The oldest honors college in New Mexico

"Where Excellence Meets Opportunity"

NMSU's most driven students belong to two colleges at once: their major and the Honors College. As the oldest honors program in New Mexico, we challenge and support every scholar who wants to aim higher and do more.

Smaller classes, faculty mentors, and a capstone that's actually yours. Honors courses fulfill General Education requirements and are taught by top faculty through discussion, research, and hands-on learning.

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Our Mission

The Honors College serves New Mexico by building an enriching community for talented, motivated students. We foster personal growth, critical thinking, leadership, and social responsibility — preparing students to make a positive impact on the world.

Our Values

We value the opportunity for each student to achieve their full potential through financial and logistical support, mentoring, and challenging learning environments through the Honors College.

We value diversity in all its aspects – backgrounds, perspective, lived experiences, interests, and goals.

We value the opportunity to provide students with an interdisciplinary, intellectually challenging curriculum that integrates active and service-based learning.

We value the university-wide undergraduate research opportunities, that link students with faculty mentors.

We strive to encourage, mentor, and guide students seeking postgraduate scholarships and fellowships.

We endeavor to offer students opportunities for developing leadership skills.

The Honors Advantage

What Honors actually gets you

Honors isn't extra work stacked on your degree. It's a better version of the degree you're already earning, with people and resources behind you.

First pick of classes

Early registration means you build the schedule you want, not the one that's left. Crimson Scholars get it automatically, with no application required.

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