HONORS CLASSES

NOVA offers a variety of honors classes to highlymotivated students who seek a challenging academic experience. Through a variety of teaching methods, you will learn to think broadly and independently about the material covered. Fall 2009 honors classes are identified in the course listings by an “H” after the listing.

Admission to Individual Honors Courses
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.

Honors Core Curriculum
You may satisfy the requirements of both the Honors Core and any degree program by enrolling in the honors sections of courses or electives within the degree program requirements. To receive the Honors Core Curriculum designation on your diploma and official transcript, you 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. Completion of the Honors Core Curriculum will be designated on your transcript and on your diploma. You will also receive the Honors Certificate of Completion. This represents a significant enhancement of your academic credentials.

Honors Program Admission Requirements
In addition to honors classes, NOVA offers honors
programs on its campuses. 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 recommendation of an Honors Coordinator based on an interview	Obtain recommendation of an Honors Coordinator based on an interview

In addition to honors classes, NOVA offers honors programs on its campuses. For details on taking honors classes or to participate in the honors program, contact:
• Alexandria Campus:  Robert Brunner,rbrunner@nvcc.edu, 703-845-6242.
• Annandale Campus:  Gerald Boyd, gboyd@nvcc.edu, 703-323-4441.
• Loudoun Campus:  Stacy Rice, srice@nvcc.edu, 703-450-7716, or any Loudoun Campus counselor.
• Manassas Campus:  Dr. Jean Goodine, 703-257-6693, jgoodine@nvcc.edu, or any Manassas Campus counselor.
• Medical Education Campus:  Ruth Stanton, rstanton@nvcc.edu, 703-822-6679.
• Woodbridge Campus:  Michele Wendell, mwendell@nvcc.edu, 703-878-5808.

Alexandria:

Prefix & No.	Section	Day	Time	Instructor
ENG 111	020A	R	04:30P-07:20P	TBA
ENG 111	021A	T	07:30P-10:20P	Daily, D.
ENG 112	001A	MW	09:30A-10:45A	Brunner, R.
ENG 112	002A	TR	09:30A-10:45A	Burton, J
ENG 112	003A	M	07:30P-10:20P	Schroder, C
ENG 112	004A	W	04:30P-07:20P	Harrison, W
BIO 102	010A	MW	02:30P-03:50P	King, B.
BIO 102	0B1A	W	04:30P-07:20P	King, B.
HIS 295	001A	TBA	TBA	Windham, J.

Annandale:

Prefix & No.	Section	Day	Time	Instructor
ENG 111	054N	TR	09:30A-10:45A	TBA
ENG 112	054N	TR	09:30A-10:45A	Wells, C
ENG 112	055N	TR	11:00A-12:15P	Brotton, J
ENG 112	056N	TR	12:30P-10:45P	Burnhan L
ENG 112	057N	W	06:00P-07:15P	Fleck, P
HUM 295	001N	TR	12:30P-01:45P	Wilan, R
MTH 152	003N	MW	12:30P-01:45P	Bisson, A
MTH 174	002N	MW	01:00P-03:20P	Frazier, L
PHI 298	001N	TBA	TBA	Piscitelli, E

Loudoun:

Prefix & No.	Section	Day	Time	Instructor
ENG 111	026L	W	04:00P-06:45P	Pool, B
ENG 112	016L	MR	11:00A-12:15P	Rice, S
ENG 112	017L	MR	12:30P-1:45P	Rice, S
ENG 256	E87L	Online	Distance Learning	Taormina, A
HIS 122	001L	MR	09:30A-10:45A	Elzey, C
MTH 152	004L	M	04:00P-06:45P	Barr, K

Medical Education:

Prefix & No.	Section	Day	Time	Instructor
NUR 254	80H	online	asynchronous	Dooley,W

Honors Option 
Any student may enroll into a course labeled “Honors Option”; however, these courses are also designed for those students who are involved with the Honors Program at NOVA.  Any honors student who is interested in an honors option course should consult with the instructor within the first two weeks of the semester for guidelines about the honors option, including assignments and enrichment activities.  Honors credit will be given to those who complete the “honors option” for designated courses, and credits for these honors option courses may count towards completion of the Honors Program at NOVA. Please contact one of the honors faculty listed above or the counseling office if you have questions.

Annandale Honors Option:

Prefix & No.	Section	Day	Time	Instructor
ART 102	002N	MW	12:30P-01:45P	Tebow, E
ENG 242	007N	F	06:30P-09:30P	Schuart, A
ENG 252	002N	MW	02:00P-03:15P	Noell, L
ENG 271	002N	MW	11:00A-12:15P	Wilan, R
GOL 105	002N	TR	12:00P-01:20P	Bentley, C
GOL 105	0A3N	T	01:30P-04-20P	Bentley, C
GOL 106	002N	M	10:00A-11:50A	Rasmussen, K
GOL 106	0A3N	W	11:00A-01:50A	Rasmussen, K
GOL 112	002N	W	03:00P-05:50P	Rasmussen, K
GOL 112	0A2N	M	03:00P-05:50P	Rasmussen, K
GOL 225	002N	T	06:00P-08:50P	Bentley, C
GOL 225	0A2N	R	06:00P-08:50P	Bentley, C
HIS 102	003N	MW	11:00A-12:15P	Moczar, D
HIS 102	004N	TR	09:30A-10:45A	Zimmerman, M
HIS 102	007N	R	04:30P-07:20P	Zimmerman, M
HIS 211	002N	W	04:30P-07:30P	Zimmerman, M
PHI 101	002N	MW	12:30P-01:45P	Piscitelli, E
PHI 101	008N	TBA	07:30P-10:20P	Piscitelli, E
PHI 111	003N	M	07:30P-10:20P	Piscitelli, E
PSY 202	002N	MW	11:00A-12:15P	Vanevery, C

Loudoun Honors Option:

Prefix & No.	Section	Day	Time	Instructor
ACC 212	003L	TF	09:30A-10:45A	Panchal, R
ECO 202	001L	MR	11:00A-12:15P	Polcen, M
HIS 279	001L	TF	09:30A-10:45A	Porter, D
MTH 174	002L	TWF	11:00A-12:25P	Jacyna, L
PSY 225	001L	R	11:00A-0145P	King, R
PSY 201	001L	M	11:00A-1:45P	King, R
PSY 201	002L	W	11:00A-1:45P	King, R
REL 215	030L	W	06:30P-09:40P	Dawson, G
SPD 110	TBA	TBA	All Sections—TBA	Matlaga, T
SOC 202	002L	W	07:00P-09:45P	Bobys, R
SOC 268	001L	R	02:00P-04:45P	Bobys, R