Courses of Instruction

Course Numbering System. Each subject is identified by a symbol made up of two parts. The first part is an abbreviation denoting the general field of study. The second part is a number denoting the particular subject. The first digit indicates the year in which the course is usually taken and, therefore, the level of instruction.

Credit. The unit of academic credit used at the Virginia Military Institute is the semester hour. In general a semester hour represents one hour of classroom work (lecture or recitation) or one period (two or three hours) of laboratory or supervised research or field work per week during a single semester. Thus a course that meets for three class hours and one laboratory period each week during one semester usually carries credit for four semester hours.

In the following course descriptions the figures on the title lines indicate, in order, the class hours per week, the laboratory or field work hours per week, and the semester hours credit. For example, the figures “3—2—4” mean that the class meets three times a week for one-hour classroom sessions and has two hours of laboratory, supervised research, or field work each week, and that the course carries four semester hours of credit.

CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department Head: Colonel Newhouse

Requirements for a major in civil engineering are specified in Civil and Environmental Engineering .

COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES

Department of Computer and Information Sciences

Interim Department Head: Colonel D. Smith

Requirements for a degree in computer and information sciences are specified in Computer Science, B.S.  

DEAN’S OFFICE - LEADERSHIP STUDIES

Director: Colonel Gray

ECONOMICS

Department of Economics and Business
Department Head: Colonel Smith

Requirements for a major in economics and business are specified in Economics and Business .

Note: For all economics and business majors, the following courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher: MA 106 , MA 126 ; ERH 101 , ERH 102 ; EC 201 , EC 202 , EC 203 , EC 300 , EC 304 , EC 330 ; BU 212 , BU 220 , BU 230 , BU 310 , BU 316 , BU 330 , BU 339 , BU 440 . In addition, a minimum grade point average of at least a C must be earned in all department courses.

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department Head: Colonel Addington

Requirements for a major in electrical and computer engineering are specified in Electrical and Computer Engineering .