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Dual Enrollment of High School and Home Schooled Students
Dual enrollment allows students to earn college credit while still in high school. If you are a high school junior or senior, or the home school equivalent, and you are at least 16 years of age, you may be able to take NOVA courses under certain conditions. You may be able to use some dual enrollment courses to meet high school graduation requirements, but you may also be eligible to take courses that you do not intend to apply toward high school graduation. Dual enrollment courses are college courses, so have college level content and include college level discussions. When you take a dual enrollment course, you will have a NOVA transcript that documents the course you take and the grade you receive in it.
High School Students
High school juniors or seniors who are at least 16 years of age may be eligible for admission to NOVA. You may be able to take some dual enrollment courses at a NOVA campus or you may be able to take NOVA courses taught at your high school.
High school students who wish to take classes on a NOVA campus must submit a completed and signed Dual Enrollment Recommendation: Individual High School Students Form NVCC 125-207, which the campus Dean of Students or his/her designee will review. This form includes a place to list any NOVA courses you wish to use to fulfill Virginia high school graduation requirements. Your high school principal and high school counselor must sign the form, both to indicate that they believe you are ready for college level work and to show that they will allow you to use the NOVA course to meet graduation requirements. Your parent or guardian must also sign the form to indicate that they believe you are ready for college courses.
The College also has dual enrollment agreements with local public school systems and private schools whereby some dual enrollment classes are taught at some high schools during the school day. These contract classes are arranged each semester with the high school administration. Contact your high school counselor for more information about dual enrollment courses that may be offered at your high school.
Home Schooled Students
If you are a home schooled student and at least 16 years of age you may be eligible to take courses at NOVA. Dual enrollment is considered enrichment to the home school program and cannot substitute for the home school experience. Home schooled students must submit a completed Dual Enrollment Recommendation: Home Schooled Students Form NVCC 125-208 signed by their parent/guardian. Home schooled students must also submit an approved request for exemption from compulsory school attendance (if applicable).