Students applying for admission into the RVCC Honors College should meet three of the following four criteria:
- An unweighted cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher; or 87%
- Rank in the Top 20% of their high school class
- Proof of college readiness in both Math and English (*Required). This can be accomplished in one of three ways:
- A cumulative SAT score of 1100+ (including 550+ in Math & 450+ in Evidence-Based Reading & Writing) OR
- An aggregate ACT score of 26+ (including a 24+ in Reading and a 23+ in Math) OR
- Satisfactory score on the RVCC Math & English Accuplacer Placement Test
- History of civic engagement, leadership and/or volunteerism, either throughout high school or in your community
*NOTE: The Honors College is test-optional. For applicants who either did not tale the ACT/SAT or choose not to submit their scores, additional emphasis will be placed on the student’s co-curricular activities, examples of leadership and/or volunteer participation.