Majors & Minors

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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 27 minors available, including multi-disciplinary topics and the ability to choose from 4 distinct foreign languages.

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.

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VMI 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.

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Applied Mathematics Major	B.S.	Applied Mathematics		Natural Sciences
Arabic Minor		Modern Languages and Cultures		Arts & Humanities
Art History and Visual Culture Minor		English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies		Arts & Humanities
Asian Studies Minor		International Studies and Political Science		Information and Social Sciences
Astronomy Minor		Physics and Astronomy		Natural Sciences
Biology Major	B.S., B.A.	Biology		Life Sciences
Biology Minor	/academics/majors/biology/	Biology		Life Sciences
Business Minor		Economics and Business		Information and Social 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
Chinese Minor		Modern Languages and Cultures		Arts & Humanities
Civil Engineering Major	B.S.	Civil and Environmental Engineering	Concentrations	Engineering
Computer and Information Sciences Minor		Computer and Information Sciences		Information and Social Sciences
Computer Engineering Minor		Electrical and Computer Engineering		Engineering
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
Electrical and Computer Engineering Major	B.S.	Electrical and Computer Engineering		Engineering
English Major	B.A.	English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies		Arts & Humanities
Exercise Science Minor		Human Performance and Wellness		Life Sciences
French Minor		Modern Languages and Cultures		Arts & Humanities
History Major	B.A.	History		Arts & Humanities
History Minor		History		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
Literary Studies Minor		English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies		Arts & Humanities
Mathematics Minor		Applied Mathematics		Natural Sciences
Mechanical Engineering Major	B.S.	Mechanical Engineering		Engineering
Middle Eastern Studies Minor		History		Arts & Humanities
Military History Minor		History		Arts & Humanities
Modern Languages and Cultures Major	B.A.	Modern Languages and Cultures		Arts & Humanities
National Security Minor		International Studies and Political Science		Information and Social Sciences
Philosophy Minor		English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies		Arts & Humanities
Physics Major	B.S.	Physics and Astronomy		Natural Sciences
Physics Minor		Physics and Astronomy		Natural Sciences
Psychology Major	B.S.	Psychology		Life Sciences
Psychology Minor		Psychology		Life Sciences
Rhetoric and Writing MInor		English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies		Arts & Humanities
Spanish Minor		Modern Languages and Cultures		Arts & Humanities