Checksheets

Review the official graduation requirements (checksheet) for technical elective options, minimum grade requirements in specific courses, satisfactory progress toward a degree, etc.  If you have been using a checksheet for degree planning, please ensure that you have been following the correct checksheet as indicated below: 

First term at VT: Prior to summer 2020

• Your degree requirements are for students entering under UG catalog 2021-2022 if you did not graduate in December 2022.
• DARS will indicate the catalog year as summer 2021, fall 2021, or spring 2022
• BSE Students Only: Your department has requested your degree requirements be updated to the UG catalog 2020-2021 requirements.  DARS will indicate the catalog year as summer 2020, fall 2020, or spring 2021
• ECE Students Only: Your department has requested all students who started prior to summer 2022 be changed to the UG catalog 2022-2023 requirements. When you run a DARS, you will see the catalog year as summer 2022, fall 2022, or spring 2023.

First term at VT: Summer 2020, Fall 2020, or Spring 2021?

• Your degree requirements are for students entering under UG catalog 2020-2021
• DARS will indicate the catalog year as summer 2020, fall 2020, or spring 2021
• ECE Students Only: Your department has requested all students who started prior to summer 2022 be changed to the UG catalog 2022-2023 requirements. When you run a DARS, you will see the catalog year as summer 2022, fall 2022, or spring 2023.

First term at VT: Summer 2021, Fall 2021, or Spring 2022?

• Your degree requirements are for the students entering under UG Catalog 2021-2022
• DARS will indicate the catalog year as summer 2021, fall 2021, or spring 2022

First term at VT: Summer 2022, Fall 2022, or Spring 2023?

• Your degree requirements are for the students entering under UG Catalog 2022-2023
• DARS will indicate the catalog year as summer 2022, fall 2022, or spring 2023

First term at VT: Summer 2023, Fall 2023, or Spring 2024?

• Your degree requirements are for the students entering under UG Catalog 2023-2024. These requirements are not yet available. For now, use the UG Catalog 2022-2023 requirements
• The anticipated changes to required coureses for the 2023-2024 degree requirements, as compared to the 2022-2023 degree requirements are provided below. There may also be changes to electives that are not provided below.
  • Aerospace Engineering: Added a programming requirement in first year (Choose from CS 1044, CS 1064, CS 1114)
  • Biological Systems Engineering: Removed ESM 2304: Dynamics
  • Biomedical Engineering: No changes to required courses
  • Building Construction: Removed MATH 1114: Elementary Linear Algebra, replaced with a 2-credit free elective
  • Chemical Engineering: Several substantial changes in junior year
  • Civil Engineering: Removed ECON 2005: Principles of Economics
  • Computer Engineering: Removed CHEM 1035: General Chemistry and CHEM 1045: General Chemistry Lab; moved ECE 1004 to fall of first year
  • Computer Science: No changes to required courses
  • Electrical Engineering: Removed CHEM 1035: General Chemistry and CHEM 1045: General Chemistry Lab; moved ECE 1004 to fall of first year
  • Industrial and Systems Engineering: Removed CHEM 1045: General Chemistry Lab; removed MATH 1114: Elementary Linear Algebra as an option, students must take MATH 2114: Intro to Linear Algebra)
  • Materials Science and Engineering: Removed MATH 1114: Elementary Linear Algebra as an option, students must take MATH 2114: Intro to Linear Algebra
  • Mechanical Engineering: No changes to required courses
  • Mining Engineering: Removed MATH 1114: Elementary Linear Algebra as an option, students must take MATH 2114: Intro to Linear Algebra
  • Ocean Engineering: Added a programming requirement in first year (Choose from CS 1044, CS 1064, CS 1114)