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PGS credit breakdown (Spring 2023 and earlier)

PGS and General Education

PGS students earn 12 credits toward their Pathways General Education requirements at Virginia Tech as follows:

  • UH 2504 Topics in Discourse and Global Citizenship
  • UH 2524 Topics in Natural Sciences and Global Citizenship
  • UH 2544 Topics in Social Science and Global Citizenship
  • UH 2554 Topics in Humanities and Global Citizenship

PGS and Honors Credits

Every PGS student is required to have the following courses on their transcript in the academic year during which they will complete PGS:

Fall (Blacksburg)

  • UH 1504: PGS Study Abroad Pre-Departure Seminar (2 credits)
  • ITAL 1105, ITAL 1106, or ITAL 2105 as appropriate (3 credits)

Spring (Riva San Vitale)

  • UH 2504: Topics in Discourse and Global Citizenship (3 credits)
  • UH 2524: Topics in Natural Sciences and Global Citizenship (3 credits)
  • UH 2544: Topics in Social Science and Global Citizenship (3 credits)
  • UH 2554: Topics in Humanities and Global Citizenship (3 credits)
  • UH 3204: Honors Service Learning (3 credits)
  • ITAL 1106, ITAL 2105, or ITAL 2106 as appropriate (3 credits)

In addition, PGS students have the option of enrolling in their ITAL courses for Honors credit: ITAL 1105/1106/2105/2106 (3 or 6 credits)

PGS and an Honors Laureate Diploma

The following details how the credits earned through the Presidential Global Scholars Program apply to the credit requirements of the original Honors Laureate Diploma for students who entered the Honors College in Spring 2023 or earlier. The original HLD requires at least 30 total credits across four elements. Elements Two, Three, and Four each have a six-credit minimum requirement.

PGS provides 20 of the 30 credits required of the original Honors Laureate Diploma. Up to six of the remaining credits may come from applying a faculty-student agreement (FSA) to the two required Italian courses. Note that PGS alone does NOT meet the 6- credit minimum requirement for Element Two.

Element One: Honors College Curriculum
Credits Earned: UH 1504 (2), UH 25XX(3)

Element Two: Disciplinary Depth
Credits Earned: UH 25XX (3)

Element Three: Transdisciplinary Capabilities
Credits Earned: 25XX(3), UH 3204 (3)
3 to 6 FSA credits would likely count here

Element Four: Undergraduate Research & Guided Experiential Learning
Credits Earned: UH 25XX(3), Study Abroad honors credits (3)