Psi Chi Membership Requirements
The Psi Chi Constitution requires that undergraduate student applicants to Psi Chi:
This means that if chapters adopt an alternative transfer student policy, that policy must be clearly stated in the chapter's bylaws. Chapters may write bylaws which allow transfer students to take fewer than 12 hours of college credit at the new institution; however, chapter bylaws may not lower the minimum required college credit below 36 hours total. Chapter bylaws also may not lower the Society standards for cumulative GPA (students' cumulative GPA must be in the top 35% of their class at the university).
In addition, chapter bylaws may specify how many transfer hours may be counted toward the minimum 9 hours of psychology. Chapter bylaws may not lower the minimum required psychology credit below 9 hours total. Chapter bylaws also may not lower the Society standards for psychology GPA (3.0 minimum).
Chapters should check with their registrar's office before writing any new bylaws pertaining to transfer student requirements in order to determine how their campus calculates GPA for transfer students. Some campuses include the transferred course credits and grades, meaning that the cumulative GPA in the first semester is based only on the transferred courses. Other campuses only include the credits, meaning that transfer students have no GPA until they complete their first semester. If the campus does not include transferred grades, the chapter bylaws pertaining to transfer students will need to specify how cumulative and psychology GPAs will be determined by the Faculty Advisor.
The Psi Chi Constitution requires that graduate student applicants to Psi Chi:
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- Must be enrolled as a student at your school
- Must have established a GPA at your school
- Must be at least a second-semester sophomore
- Must be enrolled as a major or minor in a psychology program or a program psychological in nature that is equivalent to a psychology major
- Must have completed at least 9 semester hours or 14 quarter hours of psychology courses
- Must have an overall GPA that is in the top 35% of their class based on rankings within sophomore, within junior, and within senior classes (if the cut-off for the top 35% is below 3.00, the applicant must have an overall GPA of at least 3.00 on a 4-point scale)
- Must have a psychology GPA that is at least 3.00 on a 4-point scale
This means that if chapters adopt an alternative transfer student policy, that policy must be clearly stated in the chapter's bylaws. Chapters may write bylaws which allow transfer students to take fewer than 12 hours of college credit at the new institution; however, chapter bylaws may not lower the minimum required college credit below 36 hours total. Chapter bylaws also may not lower the Society standards for cumulative GPA (students' cumulative GPA must be in the top 35% of their class at the university).
In addition, chapter bylaws may specify how many transfer hours may be counted toward the minimum 9 hours of psychology. Chapter bylaws may not lower the minimum required psychology credit below 9 hours total. Chapter bylaws also may not lower the Society standards for psychology GPA (3.0 minimum).
Chapters should check with their registrar's office before writing any new bylaws pertaining to transfer student requirements in order to determine how their campus calculates GPA for transfer students. Some campuses include the transferred course credits and grades, meaning that the cumulative GPA in the first semester is based only on the transferred courses. Other campuses only include the credits, meaning that transfer students have no GPA until they complete their first semester. If the campus does not include transferred grades, the chapter bylaws pertaining to transfer students will need to specify how cumulative and psychology GPAs will be determined by the Faculty Advisor.
The Psi Chi Constitution requires that graduate student applicants to Psi Chi:
- Must be enrolled as a graduate student at your school in a psychology graduate program
- Must have established a GPA at your school
- Must have an overall GPA of at least 3.00 on a 4-point scale in all graduate courses, including psychology courses
** Graduate students who have transferred to a new institution and are interested in becoming a Psi Chi member must complete one semester at the new institution to establish a GPA in addition to the above requirements.
- Undergraduate or graduate students transferring to a new institution who are already a Psi Chi member may transfer their membership to the new institution's Psi Chi chapter by making contact with the Psi Chi faculty advisor, completing a Transfer of Membership form, and having the advisor sign and forward the transfer form to the Psi Chi Central Office.
- Psi Chi chapters may not impose any type of service activity as a condition for membership in Psi Chi—membership eligibility is based on academic performance.
- Psi Chi chapters may use more stringent academic criteria for membership than those required in the Psi Chi Constitution, but they cannot use lower academic standards than those required in the Constitution.
- The Psi Chi Central Office Membership fee is $45. This one-time fee pays for lifetime Psi Chi membership, a certificate of membership, and a membership card. Although there are no annual Central Office dues, there may be chapter dues. Please contact the faculty advisor at your chapter for more information.
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