General Engineering Orientation
Academic Advising & Class Registration
TODAY’S GOALS
• What is academic advising and who is responsible
• Discuss the importance of your VT email
• Review
– Orientation packet
– Hokie Spa
– Unofficial Transcript
– English Placement
• Work on your fall class schedule
– Curriculum for Liberal Education (CLE)
– First-Year Engineering Requirements
ACADEMIC ADVISOR & STUDENT
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Academic Advising at Virginia Tech is a collaborative
process between student and advisor leading to the exchange
of information that encourages the individual student to make
responsible academic and career decisions.
• It is YOUR responsibility to be aware of all major, degree,
college, and graduation requirements necessary to complete
your degree.
• As an academic advisor, it is MY responsibility to help you
interpret the requirements, but you the student must bring any
questions you have to me or your future advisor.
VT EMAIL REMINDER
•
We have been emailing your VT and non_VT emails through out the
summer. From this point forward we will only email you and you should only
email me from your VT account.
•
Check and read your VT email on a daily basis—you will be sent
notifications from university officials, advisors, and professors regarding
upcoming events, deadlines, and etc.
•
“I didn’t get that e-mail” or “I didn’t read that e-mail” is not an acceptable
excuse for missing a deadline.
Always email university officials from your VT email account.
Please include a greeting and full name in the email body.
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•
ORIENTATION PACKET
• EngE undergraduate homepage
– www.enge.vt.edu
– Click undergraduate on the left bar
• Orientation
• Review Information Packet
FIRST YEAR COURSES
Spring Semester
Fall Semester
Course
Title
Credits
Course
Title
Credits
ENGE 1215
Foundations of Engineering
2
ENGE 1216
Foundations of Engineering
2
Free-Time CRN: 80018
Free-Time CRN: 80016
ENGL 1105
First Year Writing
3
ENGL 1106
First Year Writing
3
MATH 1225
Calculus of a Single Variable
4
MATH 1226
Calculus of a Single Variable
4
CHEM 1035
General Chemistry
3
PHYS 2305
Foundations of Physics
4
CHEM 1045
General Chemistry Lab
1
CLE Course
(Area 2, 3, or 7)
3
PHYS 2305 Foundations of Physics Lab
CHEM 1045 General Chemistry Lab
Major Requirement or
CLE Course
Total Credit Hours
16
Total Credit Hours
0
1
2-3
15-17
DECLARING A DEGREE-GRANTING
ENGINEERING MAJOR
•
Admission to each degree-granting engineering major is competitive based on overall
Virginia Tech GPA and Engineering Index GPA.
•
The Overall GPA is calculated based on all courses taken at Virginia Tech
•
The Engineering Index GPA is calculated based on courses taken at Virginia Tech which
include:
– all courses in bold on the previous slide
– courses with the following prefixes
• From the College of Engineering: AOE, BMES, BSE, CEE, CHE, CNST, CS,
ECE, ENGE, ENGR, ESM, ISE, MSE, ME, MINE, NSEG
• From the College of Science: BCHM, BIOL, BMVS, CHEM, CMDA, GEOS,
ISC, MATH, NANO, PHYS, STAT
• Exceptions include those courses which appear on the College of Engineering’s
Non-Degree list
•
A minimum 3.0 overall Virginia Tech GPA and 3.0 Engineering Index GPA will guarantee
students their first choice engineering major.
•
Complete list of Change of Major Requirements and Policies
HOKIE SPA: GENERAL STUDENT INFORMATION
WWW.HOKIESPA.VT.EDU
FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
• Two (2) years of a single foreign language in high
school will satisfy the Engineering Foreign
Language Requirement.
• Students can view their Foreign Language requirement
under View your General Student Information in Hokie
Spa.
• Hokie Spa will be updated in October.
ENGLISH PLACEMENT
• ENGL 1105 and 1106 or 1204H are required for the
College of Engineering.
• Your English Placement is determined by the English
Department and is based on the following available
criteria: SAT Critical Reading, SAT Writing, and
standardized High School Class Rank.
• You can view any Advanced Standing that you may have
received on Hokie Spa under View General Student
Information and New Orientation Information.
HOKIE SPA: GRADES MENU
WWW.HOKIESPA.VT.EDU
HOKIE SPA: TRANSFER AND OTHER ADDITIONAL CREDIT
WWW.HOKIESPA.VT.EDU
ENGLISH RECOMMENDATIONS
Take ENGL 1105 in the fall
– No AP, IB, or Transfer Credit
AND
– English Placement is ENGL 1105
Take ENGL 1106 in the spring
– AP, IB, or Transfer Credit for ENGL 1105
AND/OR
– English Placement is ENGL 1106
• Earn a C- or better and you will receive credit
for ENGL 1105
Take ENGL 1204H in the fall
– AP, IB, or Transfer Credit for ENGL 1105
AND/OR
– English Placement is ENGL 1204H
– Earn a C- or better and you will receive credit
for ENGL 1105
No English needed
– AP, IB, or Transfer Credit for ENGL 1105 and ENGL 1106
AP Exam
Score
VT Credit
EnglishLANG/COMP or
LIT/COMP
3
ENGL 1105
EnglishLANG/COMP or
LIT/COMP
4 or 5
ENGL 1105
ENGL 1106
VCCS Course
Grade
VT Credit
ENG 111
A-C
ENGL 1105
ENG 112
A-C
ENGL 1106
MATH RECOMMENDATIONS
Math-Ready:
No AP, IB, or Transfer Credit
AP Exam
Score
VT Credit
Calculus AB
3
No credit for
COE
Calculus AB
4 or 5
MATH 1225
Calculus BC
3
MATH 1225
Calculus BC
4 or 5
MATH 1225
MATH 1226
VCCS Course
Grade
VT Credit
MTH 173
A-C
MATH 1225
MTH 174
A-C
MATH 1226
• MATH 1225
AP, IB, or Transfer Credit for MATH 1225
• MATH 1226
AP, IB, or Transfer Credit for MATH 1225 & MATH 1226
• MATH 2204
Math-Not Ready:
Pass Math Readiness Test
• MATH 1225
Do not pass Math Readiness Test
• Math 1014
CURRICULUM FOR LIBERAL EDUCATION (CLE)
http://www.cle.prov.vt.edu/guides
Area 1
Writing and Discourse
6 Credits
ENGL 1105-1106/1204H
Area 2
Ideas, Cultural Traditions, and Values
6 Credits
Area 3
Society and Human Behavior
6 Credits
AE & OE: requires ECON 2005
CEM: requires ECON 2005 and 2006
Area 4
Scientific Reasoning and Discovery
8 Credits
CHEM 1035/1045-PHYS 2305
Area 5
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
6 Credits
MATH 1225-1226
Area 6
Creativity and Aesthetic Experience
1 Credit
Area 7
Critical Issues in a Global Context
3 Credits
BSE, CE, CEM, ISE: may be satisfied by a major course.
Some Area 7 courses may simultaneously fulfill the requirements of another area in
addition to Area 7. Area 7 is the only exception to this rule.
Note: 1000 and 2000 level courses are most appropriate for new students.
HOKIE SPA: TRANSCRIPTS
WWW.HOKIESPA.VT.EDU
SPECIAL COURSES
•
Spatial Visualization:
– ENGE 1354
•
Engineering Research Seminar:
– ENGR 1014
•
Hypatia (Women):
– ENGR 1034
•
Galileo (Men):
– ENGR 1054
•
Residential Leadership Community / SERVE:
– LDRS 1015 (Area 2)
•
Materials in Today’s World:
– MSE 1004
•
Marching Virginians:
– MUS 3314: 85286 (Area 6)
•
Honors:
– UH 1004 (Hillcrest or HRC)
•
Corps-only:
– MGT 1945
– MGT 1935
•
Army:
– MGT 1945
– MS 1005
•
Navy:
– MGT 1945
– MN 1004
•
Air Force
– MGT 1945
– AS 1115
– AS 2944
– AS 2934 (do not register for a course
immediately following this course).
•
Highty Tighties:
– MUS 3314: 85290 (Area 6)
•
Hokies 101
– Academic transition program with
workshop(s)
HOKIE SPA: REGISTRATION AND SCHEDULE
WWW.HOKIESPA.VT.EDU
REGISTRATION AND SCHEDULE
WWW.HOKIESPA.VT.EDU
Fall I2015
Summer
2015
Summer II 2015
Step 1:
Step 2: Right Click and
Open in New Window
Fall 2015
Step 3: Click
DROP/ADD
MATH 1225
M: Monday
T: Tuesday
W: Wednesday
R: Thursday
F: Friday
TIMETABLE OF CLASSES
GET CRN# FROM TIMETABLE
Click on the CRN# for a
description of the course,
pre-req’s, co-req’s,
comments, etc.
M: Monday
T: Tuesday
W: Wednesday
R: Thursday
F: Friday
ADD CRN# & SUBMIT CHANGES
MATH 1225
Step 1
Step 2
PLEASE DO NOT
• Drop your “Free Time”
• Drop your chemistry lab (CHEM 1045) if you have one, only
40% of GE students are able to take CHEM 1045 in fall the
with the class. The remaining will take CHEM 1035 (class) in
fall and CHEM 1045 (lab) in spring.
• Freak out 
– It will take you many attempts to get all the classes you
need, but with patience and persistence, you will get a full
schedule (Drop/Add is open today through July 27th and
re-opens August 8th through August 28th).
SO WHAT DO YOU DO NOW?
• Drop any classes you already have credit for (unless you wish to
retake)
• Add CLE courses to bring your schedule to 15-17 credits. (12 credits
is required to be full time)
• Remember additional times are required…not optional
• If you have English waitlist on your schedule, please try to find an
open section.
– If you can not find an open section, leave the waitlist on your
schedule.
• You can get almost anywhere on campus in 15 minutes.
• Drop/Add is open today through Monday, July 27