This requirement must be met either through state approved coursework integrated into the curriculum or by participating in specially scheduled two hour seminars. The international professional fraternity in education, Phi Delta Kappa, originated in 1906. The Long Island University Chapter, Chapter 1524, was chartered on the C.W. Post Campus in 1986. The purpose of PDK is to promote quality education as essential to the development and maintenance of a democratic way of life. This is done through leadership, research, and service.
Active members are eligible to nominate candidates to membership.
Completion of 12-15 credit hours of graduate courses listed on the candidate's initial plan of study with at least a 3.0 grade index and a review with faculty advisor. Formal application for Interim Assessment filed in the Departmental Office. Recommendations of the faculty within the candidate's major. Faculty recommendation may be withheld if in the judgment of the faculty the candidate lacks moral, emotional, personality, or intellectual qualities necessary to function at the professional level appropriate to the graduate program. Students who receive grades below B in two graduate courses are considered to have an academic deficiency.