Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg, VA
Virginia Tech says its general education program "is designed to foster and develop intellectual curiosity and critical thinking; strong analytic, communication, quantitative, and information literacy skills; the capacity for collaboration and creative problem solving; the ability to synthesize and transfer knowledge; intercultural knowledge and understanding; and ethical reasoning and action. The [program] seeks to create the conditions for growing creative and intellectual engagement; civic, personal, and social responsibility; and lifelong learning." [Source]
- Website:http://www.vt.edu/
- Graduation Rate:80%
- Tuition & Fees (In State):$9,459 annually
- Tuition & Fees (Out of State):$23,217 annually
General Education Requirements
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1. Composition
YES -
2. Literature
NO -
3. Foreign Language
NONo credit given for Foreign Language because students may fulfill the requirement with elementary-level study.
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4. U.S. Government or History
NO -
5. Economics
NO -
6. Mathematics
YES -
7. Science
YES -
General Education Assessment
Virginia Polytechnic Institute uses one or more of the following instruments to assess undergraduate progress in core collegiate skills: the Council on Aid to Education Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA), the Educational Testing Service Proficiency Profile, or the ACT Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP). For more information, visit www.voluntarysystem.org.
