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Majors & 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 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.


Find your program:

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

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