The graduation requirements in effect at the time of graduation apply. When choosing the degree requirements information, always choose the year of your expected date of graduation. Requirements for graduation are referred to via university publications as “Checksheets”. The number of credit hours required for degree completion varies among curricula. Students must satisfactorily complete all requirements and university obligations for degree completion.
The university reserves the right to modify requirements in a degree program. However, the university will not alter degree requirements less than two years from the expected graduation year unless there is a transition plan for students already in the degree program.
SELECTING A GRADUATION YEAR: choose the year you expect to graduate. CAUTION: You may find displayed a checksheet with reference to a prior graduation year. This indicates that the degree program requirements have not altered since the graduation year displayed.
KEYS TO SUCCESS In Progressing Toward A Degree:
- Keep in close contact with your academic advisor. She or he will help you plot your progress toward a degree and will communicate with you any degree program changes.
- Plan for courses with prerequisites – you may not be allowed to register for a course if you do not meet the stated prerequisite.
- Check this site at the beginning of each academic year to assure no revised academic requirements.
- Students are responsible for keeping informed on graduation requirements – so be proactive by applying for your degree and reviewing your DARS (Degree Audit Report) with your advisor.
Other helpful info may be found: Guide to Graduation.
Checksheets by College
Agribusiness (AGRB) | ||||
Agribusiness Management (AGBM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Veterinary Business Management (VBMG) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Agricultural Sciences (AGSC) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Agricultural Technology (AT) | ||||
Option: Applied Agricultural Management (AAM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Landscape and Turf Management (LTM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Animal and Poultry Sciences (APSC) | ||||
Option: Pre-Vet (PVT) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Production Business (Livestock Emphasis, Poultry Emphasis, Equine Emphasis, Companion and Laboratory Animal Emphasis) (PBL, PBP, PBE, PBC) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Science (Livestock Emphasis, Poultry Emphasis, Equine Emphasis, Companion and Laboratory Animal Emphasis) (SCEL, SCEP, SCEE, SCEC) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Applied Economic Management (AEM) | ||||
Option: Community Economic Development (CED) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Environmental Economics, Management, and Policy (EEMP) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Financial Planning (FNPN) (last degree to be awarded 2019) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
Option: International Trade and Development (ITD) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Biochemistry (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences) (BCHM) | ||||
No Option (BCHM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Biotechnology (BIOT) (last degree to be awarded Fall 2017) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Crop and Soil Sciences (CSS) | ||||
Option: Agronomy (AGRO) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Crop Genetics and Breeding (CRGB) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: International Agriculture (INAG) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Turfgrass Management (TURF) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Dairy Science (DASC) | ||||
Option: Biotechnology/Prevet (BTPV) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Dairy Enterprise Management (DEM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Dual Emphasis (DUAL) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Environmental Horticulture (EHRT) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Environmental Science (ENSC) | ||||
No Option (ENSC) | 2020 | |||
Option: Land Restoration and Management (LRM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Land Water and Air (LWA) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Water Science and Quality (WSCQ) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Food Science and Technology (FST) | ||||
Option: Food Business (FDBS) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Food and Health (FDHL) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Fermentation (FERM) | 2019 | 2020 | ||
Option: Science Concentration (SCIE) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Technology Concentration (TECH) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise (HNFE) | ||||
Option: Dietetics (DIET) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Science of Food, Nutrition and Exercise (SFNE) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Landscape Contracting (LCON) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Architecture (ARCH) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Art, B.A. (ART) | ||||
Option: Art History (AHST) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Art, B.F.A (ARTF) | ||||
Option: Creative Technologies (CTCH) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Studio Art (STU) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Visual Communications Design (VCD) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Building Construction (BC) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Environmental Policy and Planning (EPP) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Industrial Design (IDS) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Interior Design (ITDS) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Landscape Architecture (LAR) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Public and Urban Affairs (PUA) | ||||
Option: Environmental Affairs (ENVA) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Global Development (GD) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Public and Nonprofit Management (PNPM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Public Policy (PUPO) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Urbanization: Planning and Policy (UPP) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Accounting and Information Systems (ACIS) | ||||
Option: Accounting (ACCT) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Accounting Information Systems Audit (ISA) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Information Systems (ISO) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Business Information Technology (BIT) | ||||
Option: Computer-Based Decision Support Systems (DSS) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Operations and Supply Chain Management (OSM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Economics (College of Business) (ECON) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Finance (FIN) (last degree to be awarded Fall 2017) |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Banking and Financial Institutions (FBFI) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Option: Certified Financial Planner (FCFP) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Option: Corporate Financial Management (FCFM) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Option: Financial Accounting (FFAC) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Option: Investment Management (FCFA) | 2019 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Hospitality and Tourism Management (HTM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Management (MGT) | ||||
Option: Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Technology Management (EIT) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Management Consulting and Analysis (MCA) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Human Resource Management (MHR) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Marketing Management (MKTG) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Digital Marketing Strategy (DMS) | 2019 | 2020 | ||
Option: Professional Sales (PRSL) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Real Estate (REAL) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Aerospace Engineering (AE) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Aerospace Engineering/Ocean Engineering Double Major (DAE) (Refer to combined AE and OE checksheets after Fall 2016) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Biological Systems Engineering (BSE) |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Chemical Engineering (CHE) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Civil Engineering (CE) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Computer Engineering (CPE) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Computer Science (CS) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Construction Engineering and Management (CEM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Electrical Engineering (EE) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Engineering Science and Mechanics (ESM) | ||||
No Option (ESM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Biomechanics (BMCH) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Engineering Physics (EP) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) | ||||
No Option (MSE) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Nuclear Material (NUCM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Mechanical Engineering (ME) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Mining Engineering (MINE) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Ocean Engineering (OE) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Ocean Engineering/Aerospace Engineering Double Major (DOE) (Refer to combined OE and AE checksheets after Fall 2016) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management (AHRM) | ||||
Option: Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) (Please view Family and Consumer Sciences Major) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Cinema (TAC) | 2019 |
2020 |
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Classical Studies (CLA) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Communication Studies (CMST) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Consumer Studies (CONS) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Criminology (CRI) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Creative Writing (CW) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
English (ENGL) | ||||
Option: Creative Writing (CRWR) (Please view Creative Writing starting 2016) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Literature, Language, and Culture; Cultural Studies (LLCC) (Please view Literature & Language starting 2016) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Literature, Language, and Culture; Pre-Education (LLCE) (Please view Literature & Language starting 2016) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Literature, Language, and Culture; Literature (LLCL) (Please view Literature & Language starting 2016) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Literature, Language, and Culture; Pre-Law (LLCP) (Please view Literature & Language starting 2016) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Professional Writing (PRWR) (Please view Professional & Technical Writing starting 2016) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Fashion Merchandising and Design (FMD) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
French (FR) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
German (GER) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
History (HIST) | ||||
No Option (HIST) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Global/Comparative History (GC) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Military/Diplomatic/Political History (MDP) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Undergraduate Research/Thesis (RSTH) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Social/Cultural/Economic History (SCE) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: History of Science/Technology/Environment (STE) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Human Development (HD) | ||||
No Option (HD) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Humanities, Science, and Environment (HSE) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
International Public Policy (IPPL) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
International Relations (IREL) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
International Studies (IS) |
2019 | 2020 | ||
Option: Business (BUSN) (last degree to be awarded 2020) |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Environmental Affairs (ENVA) (last degree to be awarded 2020) |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Global Development (GD) (last degree to be awarded 2020) |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Security and Foreign Policy (SFP) (last degree to be awarded 2020) |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: World Politics & Policy (WPP) (last degree to be awarded 2020) |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Literature and Language (LL) | ||||
Option: Literature (LLCW) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Pre Education (LLPE) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Pre Law (LLPL) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Multimedia Journalism (MJ) | ||||
No Option (MJ) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Sports Media and Analytics Concentration (SMA) | 2019 | 2020 | ||
Music (MUS) | ||||
Option: Creative Technologies (CTLA) | 2019 | 2020 | ||
Option: Composition (MCOM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Designed Option-Professional (DOPR) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Education (Pre-Teacher Certification) (MEDU) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Performance Liberal Arts (PFLA) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Performance Professional Instrumental (PPIN) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Performance Professional Vocal (PPVO) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Technology Liberal Arts (MTLA) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Technology Professional (MTPR) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
National Security and Foreign Affairs (NSFA) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Philosophy (PHIL) | ||||
No Option (PHIL) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Pre-Medical Professions (PHMD) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) | 2020 | |||
Political Science (PSCI) | ||||
No Option (PSCI) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Legal Studies (LS) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: National Security Studies (NSEC) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Political Theory (POLT) | 2017 |
2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Property Management (PM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Public Relations (PR) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Professional and Technical Writing (PTW) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Religion & Culture (RLCL) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Residential Environments & Design (RED) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Russian (RUS) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Sociology (SOC) | ||||
No Option (SOC) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Africana Studies (AFST) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: American Indian Studies (AINS) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Crime/Deviance (CRIM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Social Inequality (INEQ) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Research Methods (RMTH) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Women's and Gender Studies (WGST) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Spanish (SPAN) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Theatre Arts (TA) | ||||
Option: Cinema (TAC) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Design (TAD) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: General Theatre (TAG) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Performance (TAP) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Environmental Resources Management (ERM) | ||||
No Option (ERM) | 2019 | 2020 | ||
Option: Environmental Resource Management (ERM) (last degree to be awarded Fall 2019) |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Watershed Management Option (WATM) (last degree to be awarded Fall 2019) |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Environmental Informatics (EI) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Fish Conservation (FISC) | ||||
Option: Freshwater Fisheries Conservation (FFC) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Marine Fisheries Conservation (MFC) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Forestry (FORS) | ||||
Option: Forest Operations and Business (FOB) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Forest Resource Management (FRM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Urban Forestry (UFOR) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Geography (GEOG) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Meteorology (MTRG) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Natural Resources Conservation (NRC) | ||||
Option: Environmental Education (NREE) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Conservation and Recreation Management (CRM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Option: Natural Resources Science Education (NRSE) (last degree to be awarded Fall 2019) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Packaging Systems and Design (PSD) | ||||
No Option: (PSD) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Sustainable Biomaterials (SBIO) | ||||
No Option: (SBIO) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Water: Resources, Policy, and Management (WRPM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Wildlife Conservation (WLC) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
2020 |
Biochemistry (College of Science) (BIOC) | ||||
No Option (BIOC) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Biotechnology (BIOT) (last degree to be awarded Fall 2017) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Biological Sciences (BIOL) | ||||
No Option (BIOL) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Biomedical (BIOM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Chemistry, B.A. (CHEM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Chemistry, B.S. (CHEM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Clinical Neuroscience (CNEU) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (CBNU) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Computational and Systems Neuroscience (CSNU) |
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Computational Modeling and Data Analytics (CMDA) | ||||
No Option (CMDA) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Economics (CMDE) |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Physics (CMDP) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Economics (College of Science) (ECAS) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Experimental Neuroscience (EXPN) | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
Geosciences (GEOS) | ||||
Option: Earth Science Education (ESED) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Geochemistry (GCHE) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Geology (GEOL) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Geophysics (GEOP) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Mathematics (MATH) | ||||
No Option (MATH) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Applied Computational Mathematics (ACM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Applied and Discrete Mathematics (ADM) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Mathematics Education (Master's Track) (MSTR) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Microbiology (MIC) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Nanoscience (NANO) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Neuroscience (NEUR) (last degree to be awarded Fall 2019) |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Physics, B.A. (PHYS) | ||||
No Option (PHYS) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Physics Education (PHYE) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Pre-Health (PREH) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Option: Pre-Law (PRLW) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Physics, B.S. (PHYS) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Psychology (PSYC) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Statistics (STAT) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Systems Biology (SYSB) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Contact Information
Our office is located in Student Services Building, Suite 250. Our business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday with the exception of holidays.
Office of the University Registrar (MC 0134)
Student Services Building, Suite 250, Virginia Tech
800 Washington St., SW
Blacksburg, VA 24061
United States
Phone: (540) 231-6252
Email: registrar@vt.edu
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