Approved Accelerated UG/GR Programs

• Home College: College of Engineering
• Approved degree level: MS thesis and non-thesis in AE;
  MS thesis and non-thesis in OE; Direct Ph.D. in AE
• Minimum GPA: 3.3 overall
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12 double counted
• Program website
• Course level approved: 4000 (max 6 credits) & 5000.
  

• Home college: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (PhD jointly with Department of Economics)
• Approved degree level: MS only
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000
• Program Website

• Home college: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• Approved degree level: MS ALS
• Minimum GPA: 3.3 overall
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) and 5000
• Program Website

• Home college: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• Approved degree level: MS
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Test Score Requirements:  Not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12 credits
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) and 5000
• Program Website

• Home college: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• Approved degree level: MS thesis
• Minimum GPA: 3.3 overall
• Test score requirements: 1000+ combined GRE
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) and 5000
• Program Website

• Home college: College of Science
• Approved degree level: MS with option to convert to direct Ph.D.
• Minimum GPA: 3.5 or 3.3 with justification
• Test score requirements: Not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 9
• Course level approved: 5000 or higher
• Program Website

• Home colleges: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Engineering
• Approved degree level: MS thesis
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12 double counted
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) and 5000
• Program Website

• Home college: College of Engineering
• Approved degree level: MS (thesis), Ph.D.
• Minimum GPA: 3.3 or 3.5 for PhD overall
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12 double counted
• Course level approved: 5000 or higher
• Program Website

• Home college: College of Engineering
• Approved degree level: MS
• Minimum GPA: 3.3 overall 
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) and 5000 
• Program Website

• Home college: Pamplin College of Business
• Approved degree level: MS
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) and 5000
• Program Website

• Home college: Pamplin College of Business
• Approved degree level: MS, Ph.D.
• Minimum GPA: 3.3 overall
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) and 5000
• Program Website

• Home college: Pamplin College of Business
• Approved degree level: MS in Business w/ concentration in Business, Marketing; Ph.D. in Business, Marketing
• Minimum GPA: 3.5
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) and 5000
• Program Website

• Home college: College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
• Approved degree level: MSED
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course levels approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) and 5000
• Program Website

• Home college: College of Engineering
• Approved degree level: MS in Civil Engineering; MS in Environmental Engineering; direct Ph.D. 
• Minimum GPA: 3.3 (overall)
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12 double counted
• Course levels approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) and 5000
• Program Website

• Home college: College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
• Approved degree level: MACOM
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Test score requirements: GRE Optional
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) and 5000
• Program Website

• Home college: College of Engineering
• Approved degree level: MS (thesis and non-thesis); MEng; Ph.D.
• Minimum GPA: 3.3 (overall)
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12 double counted
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) and 5000
• Program Website

• Home college: College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
• Approved degree level: MAED
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) and 5000
• Program Website

• Home college: College of Science
• Partnering undergraduate programs: B.S., Mathematics; B.S., Statistics/Data Science Option; B.A., Economics; B.S., Geosciences; B.S., Computational Modeling and Data Analytics; B.S., Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation / Environmental Data Sciences
• Approved degree level: MS
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000
• Program Website: https://data.science.vt.edu/

(BS or BA from any Virginia Tech undergraduate major)

Approved degree level: Masters

Minimum GPA: 3.3

Test score requirements: 1000+ combined GRE

Maximum credits allowed: 6 (GPA 3.3 to 3.49) 12 (GPA 3.5+)

Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000

• Home college: College of Science
• Approved degree level: MA
• Minimum GPA: 3.5
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000
• Program Website

• Home college: College of Engineering
• Approved degree level: MS thesis; MENG; direct Ph.D.
• Minimum GPA:  3.3 (overall)
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12 double counted
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000; the 4000-level courses cannot be required for the undergraduate degree
• Program Website

• Home college: College of Engineering
• Approved degree level: MS thesis and non-thesis; MEng; Direct Ph.D.
• Minimum GPA: 3.3 overall
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12 double counted
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000
• Program Website

• Home college: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• Approved degree level: MSLFS (thesis)
• Minimum GPA: 3.0 overall, 3.4 in major
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits), 5000 and 6000
• Program Website

• Home college: College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
• Approved degree level: MA
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 5000 or higher
• Program Website

• Home college: College of Natural Resources and Environment
• Approved degree level: MS, Ph.D.
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000
• Program Website

• Home College: College of Natural Resources and Environment
• Approved degree level: MF, MS, Ph.D.
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000

• Home college: College of Natural Resources and Environment
• (BS or BA from any Virginia Tech undergraduate major)
• Approved degree level: Masters
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Test score requirements: 1000+ combined GRE
• Maximum credits allowed: 6 (GPA 3.3 to 3.49) 12 (GPA 3.5+)
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000

• Home college: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• Approved degree level: Masters
• Minimum GPA: 3.6
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed:
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000

• Home college: College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
• Approved degree level: Masters
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000

• Home college: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• Approved degree level: Masters
• Minimum GPA: 3.4
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000

• Home college: College of Engineering
• (BS from College of Engineering, Psychology, Business, Statistics, Industrial Design and others considered)
• Approved degree level: Masters
• Minimum GPA: 3.3 (overall)
• Test score requirements: GRE required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12 double counted
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000

• Home college: College of Architecture, Arts, and Design
• Approved degree level: Masters
• Minimum GPA: 3.5 or 3.3 with justification
• Test score requirements: Portfolio of work
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max 6 credits) & 5000

• Home college: College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
• Approved degree level: Masters
• Minimum GPA: 3.5
• Test score requirements: GRE required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000

• Home college: College of Engineering
• (BS from College of Engineering, physics and chemistry)
• Approved degree level: MS, MENG, Ph.D.
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12 double counted
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000

• Home college: College of Science
• Approved degree level: Masters
• Minimum GPA: 3.3 or higher overall
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000

• Home college: College of Engineering
• (BS from College of Engineering or College of Science)
• Approved degree level: Master's degree
• Minimum GPA: 3.3 overall
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12 double counted
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000

• Home college: College of Engineering
• Approved degree level: Master's degree
• Minimum GPA: 3.3 overall
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12 double counted
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000

• Home College: College of Natural Resources
• Approved degree level: MNR
• Minimum GPA: 3.3 overall
• Test scores: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 6 if UG GPA is 3.3-3.49; 12 if UG GPA is 3.5+
• Course level approved: 4000 (max 6 credits) & 5000

• Home college: College of Engineering
• (BS from College of Engineering or College of Science)
• Approved degree level: Master's degree
• Minimum GPA: 3.3 overall
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12 double counted
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000

• Home college: College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
• Approved degree level: MA
• Minimum GPA: 3.7 overall
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000

• Home college: College of Science
• Approved degree level: Masters and Ph.D.
• Minimum GPA: 3.3 overall and 3.5 in at least 15 physics credit hours
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000

• Home college: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• (BS from BIOL and BCHM)
• Approved degree level: Masters and Ph.D.
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000

• Home college: College of Liberal Arts and Human Studies
• Approved degree level: MA
• Minimum GPA: 3.5 overall
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 5000 or higher

• Home college: College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
• Approved degree level: MPA
• Minimum GPA: 3.5 overall
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000*
  • *BA in music to MPA only allow 5000 and 6000 level courses

• Home college: College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
• Approved degree level: MA
• Minimum GPA: 3.5 overall
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 5000

• Home college: Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
• Approved degree level: MPH
• Minimum GPA: GPA: 3.5 (last 60 credit hours)
• Test score requirements: Test not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 5000

• Home college: College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
• Approved degree level: MACOM
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Test score requirements: GRE Optional
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) and 5000
• Program Website

• Home college: College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
• Approved degree level: MA
• Minimum GPA: 3.5 in major and 3.2 overall
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000

• Home college: College of Engineering
• Approved degree level: MS in Systems Engineering
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 12 double counted
• Course levels approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) and 5000

• Home college: Graduate School Interdisciplinary Degree
• Approved degree level: MS
• Minimum GPA: 3.3
• Test score requirements: GRE optional at applicant's discretion
• Maximum credits allowed: 7
• Course level approved: 4000 & 5000

• Home college: College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
• Approved degree level: MURP
• Minimum GPA: 3.5
• Test score requirements: not required
• Maximum credits allowed: 18
• Course level approved: 4000 (max. 6 credits) & 5000