Requirements for Membership

If accepted, a one-time lifetime membership fee must be paid. 

Click here to apply online: https://https://www.psichi.org/page/JoinToday

Eligibility Requirements

Undergraduate students

• be enrolled as a BA Psychology or BS Psychological Science major or Psychology minor 
• have completed at least 3 semesters of full-time college coursework
• have completed at least 9 credit hours of psychology courses
• have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5
• have a minimum 3.5 GPA average for psychology courses

Transfer students (including 3+1 RCBC and RCSJ students)

• follow the same requirements as the undergraduate student applicants
• credits and grades from a transfer student’s previous institution(s) may be applied toward membership requirements.

Transfer students who are already members of Psi Chi

• may select to contact the Psi Chi faculty advisor at the new institution to complete an online transfer of membership form

Graduate students

• be accepted into and enrolled in a psychology or closely related graduate program
• have completed at least 9 credit hours of graduate psychology courses in that program
• have an overall GPA of at least 3.5 in all graduate courses including psychology courses
• meet their graduate program's requirements (e.g., if specific courses require an A or B, students must meet those requirements even if their cumulative GPA is above 3.5)