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Eligibility

Eligibility Criteria

Membership is open to undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences and in exceptional circumstances (as described below) to students enrolled in undergraduate professional degree programs.

There are three methods by which a student may qualify for membership:

METHOD 1 (for students majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences)

  1. Complete at least 75 hours in graded liberal arts & sciences coursework at UNC (which excludes LFIT/PHYA hours, pass/fail hours, transfer hours, by exam credit hours, professional school hours, and study abroad hours in courses graded SA).
  2. Attain a quality point average of at least 3.850 in graded liberal arts and sciences coursework (the courses which count toward the hours in #1).

METHOD 2 (for students majoring in the College of Arts & Sciences)

  1. Complete at least 105 hours in liberal arts & sciences coursework (which excludes professional school and LFIT/PHYA courses).
  2. Complete at least 45 hours in graded liberal arts & sciences coursework at UNC (same as #1, but excludes pass/fail hours, transfer hours, by exam credit hours, and study abroad hours in courses graded SA).
  3. Attain a quality point average of at least 3.750 in graded liberal arts and sciences coursework (the courses which count toward the hours in #2).

METHOD 3 (for students majoring in a professional school)

  1. Complete at least 105 total semester academic course hours.
  2. Complete at least 90 hours in liberal arts & sciences coursework (which excludes professional school and LFIT/PHYA courses).
  3. Complete at least 45 hours in graded liberal arts & sciences coursework at UNC (same as #2, but excludes pass/fail hours, transfer hours, by exam credit hours, and study abroad hours in courses graded SA).
  4. Attain a quality point average of at least 3.750 in graded liberal arts and sciences coursework (the courses which count toward the hours in #3).

 

No grades made at an institution from which a student has transferred shall be included in determining a student’s eligibility.

Because Phi Beta Kappa honors excellence in the liberal arts and sciences, applied or pre-professional coursework shall not be considered in determining eligibility. This stipulation excludes professionally focused courses and courses devoted to the acquisition of practical skills.

The quality point average shall include all academic course work in the liberal arts and sciences taken and counted toward the candidate’s degree (physical activity grades and hours are not included). Grades received on courses taken after the candidate has received his or her degree shall not be counted.

 

Enrolled students are AUTOMATICALLY considered for eligibility each term. Students should request a manual review of their eligibility if (and only if) they meet one of the three criteria below:

  • have TREQ credits on their transcript
  • are a Robertson Scholars and have ROBT credits on their transcript from courses taken at Duke
  • graduated in a previous semester

Students who meet one of these conditions should click below to request a manual review of their eligibility. Such requests must be submitted by August 15 (fall) and January 15 (spring).