Honors Program

MSU Denver Honors Program

An individually tailored program

Mission Statement: The Honors Program is rooted in the MSU Denver mission to provide a high-quality, accessible, enriching education to a diverse student population in an atmosphere of mutual respect. Students and faculty who participate in the Honors Program commit to pursue the University mission to engage the community at large in scholarly inquiry, creative activity and the application of knowledge. The MSU Denver Honors Program offers a transformative intellectual challenge within the context of a supportive community. This program fosters interdisciplinary inquiry and experiential learning and provides guidance for in-depth research and creative projects. The Honors Program encourages students to become good stewards of their knowledge by inviting them to active participation in academic leadership and service opportunities.

The Metropolitan State University of Denver Honors Program is a community of highly motivated and academically adventurous students and faculty members dedicated to working together to attain new levels of achievement. 

This is an innovative program that allows students to achieve the Honors Program credential by completing an individually tailored combination of both academic courses and co-curricular honors options.

The Honors Program is designed to develop in our students the ability to apply critical and creative thinking as well as conduct high-quality research and creative work. Honors students also learn to integrate a variety of disciplines in their approach to a given project, demonstrate civic and intercultural knowledge and engagement, and reflect critically upon their values and the learning process. 

Students who enroll in Honors should expect a challenge that stimulates curiosity and research while broadening perspectives in unexpected ways.