Welcome to Psi Chi

Mission Statement: Recognizing and promoting excellence in the science and application of psychology.

Purpose Statement: Psi Chi is an international honor society whose purpose shall be to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship of the individual members in all fields, particularly in psychology, and to advance the science of psychology.

Current Officers:

Dr. James Jakubow (Faculty Advisor) Email: jjakubow@fau.edu

Samantha Gott (President) Email: sgott2016@fau.edu

Allen Chaika (Vice President) Email: allenchaika@gmail.com

Joshua Conniff (Treasurer) Email: jconniff@fau.edu

 

Requirements for Membership

Undergraduate

• be enrolled as a major or minor in a psychology program or a program psychological in nature
• have completed at least 3 semesters or the equivalent of full-time college coursework
• have completed at least 9 semester credit hours or the equivalent of psychology courses
• have earned a cumulative GPA that is in the top 35% of their class (sophomore, junior, or senior) compared to their classmates across the entire university or the college that houses psychology (minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4-point scale).
• have a minimum 3.0 GPA average for a psychology course

Graduate

• be accepted into and enrolled in psychology or closely related graduate program
• have completed at least 9 semester credit hours of graduate psychology courses in that program
• have an overall GPA of at least 3.0 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 3.0)

If you are interested in joining Psi Chi, please email Dr. Jakubow with your intention to apply: jjakubow@fau.edu

Psi Chi Sponsored Events

Tuesday, November 10 3:00pm	The Department of Psychology & Psi Chi Club Presents: Getting into A Clinical Mental Health Graduate Program
Tuesday, November 24 3:00pm	The Department of Psychology & Psi Chi Club Presents: Examining Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Lysosomal Storage Diseases Using Human Neural Progenitor Cells

For more upcoming Psi Chi events visit the Psychology Events page here.

For more information connect with the following platforms:

Email: PsiChi@fau.edu