Welcome to Psi Chi!

Psi Chi is the National Honor Society in Psychology - founded in 1929. Our purpose is to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology. Membership is open to graduate and undergraduate men and women who are making the study of psychology one of their major interests, and who meet the minimum qualifications that are listed below. 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).

Our National Office is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which oversees the over 1,000 chapters at colleges and universities all across the United States. The Marshall University Chapter received the 55th Psi Chi charter on June 5, 1948. Psi Chi serves two purposes. The first is to provide academic recognition to its inductees by the mere fact of membership. The second obligation is for each of the Society's local chapters to nurture the spark of that accomplishment by offering a climate congenial to its creative development.

Membership Requirements

Minimum qualifications for active student membership in Psi Chi:

1. Completion of at least 3 semesters or 5 quarters of the college course.
2. Completion of 9 semester hours or 14 quarter hours of psychology.
3. Registration for major or minor standing in psychology or for a program psychological in nature which is equivalent to such standings.
4. Undergraduates who are elected to Psi Chi must have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.00 and rank in the upper 35% of their class in general scholarship.  They must also demonstrate superior scholarship in psychology, earning a minimum GPA in psychology courses of 3.00.  Psi Chi accepts the policy of the institution regarding grades.
5. For graduate students, an average grade of "B" (3.00) or better in all graduate courses, including psychology.
6. High standards of personal behavior.
7. Two-thirds affirmative vote of those present at a regular meeting of the chapter.
   Click here for a printable application form.