Admission to University Honors is by invitation only. Once you apply to Virginia Tech, University Honors will contact qualifying students and offer the opportunity to apply. The application will include an application form, a curriculum vita, a personal statement, and a letter of reference.
Freshmen looking to enter Honors should understand that admission to the program is based on an application specifically directed to University Honors and is completely separate from their application to Virginia Tech. Honors cannot send the application information to you until the Office of Undergraduate Admissions has received and processed your application to the university.
Entering freshmen are invited to apply to University Honors if:
High school grade point average and test scores are only used to qualify students to apply to Honors.
Students who do not enter University Honors as incoming freshmen will be given the opportunity to join Honors after they have established themselves at the university and met the internal GPA requirement.
Learn more on our Honors Information Sheet (PDF 125KB)
The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, open to all students, is a university program dedicated to developing tomorrow’s leaders. While participating in a full-time military academic lifestyle, cadets hone their leadership, time-management, and decision-making skills.
Students who have exceptional leadership qualities, as demonstrated through a record of leadership in extracurricular activities, student and civic organizations, athletic teams, or successful employment prior to college, and who are interested in enrolling in the Corps of Cadets may be given additional consideration in the admissions process. However, please note that applying to the university and designating on your application your intent to enroll as a cadet is a serious commitment to the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. The admissions committee reserves the right to reevaluate your admission status if you request a change to civilian status after you have been offered admission as a cadet. If you must become exempt from cadet status due to personal, health, or other reasons, situations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
As an addition to their chosen academic track, cadets also have the opportunity to receive a minor in leadership through the Corps of Cadets Leader Development program. Cadets are not required to participate in ROTC, but all ROTC students must be members of the Corps.
All cadets (except juniors or seniors living with their spouses) are required to live in cadet residence halls unless excused by the commandant. The Corps offers scholarships that do not require military service; the ROTC programs offer some scholarships that do.
For more information, contact the Commandant of Cadets: 143 Brodie Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061; 540-231-6413; toll-free, 888/VTCORPS (882-6777); vtcorps@vt.edu; www.vtcc.vt.edu.
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Requests for release from this requirement or permission to live with relatives (other than parents) must be submitted to the Office of Student Programs, 109 East Eggleston, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061; 540-231-6207; housing@vt.edu; www.dsa.vt.edu/.
After the freshman year, students who wish to continue living in residence halls may apply for university housing. Transfer students may request on-campus housing but it is not guaranteed.
All entering students are required to have their own personal computer. Specifications vary by major. Information regarding model requirements and available purchase options is updated by May 1 on the Computer Requirement website. For more information about the computer requirement, visit www.compreq.vt.edu or send email to computer.requirement@vt.edu.
In recent years, more than half of our undergraduate students earn their baccalaureate degrees in four years. (Note that the University Cooperative Education Program and several popular majors, including architecture and landscape architecture, are five-year programs.) About 75 percent of undergraduate students earn their degrees in five years, and 76 percent in six years. You can learn more about retention or graduation rates by contacting the University Registrar, Blacksburg, VA 24061; 540-231-7951; registrar@vt.edu; www.registrar.vt.edu.