The Frederik Meijer Honors College Advantage:

• Personalized instruction - form close intellectual relationships with faculty specifically selected for their credentials and passion for teaching.  Classes are normally capped at 25 or less, and often have two teachers.
• Interdisciplinary education - Honors courses are truly interdisciplinary, approaching topics from many different lenses, and asking students to think across traditional academic boundaries.
• Live where you learn - take advantage of classes and faculty offices in the impressive new learning-living center, where you become part of a nurturing learning community.
• Undergraduate research - gain experience collaborating with faculty on your research projects, and get special opportunities to present your work on and off campus.
• Cultural experiences - participate in academic and cultural events on campus and go on excursions off campus--locally, regionally, and even abroad.
• Honors status - get an edge when applying for jobs, fellowships, or graduate school.

Explore all that we have to offer by looking through our website using the links to the left.  If you would like more information about the Frederik Meijer Honors College at GVSU, please don't hesitate to contact us.

The new Glenn A. Niemeyer  Learning and Living Center 08/19/08

The Frederik Meijer Honors College Mission Statement:

The Mission of the Frederik Meijer Honors College is to provide a challenging interdisciplinary liberal education in a personal, nurturing living/learning environment.  Honors education encourages students to develop high-level skills, knowledge and expertise, and prepares them to be intellectually curious, life-long learners and extraordinarily capable leaders in their communities and the world.