![]() WKU Sigma Pi Sigma Transfer Members Contact Us Home About WKU SPS. All questions about membership eligibility may be addressed to the national office of Pi Sigma Alpha. Fraternity Name: Sigma Phi Epsilon - Information Page School: Western Kentucky. Members should follow the guidance of the Chapter Advisor when writing the section of their bylaws which lists admission requirements, and should feel free to consult with the National Office whenever there is a question. A chapter may increase the GPA requirement for admission, for example, but not require that eligible students be voted into membership by other members, or impose any non-academic requirement such as community service.Chapters are also discouraged from imposing any requirement that involves subjective evaluation, such as a paper competition, which will almost inevitably result in disputes They may not include extracurricular requirements or any sort of “pledging” process. Additional chapter criteria must be based strictly on academic achievement, and they must be measurable. Chapters may NEVER reduce the basic national criteria. Individual chapters may, in their bylaws, add to these criteria. Undergraduate coursework does not count towards graduate student eligibility. Graduate students must have completed 9 graduate credits in political science with no grade lower than a B. They need not be political science majors to qualify for membership. Undergraduates must meet the following criteria: They must have completed at least one-half the credits required by their institution for the baccalaureate degree they must have completed at least ten semester-credits (or 15 quarter-credits if their institution is on the quarter system) of work in political science including at least one upper-division course, with an average grade of B or higher in those courses they must have achieved an overall GPA placing them in the top one-third of their whole class (e.g., junior or senior class). Membership in Pi Sigma Alpha is open to undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in programs of political science in institutions where chapters are located. The academic requirements for membership eligibility follow those set by ACHS for this category of honor society, and are specified in the Pi Sigma Alpha Constitution, Article I, “Membership.” ![]() Pi Sigma Alpha is classified by the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) as an “upper division, specialized” honor society. ![]()
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