Honor Societies

UMUC students with superior academic records have the opportunity to join several national honor societies. Students who believe they are eligible for any of the following societies should fill out an application form and mail it to:

University of Maryland University College Europe
Office of Student Affairs
Attn: Honor Societies
Unit 29216
APO AE 09102

Alpha Sigma Lambda

Alpha Sigma Lambda is a national honor society for continuing higher education students. To be eligible for membership, a student must be pursuing a first bachelor’s degree and must have completed 30 credits of UMUC work in courses graded A, B, C, D, or F and must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.7 or higher in UMUC coursework. At least 15 credits, from UMUC or transferred, must be outside the major. Students will be nominated by UMUC for Alpha Sigma Lambda twice each academic year, in September for November initiation and February for April initiation. Students eligible for Alpha Sigma Lambda will receive an informational package regarding their nomination.

Lambda Pi Eta

Membership in Lambda Pi Eta, the official communication studies honor society of the National Communication Association (NCA), is open to qualified UMUC students. To be eligible, students must have earned at least 60 credits toward the bachelor's degree with an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher. At least 12 credits in communication studies coursework must have been completed and students must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA in the communication studies courses. Membership requests must be received in Heidelberg by 1 September for December intitiation or by 1 February for the May initiation. If you are unable to type your information directly into the application online, (PDF form) please print the application and handwrite your information on the application. Lambda Pi Eta Application Form(PDF 4.0 MB)

Phi Alpha Theta

Phi Alpha Theta is an international history society. Membership is open to undergraduates who have completed 12 or more credits of junior/senior-level history courses with UMUC. (Only HIST courses can be included in the 12). Candidates must have a 3.5 or better average in those courses. They also must show an overall average of at least 3.4 for all UMUC course work. Membership requests must be received in Heidelberg by 1 September for the December initiation or by 1 February for the May initiation. If you are unable to type your information directly into the application online, please print the application (pdf format) and handwrite your information on the application. Phi Alpha Theta Application Form (PDF 1.60 MB)

Phi Kappa Phi

Phi Kappa Phi promotes the pursuit of excellence in all fields of higher education and recognizes outstanding achievement by students, faculty, and others through election to membership and through various awards for distinguished achievement. To qualify for membership in Phi Kappa Phi, seniors must have completed at least 90 credits toward the bachelor’s degree, at least 45 of which must have been for UMUC courses carrying letter grades of A, B, C, D, or F, and the candidate’s grade point average in UMUC courses must be in the top 10 percent of the previous UMUC graduating class. Juniors must have completed 56 s.h. of UMUC course work in courses carrying letter grades of A, B, C, D, or F. The candidate's GPA in UMUC courses must be in the top 10 percent of the previous UMUC-Europe graduating class. Students will be nominated by UMUC for Phi Kappa Phi twice each academic year, in September for November initiation and February for April initiation. Students eligible for Phi Kappa Phi will receive an informational package regarding their nomination.

Phi Theta Kappa

Phi Theta Kappa is a national honor society for associate degree students. UMUC-Europe’s chapter has been active since the 1998/99 academic year. To be eligible for membership, students must have completed at least 45 credits toward their first associate of arts degree, including at least 30 credits. with UMUC-Europe with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5. Students will be nominated by UMUC for Phi Theta Kappa twice each academic year, in September for November initiation and February for April initiation. Students eligible for Phi Theta Kappa will receive an informational package regarding their nomination.

Sigma Mu

Sigma Mu is the psychology honor society of UMUC. The society recognizes superior scholarship by degree-seeking psychology students and provides a venue for active participation and professional exposure in psychological practice, research, and education. To qualify for membership, a student must have declared a major in psychology, complete at least nine credits in psychology through UMUC, maintain an overall GPA of 3.4 or higher at UMUC, and provide a letter of recommendation from a UMUC psychology faculty member. If you are unable to type your information directly into the application online, please print the application (pdf format) and handwrite your information on the application. Sigma Mu Application Form (PDF 625 KB)

Sigma Tau Delta

Sigma Tau Delta is an international honor society in English language and literature. Candidates must have completed at least 45 credits. (including at least 30 credits with UMUC) and all required English courses beyond ENGL 101. They must have a grade point average of 3.6 or higher in at least 12 credits of English courses with UMUC, of which at least 6 s.h. must be upper level. (Only ENGL courses can be included in the 12 s.h.) A cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher for all UMUC coursework is also required. Membership requests must be received by the Heidelberg office by 1 September for the December initiation or by 1 February for the May initiation. If you are unable to type your information directly into the application online, please print the application (pdf format) and handwrite your information on the application. Sigma Tau Delta Application Form (PDF 995 KB)

Last updated: 1 Novemeber 2007