Advising for students by Career & Professional Development

Not sure if you need advising?

If you have a brief question and are not sure if you need advising, call or email us and we'll guide you.

Quick help

Career Q&A Today are quick videos by our CPD advisors that might answer a question you have.

CPD general career topics

• Exploring careers and majors
• Getting experience, including internships and cooperative education
• Job search
• Federal job & internship search
• Planning for graduate or professional school
• Practice interviews

For student populations

• Graduate students
• International students
• Disability resources
• Student veterans
• Workplace diversity
• LGBTQ

Advising by majors & colleges

• In colleges and majors: Career & internship advisors who work in and for colleges and majors
• In CPD: When you schedule an advising appointment with CPD, you usually speak with an advisor who works with students in your college.

Pre-professional advising

• Considering graduate and professional school
• Health Professions Advising (HPA) (pre-medical, pre-dental, & other health professions)
• Pre-Law Advising
• Pre-Education Advising (PEAP), School of Education (teaching and school counseling)
• Pre-veterinary advising at Virginia Tech available through: 
  Health Professions Advising (HPA) in CPD, and  
  Virginia-Maryland Coll. of Veterinary Medicine

What CPD can't do

CPD is not authorized to advise on academic course requirements. Please take advantage of these university resources provided for your academic advising needs:

• Your academic advisor in the department that offers your major.
• Transitional Advising (Advising Matters @ VT) for students in transition out of a major, or not accepted into a desired major.

For faculty & staff

• Referring students to advising
• Advising data