Steps to Get Started
- 1. Apply to NOVA.
- 2. Meet with a Military & Veteran advisor.
- 3. Determine if you qualify for in-state tuition.
- 4. Take placement tests if applicable.
- 5. Apply for Financial Aid.
- 6. Select and register for classes.
- 7. Submit a Veterans Enrollment Request Form.
- 8. Pay for classes.
- 9. Sign up for Tuition Payment Plan if applicable.
- 10. Buy books and parking permit.
Advisors are available to assist you with getting started, selecting a program of study, choosing classes and more.
Placement tests are used to determine which Math and English courses students should start with at NOVA. Placement tests give your academic advisor information about your skill level so that you will be enrolled in classes that are best suited for your success.
Military/veteran students using VA or TA benefits are required to take English and Math placement tests unless you have completed college-level Math and/or English courses at another accredited college.
Contact an advisor below (whose letters correspond with your last name) if you have questions about placement testing.
Terri Payne (A - F) | School Certifying Official | 571.732.2030 | tpayne@nvcc.edu |
Daina Hannibal (G - L) | School Certifying Official | 804.464.8157 | dhhannibal@nvcc.edu |
Angela Sawyer (M - R) | School Certifying Official | 804.601.8258 | asawyer@nvcc.edu |
Jinky Ebarle-Tweedie (S - Z) | School Certifying Official | jebarletweedie@nvcc.edu |
For more information about placement tests including locations, contacts, procedures and more, visit NOVA Testing Centers.
You may view the Class Catalog online, which includes all of NOVA’s programs of study and class descriptions. Class times and locations are listed in the Schedule of Classes. You can also search for class availability online when you login to MyNOVA.
Register for classes by logging in to MyNOVA and clicking on SIS (Student Information System).
Each semester after completing your class registration, a Veterans Enrollment Verification Form (VERF) must be submitted online. Click here to access form 105-063 using your MyNOVA username and password and submit 24 hours after you register for classes.
Submit the form only once at the beginning of each semester. List only the courses that apply to your program requirements. A wait listed course cannot be certified.
If you make any changes to your class schedule, you must submit a Veterans Enrollment Adjustment Form 125-062E with any changes.
You can pay for classes using your Department of Veterans Affairs Education benefits, Department of Defense Tuition Assistance benefits, check, money order, VISA, Master Card, agency contract or student financial aid (if you have received an official financial aid award letter from the College Financial Aid Office).
Textbooks can be purchased at the campus bookstores. Parking permits are available online and in campus Parking/NOVACard offices.
Email Account
Activate your email account.
- To protect your privacy, instructors may only use a student's official NOVA email address.
- You will receive updates on course changes and other pertinent information through your NOVA email account.
Important Notice: Students cannot activate their VCCS student email until they have enrolled for classes. All fees must be paid before students can access their email.