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[email protected] Paul Hettich, PhD 36 Annual Report of the ABBREVIATIONS Psi Chi Past-President APA American Psychological Association 26 Why Psi Chi Is Launching APS Association for Psychological Science 38 New Board Members EPA Eastern Psychological Association a Fund-Raising Campaign: MPA Midwestern Psychological Association NEPA New England Psychological Association We’re Telling Our 39 Alumni in the News RMPA Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Psi Chi Story SEPA Southeastern Psychological Association 40 Chapter Activites SWPA Southwestern Psychological Association Bradley Cannon WPA Western Psychological Association 2 EYE ON PSI CHI | SUMMER 2017 COPYRIGHT © 2017 PSI CHI Executive Director’s Message Inducting Transfer Students Into Your Chapter Sooner: What Are Your Options? magine this scenario. Elizabeth is a new transfer In addition to these benefits, chapters need to decide student on your campus who already declared how they will take advantage of the fact that nearly half of Ipsychology as her major before even arriving. She comes all university graduates first attend community college, to the psychology department having earned a two-year almost half of them transferring five or more terms of Associate of Science degree, transferring in 38 college credits, coursework (Ma & Baum, 2016). Many more students 15 of them in psychology. In addition to earning a 3.89 GPA enroll in two-year colleges than in the past—over 7.5 in her first two years of college, she is also proud to be a million in 2014 compared to over 2.3 million in 1970 member of Psi Beta, the honor society for psychology at two- (NCES, 2015). In addition, the number of students taking year campuses, and to have served in two officer positions. the psychology AP exam has exploded from less than Because of her Psi Beta service, she arrives at your 4,000 in 1992 to 293,350 in 2016 (College Board, 2016). university excited about all of the opportunities for Psi Chi Add to this changing environment about one third of members. But her excitement turns to disappointment university students who transfer to between four-year at her first Psi Chi meeting; her two psychology courses institutions (Gonzalez, 2012). will not be enough to meet the chapter’s transfer student requirements of 12 college credits completed on campus as Additional Tips well as 9 psychology credits. Because inductions occur once Article III Section IA in the Chapter Bylaws document per semester, your faculty advisor later confirms that she shows two transfer student options. Chapters may choose will not be able to join before fall of her senior year. to accept some or all college and psychology credits from What does this mean for Elizabeth? It means she transferring institutions. probably won’t have time to submit research to Psi Chi Sometimes, members may worry that psychology sessions at a regional convention or apply for awards or courses at two-year schools are not as rigorous as the ones grants before she graduates. Nor will she be as likely to at their campus. If your university has many students become a Psi Chi officer before graduating, which she has transferring from local feeder schools, your faculty advisor already shown interest in and gained experience at during Martha S. Zlokovich, PhD and department chair can evaluate the quality of their her time at Psi Beta. Executive Director courses, faculty, and students. Some chapters have the option of inviting transfer The Solution students to join Psi Chi in their first semester on campus, The solution to dilemmas such as Elizabeth’s is to simply while others do not. If your university transfers in both update your Psi Chi chapter bylaws by vote at your next credits and grades, inviting students to join during their chapter meeting. Transfer student requirements (12 first semester is an option. However, if transfer students credits completed at the new campus) automatically have a 0.0 GPA until they complete courses on campus, apply unless your chapter approves different ones in your they must complete the 12 credits, including 9 in psychol- chapter bylaws. Your chapter also may be able to specify ogy, at your university before they can join. If they have how many of the 9 required psychology credits may be a 0.0 GPA, they have to establish both a comprehensive transferred in rather than completed on campus. GPA and a psychology GPA in order to determine their To customize your chapter’s options, use the Chapter eligibility. Bylaws Template, which officers and advisors can What happens to transfer psychology students during download after logging in to the Psi Chi website. This their first two semesters on your campus? Is your chapter Word document includes fill-in-the blank sections and stacking the deck against transfer students, or playing its some choose-an-option sections, which makes it easy to strongest hand to encourage involvement and contribu- tell which areas can be changed and which cannot. Keep tions? Playing your strongest hand may mean revising in mind that eligibility requirements may be modified your chapter’s bylaws. by chapters as long as chapter requirements are (a) not in conflict with the Psi Chi Constitution, and (b) are academic only (no service, attendance, or participation References requirements, for example). So long as you follow the College Board. (2016). AP program participation and performance data 2016. Retrieved from http://research.collegeboard.org/programs/ap/data/participation/ basic instructions, you should be fine! ap-2016 Gonzalez, J.