Why General Honors?

YOU ARE INVITED  to join a  group of Truman students who are taking challenging, exciting courses in the General Honors Program. 

Truman's General Honors Program is available to EVERY student who meets our University's highly selective admission standards. 

Instead of the introductory-level courses in Liberal Arts & Sciences disciplines, General Honors students can select from a list of courses that explore in-depth topics or encourage a more sophisticated viewpoint. 

Courses in artificial intelligence, ecology, art history and international trade are among those offered as General Honors options. Intrigued? Here's how it works...

1) Examine... the list of General Honors courses available. Choose the courses that are most interesting to you in each area. (Course descriptions are available in your Truman catalog).

2) Embark... on a plan with your advisor to include five General Honors courses in your liberal arts coursework. Choose at least one course from each of the following areas: Mathematics, Science, Humanities, and Social Science.

See the list of General Honors courses

3) Excel... with A's and B's in the General Honors courses you have selected and earn at least a 3.5 GPA in those five courses.

4) Emerge... on graduation day with General Honors recognition on your diploma and transcript, a medal from the Phi Beta Kappa Association of Northeast Missouri, and the satisfaction of completing a rigorous selection of courses in a variety of areas.