Honors Curriculum
Westover Fellows follow a core of honors courses, including fifty-three hours in humanities, mathematics, social science, fine arts, and science. The honors curriculum replaces most of the College's General Education requirements.In the junior and senior years, Fellows concentrate on their majors while completing four honors colloquia.
Westover Honors Colloquia
Honors colloquia are interdisciplinary courses taught by a select group of Lynchburg College faculty. Designed expressly for students in the Westover Honors Program, the colloquia explore fundamental social, philosophical, artistic, and scientific issues. Two or three colloquia offerings each term allow students to select from a wide range of engaging topics that enhance understanding of global, national, and local cultures.
Senior Thesis
Each Westover Fellow completes a senior honors project, which includes individual writing, research, and presentation. The project provides an opportunity for the student to demonstrate his or her:
- understanding of the methods, theories, and models of a discipline;
- ability to develop an informed, well-reasoned, and creative response to a question or problem; and
- capability to communicate effectively the results of the project, both orally and in writing.