The Shackouls Honors College offers special academic and social experiences to students who show promise of meeting high academic standards. Members of the Shackouls Honors College enjoy the following benefits:
- Priority registration status
- Honors housing
- Working side-by-side with MSU's cutting-edge research faculty
- Exciting study abroad opportunities
- Freedom to explore and challenge themselves in small classes taught by outstanding professors
- Special Honors distinction on their transcript
- Individualized mentoring and help applying for national and international fellowships and awards