North Carolina Governor's School

COUNTY SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR NOMINATION: 3pm October 24th to Jennifer.Crudeli@nhcs.net

NOMINATIONS ARE SELECTED FROM COMPLETED APPLICATIONS

The North Carolina Governor's School is a four-week summer residential program for gifted and talented high school students, integrating academic disciplines, the arts, and unique courses on each of two campuses. Learning focuses on the exploration of the most recent ideas and concepts in each discipline, and it does not involve credit, tests, or grades. Students are selected to attend through a competitive process after being nominated by their public school unit or non-public school. For more information, review the GS Family Overview Packet. GS Application. GS Recommender Form. (Recommender's should submit forms directly to my email: jennifer.crudeli@nhcs.net)

Hoggard High School

Friday, September 19th, FLEX, Media Center

Ashley High School

Tuesday, September 23, 9:30-10:00 (FOCUS), Media Center

The academic disciplines include:

• English (11th)

• Mathematics (11th)

• Natural Science (11th)

• Social Science (11th)

• Spanish (11th)

The arts disciplines include:

• Choral Music (10th & 11th)

• Dance (10th & 11th)

• Instrumental Music (10th & 11th)

• Theater (11th)

• Visual Art (11th)

• Cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.25 or higher;

• Cumulative weighted GPA of 3.5 or higher;

• Score of 4 or higher on an NC End of Course assessment;

• Score of 3 or higher on an Advanced Placement exam;

• Grade of B or higher in a Career College Promise course on the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement, or a University Course;

• Minimum composite score of 19 on the Pre-ACT/ACT or a minimum score of 1010 on the PSAT/SAT;

• Minimum score of 90th percentile on aptitude assessment (composite or subtest).

• September 2025: Application and Recommendation form for 2026 session released.
• Fall 2025: Local deadlines for local selection process. Check with your school counselor for information on your district's or school's deadline.
• Early March, 2026: Selection notifications are sent to Governor’s School Coordinators to distribute.
• Late March or early April, 2026: Selected students will notify the NC Department of Public Instruction of their decision to accept or decline the invitation to attend the NC Governor’s School.
• June 21, 2026 - July 18, 2026: Tentative dates for NC Governor’s School Session.

Governor's School East: Meredith College

Governor's School West: Greensboro College

Email: Jennifer.Crudeli@nhcs.net
Website: https://sites.google.com/nhcs.net/crudeliaig/home
Ashley Office: 405

Hoggard Office: 104B