Policies

The VMI Academic Regulations are maintained by the Office of the Deputy Superintendent and Dean of the Faculty online at vmi.edu/academics/academic-support-services/registrar/institutional-information/ . Among other information, the regulations include current VMI definitions and policies on: Academic Delinquency Academic Probation Academic Recognition Admissions Requirements Advanced Placement Credit Auditing of Courses Change of Grade Change of Major Class Attendance Classification (academic) Course Load Drop-Add Period Final Examinations Grade Reporting Grading System Graduation Requirements Readmission Repeating Courses ROTC Students with Disabilities Substitution of Curricular Requirements Transcripts Transfer Credit Withdrawals Work-for-Grade Policies Please contact the assistant dean for administration and planning, 210 Smith Hall, if you have questions about the VMI Academic Regulations.

Nor does the History Department allow transfer credit for asynchronous internet-based or distance learning courses. (Note: individual sections of HI 400RW may have special prerequisites.) Substitutions for HI 400RW are rare but with prior approval by the department head, may be allowed for comparable work while in residence at VMI, e.g., an orally defended thesis for Institute Honors or the three-semester departmental honors sequence of HI 304M , HI 402W , and HI 403W . The third class English electives may be filled with any literature course offered by the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies.

Advanced Standing College Program cadets do not receive scholarships but may receive monthly stipends of $350 during the junior year and $400 during the senior year.

Prior to beginning their junior year, College Program Midshipmen with at least a 2.5 GPA will be considered for advanced standing. After graduation, midshipmen on scholarship or with Advanced Standing are commissioned as ensigns in the regular Navy or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps.

Advanced Standing College Program midshipmen are only required to fulfill the 3rd summer training requirement. In addition, Space Force cadets are required to also attend Azimuth, which is a three-week joint undergraduate nationwide space education and training program.

Transfer Credits The CEE Department may, on a case-by-case basis, accept transfer credits for civil engineering courses completed at other institutions. The Department Head and the Registrar’s office must approve all transfer courses.

Advanced Standing Credit Advanced standing credit is defined as the assignment of new cadets to advanced courses, with or without semester hours credit, for which they have qualified by one or more of the following means: College Board Advanced Placement Examinations. No more than one-half of the total hours required for VMI graduation may be transferred. Quality points earned at other colleges before transfer to VMI are not counted in the computation of the 2.0 quality point average required for VMI graduation. Waiver of transferable credits. An applicant may waive transferable credits, with the exception of cadets using VA Education Benefits who are required to accept all transferable credits, and follow a regular 4th Class (freshman) curriculum, but exercise of this option does not exempt the transfer from meeting all entrance standards for transfer applicants.