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Challenge & Opportunity
The Honors Program at Missouri Southern State University exists to encourage academic excellence by providing special opportunities and challenges for exceptional students.

Entrance into the program is by invitation. Because admission is selective and competitive, classes normally are smaller than regular classes, permitting Honors students to enjoy interaction with other outstanding students in an informal atmosphere conducive to exciting and challenging discussions.

Honors courses put our best students in small classes with our best teachers, right from the freshman year on. Distinguished professors and Honors students have opportunities to expand the educational experience beyond that available in regular courses. You receive personal attention and special guidance, and the program is flexible to permit you to pursue particular scholarly interests and to engage in innovative and creative approaches to learning.

Expectations for performance in the program are high. As an Honor student, you are expected to strive for grades against these standards; you are not, however, expected to compete with others for grades. Through this program, the challenge to perform at the top of your ability is matched by the opportunity to do so in an environment that is simultaneously fun, exciting and intellectually demanding.