Becoming a Member

Membership deadline: Jan. 25, 2013 - Apply now

Eligible members are:

Undergraduates who have:

• Declared psychology as a major*
• At least a third-year standing
• Taken at least 9 units (6 classes x 1.5 units) of psychology courses
• An average psychology GPA of 5.0
• A cumulative GPA of at least 5.71 if you have a third-year standing; 6.16 if you have a fourth-year standing

* If you have submitted the paperwork to become a psychology major but have not yet been officially declared a psychology major, please simply make a note to that effect on your Psi Chi application; if you meet the other criteria then you will be accepted pending completion of the declaration process.

OR

Graduate students who have:

• Enrolled in a psychology program
• A cumulative GPA of at least 6.75

How to Apply

If you meet the membership criteria above and would like to join Psi Chi, please submit the following to Steve Lindsay (c/o the Department of Psychology main office):

1. The Membership Application at http://www.psichi.org/pdf/memappl.pdf

   The membership form says $45 and this has caused some confusion. On top of the $45 membership fee to Psi Chi our local chapter also collects $15. One cheque made out for $60, as per the guidelines near the bottom of this page, is required with your application form.

   Note that under "Classification" you should tick either Junior (if you have a third-year standing) or Senior (if you have a fourth-year standing)

   Under "Psychology Courses Taken to Date" please list all university-level courses (from UVic or elsewhere), as well as any courses that you currently have in progress.

   Please leave the last two sections (the last five lines) underneath the "GPA" and "Applicant | Signature" boxes blank; rather than providing the names of others who might be interested in joining Psi Chi, please direct them toward this website.

2. The Registration Card at http://www.psichi.org/pdf/registcd.pdf

   Please leave the "Date Inducted to Psi Chi" box blank. We will fill that in once the induction ceremony has been scheduled.

3. Please complete all of the info in both the National File Card and the Chapter File Card part of the Registration Card.

   Unless you are a member of Psi Beta (which is another honours society for psychology students, oriented toward junior colleges and limited to the US), check "No" beside that question.

4. An unofficial copy of your UVic transcript printed off the web.
5. A $60.00 (Canadian) cheque made out to "Department of Psychology, Univ. of Victoria" to cover the one-time life-time membership. Your $60 payment also includes a small contribution to the local chapter's coffers. You will receive a receipt for the $60 fee.