Performing & Visual Arts

Art majors are required to submit a portfolio by mail (under separate cover) to: Department of Art and Art History, 201 Draper Road, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061. This portfolio must consist of ten slides of recent works, in any medium. Questions should be directed to the Department of Art and Art History at 540/231- 5547; vtart@vt.edu; www.art.vt.edu.

The Department of Music requires an audition of its applicants. For information about repertoire and schedule of auditions, contact the Department of Music, 241 Squires; 540/231-5685; david.widder@vt.edu; www.music.vt.edu.

The Department of Theatre Arts does not require its applicants to submit to a talent critique. For more information, contact the Department of Theatre Arts, 203 Performing Arts Building; 540/231-5335; mtraines@vt.edu; www.theatre.vt.edu.

Applicants are responsible for submitting a portfolio or scheduling an audition by contacting the appropriate department before January 1 of their senior year in high school.

Spring Semester

Virginia Tech enrolls new students on a space-available basis in the spring semester. Applications are reviewed and decisions made based on the contents of the applicant's file as of October 1 of the year preceding the spring semester. Applicants attending a Virginia community college are advised to complete their entrance year (fall and spring semesters) at the community college and apply for admission to Virginia Tech for the fall semester.

For the past several years, no students have been admitted for the spring term.

Students cannot be accepted to the following majors at mid-year: architecture, landscape architecture, or industrial design.

Summer Semester

New students admitted to the university for fall may change their term of entry to summer by submitting the Change in Term form at www.admiss.vt.edu/applicationchange.html to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Students enrolled in other universities may attend summer sessions as visiting students. High-ability high school juniors and seniors may attend as non-degree-seeking students. For more information on summer sessions, visit www.summer.vt.edu or e-mail summer@vt.edu.