Curricular and Student Resources

The academic advising system is fundamental to undergraduate education at Washington and Lee, providing resources for students as they seek not only to meet graduation requirements, but also to become liberally educated human beings with well-developed intellect and character. Academic advisers encourage students to take responsibility for their own education and academic actions, engage in conversations beyond the classroom and help students to explore and serve a larger world through study abroad, community service, postgraduate education, and the commencement of productive careers.

Our accreditation agency, SACSCOC, requires that we make up missed class time, and that we have a mechanism for documenting how we do so. This page contains the link to the form used for documenting missed or cancelled classes.

Washington and Lee University has partnered with NDPonics to support educational exploration across disciplines through site-based experiential learning.

Spring term is an educationally intensive learning experience. Please use these resources to help plan your course.

The AIM initiative engages undergraduate students, faculty and staff in a three-tiered approach. One tier is the AIM Scholars Summer Program. Modeled after the former Advanced Research Cohort (ARC) Program for STEM fields, this program provides immersive academic opportunities across the liberal arts to empower a broad group of incoming first-year AIM Scholars from various backgrounds.

A full college education cannot exist within the walls of a classroom alone. That’s why we encourage and support students who decide to pursue nationally competitive fellowships. The Office of Fellowships is dedicated to helping students identify and apply for opportunities they feel will most benefit them both during and after their time at W&L.

Information on student funding and summer opportunities can be found here.

Advice for seniors in planning for spring term.