General Information:
Welcome to the Prince William County Public Schools portal for online Specialty Program applications. When completing an application for your student, please note that a separate application must be submitted for each student. All PWCS specialty programs are geographically zoned. Students may submit applications for 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice programs in their zoned areas. Duplicate applications for the same choice program will be eliminated- the more recent submission will be kept. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated.
All applications will be processed electronically. All requests will be checked for accuracy. Any falsification of information may result in your application not being processed and/or denied.
We now require that Parents/Guardians create an account in order to complete an application. Use this page to either create a new account, or log in to an existing account. Only one account per family is required.
*Please also note that this website is optimized for IE 10.0 and higher, Safari, Chrome and Firefox.
Option #1
If you have not created an account:
- Choose 'Create Account' button below.
- Complete the Guardian Demographic Questionnaire.
- Login to the Family Dashboard.
- Add your student(s) to your Family Dashboard Account.
- Complete an application.
Option #2
If you already have an account:
- Login to the Family Dashboard.
- Complete an application.
⚠️ Important
If you have not yet created an account in the Family Dashboard, you must create an account to continue.
How-To Videos:
PWCS World Languages Credit-by-Assessment:
Deadline to apply for December 2023 test: Sun. October 15
Eligible PWCS students may earn up to three high school world language credits by demonstrating their proficiency level in a language other than English on an approved external assessment. There is no cost to participate if selected for the May 2023 pilot testing.
Prior to applying, students should take the Avant STAMP 4S, 3S, or WS Sample Test for their chosen language to confirm that they have the minimum language skills to earn at least one credit.
In-Person Available Specialty Programs:
Prince William County offers three types of Specialty Programs:
Transfer Programs - Students who apply to and are accepted into transfer programs will attend the program school full time. Students who enter these programs are considered full time students in that school.
Transport Programs - Student who apply to and are accepted into transport programs attend the program for part of the day and attend their base school for the other part of the day.
Site-Based Programs - Site-based programs are located at a student’s base school. Students may not transfer for a site-based program if one exists in their school.
District Information:
Office of Advanced Academics and Specialty Programs
703-791-7923
Office of Career and Technical Education
703-791-7297
Office of World Languages
703-791-7400
District Business Hours:
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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