Political Science Honors Society

PSA is the only nationally recognized honor society in political science. Our goal is to promote high academic achievement in political science. PSA is not a sorority or fraternity. PSA is not associated or affiliated with Alpha Pi Sigma.

Incentives of Membership to the National Organization

Every term, our academic advisor puts out a call for students who meet our eligibility criteria for high scholastic achievement. Those invited to join could enjoy the following benefits:

• Membership itself is a nationally recognized prestigious accolade
• Access to the PSA Journal and research conference
• Financial assistance and awards
• Start as a GS-7 Federal Employee
• Discount on Kaplan Prep Courses
• Discounted American Political Science Association (APSA) membership
• Right to wear graduation regalia
• Check out details on the national website!

Joining PSA at UCR

All students are eligible to join our club as prospective members! This means even if you don't meet the criteria for formal induction, you are still entitled to all the rights and privileges inherent to club membership, which means you can participate in our elections, socials, and other events! Participating as a prospective member is completely free and open to the public.

Getting Inducted at the National Level

Students can be inducted into the national organization by accepting their personal invitation to join sent to via their institutional email (ucr.edu). The one-time lifetime membership fee is $35.

Undergraduates must (1a) have completed at least ninety quarter-units with 15 units in political science, including at least one upper-level course, (2a) have maintained a minimum GPA of 3.2, and (3a) have achieved an overall GPA placing them in the top one-fourth of their whole class (e.g., junior or senior class).

Graduate Students must (1b) have completed at least nine graduate credits in political science (1b) have never received a grade lower than a B.