Honors College

Follow your passion, Find your place in our Honors College

Are you ready to immerse yourself and test your exceptional skills in a remarkable educational environment?  Missouri State’s Honors College will encourage and enable you to realize your maximum potential as an Honors student.  Our goal of building successful self learners begins with the unique benefits and resources we provide almost 1,300 gifted men and women each year.

Enriching courses, enhancing discussions, international study, and research responsibilities will challenge you to apply yourself fully.  Along your path to graduation, you will be able to customize your academic opportunities with departmental distinction to meet your expectations.  Generous scholarships and fellowships are available to pursue and support your ambitions.  Additionally, you will have access to beautiful honors living facilities, where some of your lifelong friendships could begin.

Missouri State’s distinctive Public Affairs Mission is incorporated into our Honors College, in which you will choose a course that addresses one of the three themes:  cultural competence, ethical leadership, community engagement.  Expanding your knowledge by studying abroad is a great way to complete the cultural competence theme.

Our carefully selected honors professors will support your goals and motivate you to want to learn more.  The highly motivated students in your classes will make up a dynamic community you will be a part of from your first day on our beautiful campus.  Upon graduation you will receive honors recognition and treasure more than you thought possible everything you achieved.

Come join us today.  Learn how you qualify for the Honors College.

Missouri State University is proud to be an active member of the National Collegiate Honors Council.