Application Process for Psi Chi

Find out how to apply for membership in Psi Chi.

Requirements

Undergraduates

You must be, at minimum, a second-semester sophomore in the top 35% of your class to be eligible for membership. The overall GPA cut-offs for application in Spring 2019 are as follows:

• Sophomores: 3.586 GPA
• Juniors: 3.660 GPA
• Seniors: 3.666 GPA

 Please refrain from applying if you do not meet these standards.

Graduates

The requirements for graduate students vary by program and are as follows:

• School Psychology:
        – 12-credit minimum
        – 3.8 GPA

• Mental Health Counseling or General Psychology:
        – 12-credit minimum
        – 3.8 GPA

• Doctoral:
        – 4.0 GPA
        – Letter of recommendation from adviser

How to Apply

Undergraduate and Masters

1. Complete the Psi Chi Application. If additional space is needed, please attach a separate sheet to the application.

2. Also submit an ONLINE application via the International Psi Chi website by going to the following link and clicking on ‘Apply Now’: psichi.org/?page=JoinToday

3. Please print out an unofficial transcript from Degree Audit found within eCampus.

4. Make a $90 check payable to Adelphi University. This amount covers your application fee, honor cord and chapter fees. In the event that you are not accepted, the check will be voided.

5. Place all application materials in an envelope with your name on it in the Blodgett 212 mailbox marked “Psi Chi”. 
   For Undergraduate Students Only: An interview sign-up sheet will be in the mailbox in Blodgett 212. All undergraduate applicants must sign up for an interview when submitting an application.

6. Once final decisions have been made, undergraduate applicants will be contacted for an interview. Interviews are mandatory for undergraduate students. If for some reason you are unable to make the interview, please contact your interviewer in advance to reschedule.

Doctoral

Doctoral students should contact Nathan George, Ph.D. directly for application submission and interview.

For further information, please contact:

Nathan George, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
p – 516.877.4749
e – ngeorge@adelphi.edu