Majors and Minors

VMI offers 14 majors across engineering, the sciences, and arts and humanities. Specialized degree tracks are available in Computer Science and Chemistry, and students also have the choice of a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry.

Students can select from distinct concentrations or sub-disciplines within many of VMI's academic majors. There are also 28 minors available, including multi-disciplinary topics and the ability to choose from 5 distinct foreign languages.

The Institute believes that academic excellence is best maintained at a small college when the number of disciplines offering degrees is restricted. At VMI, you declare your major when you apply so from the beginning you’re with professors you’ll be working with throughout your cadetship. Transfer from one major field of study to another after matriculation is permitted based on the availability of the major and approval of the area department head.


Explore your academic options.

NOTE: Specialized tracks are listed separately, as are modern language minors.

FILTER BY PROGRAM TYPE:

Program Degree(s)* Department Available
Concentration(s)*^
Discipline
Art History and Visual Culture Minor English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies Arts & Humanities
English Major B.A. English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies Arts & Humanities
Biology Major B.S., B.A. Biology Life Sciences
Literary Studies Minor English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies Arts & Humanities
Philosophy Minor English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies Arts & Humanities
Rhetoric and Writing MInor English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies Arts & Humanities
Exercise Science Minor Human Performance and Wellness Life Sciences
History Major B.A. History Arts & Humanities
History Minor History Arts & Humanities
Arabic Minor Modern Languages and Cultures Arts & Humanities
Asian Studies Minor International Studies and Political Science Information and Social Sciences
Business Minor Economics and Business Information and Social Sciences
Chinese Minor Modern Languages and Cultures Arts & Humanities
Computer and Information Sciences Minor Computer and Information Sciences Information and Social Sciences
Computer Science Major - Cybersecurity Track B.S. Computer and Information Sciences Information and Social Sciences
Computer Science Major - Information Technology Track B.S. Computer and Information Sciences Information and Social Sciences
Computer Science Major - Theory and Application Track B.S. Computer and Information Sciences Information and Social Sciences
Cybersecurity Minor Computer and Information Sciences Information and Social Sciences
Economics and Business Major B.A. Economics and Business Information and Social Sciences
Economics Minor Economics and Business Information and Social Sciences
French Minor Modern Languages and Cultures Arts & Humanities
German Minor Modern Languages and Cultures Arts & Humanities
International Studies and Political Science Minor International Studies and Political Science Information and Social Sciences
International Studies Major B.A. International Studies and Political Science Information and Social Sciences
Leadership Studies Minor Psychology Life Sciences
Middle Eastern Studies Minor History Arts & Humanities
Military History Minor History Arts & Humanities
Modern Languages and Cultures Major [1] B.A. Modern Languages and Cultures Arts & Humanities
National Security Minor International Studies and Political Science Information and Social Sciences
Psychology Major B.S. Psychology Life Sciences
Psychology Minor Psychology Life Sciences
Spanish Minor Modern Languages and Cultures Arts & Humanities
Applied Mathematics Major B.S. Applied Mathematics Natural Sciences
Astronomy Minor Physics and Astronomy Natural Sciences
Chemistry Major B.A. Chemistry Natural Sciences
Chemistry Major - Pre-Medical Track B.S. Chemistry Natural Sciences
Chemistry Major - Research Track B.S. Chemistry Natural Sciences
Chemistry Minor Chemistry Natural Sciences
Civil Engineering Major B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering Engineering
Computer Engineering Minor Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering Major B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering
Mathematics Minor Applied Mathematics Natural Sciences
Mechanical Engineering Major B.S. Mechanical Engineering Engineering
Physics Major B.S. Physics and Astronomy Natural Sciences
Physics Minor Physics and Astronomy Natural Sciences
Biology Minor Biology Life Sciences

* Applicable to MAJORS only.
^ Civil Engineering has sub-disciplines rather than concentrations.
[1] Language concentration is specified in the degree awarded