BHC Students in Alaska

Environmental Stewardship Global Engagement Leadership

The Batten Honors College of Virginia Wesleyan recruits high-achieving students and equips them to be problem solvers who are environmentally-conscious, strategic-thinking global citizens, ethically-bound to bettering their community and the world.

Why the Batten Honors College?

Financial Support
Living/Learning Community
Interdisciplinary Seminars

Service Learning
Advanced Experiential Learning
Honors Capstone Course

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Scholarship Competition
Application Deadlines

November 6-7, 2025
(Application Deadline is October 17, 2025)

February 5-6, 2026
(Application Deadline is January 16, 2026)

March 5-6, 2026
(Application Deadline is February 13, 2026)

160 scholars from 24 states and 9 countries

87 percent cohort graduation rate with 93 precent retention rate

3.7 cumulaticve gpa, 4.3 high school gpa, 1353 SAT

100 percent placement after graduation and 100 percent of students fo internships, research, service, or study abroad

Global Residency

Amanda Gerni '19 in Haines, Alaska, summer 2016.

Tyler Noll '26

Tyler is an Environmental Studies major with a minor in Marine Science. He studied at the Al Akhawayn University at Ifran, Morocco with his girlfriend Izzy Grosswiler during the fall semester of 2023.

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Meet our Students

Kainaat (Kai) Trehan

Kai is an international student from New Delhi India and is majoring in International Studies and Political Science with a minor in Psychology. She is also pursuing a certificate in International Organizations and Diplomacy.

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