Innovative, inclusive, individualized Graduate Education

"The traditional curriculum must become more inclusive, adaptive and individualized, with emphasis on integrative thinking and experiential learning." ~ Vice President and Dean for Graduate Education Karen P. DePauw

Congratulations, Graduates!!

You'll find a bulletin with the names of the Spring 2019 graduates from the Blacksburg region here. The names of the graduates from the National Capital Region and Northern Virginia can be found here.

View the video of the May 16 Graduate Commencement Ceremony here.

Check out the helpful links below to learn more about our graduate degrees and certificate programs:

> Academic Programs

> What We Do

> Transformative Graduate Education Experience

> Getting ready to apply

> Tuition and costs

> Financial support

> Immigration Services

> Visit Us

> Apply Now

We offer a range of programs to help enhance students' graduate education experience, including:

> Preparing the Future Professoriate

> Preparing the Career Professional

> Citizen Scholars

> Interdisciplinary Graduate Education

> Communicating Science

> Diversity Scholars

Life at the Graduate School

Bring Your Kids to School Day at the Graduate School with families and children, dean Karen DePauw and President Sands and Laura Sands.

A father giving his toddler daughter a red balloon. The little girl is holding the strings of other balloons, and there are other children and their parents in the background

Work-life balance

Programs, supports and services for students and their families, parent support group, student organizations, the weekly GLC café and other events.

School of Public Information and Policy, SPIA, Virginia Tech National Capital Region, Alexandria, VA, graduate students, classroom, professor and students

Picture of students and their professor in a classroom in active discussion

Student Support

Counseling, tutoring, Graduate Student Ombudsperson, and other types of services and assistance

A view of Switzerland during a Global Perspectives Program visit

For International Students

Advising and visa assistance for students from outside the U.S.

Visit our Events calendar and read our Weekly announcements blog.

The Graduate Life Center

The hub of graduate activity on campus, the Graduate Life Center, known as the GLC, provides spaces for meetings, classes, social gatherings, down time, and housing close to Downtown Blacksburg.

It's also home to the Graduate School's administrative offices.

Learn about how Graduate Students tackle complex challenges and connect their research to their communities. Visit our Graduate Students in the News page, where you also will find our latest social media posts.

Find Out More

> Request Information

> Share your experience

> How to Apply

> Give to the Graduate School

Summer hours

Beginning May 20, the Graduate School’s offices in the Graduate Life Center (GLC) will be open 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. daily, with student services opening at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesdays. Immigration walk-in advising hours in the summer are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 1:00-4:00 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. The Graduate Life Center remains accessible 24/7 to all graduate students with a valid Hokie Passport. A secure drop box is available for form submissions immediately outside room 120 in the GLC.

The latest information about U.S. immigration actions can be found by visiting the university's U.S. Immigration Actions webpage.

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