Course Registration
Course registration is a two phase process at Virginia Tech. Phase 1 is known as course request and happens in March and October each year. This is your opportunity to inform the university of the courses you intend to take the following semester. This phase is designed to ensure the departments are planning to offer enough seats in their courses to accomodate the demand.
The second phase is known as drop/add and opens about a month after course request each semester. During drop/add, you will be able to build on the courses you receive through course request to finalize your next semester's class schedule. During drop/add students may need to force-add a class. A force-add is necessary when a course you wish to add has a pre-requisite that you have pending transfer credit for.
Please review the below information for additional details on course request and force-adding procedures.
You are encouraged to review the checksheet(s) for your intended engineering major(s) to determine the appropriate courses to request for the following semester. Mark off the courses you have transfer credit for and any courses you are currently enrolled in, then determine the next courses you can take based on pre-requisites and term offerings (this information in listed on the checksheet).
Course Request Resources:
Enrollment Details: A laptop or 2-in-1 tablet meeting COE specifications is required for enrollment in ENGE 1215 and ENGE 1216. The Engineering Software bundle must be purchased. Students must complete both ENGE 1215 and ENGE 1216 to earn Pathways Concept 6d credit.
Force-Adding: General Engineering and Non-Engineering students with a 2.0 or higher overall GPA experiencing pre-requisite errors for ENGE 1216 due to pending transfer credit for ENGE 1215 or General Engineering students with GPA less than 2.0 may add their name to the electronic waitlist (available January 4 - January 21 at 5:00 p.m.) to be considered for a force-add for spring 2021. A force-add will not be granted to a section that is full. Please see the enrollment guidelines below for ENGE 1215 and ENGE 1216.
ENGE 1215: Foundations of Engineering
| Term | General Engineering Students | Non-Engineering Students |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | GE students should add the course on drop/add in Hokie Spa. | Non-engineering students are not permitted to take this course during the fall semester. |
| Spring | GE students should course request or add the course on drop/add in Hokie Spa. After fall grades post GE students with GPA less than 2.0 will need to request to be force-added if unable to add the course on drop/add in Hokie Spa. | Non-engineering students must have a 2.0 overall GPA and add the course via drop/add on Hokie Spa. |
| Summer I | GE students should add the course on drop/add in Hokie Spa. After spring grades post GE students with GPA less than 2.0 will need to request to be force-added if unable to add the course on drop/add in Hokie Spa. | Non-engineering students must have a 2.0 overall GPA and add the course via drop/add on Hokie Spa. |
| Summer II | Only students admitted to Virginia Tech's Summer Academy can enroll in this course. | Non-engineering students are not permitted to take this course during the summer II session. |
ENGE 1216: Foundations of Engineering
| Term | General Engineering Students | Non-Engineering Students |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | GE students should course request or add the course on drop/add in Hokie Spa. GE students with GPA less than 2.0 will need to request to be force-added if unable to add the course on drop/add in Hokie Spa. GE students awaiting transfer credit for ENGE 1215 can also request to be force-added. | Non-engineering students must have a 2.0 overall GPA and add the course via drop/add on Hokie Spa. Non-engineering students with 2.0 or higher GPA awaiting transfer credit for ENGE 1215 can also request to be force-added if unable to add the course on their own. |
| Spring | GE students should course request or add the course on drop/add in Hokie Spa. After fall grades post GE students with GPA less than 2.0 will need to request to be force-added if unable to add the course on drop/add in Hokie Spa. GE students awaiting transfer credit for ENGE 1215 can also request to be force-added. | Non-engineering students must have a 2.0 overall GPA and add the course via drop/add on Hokie Spa. Non-engineering students with 2.0 or higher GPA awaiting transfer credit for ENGE 1215 can also request to be force-added if unable to add the course on their own. |
| Summer I | GE students should add the course on drop/add in Hokie Spa. After spring grades post GE students with GPA less than 2.0 will need to request to be force-added if unable to add the course on drop/add in Hokie Spa. GE students awaiting transfer credit for ENGE 1215 can also request to be force-added. | Non-engineering students must have a 2.0 overall GPA and add the course via drop/add on Hokie Spa. Non-engineering students with 2.0 or higher GPA awaiting transfer credit for ENGE 1215 can also request to be force-added if unable to add the course on their own. |
| Summer II | GE students should add the course on drop/add in Hokie Spa. After spring grades post GE students with GPA less than 2.0 will need to request to be force-added if unable to add the course on drop/add in Hokie Spa. GE students awaiting transfer credit for ENGE 1215 can also request to be force-added. | Non-engineering students must have a 2.0 overall GPA and add the course via drop/add on Hokie Spa. Non-engineering students with 2.0 or higher GPA awaiting transfer credit for ENGE 1215 can also request to be force-added if unable to add the course on their own. |
Force-adds are only for pre-requisite issues due to pending transfer credit. Force-adds will not be processed for a course that is full.
- Aerospace Engineering: Contact Brian Kastner (briank4@vt.edu)
- Biological Systems Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering: Contact Amanda Sandridge (asandridge@vt.edu)
- Chemical Engineering: Contact Jane Price (jsprice@vt.edu)
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Construction Engineering and Management: Contact Ann Lee (annlee3@vt.edu)
- Electrical Engineering
- Engineering Science and Mechanics: Contact Amanda Sandridge (asandridge@vt.edu)
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering: Contact Michelle Czamanske (mczamans@vt.edu)
- Mechanical Engineering: Contacts
- Sarah Deisher (deisher@vt.edu): Last Names A - G
- Linda Vick (lvick@vt.edu): Last Names H - O
- Heather Whedbee (heathaw@vt.edu): Last Names P - Z
- Mining Engineering: Contact Michelle Crotto (mcrotto@vt.edu)
- Ocean Engineering: Contact Brian Kastner (briank4@vt.edu)
Force-adds are only for pre-requisite issues due to pending transfer credit. Force-adds will not be processed for a course that is full.
- Biology
- Chemistry
- English
- Math
- Physics
- Send an email to Diane Walker-Greene (dwalkerg@vt.edu), that includes:
- a PDF or screen shot of your unofficial transcript from the transfer institution that shows your name, the transfer institution name, the transfer course name and number, the final grade earned (do not email Physics unless you have a final grade posted)
- your VT student ID number
- the CRN of an open section of the lecture and lab you wish to add -- verify the section is not restricted to PHYS Majors Only (click on the CRN on the timetable of classes or click on the course title on the class search option then click restrictions)
- Send an email to Diane Walker-Greene (dwalkerg@vt.edu), that includes: