Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society

Goals

• To encourage interest in academic preparation for careers in healthcare management and policy.
• To promote activity that will elevate the standards, ideals, competence, and ethics of students preparing for careers in healthcare management, policy, and leadership.
• To provide financial assistance through scholarships to outstanding students pursuing academic degrees that prepare individuals for careers in healthcare management, policy, and leadership.
• To recognize, by means of granting honorary memberships, individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the profession.

Student Eligibility

Each spring, eligible undergraduate students are invited to join based on their GPA, graduation status and the number of program credits they have completed. Inductees are recognized at our annual program celebration where they receive an official certificate, pins, and honor cords, and are encouraged to share the distinction n their resumes and LinkedIn profiles.

To be eligible, students should:

• have declared Healthcare Management major and enrolled in the fall semester.
• have completed at least 18 credits in the major (HSM courses or major electives) after admission to the major.
• be eligible for graduation in the current academic year, either fall, spring or the following summer.
• have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.750 on a 4.0 scale at the time of application. 

Annual Timeline

• February – Students will receive an email invitation based on the eligibility criteria, with a request to confirm their interest in the Upsilon Phi Delta honor society.
• March – Names of student and honorary inductees are submitted to the Association of University Programs in Health Administration.
• April – A ceremony is held to honor new student and honorary members inducted to Upsilon Phi Delta.