Psi Chi, International Honor Society in Psychology
Mission Statement
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The mission of Psi Chi is to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship of the individual members in all fields, particularly in the psychological sciences.
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Purpose Statement
Why join Psi Chi?
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Membership in Psi Chi is rewarding in that recognition of excellence leads to self-fulfillment and thus to self-realization. By recognizing that what you do does make a difference, you are stimulated to higher productivity. Accomplishments are enjoyed more when shared with others. Furthermore, the contacts made through Psi Chi will be valuable throughout your educational and professional careers.
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Psi Chi provides national recognition for academic excellence in psychology, an honor which can be noted on employment applications, vitae
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Psi Chi provides a sense of community with others in psychology and an identification with the discipline.
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Psi Chi provides a local, regional, and national forum for obtaining information and developing perspectives about the field of psychology, learning about educational and career opportunities, and forming meaningful professional networks.
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Psi Chi facilitates leadership development, interaction with other students who have similar interests and service to the department and institution sponsoring Psi Chi.
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Psi Chi chapter activities provide students with valuable opportunities to develop one-on-one relationships with professors who can stimulate their interest in psychology, involve them in research projects, and write meaningful letters of recommendation for them.
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Psi Chi encourages student research at the regional and national as well as local levels through undergraduate and graduate research award competitions and provides opportunities for students to present research and receive certificates recognizing their accomplishments at regional and national psychological association meetings.
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Psi Chi sponsors outstanding programs at regional and national psychological association meetings. Members benefit not only from the programs, but also from the opportunity to meet leading psychologists and students from other chapters.
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Psi Chi membership meets one of the requirements for entrance at the GS-7 level in numerous professional and technical occupations in the United States government.
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Psi Chi is the International Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purpose of promoting excellence in scholarship and advancing the science of psychology. Membership is open to graduate and undergraduate students who are majoring or have a strong interest in psychology and meet the minimum eligibility qualifications. Psi Chi is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is an affiliate of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Psychological Society (APS). Psi Chi's sister honor society is Psi Beta, the national honor society in psychology for community and junior colleges.
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Psi Chi requirements
Non-Transfers
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Completed 9 units of psychology coursework
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6 of the units must be at the upper division level
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Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
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GPA in the upper 35th percentile of their class
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Minimum GPA of 3.0 in their psychology coursework
Transfers
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Completed 9 units of CSUSM psychology coursework
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6 units must be at the upper division level ​
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Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
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GPA in the upper 35th percentile of their class
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Minimum GPA of 3.0 in their psychology course work
Psi Chi application
How to apply
A copy of the CSUSM ARR report (found in My CSUSM) must be included with the application. If accepted, new members have a one time fee of $65.00 for lifetime membership to the National Organization and CSUSM's chapter of Psi Chi. For more information contact us at psichicsusm@gmail.com
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The membership fee can be paid through our EventBrite website.
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A CSUSM degree audit MUST be submitted with application for review. Partway through each semester, an e-mail is sent to the school e-mail address of each Psychology/CHAD major who is eligible to join Psi Chi based on their GPA. The application process proceeds directly thereafter, with a window of approximately 2 weeks.