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NWACC Honors Program Requirements for Admission

Honors students have a unique opportunity to experience an enriched program of study at NWACC. They will meet bright students like themselves, work with exceptional faculty members, and be introduced to scholars, thinkers, and other professionals who make a difference in their communities.

Criteria for Acceptance into Honors Program

Submit the following documents to:

Honors Program Director
NWACC
One College Drive
Bentonville
AR 72712

or place in his mailbox in Burns Hall, 2 nd floor, faculty offices.

• Letter requesting entrance into the program
• Reference letter of support for applicant
• Essay explaining reasons for wanting to participate in honors program

Grade Point Average or Test Score Requirements:

• 3.5 GPA from high school or after 12 credit hours at NWACC



OR

• Test Scores:
• ACT min. cumulative - 25



OR

• COMPASS - 85 (reading and writing)

Requirements to Receive an AA Honors Degree:

To graduate with an honors AA degree, students will be required to complete 12 credit hours of core honors courses, a 3 credit honors course seminar, and the additional credit hours necessary to complete the Associate of Arts degree. Graduating honors students will also be required to hold the cumulative GPA to receive one of the following distinctions, cum laude, magna cum laude, summa cum laude graduate.

If you have questions, contact honors@nwacc.edu.

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