Virginia Intermont College - Honors Program

Honors Program

The College offers an honors program built on the following goals:

  • To offer inquisitive and intellectually curious students an atmosphere which broadens their outlook and stretches the limits of their thinking;
  • To promote the integration of teaching and learning across the disciplines, complementing the objectives of the college’s core curriculum;
  • To encourage students to be open to innovative ways of acquiring and developing knowledge;
  • To incorporate civic responsibility, leadership, and service within the broader context of learning;
  • To create an interdisciplinary academic experience which enhances the overall intellectual environment of the campus.

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