Wesleyan Honors Academy
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Wesleyan Honors Academy (WHA) is a dual-credit program for motivated high school students. When you take WHA courses at your high school, your credits count toward your high school diploma—AND your college degree. WHA credits transfer to almost all U.S. colleges and universities.
When you enroll in Wesleyan Honors Academy, you will also receive these benefits:
- An NWU student ID and a Wesleyan Honors Academy t-shirt
- Access to NWU library resources, tutoring and campus events with your NWU ID card or NWU email address
- Reimbursement of 100% of your Honors Academy tuition when you attend NWU as an undergraduate student, beginning Spring 2023 or after. We’ll credit your first semester student account for all Honors Academy tuition you paid (excluding ACE and other outside scholarships used to pay for Honors Academy tuition.)
- Direct Admission to NWU for students who perform well in their WHA courses
- Minimum $28,000/year (4 years) scholarship package for WHA students who choose to attend NWU
Learn more about dual enrollment and Wesleyan Honors Academy in the WHA Student Orientation Course.
Register for Wesleyan Honors Academy
You can register for dual credit even after the semester starts. View more information and resources below and in our Wesleyan Honors Academy Student Handbook.
- ACE Scholarship
Students demonstrating financial need may apply for and receive an ACE (Accessing College Early) scholarship, which is available through the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Post-Secondary Education.
Contact your high school counselor to complete the scholarship application as soon as possible. ACE scholarships are on a first-come/first-serve basis, and the student must be enrolled in the college course to be considered. For the 2024‐25 academic year, ACE will cover an unlimited number of courses. The ACE deadlines are December 15 for courses beginning in August or October, and May 15 for courses beginning in January or March.
Find participating high schools
- Important dates for 2026-27
August 1 ACE Scholarship – Fall Application Opens: Fall and full-year courses
Financially eligible students can apply (register for dual credit first).October 2 DEADLINE for Regular Fall Registration: Courses beginning in August
DEADLINE TO DROP: Courses beginning in August
October 16 LATE DEADLINE for Fall Registration: Courses beginning in August
Added courses after this date are by petition only.October 30 DEADLINE for Registration: Courses beginning in October November 13 LATE DEADLINE for Registration: Courses beginning in October
Added courses after this date are by petition only.November 15 ACE Scholarship – Spring Application Opens: Spring courses
Financially eligible students can apply (register for dual credit first).December 1 DEADLINE to Submit an Add/Withdraw Petition: Courses ending in December December 15 ACE Application Fall Deadline: Fall and full-year courses January 4 Grades due by 5 p.m.: Courses ending in December January 8 First Semester Transcripts Available
Accounts must be paid in full.February 12 DEADLINE for Regular Spring Registration: Courses beginning in January
DEADLINE TO DROP: Courses beginning in January
February 26 LATE DEADLINE for Spring Registration: Courses beginning in January
Added courses after this date are by petition only.March 26 DEADLINE for Registration: Courses beginning in March April 9 LATE DEADLINE for Registration: Courses beginning in March
Added courses after this date are by petition only.May 1 DEADLINE to Submit an Add/Withdraw Petition: for Registration: Courses ending in May May 15 ACE Application Spring Deadline: Spring courses May 25 Grades due by 5 p.m.: Courses ending in May June 1 2026-27 Transcripts Available
Accounts must be paid in full.Date TBD WHA Summer Professional Development Workshop
Pay tuition
Tuition is just $95 per credit hour with zero fees for textbooks or labs.
Drop/Add/Withdraw
If your circumstances change, you have the ability to drop a class, register late, or withdraw from a course.
Petition to drop, add or withdraw from a class
Activate your NWU account and access resources
As a Wesleyan Honors Academy student, you get full access to many Nebraska Wesleyan resources and supports. It’s easy to take advantage of these benefits.
- Access grades, bills and tax statement
Self-Service
Self-Service allows WHA students to access their course list, unofficial transcripts, billing statements, and final grades. Tax forms (1098T statement) are also available each January for use in tax filing by parents/guardians.
Letter grades are issued by the WHA instructor and posted on an NWU transcript. Grades for courses ending in December will be available after the second week in January. Grades for courses ending in May will be available after June 1.
1098T statement
In January, the Nebraska Wesleyan Business Office mails 1098T statements to all students who were enrolled in Honors Academy classes during the previous year. For questions about your 1098T, please contact the Business Office.
- Access WHA student benefits
NWU student ID card
You will receive an NWU student ID card, which provides you access to on-campus events such as sporting events and theatre and music productions. The ID card can also be used for checking out books in person at the NWU library and all the libraries of the University of Nebraska system. Cards are sent when all on-time registrations are complete (second week in October and third week in February). You will receive an ID card just once, after your initial registration.
Library access
The Cochrane-Woods Library is available both in person and online. Be prepared to show your NWU ID card when visiting the library on campus. You will need your NWU email address and password to use the online library resources. Use these instructions for accessing library services.
Cooper Center for academic resources
The Cooper Center provides tutoring in writing, public speaking, and discipline-specific courses. Request virtual appointments for peer tutoring in a given discipline and for writing consultations: Cooper Center Tutoring.
Access additional benefits
Enjoy free admission to:
- Theatre events
- Music events
- Art events
- Athletic events
- Guest lectures
- NWU policies that pertain to WHA students
Admission Requirements (Concurrent Enrollment of High School Students) (nebrwesleyan.edu)
Code of Student Conduct (nebrwesleyan.edu)
FERPA Directory Information (nebrwesleyan.edu)
Semester-end tools
There’s more to do after you finish a course through Wesleyan Honors Academy.
- Complete a course evaluation
At the end of each Honors Academy course, you will be asked to complete a class evaluation through an online system called IDEA. Use your NWU email address and Okta password to sign in.
- Your username email address was provided in the initial email you received to activate your NWU account. The email was from do-not-reply [at] nebrwesleyan.edu (do-not-reply[at]nebrwesleyan[dot]edu) with the subject “Welcome to Okta at Nebraska Wesleyan University”.
- You created your Okta password after you activated your account with the “Activate account” steps above.
Please contact your WHA instructor or honorsacademy [at] nebrwesleyan.edu (honorsacademy[at]nebrwesleyan[dot]edu) if you have questions or problems accessing your account.
- Transcripts and transferring credits
Use WHA credit at NWU: If you attend NWU, the course will count in the same area as the on-campus equivalent, and the grade will become part of your college GPA calculations.
Transfer credit to other colleges and universities: If you elect to attend a college or university other than Nebraska Wesleyan, you will need to order your transcript online. As Nebraska's only dual credit program with NACEP-CEP accreditation, the credits you earn will transfer to most U.S. colleges.
Most colleges and universities will accept transfer grades of “C” or better. Most schools will count WHA classes as Pass/Fail, and they will not be part of the GPA. You should check the credit transfer policy of the school you wish to attend.
- Honors Academy students have previously transferred credit to numerous colleges and universities throughout the country, including the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and its branch campuses.
- Below are several sources you can utilize to help you decide how your courses may be used at NWU or transfer to other schools:
- Students should check the transfer policy and/or contact the registrar at the colleges/universities they are considering attending prior to enrolling in Honors Academy courses (but be mindful of WHA registration deadlines). An email sent to the registrar (and/or the appropriate department chair) and containing the course description will usually elicit a quick response.
Most schools that accept Wesleyan Honors Academy credit will do so in one or more of the following ways:
- The hours will count towards the total hours required for graduation from that institution.
- The course will replace a course required in the general education curriculum.
- The course will replace a course required in a major or minor.
In most cases, the transferred NWU grade is not included in the GPA calculations at the accepting institution.