All-College Honors Introduction
The All-College Honors Program provides opportunities for selected students to gain a deep appreciation of the multiple dimensions of knowledge. Only the most outstanding students in each class are eligble for admission to the program and selection is competitive. All incoming first-year students who are admitted as Honors Scholars receive the highest academic scholarship--The Vance Honors Scholarship.
The program is designed to create a community of Honors Scholars and promote intellectual vitality and academic rigor. Honors Scholars complete an accelerated curriculum including rigorous research, thesis prepartation, problem solving, and independent investigation beyond the norm. The culmination of the program is an Honors Scholar Project, in which the scholars work closely with faculty members in their majors to grapple with questions and issues in their fields of interests.
Current Honors Scholars
- Heather Lorigan
" The Honors Program provides an excellent way to interact with students in other majors and discuss world issues, as well as creating a support system that comes in very useful." - Nicole Panza
"Being an Honors Scholar at Westminster College pushes me to be the best I can in my field. My project gives me experience in research and the chance to tackle a problem my using Westminster education." - Brett Turk
"If you choose to be part of the Honors Program, it will be the biggest intellectual challenge of your life thus far. You will encounter many struggles, frustrations, and obstacles along the way. However, I believe that you will be a stronger person once you complete the program."