TABLE OF CONTENTS Institute Calendar 2006-2007 ....................................................................................................................... 3 The Institute ................................................................................................................................................. 5 Admissions ...................................................................................................................................................9 Costs And Payment Schedule ................................................................................................................... 15 Financial Aid..............................................................................................................................................17 The Academic Program ............................................................................................................................. 19 The Co-curricular Program.........................................................................................................................25 Reserve Officers Training Corps ................................................................................................................ 35 The Curricula..............................................................................................................................................39 Applied Mathematics Curriculum ........................................................................................................40 Biology Curricula ................................................................................................................................. 44 Chemistry Curricula ............................................................................................................................. 48 Civil Engineering Curriculum .............................................................................................................. 52 Computer Science Curriculum .............................................................................................................56 Economics And Business Curriculum .................................................................................................. 58 Electrical Engineering Curriculum ......................................................................................................60 English Curriculum ............................................................................................................................. 63 History Curriculum ............................................................................................................................... 65 International Studies And Political Science Curriculum .......................................................................68 Mechanical Engineering Curriculum ................................................................................................... 71 Modern Languages And Cultures Curriculum .....................................................................................75 Physics Curriculum ............................................................................................................................. 78 Psychology Curricula .......................................................................................................................... 80 Special Programs ................................................................................................................................84 Minor In Leadership Studies ................................................................................................................ 84 Teacher Certification ...........................................................................................................................84 Teaching Training ................................................................................................................................85 Courses Of Instruction ............................................................................................................................... 86 Board of Visitors .......................................................................................................................................118 Administration And Staff...........................................................................................................................119 Alumni Association ...................................................................................................................................127 Enrollment Statistics.................................................................................................................................130 Corps Of Cadets Geographical Distribution .............................................................................................131 Index ........................................................................................................................................................132 1 2 INSTITUTE CALENDAR 2006-2007 CRITICAL DATES AND ACADEMIC CALENDAR FIRST SEMESTER – 2006 SECOND SEMESTER – 2007 New cadets matriculate (Cameron Hall) ............................ Sat 19 Aug Registration....................................................................... Wed, 10 Jan Old Corps returns ............................................................. Sun 27 Aug Classes begin......................................................................Thu, 11 Jan Registration...................................................................... Mon 28 Aug Last day for curriculum and course changes ......................Thu, 18 Jan Classes begin..................................................................... Tue 29 Aug Spring furlough .......................................................Fri-Mon, 9-19 Mar 1st Fall Reunion Weekend ........................................... Fri-Sat, 1-2 Sep Spring FTX (No classes Mon & Tue).................. Fri-Tue, 30 Mar-3 Apr Last day for course or curriculum change ........................... Tue 5 Sep Easter Break ............................................................. Fri-Mon, 6-9 Apr Fall FTX ..................................................................Fri-Sun, 22-24 Sep Spring Reunion Weekend ......................................... Fri-Sat, 27-28 Apr 2nd Fall Reunion Weekend ..................................... Fri-Sat, 29-30 Sep Classes end .........................................................................Tue, 1 May Parents Weekend ................................................... Fri-Sun, 13-15 Oct Reading day .......................................................................Wed, 2 May Yorktown 225th Anniversary (No classes)........................ Thu, 19 Oct Exams ..................................................................... Thu-Wed, 3-9 May Founders Day (no classes).................................................Fri, 10 Nov End First Class exams ........................................................ Mon, 7 May Ring Figure weekend............................................. Fri-Sun, 17-18 Nov New Market Day ceremony................................................Tue, 15 May Thanksgiving furlough.........................................Tue-Mon, 21-27 Nov Commencement ...............................................................Wed, 16 May Classes end ....................................................................... Tue 12 Dec Reading day ..................................................................... Wed 13 Dec Exams ................................................................ Thu-Wed, 14-20 Dec December graduation ...................................................... Wed 20 Dec Christmas furlough....................................... Wed-Tue, 20 Dec - 9 Jan Class Changes: First Semester: ....................... Friday classes meet on Tuesday, 5 December Thursday classes meet on Tuesday, 12 December Second Semester: .................. Monday classes meet on Thursday, 12 April Monday classes meet on Friday, 27 April NOTE: Dates are subject to change by Official Published Orders. 3 4 THE INSTITUTE AN EDUCATION FOR LEADERSHIP won numerous military awards and decorations. General IN THE 21ST CENTURY Peay knows as well as anyone that VMI builds leaders. “My father, my two sons and I all graduated from VMI and Even in a world of change, some things never change. I feel very strongly about the Institute’s contribution to Society will always need educated and honorable men and Virginia and the nation,” said Peay. women. And men and women will always need to lead No other in America is so attentive to and so proud of lives of meaning and usefulness to others. its product: citizen-soldiers prepared both for civilian Established in 1839, VMI has shaped leaders, heroes leadership in their professions and for military leadership and individuals whose in times of national daily lives reflect the in- The Mission: need. VMI graduates tegrity, fairness, and ap- The Virginia Military Institute believes that the mea- have made distin- preciation for the value sure of a college lies in the quality and performance of its guished contributions of work that are instilled graduates and their contributions to society. both in the military and here. The sense of mis- Therefore, it is the mission of the Virginia Military in fields as diverse as Institute to produce educated and honorable men and women, sion at VMI is at the foun- business, engineering, prepared for the varied work of