Elective and required core courses cover such subjects as community and economic development, international development planning and policy, land use and environmental planning, public and non-profit organization and management. Students spend the next two years overseas as Peace Corps Volunteers, integrating their experiences and graduate studies. Students return to Virginia Tech at the beginning of the fourth academic year to complete their degree, usually in one semester.
Financial support is available for qualified students on a competitive basis.
Minority students are encouraged to apply. Only U.S. citizens are eligible to serve as Peace Corps Volunteers. Admission Prospective students apply to both Virginia Tech's Graduate School and the Peace Corps separately, indicating the MIP Program in both applications. To ensure timely processing of application materials students should have submitted all of the required application materials to the Peace Corps before arriving on campus for their first semester. It is the responsibility of each student to ensure that their Peace Corps application materials are completed on time.