VAACR Orientation 2025

1. CREATE your VT Username (PID)

2. ENROLL in the 2-Factor Authentication with Duo

3. DOWNLOAD the DUO Mobile App on your personal smartphone and enroll the device

4. ADD your VT email to your personal smartphone

5. DOWNLOAD Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer for FREE! You will need this software when completing forms
Download Adobe Acrobat Reader DC for free!
Watch this video on how to download and install on a PC
Watch this video on how to download and install on a MAC

6.DOWNLOAD Zoom for advising appointments
Download Zoom

7. DOWNLOAD Navigate App to your device to schedule appointments with your academic advising team. Learn about the App.

1. RECEIVE College of Science Welcome email in your VT email on May 6.

2. ACCEPT invitation to join the College of Science Canvas page for VAACR.

3. COMPLETE College of Science Virtual Academic Advising and Course Registration Canvas Page beginning June 11.  

4. COMPLETE the Expected Credits Worksheet and upload the form to the Pre-Advising Intake Form before your advising meeting.
Expected Credits Worksheet
Pre-Advising Intake Form

5. TAKE the ALEKS Placement Assessment for MATH 1225 by July 31.



The Department of Economics prefers students majoring in Economics complete MATH 1225 and MATH 1226, Calculus of a Single Variable. Placement in MATH 1225 requires the completion of the ALEKS Placement Assessment with a score of 80 or higher. It is recommended that you complete the ALEKS Placement Assessment by June 12  for the best chance of seats being available in MATH 1225.
ALEKS Placement Assessment for MATH 1225 Information
MATH 1225 Information Video


Students that do not achieve an 80 or higher on the ALEKS Placement Assessment will complete MATH 1214, Prepare for Calculus, before attempting MATH 1225 in a future semester.

1. RECEIVE Department of Economics Advising email in your VT email on May 19 with information on course registration and academic advising meeting.

2. PREPARE for Class Registration beginning June 12


Go to Hokie Spa
Click on the HokieSPA tab
Click on Registration (Add/Drop) and Schedule
When accessing Add/Drop for the first time in a term, click Prepare for Registration
Complete the required tasks
Click Registration at the top of the screen to return to the Registration men     
Video - How to Get to the Add/Drop Menu in HokieSPA

3. REGISTER for classes beginning June 12
Go to Hokie Spa
Click on the HokieSPA tab
Click on Regitration (Add/Drop) and Schedule
Select the Fall term for which you are planning to register for classes

Video - How to Add Classes in HokieSPA
Video - How to Drop Classes in HokieSPA
Video - How to Review Class Details for a Course  

4. MAKE changes to schedule by July 31

AS A MAJOR YOU, MUST HAVE ECON 2005 (CRN 84674) AND ECON 1004 (CRN 84670) ON YOUR SCHEDULE. You may select any section of ENGL 1105 and MATH 1214 or MATH 1225. Select two courses of your choice that can be used for Pathway Concept 2, 3, 4, 6 Art, or 6 Design.

Note - If you receive AP credit for ECON 2005 you will need to add an additional course of your choice for Pathway Concept 2, 3, 4, 6 Art, or 6 Design in place of ECON 2005. Economics majors complete ECON 2006 in the Spring of their first year as part of the cohort.

Note - Many AP, IB, and TR credits apply to Pathway to General Education requirements. Refer to the completed Expected Courses and Credit Worksheet you completed in Step 2, College of Science Action Items, to determine which Pathway requirements you already have credit for and which Pathway requirement for which you may select a course.
Information about Pathways

Pathways Guides Use the guides for "Students Entering 25-26" to select applicable courses.

Video - How to Make a Change to Your Schedule in HokieSPA (Conditional Add/Drop)

5. COMPLETE your schedule by July 31
Changes to schedules are not complete until you click SUBMIT at the bottom right on the Registration Add/Drop Schedule screen.

6. UPDATE schedule by August 25
Once AP, IB, CLEP, and Transfer credits from 2-year or 4-year institutions have been processed and appear on your unofficial transcript in Hokie Spa, you may make the following changes to your cart if credit is received for the following.

• 
  ECON 2005 - Drop ECON 2005, ECON 2006 will be completed in Spring
  
• ECON 2006 - Add ECON 2005
• ECON 2005 and 2006 - Meet with advisor to discuss options
• MATH 1225 - Drop MATH 1214, Add MATH 1226
• 80 or higher on ALEKS Placement - Drop MATH 1214, Add MATH 1225
• ENGL 1105 - Drop ENGL 1105, Add ENGL 1106
• ENGL 1106 - Drop ENGL 1105, Add a course of your choice for Pathway Concept 1 Advanced

1. RECEIVE Department of Economics Advising email in your VT email on May 19 with information on course registration and registering for Virtual Academic Advising.

2. ATTEND Mandatory Virtual Academic Advising Overview Session
Students will attend one session of their choice on June 11, 12, 17, 18, July 3, 17, 23, or 24 virtually via Zoom. Topics covered during the large-group meeting will include reviewing the curriculum, completing course registration, reviewing transfer credits, and scheduling resources. The overall group session will take approximately 60 minutes, NOT including the mandatory schedule review following afterwards. This may continue longer depending on the questions during the session.

NOTE-Students should begin registering for classes before attending this session. Course registration opens June 11.

3.  ATTEND Individual Advisor Meeting

After the group session, the Advisor will meet with each student individually to review their schedule. Each individual meeting will take approximately 15-20 minutes. Please note that The College of Science Expected Credits/Courses Worksheet must be completed and uploaded before the Orientation meeting.

There will be sessions specifically for families/partners/support teams of students from the Academic Advising Initiatives Office. 

1. COMPLETE University New Student Orientation modules by July 31

2. COMPLETE the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) if you wish to apply for financial aid
https://www.finaid.vt.edu

3. SUBMIT the immunization history form by July 31
https://www.healthcenter.vt.edu/new_student/required_immunizations.html

4. COMPLETE the AlcoholEdu, Sexual Assault Prevention, and Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging online education modules by July 31
https://students.vt.edu/onlineprograms.html

1. SEND your official high school transcript to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions once you have received your final grades.

Office of Undergraduate Admission
925 Prices Fork Road
Blacksburg, VA 24061

2. SUBMIT your Advanced Placment (AP), Cambridge International Exam, College Level Examiniation Program (CLEP), and International Baccalaureate (IB) scores to Virginia Tech (#5859). Scores should be reported electronically from the College Board or International Baccalaureate.

3. SUBMIT your official transcripts from two-year and 4-year institutions previously attended. This includes 2-year or 4-institutions attended as part of a Dual-Enrollment program. Refer to the Transfer Guides to determine courses at Virginia Tech that are equivalent to courses completed elsewhere.  

4. VERIFY receipt of AP, IB, CLEP, Cambridge, and transfer credits in Hokie Spa. This needs to be regularly reviewed until all incoming credits are processed.
https://www.hokiepsa.vt.edu

• Click Hokie Spa
• Click Grade Menu
  
• Click Transfer and Other Additional Credits