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Membership eligibility

Find the civic honor the student may qualify for.

Answer a few questions about academic standing, civic learning, service, leadership, character, and advanced civic work. The checker will identify the highest CEHS membership level the student currently appears to meet and what remains for the next distinction.

Privacy: This eligibility check runs in your browser. Do not enter a student name, birth date, school record, or other personally identifiable information. Responses are not submitted or stored by this module.

1. Who is checking eligibility?

ApplicantI am checking my own eligibility. NominatorI am checking eligibility for a student.

2. Student profile

Current grade Educational setting

3. Academic standing & civic knowledge

Current cumulative GPA (on a 4 scale) CEHS civic knowledge assessment score (%) A blank score will be marked as needing verification or completion. Can academic standing be verified by an approved educator, school, or homeschool authority? Highest level of qualifying civic learning completed

4. Service, participation & leadership

Verified qualifying civic/community service hours Number of qualifying civic experiences Examples include youth government, public meetings, civic forums, voter education, government internships, advocacy days, civic competitions, or approved service-learning. Highest demonstrated leadership level For National Civic Scholar: does the record demonstrate sustained engagement across multiple civic experiences?

5. Character & application-ready requirements

Does the student meet expectations for integrity, respect, civil discourse, accountability, and responsible conduct? Student reflection completed Is the student willing to affirm the CEHS pledge and standards of membership?

6. National Civic Scholar readiness

These items are used only to evaluate Level III. Selecting “not yet” will not prevent Level I or Level II eligibility.

Formal educator or community endorsement available? Advanced civic portfolio complete? Civic impact / capstone project complete? Final written, video, or live presentation ready?

Civic knowledge assessment

Demonstrate your civic knowledge.

Complete the CEHS Civic Knowledge Assessment before submitting the formal membership application. Your verified score will automatically be available to the application on this browser.

Current assessment standards: Member 70% • Distinguished Member 80% • National Civic Scholar 85%

Privacy: Enter the same student email address you will use on the membership application. CEHS stores a protected hash of the email with the assessment attempt; the correct answer key is never sent to the browser.

Student email address

The assessment uses 30 questions per attempt. Results remain valid for 30 days. CEHS permits up to 1 attempts within that window, subject to the configured retake interval.

1. Submission pathway

Student applicationThe student is applying for membership. Student nominationAn educator or other adult is nominating a student.

2. Student information

Student first name * Student last name * Student email * Current grade * School / educational program * Educational setting * City * State / territory * Is the student under age 18? * Cumulative GPA

3. Civic knowledge assessment

No verified assessment found on this browser.

Complete the CEHS Civic Knowledge Assessment using the same student email address entered in this application.

Go to Civic Assessment

4. Civic credentials

Civic learning and knowledge * Documented service hours Civic or community service * Leadership * Character and civic responsibility *

6. Verifier information

Provide an educator, administrator, counselor, program leader, employer, or other appropriate adult who can verify the information submitted.

Verifier name * Verifier title / role * Verifier email * Verifier organization * Relationship to student *

7. Supporting documentation

Upload up to 3 supporting files. Accepted: PDF, DOC, DOCX, JPG, PNG. Maximum 8 MB per file. Do not upload full transcripts unless specifically requested.

Supporting files

9. Attestations

I certify that the information provided is accurate to the best of my knowledge and understand that materially false information may result in denial or revocation of membership. * I authorize the National Civic Engagement Honor Society to contact the listed verifier and, when applicable, the nominator or parent/guardian to confirm eligibility information. * I understand that submission does not guarantee membership and that information will be used for membership review, verification, administration, and recordkeeping. *

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