Upsilon Phi Delta
National Honor Society
“Recognizing Academic Achievement in Healthcare Management”
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society is to recognize, reward and encourage academic excellence in the study of health administration.
GOALS
The goals of the Society are to:
- Encourage interest in academic preparation for careers in health administration.
- Promote activity that will elevate the standards, ideals, competence and ethics of women and men preparing for careers in health administration and leadership.
- Provide financial assistance through scholarships to outstanding students pursuing academic degrees that prepare individuals for careers in health administration and leadership.
- To recognize, by means of granting honorary memberships, individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the profession.
CHAPTERS
Graduate or undergraduate academic programs that are either Full, or Associate members, in good standing, of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) are eligible to establish chapters.
MEMBERSHIP
Membership in Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society is open to individuals who meet the national and local standards of this organization and are accepted and initiated into membership of a collegiate chapter.
Membership is open to students, faculty, healthcare executives and administrators, and to those contributing to the healthcare administration profession.
MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR STUDENTS
Undergraduate members must have a GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale or 18 hours of work after officially declaring a healthcare administration major.
Graduate members must have a GPA of 3.5 based on at least 18 hours of graduate work.
DUES
Annual Chapter dues are $100 per academic program.
Where a university or college has both graduate and undergraduate programs, two applications must be submitted and a chapter fee paid for each program.
CHAPTER ACTIVITY
Individual Chapters are autonomous and can plan activities and functions based on the members’ interests and individual program needs.
The Upsilon Phi Delta Society is a member benefit of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA).