Criteria for Membership
Phi Beta Delta recognizes high scholastic achievement of international and U.S. students, staff faculty & staff. Students may be nominated for membership by faculty or staff or may apply directly.
Faculty, Staff, Administrators and Scholars must have demonstrated active involvement in international endeavors such as teaching courses with international focus, overseas teaching, conducting research overseas and/or research on international topics, participating in overseas projects, administering study abroad or exchange programs, program development, or providing courses or services in international students and scholars.
U.S. Students and Permanent Residents must meet the credit hour and grade point average requirements and must have studied abroad or conducted research abroad or have had a comparable international experience and/or have been actively involved in promoting international understanding through their extracurricular (outside the classroom) activities at University of Michigan Flint or in other academic settings.
International Students must meet the credit hour and grade point average requirements. International students must be non-immigrant visa holders.
Credit Hour Requirements
Juniors and seniors with a minimum of 12 credit hours earned at UM-Flint prior to their induction into chapter membership are eligible to apply. Graduate Students must have earned a minimum of 8 credits. Exchange students who have outstanding academic records at their home institutions are not subject to the minimum credit hour requirement.
Grade Point Average Requirements
- Undergraduate applicants must have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.2.
- Graduate applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.5, based on credits earned at UM-Flint.
Membership requires a $25 induction fee, $15 yearly national membership fee, and a $10 yearly local chapter fee.