Academics at Virginia Military Institute
VMI's Academic Program offers a rigorous curriculum that produces educated and internationally engaged citizens of character. It includes a broad four-year core curriculum and fourteen nationally recognized majors in engineering, science, liberal arts, and social sciences.
The curriculum offers exceptional opportunities for undergraduate research, foreign study, internships, and participation in activities sponsored by the Institute Writing Program. The Institute Honors Program presents special challanges and rewards for VMI's most academically outstanding cadets.
The faculty, 96% of whom hold Ph.D.s, are renowned for teaching excellence, mentorship of students, scholarly engagement and expertise, commitment to service, and encouragement of undergraduate research. Small class sizes enable faculty to interact closely with cadets both inside and outside of the classroom.
VMI's Quality Enhancement Plan: The Core Curriculum - The Nucleus of Effective Citizenship & Leadership
Active student chapters of academic and professional societies are sponsored by VMI's academic departments. The Institute hosts the following societies:
Phi Eta Sigma, National Scholastic Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi, Academic Honor Society
American Chemical Society Gamma Sigma Epsilon, Chemistry Honor Society
Society of Physics Students
Sigma Pi Sigma, Physics Honor Society
Pre-Law Society
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honor Society
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society
Delta Phi Alpha, German Honor Society
Pi Delta Phi, French Honor Society
Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish Honor Society
Sigma Tau Delta, English Honor Society
English Society
Omicron Delta Epsilon, Economics Honor Society
Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society
The Virginia Historical Society
