What’s Psi Chi?

Baruch’s Psi Chi Chapter is a merit-based community for students in the field of psychology. Psi Chi International Honor Society is the largest student psychological organization and is affiliated with the American Psychological Association.

Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology, was founded in 1929 with a mission to encourage excellence in scholarship and advance the science of psychology. More than 700,000 lifetime members have joined in this worthwhile cause including Distinguished Members such as Drs. Albert Bandura, B. F. Skinner, and Phillip Zimbardo. A few popular Membership Benefits include international recognition for academic excellence, as well as access to our three publications and more than $400,000 in annual awards and grants.

Requirements:

  • Psychology major or minor
  • cumulative GPA in the top 35% of your class
  • at least 3 semesters of full-time college coursework
  • at least 9 semester hours of 3000 level psychology courses at Baruch
  • at least a 3.5 GPA in your Psychology courses

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Application:

Applications to Psi Chi are submitted online. To submit your application:

  1. Go to http://www.psichi.org/?page=JoinToday
(or click “Apply for Membership!” at the www.psichi.org homepage, bottom right)
  2. Read the qualifications for application and select APPLY NOW
  3. Choose [Baruch College, CUNY] from the Local Chapter drop-down menu and fill out the application including your name, e-mail address, and student ID No.
  4. At the bottom of the page, check the box authorizing the faculty advisor to review your college records to determine eligibility
  5. Add your Name/Signature and select SUBMIT

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One-time membership fee:

If you are application is approved, you will receive instructions on how to submit your one-time membership fee of $55. NOTE: Students can apply for their fee to be sponsored by the Psychology Department. The instructions on how to apply for sponsorship will be sent to you upon approval of your membership application!

 

The DEADLINE to be inducted for the Spring Semester is February 21st! Don’t delay!

If you are unsure that you meet all the requirements, we suggest that you submit an application anyway and our advisors will be in contact with you to let you know which requirements you don’t currently meet.