Scholarship, Social Responsibility, Practicality
Objective
Beta Alpha Psi is an honorary organization for accounting, finance, and information system students and professionals. The primary objective of Beta Alpha Psi is to encourage and give recognition to scholastic and professional excellence in the business information field. This includes promoting the study and practice of accounting, finance and information systems; providing opportunities for self-development, service and association among members and practicing professionals, and encouraging a sense of ethical, social, and public responsibility.
Mission
Our mission is to add value to the members and applicants of our organization through community enrichment in order to become recognized as a distinguished chapter of the Beta Alpha Psi National Organization.
Membership
Membership in Beta Alpha Psi includes those persons of good moral character who have achieved scholastic and/or professional excellence in the fields of accounting, finance, or information systems, who have been initiated by an existing chapter and who remain in good standing. Minimum scholastic requirements for undergraduate membership are set forth in the by-laws. Graduate student initiates must have been accepted and matriculated into a Master's degree level program.
Membership Benefits
We are well-known for the networking opportunities that we offer our members. Some other benefits include:
Eligibility for Membership
Section 1. Degree seeking undergraduate students and non-degree Post-Baccalaureate students at institutions where a chapter is located shall be eligible for election to membership after they:
Section 2. Degree seeking graduate students (e.g. MPA, MACC, MBA, MS, and PhD, ect.) at institutions where a chapter is located shall be eligible for membership if they:
Section 3. Full-time, academically or professionally qualified members of the accounting, finance, or information systems faculty at institutions where a chapter is located are eligible for initiation as Faculty members.
Section 4. Persons exhibiting those qualities that Beta Alpha Psi fosters and who have achieved prominence in the fields of accounting, finance, or information systems or have contributed significantly of their time and talent to Beta Alpha Psi or its local chapters are eligible for election as Honorary members.
Section 5. Local chapters may establish a local chapter candidate time period and other more restrictive requirements for membership.
Continuing Student Membership
Section 1. Undergraduate student members of Beta Alpha Psi shall remain student members so long as they remain degree seeking undergraduate students. Graduate students and Post-baccalaureate students at the institution where they were members as undergraduates may elect to continue or renew affiliation. Candidates shall remain Candidates until the first semester of association with Beta Alpha Psi after they have completed two years of collegiate courses and at least one upper level course in accounting, finance, or information systems (in their chosen concentration) beyond the business core. At that point they must have satisfied all the requirements for membership and be initiated or be dropped as a Candidate.
Section 2. Student members of Beta Alpha Psi who relocate at another institution, either to complete their undergraduate program or to pursue a graduate degree, may become members of the local chapter provided they: (1) apply for membership and (2) meet all membership requirements for the local chapter. Candidates who relocate to another institution to complete their undergraduate program may become Candidates of the local chapter provided they apply to the local chapter and meet the requirements of the local chapter.
Beta Alpha Psi is an honorary organization for accounting, finance, and information system students and professionals. The primary objective of Beta Alpha Psi is to encourage and give recognition to scholastic and professional excellence in the business information field. This includes promoting the study and practice of accounting, finance and information systems; providing opportunities for self-development, service and association among members and practicing professionals, and encouraging a sense of ethical, social, and public responsibility.
Mission
Our mission is to add value to the members and applicants of our organization through community enrichment in order to become recognized as a distinguished chapter of the Beta Alpha Psi National Organization.
Membership
Membership in Beta Alpha Psi includes those persons of good moral character who have achieved scholastic and/or professional excellence in the fields of accounting, finance, or information systems, who have been initiated by an existing chapter and who remain in good standing. Minimum scholastic requirements for undergraduate membership are set forth in the by-laws. Graduate student initiates must have been accepted and matriculated into a Master's degree level program.
Membership Benefits
We are well-known for the networking opportunities that we offer our members. Some other benefits include:
- Learn about various career opportunities
- Interact with national and regional firms and governmental agencies
- Develop leadership skills as a chapter officer
- Enhance your technical knowledge about contemporary issues
- Derive great satisfaction by returning something to our communities by participating in community service events
Eligibility for Membership
Section 1. Degree seeking undergraduate students and non-degree Post-Baccalaureate students at institutions where a chapter is located shall be eligible for election to membership after they:
- have declared a concentration in accounting, finance, or information systems (or have stated an intention to declare a concentration in accounting, finance, or information systems);
- have completed, in addition to two years of collegiate courses, at least one upper level course beyond the business core (for transfer students, the most recent qualifying course must be at the initiating institution or another AACSB or EQUIS accredited institution);
- have attained a cumulative grade average in upper level courses, in their declared area of concentration, beyond the business core of at least 3.2 (where A is equal to 4.0) or the equivalent; and
- have attained at least a cumulative grade average of 3.2, or
- have achieved a rank within the top 35% of their university class, or
- have attained at least a 3.25 cumulative grade average on the most recently completed 30 semester hours;
- Or have attained an honors distinction utilized by their institution deemed to be equivalent to the above by the BAP Board of Directors
Section 2. Degree seeking graduate students (e.g. MPA, MACC, MBA, MS, and PhD, ect.) at institutions where a chapter is located shall be eligible for membership if they:
- are majoring, concentrating, or have a stated interest in accounting, finance, or information systems; and
- have attained a cumulative grade average in their graduate courses of at least 3.2 (where A is equal to 4.0) or equivalent.
Section 3. Full-time, academically or professionally qualified members of the accounting, finance, or information systems faculty at institutions where a chapter is located are eligible for initiation as Faculty members.
Section 4. Persons exhibiting those qualities that Beta Alpha Psi fosters and who have achieved prominence in the fields of accounting, finance, or information systems or have contributed significantly of their time and talent to Beta Alpha Psi or its local chapters are eligible for election as Honorary members.
Section 5. Local chapters may establish a local chapter candidate time period and other more restrictive requirements for membership.
Continuing Student Membership
Section 1. Undergraduate student members of Beta Alpha Psi shall remain student members so long as they remain degree seeking undergraduate students. Graduate students and Post-baccalaureate students at the institution where they were members as undergraduates may elect to continue or renew affiliation. Candidates shall remain Candidates until the first semester of association with Beta Alpha Psi after they have completed two years of collegiate courses and at least one upper level course in accounting, finance, or information systems (in their chosen concentration) beyond the business core. At that point they must have satisfied all the requirements for membership and be initiated or be dropped as a Candidate.
Section 2. Student members of Beta Alpha Psi who relocate at another institution, either to complete their undergraduate program or to pursue a graduate degree, may become members of the local chapter provided they: (1) apply for membership and (2) meet all membership requirements for the local chapter. Candidates who relocate to another institution to complete their undergraduate program may become Candidates of the local chapter provided they apply to the local chapter and meet the requirements of the local chapter.
Towson University Chapter Constitution
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