Orientation: Virtual Academic Advising and Course Registration

The College of Engineering at Virginia Tech is excited to welcome our newest Hokies!

Engineering Orientation: Virtual Academic Advising and Course Registration - Summer/Fall 2025

Virtual academic advising and course registration is a series of modules, events, and meetings designed to support you as you transition to college and is required for all new engineering students. This experience is in addition to the University First-Year and Transfer Fall Orientation. An outline of the process is below. If you have questions about Engineering Orientation, email Dr. Marlena Lester, Director of Advising (marlenal@vt.edu).

Engineering Orientation Timeline:

May 6: Receive the College of Engineering Orientation Welcome email
May 6 - June 11: Complete the engineering orientation checklist items.
June 6: Receive the Virtual Academic Advising and Course Registration email
June 11 - July 25: Attend mandatory virtual one-on-one academic advising for your major, dates vary by major (this can be done after you begin registering for courses)
June 11 - August 29 : Register for fall courses (this will be an ongoing process throughout the summer and can begin prior to meeting with an academic advisor)
June 11 - July 25: Attend one of the mandatory virtual COE overview sessions (schedule below)
June 11 - July 25: Attend optional virtual COE Q&A sessions (schedule below)

College of Engineering Overview Sessions (Mandatory)

The COE session will feature details about the college, academic expectations specific for engineering, policies, and procedures, campus resources and support, and much more! Advance registration will not be required for any of these sessions. Students only need to attend one of these virtual dates live or watch the recording:

College Overview Sessions
Wednesday, June 11, June 18, June 25, July 9, and July 16, 2025
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Zoom (TBD)