Course Catalog 2019-2020

Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology

The Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Department is a sponsor for Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology (www.psichi.org), which offers opportunities for students who excel in their academic coursework in their respective behavioral sciences programs.

Those students invited to join Psi Chi have shown a significant interest in Psychology and must meet the minimum requirements for undergraduate students:

  • Must be enrolled as a student at Rochester University
  • Must have established a GPA at Rochester University
  • Must be enrolled in the final semester prior to graduation
  • 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 credit hours or 14 quarter hours of psychology courses
  • Must have an overall GPA that is in the top 35% of the senior class (90+ credit hours earned; 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 (in PSY course work) that is at least 3.00 on a 4-point scale
  • Students who meet all the criteria for induction will be sent an invitation packet during their final semester of enrollment.