To achieve honors, 学生必须通过成功完成实质性的研究或创造性的项目来展示课堂以外的学术卓越, 超出常规课堂作业, 在学院提供的任何领域学习. A project worthy of honors should be well researched and well crafted and should make an identifiable contribution to its field; these standards will be determined and verified by faculty in the project's area of study. In addition, 学生应该能够交流, 通过书面和口头的方式, the details, rationale, 以及项目对专家和非专业人士的价值. 因此，学生们在W&以高度先进的方式实现学院文科使命的目标.

要获得荣誉学位，学生的平均成绩必须达到3分.20 or above. 有兴趣追求荣誉的学生应该在大三的春季之前与他们选择的学院主任讨论潜在的项目. 在他们荣誉项目年的秋天, students working toward honors will submit an Intent to Complete an Honors Project form along with a description of their goals and specific plans for the project; the student will file both documents with the Academic Status Committee, 谁将审查所有提案. 当荣誉项目完成时, 通常是在春季学期中期, the student's work will be judged by faculty in the area of study; the student's effectiveness of communication to a college-wide audience will be judged by faculty both inside and outside the area of study. 成功完成这些要求将获得学生荣誉, 由学院在学生的学习领域颁发.