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ARTICLE
IV - ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. Degree seeking undergraduate students and non-degree
Post-Baccalaureate students at institutions in which a chapter is located
shall be eligible for election to membership after they:
(a) have declared a concentration in accounting;
(b) have completed, in addition to two years of collegiate business and
non business courses, at least one upper level accounting course (for
transfer students the most recent qualifying course must be at the
initiating institution or another AACSB accredited institution);
(c) have attained a cumulative grade average in upper level accounting
courses of at least 3.0 (where A is equal to 4.0) or the equivalent; and
1. have attained at least a cumulative grade average of 3.0, or
2. have achieved a rank within the top 35% of their
university class, or
3. have attained at least a 3.25 cumulative grade
average on the most recent 30 semester hours;
(d) for computation of (c) above, cumulative grade
averages shall be computed using all grades earned in upper level
accounting courses.
Section 2. Degree seeking graduate students at institutions in which a
chapter is located shall be eligible for membership when they have been
accepted and matriculated into a masters degree level accounting program.
Section 3. Full-time members of the accounting faculty at institutions in
which a chapter is located are eligible for election as faculty members.
Section 4. Persons exhibiting those qualities that Beta Alpha Psi fosters
and who have achieved prominence in the field of accounting or have
contributed significantly of their time and talent to the
organization or its
local chapters are eligible for election as honorary members.
Section 5. Local chapters may establish a pledge period and other more
restrictive requirements for membership. |
