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Candidate & Membership Requirements
   
To be a Candidate of the Chapter, you must have:
  • As an Undergraduate Student:
    • Declared your major as BS-BADM (ACCT, FINC, or CIS) or BS-Computer Science;
    • Completed at least 54 credit hours;
    • Maintained at least a 3.0 GPA (both overall and in your major);
    • Enrolled in (or completed) an upper level course in your major that is not a part of the "business core" (For ACCT students, this class must be ACCT 305);
    • Obtained a letter of recommendation from a Winthrop Professor; and
    • Paid you candidate dues (Currently $95)
  • As a Graduate Student:
    • Declared your major as MBA-ACCT or MS-Software Development;
    • Maintained at least a 3.2 GPA as a Graduate Student at Winthrop (Students in their first semester need to have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0);
    • Obtained a letter of recommendation from a Winthrop Professor; and
    • Paid you candidate dues (Currently $95)
To be Initiated, you must have:
  • As an Undergraduate Student:
    • Met all of the candidate requirements, plus
    • Attained a cumulative grade average in upper level courses, in their declared area of concentration, beyond the business core of at least 3.0; and
      1. have attained at least a cumulative grade average of 3.0, or
      2. have achieved a rank within the top 35% of their university class, or
      3. have attained at least a 3.2 cumulative grade average on the most recently
        completed 30 semester hours;
    • Completed an upper level course in your major that is not a part of the "business core" (For ACCT students, this class must be ACCT 305);
    • Participated in 4 Professional Activities hosted by BAP each semester;
    • Participated in 3 Service Activities hosted by BAP each semester;  and
    • Attend the Initiation Ceremony at the end of the semester
  • As a Graduate Student:
    • Met all of the candidate requirements, plus
    • Completed 9 hours of course work at Winthrop University;
    • Maintained at least a 3.4 GPA as a Graduate Student at Winthrop;
    • Participated in 4 Professional Activities hosted by BAP each semester;
    • Participated in 3 Service Activities hosted by BAP each semester;  and
    • Attend the Initiation Ceremony at the end of the semester