Intelligent. Inquisitive. Well-rounded. A desire to achieve. Such characteristics describe an Honors Program student. Honors students distinguish themselves and the program as campus leaders. They are regularly recognized by academic departments and colleges for their intellectual achievements. If you wish to be known by the company you keep, know that your enrollment in the MSU Honors Program assures you of being in good company. Honors Program Website

Interdisciplinary Approach to Learning
The interdisciplinary approach to learning ranks are among the significant characteristics of the Honors Program courses. The essence of the Honors Program is commitment to combine our seminars with knowledge and experience gained form a variety of traditional academic disciplines.

Close Student/Faculty Relations
One of the hallmarks of the Honors Program is its small class size and the resulting individual attention available to its students. Seminar faculty and guest lecturers are readily available to answer questions and to assist students in developing a full understanding of the course material. Members of the Honors Program faculty are selected partly on the basis of their commitment to fostering productive, intellectually challenging contact with students.

Honors Program Faculty
The Honors Program faculty is chosen on the basis of their firm commitment to teaching and research, their genuine interest in student concerns, and their outstanding scholarship. Many of them have made notable contributions to their fields of research. Several are recipients of the coveted Regents Award for Teaching Excellence; the highest honor that is bestowed upon one professor in each college annually.

Students' Experiences
"The Honors Program has served as an academic and social building block for me by enhancing my confidence level and communicative skills. After a term as president of the honors society council, I became president of the Student Government Association. Honors study has truly rewarded me."
- Michael Thorne

"Concurrent to fulfilling my university studies requirements, I was participating in a program that offers more stimulating and enriched intellectual, as well as social environment. The honors faculty and staff are some of the best on campus, and I am truly fortunate to have been a part of this outstanding organization."
- Sarah Hawkins Arnett

Eligibility
Admission to Murray State University is a prerequisite for admission to the Honors Program. Since Murray State's and the Honors Program's admissions processes are separate, all prospective Honors Program students must apply to both.

Recipients of Presidential and University Scholarships to MSU, National Merit finalists and semi-finalists, all other entering first-year students with a minimum ACT of 26 who have completed the Kentucky pre-college curriculum, and enrolled students who have a 3.5 GPA or better at Murray State University and who have presented recommendations from faculty in varied disciplines indicating that they would succeed in the program are eligible to apply for admission.

Retention
To remain in good standing in the Honors Program, a student must maintain a grade point average of 3.2 (on a 4.0 scale). In addition, a student is expected to take at least one Honors Seminar per semester (unless he or she arranges with the director to defer this requirement or unless the sequence is completed).

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