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Learning at the Next Level

From taking classes with award-winning faculty to receiving funded research placements, the University of Missouri Honors College allows students to enjoy all the advantages of a large university with the personalized experience of a small college. There are numerous benefits of being in the Honors College, including:

Additional scholarships and awards • Unique study abroad adventures • One-on-one Honors advising • Priority class registration • Priority Honors housing • And more!

Unique, Customizable Curriculum

Amy Simons talking to a group of students who are sitting around a table. Students and a professor looking around inside a cave. Pam Brown teaching students as they all look at a microscope.

Want to dive into proper research practices? Have you ever thought about what it would be like to put Socrates on trial? Or listen to a world-class violinist perform Beethoven during class? Those are just a few examples of the unique hands-on learning opportunities that Honors students take part in. Our classes are interdisciplinary and designed specifically for our students, giving you the chance to explore your passions. There’s no one path to the Honors Certificate. Students from all majors are able to take part in the incredible experiences that the Honors College offers.

Honors Courses

Mizzou Honors College

By the Numbers

130-175

Honors courses per semester

3,100

Honors College students at Mizzou

135

Research placements

Making Connections

Maggie Courtney

Journalism and Sociology, '24

"The Honors College is where I made the best connections with professors. They really invested in me, and they were all so passionate about what they were teaching. It was a great learning environment to be part of."

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Honors Teaching Fellows

The Extended One Read course allows incoming Honors College students the opportunity to dive deeper into the selected One Read book. Through the Honors College Teaching Fellows program, more students have the opportunity to take part in the meaningful discussions that class offers.

Teaching Fellows
Les Gray talking to students during a class.

Honors College News and Stories

Josiah Anderson working on his laptop while sitting in the library.

Bringing Stories to Life

Through the Cherng Summer Scholars program, Josiah Anderson is developing three short stories centered around the theme of dysfunctional love.

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Jane Ray smiling while working on her laptop in a small office.

Making Research More Accessible

Jane Ray’s Cherng Summer Scholars project is tied to previous research conducted focused on broadening the participation of women and Latinx individuals in engineering.

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Nick Ice performing a research task in a laboratory.

Using Research to Help Others

This summer, Nick Ice is leading his own research project tied to a specific parasitic infection, malaria.

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News & Stories