Membership Requirements

New Members – Qualified students are selected from those who are registered for the Fall or Spring semesters.  Membership is not open during the Summer and Winter sessions. If qualified for membership, the Assistant Director of PTK & Honors will invite students via email.

 

Qualifications –

  • Cumulative GPA: Qualifying earned credits and cumulative GPA of new members will be determined by all degree and non-degree courses taken while the student was actively enrolled at Bergen Community College . Each candidate for membership must achieve the following cumulative GPA based on degree credits earned:
    • 12-15 college-level credits earned at BCC requires a 3.75 to 4.0 cumulative GPA.
    • 16-31 college-level credits earned at BCC requires a 3.70 to 4.0 cumulative GPA.
    • 32-48 college-level credits earned at BCC requires a 3.65 to 4.0 cumulative GPA.
    • More than 48 college-level credits at BCC requires a minimum 3.60 cumulative GPA.
  • Eligible Degree Programs – Students in the following degree programs are eligible for continued and new membership: A.A. Degree, A.S. Degree, A.A.S. Degree.
  • Good Moral Character – Students must be of good moral character and must adhere to the Student Code of Conduct of Bergen Community College.

Continued Membership – Once inducted into Alpha Epsilon Phi, members must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50 and continue to follow Bergen Community College’s Student Code of Conduct.

 

For more information – please email [email protected] or visit www.bergenptk.com