University at Buffalo: Reporter

Phi Beta Kappa nominations open

March 1 is the deadline for application for election to Phi Beta Kappa, the national honorary society for students in liberal arts degree programs.

Chief sources for nominations are departmental nominations, self-nominations and a computer printout from Records and Registration indicating students who meet the credit hour and GPA thresholds. Send nominations accompanied by the relevant student transcripts by March 1 to Dr. Barbara Bono, President, Phi Beta Kappa; Attn: Ms. Mili Sidorski, The Undergraduate College, 220 Talbert Hall.

To be eligible for election, a candidate should:

· Be a senior graduating in the liberal arts degree programs, generally speaking, B.A. and B.S. (but normally not B.F.A.) programs in Arts and Letters, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Undergraduate Education (special and individualized majors). A small number of juniors in these programs are also elected annually.

· Have achieved breadth in the liberal arts (meaning, at a minimum, satisfaction of the university's current general education requirements).

· Have a grade point average of 3.75 or higher (with 85 hours completed) or 3.50 or higher with 100 hours completed. For students with transfer credits, the UB average as well as the overall average must meet these minima and at least 32 hours must have been taken at UB.

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