The Department of Psychology at Saint Louis University works to ensure the student
experience is collaborative with activities, speakers and organizations to enhance
your learning experience.
Psi Chi
is an international honor society whose purpose shall be to encourage, stimulate,
and maintain excellence in scholarship of the individual members in all fields, particularly
in psychology, and to advance the science of psychology. Psi Chi is a member of the
and is an affiliate of the (APA) and the (APS). Our sister honor society is , the national honor society in psychology for community and junior colleges.
Psi Chi has chapters at more than 1,130 senior colleges and universities. A National
Council, composed of psychologists who are Psi Chi members and who are elected by
the chapters, guides the affairs of the organization and sets policy with the approval
of the chapters.
Membership is open to graduate and undergraduate students who meet the following qualifications:
Majoring or minoring in psychology or for a program psychological in nature.
Completed at least nine credit hours in the major.
Has completed at least three semesters or the equivalent of full-time college coursework
(classified as second semester sophomore for undergraduates) or completed 9 semester
hours or the equivalent of graduate coursework.
Earned a cumulative GPA of a minimum of 3.0 or higher that ranks the student in the
top 35% of their class across campus for undergraduates or has earned a minimum 3.0
cumulative GPA in graduate coursework for graduate students.
Awards
We’re proud of the work our students and teachers do, which is why we honor their
accomplishments each year with awards for both undergraduates and graduates.
The Dorothy Orthwein Bates Endowed Scholarship helps students in good standing in
the clinical program to facilitate the completion of their degree by eliminating the
necessity of concurrent outside employment.
The Gayle A. Olson and Richard D. Olson Award recognizes students in the experimental
program for excellence in research at the master's and doctoral levels. An award is
given for both a thesis and dissertation each year.
The Kathleen Tall Award recognizes the accomplishments of a graduate student in the
clinical program who has returned to school after another career, significantly impacted
the morale of other students, or demonstrates excellence in both the classroom and
clinical practice.
The Marilyn K. Rigby Award recognizes a student in either the experimental or industrial-organizational
programs who best exemplifies dedication to scholarship and excellence in teaching
and service.
The Napoli Endowed Teaching Award Fund recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding
teachers in training in the Department of Psychology graduate program.
The Outstanding Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology award recognizes the accomplishments
of a student in the clinical program who excels across the areas of academic course
work, clinical vertical team performance and research.