Whitman Senior Assessment

Whitman Senior Assessment

Indeed, Whitman claims to be “the first college or university in the nation to require undergraduate students to complete comprehensive examinations in their major fields.” With this much leeway, the form of senior assessments varies dramatically across majors, ranging from a thesis defense (e.g., in sociology) to a general examination in which students may be called upon to solve problems from any course in the major (e.g., in physics). For the oral component of the senior assessment – which is required by the College – we begin with a discussion of the capstone project and then examine students on two additional 300-level core courses, as well as CS 270, Data Structures, relating these courses to the project whenever possible.

Source: blogs.whitman.edu