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Membership Requirements
1. Undergraduate Students must have a) completed at least three semesters
(or five quarters) at an institution having a local chapter in good standing, b) completed a minimum
of twelve (12) semester credits (or eighteen quarter credits) in courses representing Religious Studies
or Theological Studies, c) attained a grade point average of at least 3.5 (B+) in such courses,
d) attained at least a 3.0 grade point average (or B) in their total academic program to date, and
e) been ranked in at least the upper 35% of their class in general scholarship at the time of induction.
2. Graduate/Professional Students must a) be matriculated in programs of
Religious or Theological Studies, b) have completed at least one half of the residency requirements
for their current degree program at an institution with a local chapter of TAK, and c) have attained
at least a 3.5 (or B+) grade point average in their course work to date.
3. Honorary Inductees/Members include a) those holding faculty rank for
at least one semester (two quarters) in these disciplines at an institution with a local chapter,
and b) other individuals who, at the discretion of the local chapter, are deemed to have established
a record of excellence in their own right, and shown consistent support and encouragement of these
academic disciplines.
Membership Roles at Missouri State
Permanent and Active Membership
1. Permanent membership (whether "active" or not) brings four primary benefits:
a) local and national recognition (with formal certification) of one's excellence in Religious
and/or Theological Studies, with the related right to indicate that on curricula vitae, applications
and resumes; b) the right to attend and vote at the Annual Meeting of Theta Alpha Kappa, and to run
for office on the Board; c) a sense of community with others who have similarly been inducted; and
d) the continuing opportunity to "activate" (if not already done) one's permanent membership for
purposes of the benefits listed below. There are no on-going dues associated with permanent membership.
2. Active membership is automatically bestowed from induction through the next full fiscal
year (July 1- June 31), but is subsequently dependent on the payment of annual individual dues. It brings
all the benefits of permanent status plus the following: a) a free subscription to the
Journal of Theta Alpha Kappa, b) the satisfaction of actively (financially) supporting the
ongoing work of Theta Alpha Kappa.
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