2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Welcome to Virginia Tech! We are excited that you are here planning your time as a Hokie.
Welcome to Virginia Tech! We are excited that you are here planning your time as a Hokie.
Minimum credit hours required for graduation is 120.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| SBIO 1234 | Introduction to Wood, Design and Craftmanship | 3 |
| SBIO 2124 | Structure and Properties of Sustainable Biomaterials | 3 |
| SBIO 3004 | Sustainable Nature-Based Enterprises | 3 |
| SBIO 3314 | Mechanics of Sustainable Biomaterials and Packaging | 4 |
| SBIO 3524 | Manufacture of Sustainable Biomaterials for Structures | 3 |
| STAT 2004 | Introductory Statistics | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| A Sustainable Future through Circular Economy | ||
| Introduction to Forest Products Marketing | ||
| Society, Sustainability Biomaterials and Energy | ||
| Sustainable Operations Management | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Entrepreneurial Wood Design and Innovation | ||
| Entrepreneurial Wood Design and Innovation | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Field Study | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Undergraduate Research | ||
| Subtotal | 25 | |
| Track Requirements | ||
| Select one of the tracks listed below | 49 | |
| Subtotal | 49 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| or COMM 1015 | Communication Skills | |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| or COMM 1016 | Communication Skills | |
| Select one course in Pathway 1a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 2 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| ECON 2005 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| ECON 2006 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| BIOL 1105 | Principles of Biology | 3 |
| CHEM 1035 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 1045 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| MATH 1025 | Elementary Calculus (5F) | 3 |
| MATH 1026 | Elementary Calculus (5F) | 3 |
| SBIO 2504 | Circular Economy Analytics for Sustainable Systems (5A) | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Select three hours in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 7 that may be double-counted with another core outcome or major requirement | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 46 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements | ||
| AAEC 3314 | Environmental Law | 3 |
| PHYS 2205 | General Physics | 3 |
| SBIO 3324 | Green Building Systems | 3 |
| SBIO 3554 | Sustainable Biomaterials Enterprises | 3 |
| SBIO 4714 | Performance of Sustainable Biomaterials in Buildings | 3 |
| Select either the following 2 ENGR courses or the following 2 NR courses | 6 | |
| Introduction to Green Engineering | ||
| Environmental Life Cycle Assessment | ||
| Seeking Sustainability | ||
| Seeking Sustainability | ||
| Free Electives | ||
| Select 28 credit hours | 28 | |
| Total Credits | 49 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements | ||
| ACIS 2115 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| PHYS 2205 | General Physics | 3 |
| MGT 2064 | Foundations of Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MGT 3304 | Management Theory and Leadership Practice | 3 |
| SBIO 2614 | Introduction to Forest Products Marketing | 3 |
| SBIO 3445 & SBIO 3446 | Entrepreneurial Wood Design and Innovation and Entrepreneurial Wood Design and Innovation | 6 |
| SBIO 3464 | Sustainable Operations Management | 3 |
| SBIO 3554 | Sustainable Biomaterials Enterprises | 3 |
| SBIO 4714 | Performance of Sustainable Biomaterials in Buildings | 3 |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select 19 credit hours | 19 | |
| Total Credits | 49 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements | ||
| BCHM 3114 | Biochemistry for Biotechnology and the Life Sciences | 3 |
| CHEM 1036 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 2114 | Analytical Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 2124 | Analytical Chemistry Laboratory Techniques and Practice | 1 |
| CHEM 2535 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 2536 | Organic Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 2545 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 2546 | Organic Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 4615 | Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences | 3 |
| PHYS 2205 | General Physics | 3 |
| PHYS 2206 | General Physics | 3 |
| SBIO 3434 | Chemistry and Conversion of Sustainable Biomaterials | 3 |
| SBIO 4444 | Plant Polymers & Biocomposites | 3 |
| SBIO 3444 | Sustainable Biomaterials and Bioenergy | 3 |
| or SBIO 4424 | Polysaccharide Chemistry | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select 13 credit hours | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 49 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements | ||
| CHEM 1036 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| PHYS 2205 | General Physics | 3 |
| RED 1604 | Introduction to Residential Design | 3 |
| SBIO 2314 | Building Information Modeling for Wood-Based Construction | 3 |
| SBIO 3324 | Green Building Systems | 3 |
| SBIO/CEM 4314 | Design of Wood Structures | 3 |
| SBIO 4714 | Performance of Sustainable Biomaterials in Buildings | 3 |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select 28 credit hours | 28 | |
| Total Credits | 49 | |
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