Families of New Students
Pamplin Undergraduate Programs is excited to welcome your student to the Pamplin College of Business this summer.
Pamplin students should begin receiving Pamplin-specific academic advising information to their vt.edu email accounts in May.
All students should attend an academic advising session between June 10 and July 17, 2026.
In Pamplin, we use a “centralized” academic advising model – Our office consists of professional academic advisors who work with students in all of the Pamplin majors. Our goal is to challenge, empower, and equip students so they’re able to design college experiences that fit their educational, professional, and personal goals.
During the virtual academic advising and registration program, all new Pamplin students should have the opportunity to interact with an academic advisor through email and an academic advising session.
The Pamplin College of Business offers majors in the following departments:
Official course requirements for all majors are available in the University Academic Catalog.
Incoming Summer or Fall 2026 first-year students should review the 2026-2027 academic catalog for major/program requirements. The 2026-2027 catalog should be available after June 1, 2026.
Incoming Summer or Fall 2026 transfer students should review the 2025-2026 academic catalog for their major/program requirements.
FERPA stands for the “Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.” FERPA was designed to protect the privacy of a student’s educational records. Virginia Tech staff do not disclose personal information on a student’s records to anyone, including family members, without the student’s documented consent via a FERPA passcode. For more information, please visit the University Registrar website.
Full-time student status is considered 12 credit hours per fall or spring semester. Dropping below 12 hours can impact things like financial aid & scholarships, athletic eligibility, and car or health insurance. While 12 hours is considered full-time, most students take at least 15 hours a semester to stay on track for graduation.
Please visit the Computer Requirements website for more information on the minimum specifications and software requirements.
Once students have finalized their fall schedule, they can find textbook information for each course on the University Bookstore website. Students are not required to buy books from the University Bookstore, but they can use the ISBN number to look for books at other retailers.