The GPA distribution shall be computed each semester from the GPAs of the three preceding classes of the student's degree-granting unit. No student with a grade-point average of less than 3.3 will be considered for a commencement honor. Because grades for a term generally are officially recorded after the term's graduation day, computation of the student's GPA will not include grades for courses taken during the student's final semester at the university. However, the hours taken during that semester will apply toward the 60-hour requirement. Invitation to membership is based on outstanding scholastic achievement in studies of the liberal arts and sciences.
Election is held twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring semester.
May. The review is conducted by a select committee of faculty members representing the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The committee reviews transcripts of all juniors and seniors with qualifying grade point averages. Whether a student qualifies for membership in Phi Beta Kappa depends on the quality, depth, and breadth of the student's record in liberal education courses. The final decision for election rests with the resident faculty members of Phi Beta Kappa. For seniors a grade point average of at least 3.5 overall as well as in all liberal arts and sciences courses taken.