Virginia Tech Summer and Winter Sessions. Catch-up, get ahead, and have fun during VT's best seasons! summer.vt.edu and winter.vt.edu
Summer sessions is distinctive in that it offers two, six-week sessions (Summer I and II); along with special mini-sessions, with students having the option of taking classes on campus and at a distance, including study abroad experiences.
For students studying at the Blacksburg campus, there are a wealth of outdoor activities with mountains and trails just minutes from campus, along with Claytor Lake and the New River for tubing, kayaking, and water fun. The town hosts a variety of festivals and outdoor concerts, along with the Center for the Arts summer line-up. Most recently, student leaders shared in a meeting with future Virginia Tech President Timothy Sands that “a special sense of community develops at Virginia Tech in the summer months.”
“One of the things that students find most appealing about summer courses is the ability to have that dedicated focus on the subject matter; as students can earn up to 18 credits over the course of both summer sessions,” notes Michael Herndon, director of summer and winter sessions. “We are truly a one-stop shop.”
Herndon notes that summer is a true graduation game changer for many students, allowing students to graduate on time, or often ahead of schedule. It also helps students who are double-majoring or want to add a minor.
Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech takes a hands-on, engaging approach to education, preparing scholars to be leaders in their fields and communities. As the commonwealth’s most comprehensive university and its leading research institution, Virginia Tech offers 225 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to more than 31,000 students and manages a research portfolio of $496 million. The university fulfills its land-grant mission of transforming knowledge to practice through technological leadership and by fueling economic growth and job creation locally, regionally, and across Virginia.
Summer Sessions and Winter Session.
