Honors Program :: Alexandria Campus

Consideration for admission to the Honors Core Curriculum requires 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

* You may not use this method to meet both the English and math criteria.

To receive the Honors Core Curriculum designation on their diploma and official transcript, students must be admitted into the Honors Core Curriculum and must complete it with a GPA of 3.0 or higher in all honors courses taken, with no grade below a C in any Honors course.

A student who meets the above criteria should pick up an honors application from one of the following persons: Robert Brunner, the Coordinator of the Honors Program or Majorie Kinnaman, Honors Counselor. These persons may be found 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, in turn, contact the student about 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.