Honor Societies
Beta Beta Beta National Biology Honor Society, also known as the Tri Beta honor society, is dedicated to overall academic excellence with special emphasis on biology. Tri Beta honor students are strongly encouraged to pursue undergraduate research opportunities. This honor society is open to biology undergraduates who meet the membership requirements, which can be obtained from the biology and physical sciences department.
Delta Epsilon Sigma National Scholastic Honor Society is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduate students must have completed 50% of their requirements with at least a 3.5 grade point average. Graduate students must have completed 50% of their requirements with at least a 3.75 grade point average. In addition, exhibition of good character, intellectual activities, and leadership promise are necessary for admission.
Delta Mu Delta National Honor Society in Business Administration is open to qualified juniors, seniors, and graduate students in the B.B.A. and M.B.A. programs. To be eligible, undergraduate students must have completed at least 60 credits, including 30 credits in business administration courses (21 credits at Marymount University for transfer students) with a business administration cumulative grade point average of 3.5 and an overall grade point average of 3.5. Graduate students must have completed at least 75% of their Marymount University graduate degree program with a cumulative grade point average of 3.8. In addition to the regular October Induction Ceremony, a May Ceremony is held for graduating students who are eligible at the end of the spring semester.
Kappa Delta Pi is an international honor society in education dedicated to those demonstrating high academic achievement, a commitment to education as a career, and a professional attitude that assures steady growth in the field. Membership is open to graduate students, undergraduates, and exceptional local leaders in education. Undergraduate students must have completed, or be enrolled in, 12 hours of education courses, be accepted into the teacher-education program, and have a minimum overall 3.0 GPA. Graduate students must have completed 12 hours of education coursework, be fully accepted into the teacher-education program, and have a minimum 3.5 graduate GPA.
Omicron Delta Epsilon is the economics honor society, accredited by the Association of College Honor Societies. Its objectives are the recognition of scholarship attainment and the promotion of closer ties between students and faculty within colleges and universities. To be eligible for membership, a student must have completed 12 or more credits in economics with a 3.0 cumulative GPA in economics courses and a 3.0 overall cumulative GPA, and have a genuine interest in economics. Transfer students must have completed at least credits in economics at Marymount with a 3.0 GPA in those courses.
Phi Alpha Theta is the national history honor society. To be eligible, students must have completed at least 12 credit hours in history and maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 (3.1 in history courses). Members are selected annually by the history faculty.
Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society is dedicated to first-year students who obtain a 3.5 grade point average or higher during their first term or year of college while enrolled full-time. Eligible members are selected annually.
Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology is open to psychology students who have completed at least 12 semester credits (or nine and be registered for three) of psychology courses. Undergraduate psychology students must have a minimum 3.5 grade point average in their psychology courses and a minimum 3.0 overall GPA. Graduate students must have a minimum GPA of 3.5. Students in good standing receive a card and certificate of membership.
Sigma Tau Delta is an international honor society for students majoring or minoring in English. Membership is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. To be eligible for membership, undergraduates must have completed at least 12 credits in English beyond the first-year composition level and have a minimum overall GPA of 3.5. Graduate students must have completed at least nine credits in their graduate program and have a minimum GPA of 3.7.
Sigma Theta Tau, the international honor society in nursing, is open to nursing students if they have completed one half of their coursework leading to the bachelor’s degree, have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the nursing major, and rank in the top third of their class. Students should demonstrate their ability in nursing both academically and clinically and should exhibit overall leadership qualities. Graduate students must have completed one quarter of their coursework leading to the graduate degree, have a minimum GPA of 3.5, and demonstrate academic integrity.
Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the information technology honor society, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. To be eligible, undergraduate students must have completed at least 54 credits, including at least 15 credits in information technology (IT) coursework. Eligible students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a minimum GPA of 3.3 in IT courses. In addition, eligible students must be in the top 35% of their class.