Honors Program
Program Requirements
Honors Core + General Studies, Departmental, and Co-Curricular Honors Options
Admission Criteria
- Cumulative GPA of 3.3 or above (high school, transfer or current MSU Denver GPA)
- ACT of 24 or above
- SAT of 1160 or above
Good Standing
To graduate with MSU Denver Honors Program distinction, each student completes Honors coursework and an Honors thesis, and maintains a 3.3 undergraduate GPA.
Requirements
The Honors Program curriculum requires 21 units of approved courses and activities. Each student is able to design their own path through the Honors curriculum by completing the Honors core courses and combining a selection of academic and co-curricular options.
MSU Denver will be continuing a mostly online schedule for Spring 2021. All HON-prefix courses that were previously scheduled to be held on campus will now be delivered online.
Synchronous courses (SYNCH) involve “real-time” learning in which faculty meet virtually with students at set times using video conferencing software like TEAMS or ZOOM. Classes will meet during the time frame listed in the schedule. While some faculty are opting to meet only once a week or periodically for group activities, please reserve those time blocks just as you would for an on-campus course.
Honors General Studies Options
Honors students can select from general studies options to complete academic course requirements. Many of these options can also fulfill degree program and university requirements.
Honors Core Courses
Core courses taken by all honors students include 2 interdisciplinary Honors Colloquia as well as the Senior Honors Thesis, an independent research and/or creative project normally completed during the senior year. The Senior Honors Thesis can also be completed in conjunction with degree program requirements.
Departmental Honors Options
Students can earn credit toward Honors Program completion by demonstrating high achievement in a wide variety of courses offered through academic departments.
Experiential Learning
Up to 6 optional hours
These opportunities may be offered in partnership with academic departments, the Applied Learning Center, and/or Study Abroad.
In order to receive Experiential Learning credit towards Honors, students must write a reflection based on either the Long or the Short Experiential Learning prompt found here
Co-Curricular Honors Options
Students also have the option to acquire hours toward the completion of the Honors Program by participating in a variety of co-curricular options
Maximum of 8 non-credit-bearing units