Drew University
Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma of New Jersey
In 1980, Drew
became the third institution in New Jersey to be granted a chapter of
Phi Beta Kappa.
The chapter
by-laws specify that members are elected "on the basis of broad
cultural interests, scholarly achievement, and good character." Here
are the principal qualifications the chapter uses to determine whether
the academic requirements have been met:
- a high GPA;
the chapter applies different cutoffs for graduating seniors, juniors
with enough credits to have senior standing, and juniors (these cutoffs
are determined partly by limits the national organization imposes on
the number of students the chapter can elect in a single year; in the
past few years, all three cutoffs have been well above A-);
- sufficient
breadth of courses taken;
- knowledge of
a foreign language at a level appropriate for a liberal education
(students demonstrate this knowledge by (a) completing language study
through the intermediate level at Drew; (b) attaining exemption from
the foreign language requirement; or (c) having English as a second
language); and,
- knowledge of
mathematics at a level appropriate for a liberal education (students
demonstrate this knowledge by having credit for four credits in
mathematics or computer science, whether taken at Drew, earned through
Advanced Placement, or transferred from another college).
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