Orientation: Virtual Academic Advising and Course Registration

Spring 2027 Engineering Orientation: Virtual Academic Advising and Course Registration

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 Spring Orientation. An outline of the process is below. 

Spring 2027 Engineering Orientation Timeline:

1. November 10: Receive the College of Engineering Orientation Welcome email
2. November 10 - December 7: Complete all items on the engineering orientation checklist items 
3. December 4: Receive the Virtual Academic Advising and Course Registration email
4. December 4-January 15: 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)
5. December 7-January 25: Register for courses, this will be an ongoing process and can begin prior to meeting with an academic advisor
6. December 9:  Attend the mandatory virtual COE Overview Session live on zoom from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
7. December 24-January 3: Virginia Tech Closed: Winter Break
8. January 15: Attend university orientation from 1:30-5:00 p.m.
9. January 18: Virginia Tech Closed: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
10. January 19: Classes begin

Questions?  Connect with your academic advisor.  You can locate the name of your academic advisor on Hokie Spa (available after December 4rd) under "view your general student information" and advisor email address on the College of Engineering Academic Advising website.

Transcript Notice: It is critical that students send all official high school, college, and university transcripts to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, either through electronic transfer (e.g., Parchment) or by mail to: Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Virginia Tech, 925 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA 24061.  Students may need to send multiple transcripts to ensure that all courses are accounted for during the course evaluation process. Transcripts should be sent at the following times: 1) When you apply to Virginia Tech, 2) When each semester concludes, 3) When your degree is conferred, if you are transferring from a Virginia Community College System (VCCS) institution. You can verify when Virginia Tech has processed your college transcripts/score reports on Hokie Spa. Go to Hokie Spa > Hokie Spa > Grades Menu > Transfer and Other Additional Credits.