<p>Students typically get the major they want after they get to VT. Most of the time as long as you meet a GPA requirement, you are in. Some majors are restricted and require some classes to be completed before you can transfer in, but after you meet the requirements you should have no problem transferring in.</p>
<p>For example if you apply General Engineering, you might not get that major. You will be placed in University Studies and sent an information document on how to transfer. They don’t mention the summer course at New River Community College though. =/</p>
<p>You never really get forced to do something else as a major. You can keep working towards the major you want or you can do something else if you choose. The only time you have to pick a major is when you have 60 credits at VT. You can no longer be in University Studies if you have 60 credits, you have to pick something. You can always choose a different major at a later time though. </p>
<p>If you choose to be in University Studies and transfer into Engineering, you should have no problem graduating on time. Register for all of the courses that the engineering students are taking except for the Engineering Exploration course. Sign up for:</p>
<p>General Chemistry
General Chemistry Lab
Calculus I
Elementary Linear Algebra
Freshman English
Elective</p>
<p>Then you can put your name on a list to get into the Engineering exploration course in the Spring. It isn’t restricted to engineering majors then. Make sure you keep your GPA high though, because that is how they decide on who gets into the course.</p>
<p>In the Spring, make sure you sign up for:</p>
<p>Physics
Physics Lab
Calculus II
Vector Geometry
English II
Engineering Exploration I
Elective (If you want, not required.)</p>
<p>Now here is the part where you must decide what you want to do. You can either take the 2nd engineering exploration course over the summer or you can take it in the Fall. If you wait until Fall, you will be a semester behind. The best thing and the one I recommend is to take the course at New River Community College. It is about 15-20 minutes from Virginia Tech and the 2nd engineering course is offered during the summer there. It will transfer to VT and you will go straight into your major in Fall 2012.</p>
<p>You could always just taken the 1st engineering exploration class at New River Community College this summer. You will still go into VT as a University Studies major, but you will transfer Spring 12 instead of Fall 12. You also won’t have to take the Summer 2012 Engineering Exploration II course, because you will be able to register for it in Spring 2012 since they will transfer you from US to GE after one semester at Virginia Tech.</p>
<p>You can e-mail several people on campus about the switch to General Engineering. I don’t know her e-mail right now, but you can search VT for a woman named Christi Boone. She can answer most of your University Studies to General Engineering questions. I don’t know much about the actual transfer process. I just turned in my form, kept at least a 2.0 GPA and passed my courses. Then I was transferred. Easy as that.</p>
<p>If you have any further questions, feel free to send me a private message or reply here.</p>