For more information please contact:
Holly Easterling-High School Outreach
703-878-5895, e-mail
heasterling@nvcc.edu
or Valerie Groll-Counselor
High School Outreach Counselor
703-878-5768, e-mail
vgroll@nvcc.edu
Dual Enrollment of Current High School
and Home School Students
If you have not yet earned a high school diploma or its equivalent and you are under the age of 18, you may be able to attend the College under certain conditions. Dual Enrollment means concurrently taking courses in both high school and college. Some of your NVCC College courses may fulfill Virginia high school graduation requirements if you have prior written approval from both your high school principal and your parent or guardian; for home-school students the written approval from your parent or guardian and the appropriate school system authority. In some cases the College has existing dual enrollment arrangements with local public schools whereby the college credits you earn may be applied toward your high school diploma while you also receive college credit.
Current High School Students If you are at least 16 years of age, presently enrolled in high school and wish to be admitted to the College and take classes, you must have the written permission of your authorizing parent or guardian and your high school principal or his/her representative.
Dual Enrollment Form NVCC 125-207
Home School Students
NVCC will also consider the admission of students who are at least 16 years old, who are not attending a public or private school, and who are home school students. The acceptance of such students may be considered as enrichment to the home school program but is not intended to substitute for the home school experience. Prior to admission, students who are home schooled must provide a current copy of a signed home school agreement between the appropriate school system and the authorizing parent or guardian. Concurrent Enrollment of Home School Students Form NVCC 125-208
Other Policies and Procedures Regarding Dual Enrollment
The following policies and procedures will apply to the dual enrollment of current high school and home school students:
The College reserves the right to evaluate applications for admission and to refuse admission to applicants when it is considered to be in the best interest of the College. For example, a student who has academic or disciplinary difficulties at his/her school will not be admitted to the College.
Apply For Admission
Prior to admission, an applicant who does not have
a high school diploma, and who is under the age of 18
years will be required to demonstrate appropriate basic
skills compatible with the College's academic expectations.
The applicant must take the English placement test and
test at the college level (i.e., ENG 111). A math placement
test may be required depending upon a student’s
course selections.
Woodbridge Campus Testing Center
A dual-enrolled student cannot declare a major until he/she has completed a high school diploma, earned a GED, or reached the age of 18.
All students of Northern Virginia Community College, regardless of age, are subject to all of the rules, policies, and procedures of the College pertaining to attendance, confidentiality of records, conduct, etc., as found in the College Catalog and the College Student Handbook.
Students admitted on a dual-enrolled basis are not eligible for student financial aid.
Applicants for dual enrollment must be enrolled for
courses 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the semester.
NVCC Academic
Calendar
Before registering, dual-enrolled students must see a College counselor or a dean of Student Development prior to each semester until the student has completed a high school diploma, earned a GED, or reached the age of 18.
Dual-enrolled students are restricted to part-time enrollment.
Dual-enrolled students generally are not permitted to enroll in developmental courses.
Dual-enrolled, first-time students generally are not placed in Extended Learning Institute (ELI) courses if there is an alternative course.
