Alpha Phi Sigma, Criminal Justice Honor Society

Alpha Phi Sigma is the only National Criminal Justice Honor Society for Criminal Justice Majors. The goals of Alpha Phi Sigma are to honor and promote academic excellence, community service, educational leadership, and unity. The society recognizes academic excellence of undergraduate and graduate students of Criminal Justice, as well as Juris Doctor students. Alpha Phi Sigma is a certified member of the Association of College Honor Societies, and is affiliated with the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

Requirements of Alpha Phi Sigma

Alpha Phi Sigma is the nationally recognized honor society for students in the criminal justice sciences. The society recognizes academic excellence by undergraduates as well as graduate students of criminal justice. To become a member, the student must have completed one-third of their total hours required for graduation at his/her institution. The student must be recommended, to National, by the chapter advisor.

Undergraduate students must maintain a minimum of 3.2 overall GPA on a 4.0 scale, a 3.2 GPA, on a 4.0 scale, in criminal justice courses. The student must also rank in the top 35% of their classes and have completed a minimum of four courses within the criminal justice curriculum. The Honor Society is open to those with a declared criminal justice major or minor.

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Graduate students are required to maintain a minimum of a 3.4 GPA in both Criminal Justice courses and overall courses, on a 4.0 scale. Student must have completed a minimum of four courses within the criminal justice curriculum.

Law students enrolled in law school, having completed one academic year, with a grade point average of 2.5 or higher, on a 4.0 scale.

Membership Application

 

Contact Information

Kappa Theta chapter, Faculty Advisor: Dr. Shari Berkowitz
For more information, please contact the Faculty Advisor at sberkowitz@csudh.edu

 

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