College & Career Services
Welcome to the College and Career Center!
Our mission is to empower students to explore their passions, plan their futures, and achieve their academic and career goals. Whether you’re preparing for college applications, seeking internships, or exploring career options, we’re here to support you every step of the way. See below for resources.
Contact Information:
Marcus Lawrence
College and Career Counselor
[email protected];
Diane Jung
VCAC Advisor
[email protected]
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Register for College Visit
To register for a college visit, log into Naviance.
After you log in, scroll down to What's New and select Show More to see all the college visits for the week.
Click on a college visit, and register to attend
Show your Naviance registration co+nfirmation as your pass to attend
College & Scholarship Transcript Requests
College & Scholarship Transcript Requests
Naviance is the platform used by secondary students for academic and career planning in addition to transcript requests for college/universities and scholarship organizations. Please follow your high school's specific process for placing transcript requests through Naviance. Students can download an unofficial copy of their transcript in StudentVUE under course history.
Senior Transcript Timeline
The initial transcript request begins the process for the school counselor to complete the following documents for each institution per student request through Naviance.
Initial
Available in September
✓ Current GPA & Percentile
✓ All prior earned high school grades/credits
✓ School Profile
✓ Secondary school report
Mid-Year
Available in February
✓ Senior semester 1 grades
Final
After Graduation
Initial Transcript:
Senior transcripts must include work in-progress which is initiated after the first day of school that the student attends, senior GPA, percentile, and academic course history including summer grades. For this reason, PWCS senior transcripts will become available by mid-September. Parent/Guardians must provide consent through the FERPA statement found in the "Annual Back to School Packet" located in ParentVUE. Please follow your high school's internal process for transcript requests. The transcript package that is sent to higher institutions includes the transcript, school profile, secondary school report and mid-year transcript from the school counselor. Naviance is the district wide platform used for college and career exploration, transcript requests, and post-high school planning. Students log in to log in to Naviance using their single sign-on, Clever.Mid-year Transcript:
Mid-year transcripts will be sent for PWCS seniors in mid-February. Institutions are aware that each district is bound by the completion of their first semester calendar and GPA calculation window. Seniors who have already requested an initial transcript will automatically have their mid-year transcripts sent to the institutions previously requested. The mid-year transcript is one component of the application process and provides the semester senior grades with preliminary GPA calculations based on the semester one senior grades. Counselors complete a mid-year report that accompanies each transcript. This process takes place at the same time across the division. No additional action is needed by the student. If you have any questions please contact your school counselor.Final Transcript:
All seniors in PWCS complete the "Senior Survey" to share their educational experience in PWCS. This feedback is used as qualitative data to inform and evolve our programs, services, and counseling curriculum each year to best meet the needs of our student body. Within this survey, seniors indicate their chosen pathway immediately following high school. For students choosing to enroll in college, students indicate the one school that they will attend. After graduation, school counselors submit the student's final transcript to that one school.If students are still uncertain about the college/university they will attend at the time of their senior survey completion, students should select the most likely institution and email their counselor/counseling office if there is a change.
Educational Records Request
Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) maintains student educational records in compliance with federal and state laws. PWCS Policies and Regulations are developed in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which is the federal law protecting the privacy of student scholastic records. All public schools, including PWCS, are mandated to ensure proper policies and procedures are implemented to protect the content of scholastic records, regardless of the medium.
If you are requesting a transcript or educational record for other purposes than college or scholarships, please refer to the PWCS Educational Records Requests webpage to find the steps required for your intended use.
The first step for any transcript request is the completion of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) that is completed electronically through ParentVUE in the "Annual Back to School Packet."
College Testing Fee Waivers
Fee waivers can be requested for students in the 11th and 12th grade, who have limited resources and meet specific federal requirements. Students may request a fee waiver for the SAT (max. 2), the SAT Subject Test (max. 2), the ACT (max. 2) Listed below are the links to brochures that will help you determine your eligibility status.
Students who wish to request a fee waiver must complete the online form below. PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS A SEVEN DAY PROCESSING TIME ON ALL FEE WAIVER REQUESTS.
Link for request: Request SAT, SAT Subject Test or ACT Fee Waiver
College Application Fee Waivers
Students who have limited financial resources may use the NACAC Request for Admission Application Fee Waiver form when applying for college. The purpose of this form is to ensure equitable postsecondary access and thus is intended for first-time undergraduate applicants who meet one or more of the economic need criteria identified on the form.
Below are the steps for completing and submitting the form
Students can complete the NACAC Application Fee Waiver without having to print it. They should download the form on their computers, fill out the form, add a signature using the "Fill & Sign" button on the top right of the PDF, and save it on their computers.
- The student writes the name of the college or university on the top line.
- The student completes the Student section and checks the appropriate box(es) in the Economic Need section. If none of the traditional boxes apply, the student should check "Other request..." and briefly explain their financial need for an application fee waiver on the lines provided.
- A school counselor, postsecondary support personnel, or principal at the student's school OR an official from a community-based organization completes the Authorized Official section and verifies the student's economic eligibility.
Link to request form: Fee Waivers - National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
Youth Employment Certification
Youth Employment Application Certification System