Honors Program :: Alexandria Campus

You may enter the Honors Program during your first semester at NOVA, or you may enter later. To be considered for admission to the Honors Core Curriculum, you must meet at least one of the following in each category:

English	Math
Place into Honors ENG 111 via NOVA English placement test	Place into Honors math via NOVA math placement test
Document an average score of >600 on the new SAT Critical Reading and Essay tests, with no score <500	Document a score of >600 on the new Math SAT exam

Graduate high school in the top 10% of your class	Graduate high school in the top 10% of your class
Submit recommendations from two faculty based on English courses either completed at NOVA or a previous college or in progress at NOVA	Submit recommendations from two faculty based on math or science courses either completed at NOVA or a previous college or in progress at NOVA
Obtain recommendations of an Honors Coordinator based on an interview	Obtain recommendation of an Honors Coordinator based on an interview

Admission to individual honors courses and options requires approval of the division, course instructor, or counselor based on test scores, prior achievement, or faculty recommendation.

A student at the Alexandria Campus who meets the above criteria should pick up an honors application from either Robert Brunner, the Coordinator of the Honors Program, or Majorie Kinnaman, Honors Counselor. Their offices are located in Room 252 of the Bisdorf Building. After the student completes and submits the application, he or she will be interviewed by either Robert or Marjorie. The interviewer will then contact the student with the results of his or her application.

If it is not convenient for you to come to campus, click here to download an Application for the Honors Program.

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