The Pierre Laclede Honors College at the University of Missouri-St. Louis is a four-year, residential college that offers students the opportunity to pursue a rigorous and challenging academic experience.

PLHC Mission At the Pierre Laclede Honors College we transform lives through engaged, individualized learning in and outside of the classroom. Our graduates are economically productive, ethically committed, thoughtfully engaged, active citizens who flourish within their culture and world.

Read about current students and recent graduates of the PLHC and how the Honors College impacted their lives in college and beyond. UMSL graduate Lucy Grimshaw earns Fulbright scholarship to further her passion for social justice abroad.

Welcome to the Pierre Laclede Honors College! This handbook provides you with an overview of the College, our mission, and our certificate program, as well as the information you need to take full advantage of everything that the Honors College has to offer.

Does being in the Pierre Laclede Honors College (PLHC) mean that I take extra classes? No. Honors classes fulfill general education, university requirements, and in many cases classes in your major. Honors students graduate on time!

We aim to promote social interactions and relationships between the faculty, staff and students of the Honors College. We accomplish this through exciting and innovative social programming, which help students grow socially and intellectually outside of the classroom.

At the Pierre Laclede Honors College, we transform lives through engaged, individualized learning in and outside of the classroom. Our graduates are economically productive, ethically committed, thoughtfully engaged, active citizens who flourish within their culture and world.

May 28, 2015 · The 2014-15 academic year marks the 25th anniversary of the University of Missouri–St. Louis’ Pierre Laclede Honors College, a small college with a liberal arts atmosphere nestled into a large public university campus.

Brain Stew is an UMSL publication distributed bi-weekly in both digital and print formats. Its mission is to provide for the Pierre Laclede Honors College a forum for uncensored free thought, commentary, and creativity, as well as news and event listings from PLHCSA and other related campus organizations.