This is the preliminary (or launch) version of the 2025-2026 VCU Bulletin. Courses that expose students to cutting-edge content and transformative learning may be added and notification of additional program approvals may be received prior to finalization. General education program content is also subject to change. The final edition and full PDF version will include these updates and will be available in August prior to the beginning of the fall semester.
Registration for graduate study
In the biomedical engineering program, all new students begin their course of study in the fall semester (August). Spring semester admissions require the recommendation of the graduate program director and consent of the chair and the associate dean for graduate studies.
Students may begin a course of study in either the fall or spring semesters for other engineering and computer science graduate programs; however, a start in the fall semester is preferred. For Cardinal Education, students may begin a course of study in either the fall or spring semester.