Membership Requirements for Psi Chi Honor Society
Wright State's Psi Chi Chapter provides you with the opportunity to join Psi Chi if you meet certain standards required by Psi Chi and the Association of College Honor Societies (a governing body for college honor societies).
Membership in Psi Chi is an earned honor which is for life. A permanent record of your membership is preserved at the Psi Chi National Office and may be used for reference purposes such as applications for graduate school and jobs. The Psi Chi national membership fee is $35. This one-time fee is for lifetime membership, a certificate suitable for framing, and a membership card. There are no annual national duties, but each chapter may have chapter dues.
When you are inducted into Psi Chi, you become eligible to wear the Psi Chi honor cord, medallion, jewelry, emblems, etc. Copies of the Psi Chi magazine, Eye on Psi Chi, are sent to each chapter for distribution to the members while they are in school. After graduation, members are encouraged to present papers/posters at Psi Chi programs held at national and regional conventions, and undergraduate members may submit their research for publication in the Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research. The names of new members and activities of chapters are published in Eye on Psi Chi and are preserved for historical purposes.
If you are interested in joining Psi Chi, please fill out an application (avaliable in the Psychology Club Office). The chapter will then determine if you are eligible for membership. We look forward to hearing from you.
AMONG THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION'S REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP* ARE:
1. Completion of at least 3 semesters or 5 quarters of the college course.
2. Completion of 9 semester hours or 14 quarter hours of psychology.
3. Registration for major or minor standing in psychology or for a program psychological in nature which is equivalent to such standings.
4. Undergraduates who are elected to Psi Chi must rank in the upper 35% of their class (sophomore, junior, senior) in general scholarship. In addition, they must also demonstrate superior scholarship in psychology, earning a minimum GPA in psychology courses of at least 3.20, and a minimum overall GPA of 3.00 in those few instances when the upper 35% falls below a 3.00 GPA. Psi Chi accepts the policy of the institution regarding grades.
5. For graduate students, an average grade of "B" or better in all graduate courses, including psychology.
6. High standards of personal behavior.
7. Two-thirds affirmative vote of those present at regular meeting of the chapter.
*Any chapter may establish minimum scholastic qualifications that are higher than those listed here; however, service or attendance requirements should not be added to membership eligibility standards.
Membership in Psi Chi is an earned honor which is for life. A permanent record of your membership is preserved at the Psi Chi National Office and may be used for reference purposes such as applications for graduate school and jobs. The Psi Chi national membership fee is $35. This one-time fee is for lifetime membership, a certificate suitable for framing, and a membership card. There are no annual national duties, but each chapter may have chapter dues.
When you are inducted into Psi Chi, you become eligible to wear the Psi Chi honor cord, medallion, jewelry, emblems, etc. Copies of the Psi Chi magazine, Eye on Psi Chi, are sent to each chapter for distribution to the members while they are in school. After graduation, members are encouraged to present papers/posters at Psi Chi programs held at national and regional conventions, and undergraduate members may submit their research for publication in the Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research. The names of new members and activities of chapters are published in Eye on Psi Chi and are preserved for historical purposes.
If you are interested in joining Psi Chi, please fill out an application (avaliable in the Psychology Club Office). The chapter will then determine if you are eligible for membership. We look forward to hearing from you.
AMONG THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION'S REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP* ARE:
1. Completion of at least 3 semesters or 5 quarters of the college course.
2. Completion of 9 semester hours or 14 quarter hours of psychology.
3. Registration for major or minor standing in psychology or for a program psychological in nature which is equivalent to such standings.
4. Undergraduates who are elected to Psi Chi must rank in the upper 35% of their class (sophomore, junior, senior) in general scholarship. In addition, they must also demonstrate superior scholarship in psychology, earning a minimum GPA in psychology courses of at least 3.20, and a minimum overall GPA of 3.00 in those few instances when the upper 35% falls below a 3.00 GPA. Psi Chi accepts the policy of the institution regarding grades.
5. For graduate students, an average grade of "B" or better in all graduate courses, including psychology.
6. High standards of personal behavior.
7. Two-thirds affirmative vote of those present at regular meeting of the chapter.
*Any chapter may establish minimum scholastic qualifications that are higher than those listed here; however, service or attendance requirements should not be added to membership eligibility standards.