Welcome to University StudiesUAAC

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Welcome to University Studies/UAAC

• Elaine Matuszek
• Associate Director

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Virginia Tech Structure

• Agriculture and Life Sciences
• Architecture and Urban Studies
• Pamplin College of Business
• Engineering
• Liberal Arts Human Sciences
• Natural Resources
• Science

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Major College

• University Studies (US) University Academic
  Advising Center (UAAC)
• Serves 3 populations of students
• Academic Advisors
• 60 credits earned must be in a degree granting
  major

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UAAC advisors help students

• "find a path of their own" analyzing interests
  and abilities, choosing a major, changing majors,
  selecting courses, meeting deadlines, and
  succeeding academically at Virginia Tech.

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Majors Restricted for Internal Transfer

• Architecture Design majors
• Pamplin College of Business Accounting, Finance,
  Management, Marketing, Business Information
  Technology
• Engineering General, and all College of
  Engineering departments including Computer
  Science.
• Communication
• Music
• Political Science
• International Studies
• Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise

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Your Degree
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Curriculum for Liberal Education (CLE)

• 1st-Year Composition
• Cultural Traditions and Values
• Social Sciences
• Natural Sciences w Labs
• Mathematics
• Fine Arts
• Global Perspective

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Optional First-Year Schedule

• First Second Semester
  Semester
• English Composition English Composition
• Mathematics Mathematics
• Natural Science (Lab) Natural
  Science (Lab)
• Social Science Social Science
• Humanities/Elective Major-Specific Course/
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  Elective

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Academic Difficulties

• 1. Dont make use of available resources,
  especially academic advisor
• 2. Not aware of University policies and
  procedures
• 3. Rigors of VT courses
• 4. Not aware of advisor/student responsibilities

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Information and Resources

• www.uaac.vt.edu