Advising

March 12, 2020, NOTICE:
In accordance with the Virginia Tech COVID-19 information for the university community, we are making adjustments to our services. ADVISING APPOINTMENTS are now only BY PHONE OR ZOOM (not in person). The scheduling link below leads you to scheduling options.
Appointments are usually scheduled to occur during office hours, and are available in fall and spring semesters and in summer.

March 12, 2020, NOTICE:
In accordance with the Virginia Tech COVID-19 information for the university community, we are making adjustments to our services. We will continue to offer advising appointments (by phone or zoom); however, DROP-IN ADVISING IS SUSPENDED until futher notice.
If you have a brief question and are uncertain whether you need an advising appointment, please call our office and we will assist you.

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 in CPD, you usually speak with an advisor who works with students in your college.

For faculty & staff

• Referring students to advising
• Advising data

Pre-professional advising at Virginia Tech

• 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 sources at Virginia Tech:
  • Health Professions Advising (HPA) in CPD
  • 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.