MSU’s Honors College is home to 1,900+ motivated students who wish to stretch themselves in a collaborative and supportive community. That support takes many forms: small classes where your voice is heard, personalized advising to help guide you on your academic journey, mentoring from experienced peers, and dedicated honors college student housing.
At the core of the honors college experience is a robust portfolio of interdisciplinary seminars where students from all majors engage in vigorous discussion in classrooms where their voices are centered. Instead of being told what to think, students practice making arguments that reflect their values.
Those seminars include the celebrated first-year Texts and Critics classes, which help students make the transition to university and establish foundational academic skills that lead to later success. Additional upper-level seminars cover a wide range of topics relevant to contemporary issues. Students may also enroll in special sections of departmental offerings in chemistry, computer science, earth science, economics, mathematics, music, psychology, sociology, engineering, and physics, among others.
Honors College students also can connect with MSU’s top research faculty in the first-year Research Symposium, which is why our students are so competitive for major national fellowships like the Goldwater Scholarship: over the past decade, thirty Honors College students have won this prestigious award.
A robust co-curriculum gives students a chance to learn outside the classroom and deepen friendships with other Honors College students. Each academic year begins with a two-day excursion into the beautiful Hyalite Canyon, where first-year students participate in vigorous hikes, book discussions, community building, and faculty presentations. Later place-based excursions include Ski and Read in the winter and a visit to Tippet Rise. Students also have ample opportunities to grow as leaders.
There are many other benefits to being a member of the Honors College. The experienced Honors College staff is focused on creating exceptional opportunities for our students, which lead to extraordinary outcomes. We hope you will consider joining our community!
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