Its predecessor program, the EMU Honors Program, was founded in 1984.
Its most popular undergraduate majors, by 2023 graduates, were:
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse (335)
Psychology (151)
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (126)
Social Work (110)
Computer Science (84)
Marketing/Marketing Management (83)
Speech Communication and Rhetoric (83)
Biology/Biological Sciences (80)
Accounting (74)
Business Administration and Management (74)
=== Library ===
The Bruce T. Halle Library, opening to students in 1998, houses a collection of more than 1,000,000 items that includes extensive reference, periodical, and circulating materials such as books, microform, microfilm, sound recordings, and other items to aid students in their course work and research. It is named after Bruce Halle, founder of Discount Tire and a graduate of the Michigan State Normal College. Previously, Eastern Michigan University's library had been located in Ford Hall and then the Porter Building (now home to the Eastern Michigan University College …
