Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility for membership in the TWU Beta Lambda Chapter of Beta Phi Mu is by invitation of the TWU School and Library and Information Studies faculty. Pending graduates at the end of each semester are considered, based on academic performance and professional promise. Summer graduates are considered in the fall.

Regular membership, including the privileges of voting, holding office, and chapter affiliation, shall be granted to candidates at any college or university where the American Library Association has accredited a professional degree program, all other programs offered under the direction of the same faculty, and who fulfill the following requirements:

1. Either...
   
   
   • Completion of ALL requirements leading to a master's degree with a scholastic average of no lower than 3.75 where A equals 4.0, or
     
     
   • Completion of planned programs of advanced study beyond the master's degree which require full time study for one or more academic years with a scholastic average of 3.75 where A equals 4.0, or
     
     
2. Total eligible candidates shall comprise no more than twenty-five percent of the annual graduating class.
   
   
3. Recommendation for membership by the faculty of the school attesting to their professional promise.
   
   
4. There is no time limit for acceptance of invitation.