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Academics Flashcards

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How many students attend VT?

In addition; how many undergrads and how many graduate students?

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  • 36,000 total including Full and Part time students
  • 30,000 undergraduates
  • 6,000 graduate students
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How many Degree programs are there and how many track options are within those degrees?

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150+ degree programs and there are 250 track options within the degrees

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Tell me about universities studies if a student is Undecided?

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students will explore a wide variety of degree options and later on they will choose their major with the help of an advisor

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Tell me about students & double majoring

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Students can double major, however they must start out with a singular major and can add one after enrollment
-make a not that some majors are not offered as primary majors but only secondary

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Tell me about changing majors as a student:

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  • there are restricted majors; in this situation a student must complete certain requirements to be accepted
  • there are non-restricted majors: in this situation students must get approval from the dean of the college
  • there are 3 common dates in which the major change process normally occurs
  • students will have a major-specific advisor available to them for assistance
  • by the end of sophomore year or when a student reaches 60 credits a final decision on major must be decided.
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What are the 8 Undergraduate Colleges (LEAPANS +1)

*WHAT IS THE ONE EXCEPTION IN REGARDS TO ONE OF THE COLLEGES

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  • College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Architecture, Art, and Design
  • Pamplin College of Business
  • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • College of Natural Resources and Environment
  • College of Science
  • Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
  • In Virginia-Maryland an undergrad can be a Public Health major, but The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Falin Biomedical Research Institute is a college of Virginia Tech is restricted to graduate students
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Tell me about Research opportunities at VT

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  • Tech generates over $556 Million in research expenditures
  • Top 50 Research institution
  • top 5% universities for research expenditures
  • Undergrad research for all majors (talk about your research experience here)
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Talk about studying abroad:

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  • Available for every major(talk about up to date examples)
  • various length options (weeks, semester, year long, summer)
  • multiple programs: faculty led, direct enrollment in another college, exchange programs (vt satellite campus in switzerland), third party program, program of choice
  • GEO: global education office located off of prices fork will assist you in choosing the best option and answer any further questions
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What is the student faculty ratio at VT?

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14:1

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How many students are in the highest percentage of classes aka what is the average class size?

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20-29 students

  • only 7.7% are larger than 100, this would be introductory classes before your classes specialize to your major
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Tell me about recitations:

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  • out of class time madatory meetings
  • smaller sections that allow you to review material, gives you a smaller class fell
  • ability to get one-on-one help from professor or a GTA or UTA
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Talk about office hours:

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  • great opportunity to meet with your professor or TA’s for extra help
  • professors are required to hold them throughout the week by the university
  • normally these times will be given during first week of class or on the syllabus
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Talk about the Student Success Center

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-Located in Newman Library suite 419
-offers free academic services to all undergraduate students such as:
> tutoring (group or individual)
>Peer Counseling
>Student success seminars and workshops
>Academic recover programs
>Academic couching(individual academic counseling)
-Teaches UNIV 1004: college success strategies (3 credits)

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what percent of classes are taught by TA’s?

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7.8%, Ta’s are very well versed in material and can still answer questions

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Talk about Canvas:

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  • a site where professors can post notes, assignments, hold forums, and post grades
  • area for online submission of assignments
  • it is very similar to blackboard so the transition from one to the other is not complicated!
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Talk about choosing classes:

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  • For fall of first year: done during summer orientation with advisor based off of IB and AP credits accepted
  • After that point, class sign up is done through Hokie Spa, online timetable of classes where you can choose time, professor, location, and class size
17
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Talk about drop add:

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  • Can add classes up to the first friday of classes of the semester
  • Can drop classes up to 6 weeks into the course
18
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Explain priority when it comes to choosing classes:

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  • When choosing classes seniors get priority to classes, then juniors and so on
  • Honor students normally dont have issues because seniors aren’t normally taking the same classes as a freshman
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Describe classrooms:

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  • Document cameras, whiteboard, chalkboards, projectors
  • newer classrooms have wider chairs and aisles, tv screens, and outlets at every seat along with audio/video closets
  • Classrooms have clocks that are synchronized with vt alerts**POINT THESE OUT IN A CLASSROOM
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Talk about academic buildings:

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  • For the most part all academic buildings are on one side of campus, however there are some agriculture and life science buildings on the residential side of campus
  • mostly departmentalized so you shouldn’t have to walk all across campus to find classes or your professors offices
21
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Tell me about the honors college:

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-established in 2016
-application to the honors college is apart of normal application process
-factors used in Honors decision process include: high school GPA, SAT scores, and academic/extracurricular activities resume(its a holistic review process and they also note online)
-Must complete 30 credit Honors Diploma by graduation
-Purpose: Provide an extraordinary education for students of exceptional motivation and ability.
>we do this through: Sustained relationships with faculty. Opportunities for independent learning. Undergraduate research opportunities. Experiential learning opportunities.

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