Honor Societies
Alpha Kappa Delta
Students are eligible to join the International Sociology Honor Society once they have obtained Junior class standing, have successfully completed at least four sociology courses, with a sociology course grade point average of a 3.0 or better, as well as an overall grade point average of 3.0 or better. This honor society is open to students of any major who have demonstrated serious interest in sociology.
Alpha Phi Sigma
Alpha Phi Sigma is the nationally recognized honor society for students in the criminal justice sciences. The society recognizes academic excellence by undergraduates as well as graduate students of criminal justice. Undergraduate students must maintain a minimum of 3.2 overall GPA on a 4.0 scale, and a 3.2 GPA, on a 4.0 scale, in criminal justice courses. The student must also rank in the top 35% of his/her classes and have completed a minimum of four courses within the criminal justice curriculum. The Honor Society is open to those with a declared criminal justice major or minor.
Delta Delta Epsilon
Delta Epsilon Iota
Delta Epsilon Iota is an academic honor society with a focus on Career Services. Students are eligible to join once they have completed 30 semester hours. Undergraduate students must be enrolled fulltime and must maintain a minimum 3.5 overall GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Delta Epsilon Sigma
Students who have completed at least five semesters of college, who have maintained a superior quality point index, who have helped to foster intellectual activities and who give promise of becoming leaders within the scope of their activities are eligible for nomination for membership in Delta Epsilon Sigma, a national scholastic honor society. Members of the Alpha Chi Chapter have the final responsibility for electing students to membership in the honor society.
Delta Mu Delta
Delta Mu Delta is the Honor Society for ACBSP Accredited Business Schools. Undergraduates majoring in accounting or business administration who (1) are Juniors and have completed at least half the Saint Rose business credits required for the degree; and (2) have a cumulative grade point average of above a “B” or better; and (3) are in the top 20 percent of their class; and (4) are in good standing, are eligible to join by invitation. Induction ceremonies are usually held toward the end of Fall and Spring semesters.
Kappa Delta Pi
Kappa Delta Pi (KDP), International Honor Society in Education, is a membership organization founded in 1911 to foster excellence in education and promote fellowship among those dedicated to teaching. KDP membership is a lifelong connection to an international network of exceptional educators working in various levels of education, including some of today’s top thinkers and practitioners in education, all dedicated to providing quality education for all. Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to apply after demonstrating high achievement in required education coursework.
Omicron Delta Epsilon
The Beta Omega chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon was established in at The Huether School of Business at the College of Saint Rose in 2015. Omicron Delta Epsilon is dedicated to the encouragement of excellence in economics. Undergraduate students in The Huether School of Business may be considered as a candidate for election to membership in the Beta Omega chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon provided economics is one of their major interests. Candidates must also have an overall grade point average of 3.0, twelve credits in economics with an average of 3.0 grade point average or better in those economic classes.
Phi Alpha
Students must be declared Social Work majors to participate in this national honor society for social work students. In addition, students must hold sophomore standing, have completed a minimum of eight semester hours of social work coursework, and have a 3.0 or higher GPA overall with a 3.25 GPA or higher in required social work courses.
Phi Alpha Theta
Phi Alpha Theta is the national honors society for history students. The Alpha Lambda Omega Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta at The College of Saint Rose was established in 2003 and is now one of the largest and most active honors societies on campus. Its members have achieved academic distinction by maintaining a minimum grade point average of 3.1 within their history coursework and a grade point average of 3.0 overall in their Saint Rose coursework. Members actively promote the intellectual life of the campus by hosting speakers, running film series, organizing field trips to historical sites, and presenting their research at student conferences.
Phi Delta Kappa
Phi Sigma Tau
This international honor society in Philosophy is open to all students who meet the requirements for admission, including a 3.0 GPA or higher in their Philosophy courses and an overall GOP that places them in the top 33% of his/her graduating class.
Psi Chi
Students are eligible for membership in the Saint Rose chapter of the national honor society in Psychology who (1) have completed at least 3 semesters of college, (2) have completed a minimum of 9 Psychology credits, (3) have earned a minimum grade point average of 3.6 in Psychology, and (4) have earned a minimum grade point average of 3.2 overall. Interested students should contact the Psychology department or the School of Mathematics and Sciences.
Sigma Tau Delta
Students majoring in English or English – Adolescence Education, who meet the academic standards set by this international honor society as well as the standards set by The College of Saint Rose English faculty, are invited to join this honor society in the spring of each year.
Sigma Xi
Students who meet eligibility requirements are invited to join this national science research honor society.
Tau Sigma
Tau Sigma is the National Honor Society for transfer students. Tau Sigma recognizes the academic achievement of students transferring to four-year institutions and encourages and promotes students’ involvement in their new college environment. To be eligible, students must earn a 3.5 GPA or higher after their first semester at Saint Rose and be enrolled full-time. Each fall semester, Tau Sigma offers $25,000 in national scholarships.
Upsilon Iota
The national honor society of the National Communication Association requires student members to be majoring in Communications or be interested in the communications field, have completed 60 semester hours including at least four communications courses, have a 3.0 GPA or higher, have a 3.2 GPA or higher in communication courses, and be in the top 35% of his/her graduating class.