Prospective Students
Financial Aid
Financial aid is available through SOVA scholarships and the Virginia Tech Arts Scholarship program. The freshman scholarship and studio art portfolio application can be found at: Freshman Scholarship and Studio Arts Portfolio Application. For more information, please contact the department for details.
Admission and Visiting the University
Prospective students and their parents are encouraged to attend one of the Open House weekend sessions held by the University and the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, or they may choose to visit the campus at their convenience.
Information and application materials may be obtained by contacting:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
201 Burruss Hall, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: (540) 231-6267 FAX (540) 231-3242
Email: vtadmiss@vt.edu
Visiting the School
The school welcomes visitors by appointment at selected times. To learn more about visiting, please contact:
Betsy Bannan, Director of Academic Advising
dbannan@vt.edu
School of Visual Arts
Virginia Tech
203 Draper Road
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: (540) 231-5547
Fax: (540) 231-576
Computer Software Requirments
The school stresses the importance of each student having their own computer. Laptops provide a distinct advantage over desktop models in the academic environment. Below is a list of recommended Laptops and software; these are available on campus in the VT Bookstore at discounted academic pricing:
If you would like additional information, please contact Robert Jennings, he has expressed an exceptional interest in our students computer needs.
For Studio Art & Art History Students:
- 13-inch Apple MacBook
- 13.3-inch widescreen display
- 1280 x 800 resolution
- 2.4GHz Intel Core Duo 4GB memory
- 160GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive
- SuperDrive (DVD±RW, CD-RW)
For Visual Communication Design (VCD) Students:
- 17-inch Apple MacBook Pro
- 17-inch widescreen display 1680 x 1050 resolution
- 2.5GHz Intel Core Duo
- 4GB (2 x 2GB SODIMM)
- 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
- 250GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive
- 8x double-layer SuperDrive
- 17-inch Hi-Resolution LED Widescreen Display
- Va Tech Bookstore Specials
Software Recomendation
These software packages are highly recommended for all Art majors and specifically for Visual Communication Design majors. They are available through Software Distribution at discounted academic prices. PRICES ARE APPROXIMATE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Microsoft Office - $61
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Entourage
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium- $368
- Creative Suite 3
- Photoshop CS3
- Illustrator CS3
- InDesign CS3
- GoLive CS3
- Acrobat 7.0 Professional
- Cue CS3Macromedia Studio 8
- Dreamweaver 9
- Flash Professional 9
- Fireworks 9
- Contribute 3
- FlashPaper 2