Is the WSU Honors College right for you?

The mission of the Honors College is to offer an enriched, four-year core curriculum to students of high ability and initiative. The Honors College provides students with the opportunity to challenge themselves in an engaged academic community in order to develop their full potential to lead and serve their local, national, and global communities.

Through small classes taught by experienced and enthusiastic faculty dedicated to scholarship and learning, the Honors College helps students to develop genuine intellectual curiosity and a life-long love of learning, as well as skills in critical thinking, writing, public presentation, and information literacy.

• Honors courses are taught in an interactive format, encouraging students to take ownership of their own learning.
• Scholarship support is available to help cover college expenses, undergraduate research, and study abroad, thanks to support from Honors alumni and friends.
• Proficiency in a second language can be achieved in many ways promoted by the Honors College.
• Nearly 42 percent of recent Honors graduates studied abroad at least once during their baccalaureate program.
• Honors’ “Certificate of Global Competencies” is earned and shows graduate schools and employers your commitment to international understanding and participation.
• Students can work as a team on The Palouse Review to solicit, edit, and publish the literary, artistic, and scholarly work of Honors students from across the nation.
• Students from any major can follow the Honors curriculum and expect to graduate in four years. Honors courses work with every student’s major to provide a breadth of knowledge.
• Leadership opportunities are available through the Honors Student Advisory Council (HSAC) as well as the Honors College Ambassador and the Honors College Mentors programs.
• The Honors Thesis or capstone projects in certain majors offer the opportunity for all students to pursue their own research and creative activity within an academic context, work with a faculty mentor, and present their work publicly.