Academic Divisions
VMI's Academic Program offers a rigorous curriculum that produces educated and internationally engaged citizens of character. It includes a broad four-year core curriculum and fourteen nationally recognized majors in engineering, science, liberal arts, and social sciences.
VMI believes that academic excellence is best maintained at a small college when the number of disciplines offering degrees is restricted. The choice between a course of study leading to a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree is made before the cadet enters VMI, but transfer from one major field of study to another is permitted. (Some restrictions do apply.)
- A cadet may be awarded the degree of Bachelor of Science with a major in applied Mathematics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics or Psychology.
- A cadet may be awarded the degree of Bachelor of Arts with a major in Economics and Business, English, History, International Studies and Political Science, Modern Languages and Cultures, or Psychology.
- Either a Bachelor of Science degree or a Bachelor of Arts degree may be awarded in Biology, Chemistry or Psychology.
