Web Page: http://www.umsl.edu/divisions/honors/honors.html

The Honors College's goal is to enrich significantly the educational experience of a select group of highly motivated and intelligent undergraduates. With this in mind, it enrolls promising students who give clear indication that they are ready to accept academic challenges and become creatively involved in the learning process together with a team of similarly committed instructors.

Given this special mission, the College has a unique structure and identity. Unlike the University's other Schools and Colleges, it has no academic departments or areas or faculty of its own, and it grants no degrees. Instead, it brings together a cross section of the University's students and teachers in a special curriculum.

The College offers two academic formats:

1. A Four-Year Program open to entering freshmen and extending over a student's entire undergraduate career;
    
2. A Two-Year Program open to a select group of thirdyear students who are either continuing at or have transferred to the University and are engaged in work on a major.

Honors Scholars
The Honors College's student Scholars are highly qualified graduates from a broad range of public and private secondary schools predominantly in the St. Louis metropolitan area. They enter the College with different interests and remain part of it while simultaneously enrolling in classes and pursuing Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in other academic divisions.

Many students major in liberal arts areas spanning the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, while others focus on preparing for careers in business or education. Among the Scholars are prospective engineers, lawyers, and doctors. Most Scholars plan to go on to graduate study or professional schools.