Alpha Kappa Delta
Membership in the national honor society in sociology is open to students who have completed sixty hours, 15 of which must be in Sociology. Students must have attained an overall 3.0 GPA with a 3.5 GPA in the Sociology classes.
Alpha Kappa Mu
Membership in the national honor society is open to students in any field of study who have completed sixty hours. Students must have attained an overall 3.30 GPA.
Alpha Mu Gamma
Alpha MU Gamma is the National Foreign Language Honor Society. Members must adhere to the ideals of Alpha Mu Gamma, which are to encourage interest in the study of foreign languages, literature and civilizations; to strive for linguistic attainment, and to foster sympathetic understanding of other peoples.
Members should contribute to the strength of the local chapter at West Virginia State University by helping with ideas, and by planning, carrying out and attending Alpha Mu Gamma-sponsored events and activities.
Members must also volunteer a specified number of hours per semester in activities of AMG.
Alpha Phi Sigma
Membership in the national honor society in criminal justice is open to students who have completed 12 hours in Criminal Justice. Students must have attained an overall 3.0 GPA with a 3.2 GPA in the Criminal Justice classes. Graduate Students can belong. Graduate students must have a 3.4 GPA.
Alpha Psi Omega
Alpha Psi Omega is a national theatre honor society. It is open to students who have a minimum GPA of 2.5, who have participated in theatre for at least two semesters, and who have earned a total of 75 points based on the national organization’s point system. Points are accumulated in the areas of performance, production, dramaturgy, and /or playwriting.
Beta Kappa Chi
This is the scientific honor society. Undergraduate students are eligible for membership if they rank in the upper fifth of their class; have completed at least 64 semester hours of course work (with at least seventeen (17) semester hours in one of the sciences recognized by BKX ); a GPA of at least B in the science area; and, a general college average of at least “B”. Graduate students are eligible if they have completed at least fifteen (15) semester hours in one of the sciences recognized by the Society with a GPA of “A” in at least 1/3 of the hours and at least a “B” in the remaining 2/3 semester hours.
Delta Mu Delta
Membership in the international honor society in business administration is open to students who have completed sixty-five hours, 15 of which must be in Business Administration. Students must have attained a 3.25 GPA and be recommended by a BA faculty member.
Honors Program
The Honors program at WVSU offers enriched academic opportunities for students with high academic achievements. This program shall identify, recruit, and offer students’ academic challenges that enhance their skills and creativity.
Gamma Beta Phi
Gamma Beta Phi Society is a national collegiate honor society that prmotes both education and service. Members must have a 3.2 GPA or higher to join. We are committed to scholarship, service, and character, and look to provide our students with valuable resources that will help them embody these values in college and after.
Kappa Delta Pi
Kappa Delta Pi is an international honor society in education. Our members sponsor professional development programs for education students, as well as community service projects. Examples of some of these projects include our annual Mitten Tree when we collect hats, scarves and gloves for students of low socioeconomic backgrounds, Parent’s Night Out when we provide childcare for children with special needs for an evening and Literacy Alive when we use funds collected from our annual Scholastic Book fair to purchase books for a school serving students from low socioeconomic standings. “So to TEACH that our words inspire a will to learn. So to SERVE that each day may enhance the growth of exploring minds. So to LIVE that we may guide young and old to know the truth and love the right.”
Omicron Delta Epsilon
Membership in the international economics honor society is open to students who have completed 12 hours in economics and have attained a 3.0 GPA.
Phi Alpha
The Phi Alpha National Social Work Honor Society was chartered in September 2021. The purpose of Phi Alpha Honor Society is to provide a closer bond among students of social work and promote humanitarian goals and ideals. Phi Alpha Honor Society fosters high standards of education for social workers and invites into membership those who have excellence in scholarship and achievement in social work. To be eligible for membership, a student must be a Social Work major, be at least a second-semester sophomore that has completed 37.5% of required coursework, and be in the top 35% of social work program students.
Phi Alpha Theta
Phi Alpha Theta is a national honors society for students in history to promote the study of history through publications, conferences, and the exchanges of opinions. It has many chapters throughout the nation and we have a local chapter here at WVSU.
Phi Eta Sigma
Membership in the national college scholastic honor society is open to freshmen with a 3.5 GPA who enrolled in a four-year program.
Pi Sigma Alpha
Pi Sigma Alpha is the national Political Science honor society which recognizes outstanding Political Science students and works to promote interest in the study of Political Science. Membership is open to Junior and Senior undergraduate students who have earned at least a 3.0 GPA.
Pinnacle
The Pinnacle is an academic honor society for non-traditional students. Membership allows students 25 years of age or older, the opportunity to participate in campus life by attending social events geared for older students and their families, participation in beneficial community projects, as well as recognition from a national honorary. There is two levels of membership; Level One is general membership for those students seeking only a club supporting social events, whereas Level Two is the honorary requiring a grade point average of at least 3.00.
Psi Chi
Membership in the national honor society in psychology is open to students who have completed at least three psychology classes and have earned a 3.0 GPA.
Sigma Tau Delta
ΣΤΔ is an international English honor society reflecting high achievement in language and literature, including writing. To join, you must have: Completed three semesters, with a minimum of two courses in English language or literature (beyond freshman composition); Maintained a B average; and Rank in the top 35% of your class.
Tau Sigma National Honor Society
Tau Sigma is an academic honor society designed specifically to “recognize and promote the academic excellence and involvement of transfer students.”
The National Broadcasting Society – Alpha Epsilon Rho
The honor society component of the National Broadcasting Society. Undergraduate candidates (a) shall have completed at least the equivalent of three semesters of full-time college work, (b) shall not rank lower than the upper one third of their college class in overall scholarship, and (c) shall have completed at least three semester courses in communication, each of at least three credit hours or the equivalent, which may be credited toward a program emphasizing electronic media (including web/internet technologies and new media), broadcasting, mass communication, radio, television, cable, film or electronic media; communication major. Graduate student candidates shall either (a) meet the requirements for undergraduate candidates, based upon their undergraduate records, or (b) have completed at least one year of graduate work, meeting departmental standards for satisfactory progress toward an advanced degree.
Who’s Who Among College Students In American Colleges & Universities
Through our years of serving higher education, Who’s Who Among Students exists as one of the most highly regarded and long-standing honors programs in the nation, having earned the over-whelming respect of college faculties and administrations. For the students – the outstanding campus leaders of the year – national recognition by the Who’s Who program marks a pinnacle of scholastic achievement.