Psi Chi Honor Society

The Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology was founded in 1929 for the purpose of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology.   A chapter was established at Bay Path University in 2004.  Membership is open to graduate and undergraduate students who are making the study of psychology one of their major interests, and who meet the minimum qualifications on their current campus. Membership is a lifetime honor, and members enjoy an array of benefits. For more information about Psi Chi and the benefits of membership, please visit www.psichi.org.

Eligibility for Psi Chi membership is assessed once in the fall and once in the spring.  Membership is by invitation only, and students will be notified of their eligibility and provided a window of time to complete the online application and pay the one-time membership fee.

To qualify for induction, students majoring or minoring in psychology must:

• Be ranked in the top 35% of their graduating class
• Have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or better in all classes and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in psychology coursework
• Have completed a minimum of three semesters of coursework which includes a minimum of 9 hours of psychology coursework.

Transfer students must meet the same requirements stated above. However, because transfer students begin with a 0.0 GPA, they must establish both a cumulative and a psychology GPA at Bay Path University. The cumulative GPA will be based on completed coursework for 12 semester credits and the psychology GPA will be based on completed psychology coursework for 9 semester credits at Bay Path University.

Eligibility will be reviewed bi-annually and students will be notified if they meet the eligibility criteria.  Students must be enrolled at Bay Path University at the time of application.