering for courses).
June 11: Register for Fall 2025 courses (this will be an ongoing process through the summer and can begin prior to meeting with an academic advisor)
July 31: If you did not make an academic advising appointment by this date, a hold will be placed on your account preventing you from making any changes to your schedule or registering for classes until you meet with an academic advisor.
August 25: Fall 2025 classes begin!
August 29: Last day to add classes to your fall 2025 schedule.
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You must complete step 1 Prior to steps 2-4
Each linked step takes you directly to the section you need to complete.
(All College of Science majors except for Psychology majors)
1. CREATE YOUR VIRGINIA TECH USER ID: This will be your Virginia Tech username and email address.
(Allow 24 hours before completing the remainder of this checklist)
2. ENROLL in the 2-Factor Authentication with Duo.
3. DOWNLOAD the DUO Mobile App on your personal smartphone and enroll your device.
4. ACCESS, READ, USE your Virginia Tech Email daily.
Your VT Email is how the college and your academic advisor will communicate with you.
5. ADD your Virginia Tech email to your personal smartphone.
6. SIGN UP to receive VT Alerts for your phone.
The VT ALEKS placement assessment is used to determine eligibility to enroll in MATH 1225 (Calculus of a Single Variable) and CHEM 1035 (General Chemistry). It is designed to determine what you know and what you need to work on; you do NOT need to review/study for the assessment. At the end of the assessment, you will have a much better sense of your strengths and topic areas to brush up on that you may have been forgotten or haven't been practiced for some time. You will have three attempts to attain the score needed.
Take the placement assessment as soon as possible, one assessment is used to qualify students for eligibility in these courses. Access to ALEKS is available now and is offered free of charge for Virginia Tech students. All College of Science majors (except psychology majors) should complete the ALEKS placement assessment, regardless of anticipated AP, IB, CLEP, Cambridge, or other transfer credits.
| Access Opens | Access Closes | |
REMOTE TESTING |
Monday, March 17, 2025 |
Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
Remote Testing Closed at 11:59pm ET on Thursday, July 31, 2025* |
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IN-PERSON TESTING
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No later than Monday, August 25, 2025** |
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 |
*Assessment must be started no later than 11:59pm ET on 7/31/25. Student will have 3 hours to complete the assessment.
**In-person testing hours: 4:00 - 8:00pm ET; must check-in no later than 6:00pm ET. Students who check-in after 5:00pm will have fewer than 3 hours to complete the assessment; average completion time is 90 minutes..
1. Send all official high school, college, and university transcripts
All transcripts should be sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions through electronic transfer (i.e., Parchment) or through mail to the below address.
Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Virginia Tech
925 Prices Fork Road
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Transfer students need to send their high school transcript if they completed 2 years of a single foreign language in high school.
2. SUBMIT your expected credit scores to Virginia Tech.
| Expected Credits | How to Submit to Virginia Tech |
|---|---|
Advanced Placement (AP) |
Scores must be sent to Virginia Tech from CollegeBoard by entering Virginia Tech's School Code #5859. They will submit them electronically. Transfer students must also submit AP scores from CollegeBoard as your prior institution(s) transcript will not include those scores. |
| College Level Examination Program (CLEP) | Scores must be sent to Virginia Tech from CollegeBoard by entering Virginia Tech's School Code #5859. They will submit them electronically. |
Dual Enrollment (DE) /Transfer |
Official transcripts for dual enrollment courses or courses taken at other universities must be submitted to Virginia Tech. Your high school does not send dual enrollment credits and you MUST request an official transcript from the university the courses were taken. You can request the official transcripts from most university websites and have them sent electronically to Virginia Tech and have them emailed to admissions@vt.edu. If you are unable to submit the official transcript in an electronic format, please have the official transcript mailed to: |
International Baccalaureate (IB) |
Scores must be sent from www.ibo.org by entering Virginia Tech's School Code #5859. They will submit them electronically. |
Cambridge International Exams |
Scores must be sent from Cambridge Assessment International Education or other designated testing agency to Virginia Tech's Office of the University Registrar. If you are unable to submit the official scores in an electronic format, please have the official scores mailed to: |
3. LOOKUP how your expected courses and credits may transfer to Virginia Tech and indicate the Virginia Tech Equivalent on the College of Science Expected Courses/Credits Worksheet.
4. UPLOAD your completed College of Science Expected Courses & Credits Worksheet along with your unofficial transcript(s) to the College of Science Pre-Advising Intake Form Portal.
5. VERIFY your processed scores and transcripts
You can verify when Virginia Tech has processed your college transcripts/score reports on Hokie Spa. Log into Hokie Spa > click Grades Menu > click Transfer and Other Additional Credits.
View the links below to learn how to register for classes
1. COMPLETE the College of Science Pre-Advising Intake Form at least 2-3 days prior to your academic advising appointment. Your advising appointment MAY be cancelled if it is not completed prior to the appointment and you will be required to reschedule.
2. PREPARE for Class Registration through your Add/Drop Screen in Hokie Spa
- Click Hokie Spa
- Click Course Registration and Schedule Menu
- Click Registration (Add/Drop) and Schedule
- Click Add/Drop-Register for Classes
- Select the Fall 2025 term and click Continue
- Complete any Action Items it requests such as updating: Emergency Contact Address, Emergency Contact Confirmed, FERPA Release, VT Alerts, Self-Disclosure of Arrest/Conviction, and Student Financial Responsibility
3. EXPLORE courses required for your major to get an idea of what you may already have credit for and classes you would need to complete in the future.
The official requirements will be available in mid-June. Until then, below are unofficial program requirements to help students prepare for course registration during virtual academic advising & course registration. Once the 2025-2026 Course Catalog is official, the program requirements can be viewed by visiting catalog.vt.edu > click Programs > checkmark Undergraduate in the Academic Level/Program Type box > search for your major.
| Department/Unit | Unofficial 2025-2026 Program Requirements by Major/Option |
| Academy of Data Science | BS, Computational Modeling & Data Analytics BS, Computational Modeling & Data Analytics (Biological Sciences) BS, Computational Modeling & Data Analytics (Cryptography & Cybersecurity) BS, Computational Modeling & Data Analytics (Economics) BS, Computational Modeling & Data Analytics (Geosciences) BS, Computational Modeling & Data Analytics (Physics) |
| Academy of Integrated Science | BS, Nanomedicine BS, Nanoscience |
| Biological Sciences | BS, Biological Sciences BS, Biological Sciences (Biology Education) BS, Biological Sciences (Biomedical) BS, Biological Sciences (Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior) BS, Microbiology (No Option) BS, Microbiology (Biomedical) |
| Chemistry | BA, Chemistry BS, Chemistry BS, Medicinal Chemistry BS, Polymer Chemistry |
| Economics | BA, Economics BA, Economics (Business) BA, Economics (Managerial Economics & Data Science) BA, Economics (Policy & Regulation) |
| Geosciences | BS, Geosciences (Earth Science Education) BS, Geosciences (Environmental & Engineering Geoscience) BS, Geosciences (Geobiology & Paleobiology) BS, Geosciences (Geochemistry) BS, Geosciences (Geology) BS, Geosciences (Geophysics) |
| Mathematics | BS, Mathematics BS, Mathematics (Applied Computational Mathematics) BS, Mathematics (Applied Discrete Mathematics) BS, Mathematics (Mathematics Education) |
| Physics | BA, Physics (No Option) BA, Physics (Physics Education) BA, Physics (Pre-Health) BA, Physics (Pre-Law) BS, Physics |
| Psychology | BS, Psychology |
| School of Neuroscience | BS, Clinical Neuroscience BS, Cognitive & Behavioral Neuroscience BS, Computational & Systems Neuroscience |
| Statistics | BS, Statistics (Statistical Data Science) BS, Statistics (Statistical Methods & Theory) |
4. SCHEDULE YOUR VIRTUAL ACADEMIC ADVISING & COURSE REGISTRATION APPOINTMENT with your academic advisor.
5. VISIT the website of the department your major is in to complete their required steps and to prepare for your academic advising appointment. (If your department is not hyperlinked at this time, please check back later)
| Department/Unit | Major |
|---|---|
| Academy of Data Science | Computational Modeling & Data Analytics |
Academy of Integrated Science |
Nanomedicine Nanoscience |
Biological Sciences |
Biological Sciences Microbiology |
Chemistry |
Chemistry Medicinal Chemistry Polymer Chemistry |
Economics |
Economics |
Geosciences |
Geosciences |
Mathematics |
Mathematics |
Physics |
Physics |
Psychology |
Psychology |
School of Neuroscience |
Clinical Neuroscience Cognitive & Behavioral Neuroscience Computational & Systems Neuroscience |
Statistics |
Statistics (Statistical Data Science) Statistics (Statistical Methods & Theory) |
6. ATTEND THE VIRTUAL ACADEMIC ADVISING & COURSE REGISTRATION appointment via Zoom on a charged computer. DO NOT use a phone as you will be sharing your screen during your academic advising and course registration appointment.
We encourage students to attend this academic advising appointment individually without others or members of your support team so our academic advisors and students can connect with each other. There will be sessions specifically for families/partners/support teams of students from the Office of New Students & Family Programs.
