Membership in Psi Chi is open to those who are making the study of psychology one of their major interests and who are students or faculty members in an institution where a chapter is located. Both undergraduate and graduate students who have registered for major or minor standing in psychology or for a program psychological in nature may be eligible for membership if other requirements are fulfilled.

Eligibility for undergraduates includes:

• Completion of 3 semesters or 5 quarters of the college course

• Completion of 9 semester hours or 14 quarter hours of psychology courses

• Ranking in the top 35% of their class in general scholarship

• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) in cumulative grades

• Have a minimum GPA of 3.25 (on a 4.0 scale) in Psychology courses
  

Eligibility for graduate students includes:

• Minimum overall cumulative average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in all graduate courses

• Minimum overall cumulative average of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale in all Psychology courses
  

Any chapter, at its discretion, may establish higher academic standards for eligibility, but may not require service standards for eligibility. Membership in Psi Chi is open to qualified candidates of any age, sex, sexual orientation, race, handicap or disability, color, religion, and national and ethnic origin.