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Visiting Students at VMI
VMI welcomes qualified visiting students to plan their summer studies with us.
Who May Apply
You may apply as a visiting student if you are:
- A student in good standing at another accredited college or university.
- A recent high school graduate or incoming college student (see requirements below).
- A high school student who has been promoted to the 12th grade.
How to Apply
Complete the Non-VMI Cadet Summer Session Application [available later this spring] and submit:
- A letter from your home institution confirming good standing or acceptance for admission as a new student.
- An official transcript if enrolling in a course with prerequisites.
NOTE: Required documents must be emailed directly to registrar@vmi.edu. Students are responsible for confirming transfer credit approval with their home institution prior to registration.
High school applicants must:
- Have been promoted to the 12th grade.
- Submit a Non-VMI Cadet Summer Session Application [available later this spring].
- Provide a secondary school report.
- Obtain a written approval from the school principal.
Required documents must be emailed by the school to registrar@vmi.edu.
Pursuant to the Virginia Senior Citizens Higher Education Act, eligible Virginia residents age 60 or older may enroll in VMI Summer Session courses without payment of tuition and fees.
To qualify, applicants must:
- Be 60 years of age or older.
- Have been a Virginia domiciliary for at least one year.
- Have an annual income of less than $23,850.
- Otherwise meet the Summer Session admission criteria of the Virginia Military Institute.
Eligible applicants must complete the Non-VMI Cadet Summer Session application [available later this spring] and submit required documentation prior to the start of the term, including:
- State and Virginia tax returns with W-2 forms, or
- Documentation of disability status, or
- An IRS Letter of Non-Tax Filing for the previous year.
Required documents must be emailed to registrar@vmi.edu.
Additional Policies and Information
Summer Session students may choose to live in barracks or off post in Lexington and the surrounding area during the summer term.
Due to summer maintenance and repair schedules, barracks housing is not guaranteed and is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Visiting students seeking barracks housing must complete room and meal registration through the Non-Cadet Summer Session Application.
In accordance with VMI policy, high school students enrolled in Summer Session courses or programs are not permitted to reside in barracks.
Additional information is available on the Enrollment and Policies page.
Students may request a temporary VMI ID card to access academic buildings and other post (campus) facilities during the summer term. Requests for a temporary ID card should be sent to summersession@vmi.edu.
Parking permits may be requested through the application and picked up from the VMI Police Department after registration. Additional information is available on the Enrollment and Policies page.