Honor Society

About the UPD Honor Society

Mission Statement
The mission of the Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society is to recognize, reward, and encourage academic excellence in the study of health administration.

Goals
The goals of the Society are as follows:

• 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 women and men 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 contribution to the profession

Current Chapters

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UPD Membership
Membership in Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society is open to individuals who meet the national and local standards of this organization and are accepted and initiated into membership of a collegiate chapter. Membership is open to students, faculty, healthcare executives and administrators, and to those contributing to the healthcare administration profession.

Minimum Standards for Students
Undergraduate members must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale in 18 hours of work after officially declaring a healthcare administration major at an AUPHA Member Program. Graduate members must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 based on at least 18 hours of graduate work at an AUPHA Member Program.

Chapter Dues
Annual Chapter dues are $100 per academic program. Where a university or college has graduate, undergraduate, and doctoral programs, an application for each program must be submitted and a chapter fee paid for each program.

Chapter Activity
Individual chapters are autonomous and can plan activities and functions based on the members’ interests and individual program needs, as long as they are in compliance with the Approved Policies and Procedures.

Apply for chapter status by downloading the UPD Chapter Application and fax it to (703) 894-0941 or email to swilliams@aupha.org.

*Note, UPD Chapter Applications will only be accepted by current AUPHA member programs. If you are a student interested in induction to the Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society and are at a current AUPHA member program, please see your Program Director for more information. 

Current Honor Society Chapters

University of Alabama

University of Alabama at Birmingham*

Alma College

Appalachian State University

Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Armstrong Atlantic State University

Army Baylor Graduate Program

AT Still University

Auburn University

University of Baltimore

Barry University

Boston University, School of Public Health

California State University - Chico

California State University, Los Angeles

California State University - Northridge

University of California - Los Angeles

University of Central Florida*

Clayton State University

College of Saint Elizabeth

Cornell University

University of Detroit-Mercy

Davenport University

Dillard University

Drexel University

East Carolina University

Eastern Washington University

University of Florida

Florida International University

George Mason University*

George Washington University

Georgetown University*

Georgia State University

Globe University West

Globe University-LaCrosse

Globe University-Madison East

Globe University-Richfield

Globe University-St. Cloud

Governors State University*

Hofstra University

University of Houston-Clear Lake

University of the Incarnate Word

Indiana University

The University of Iowa

Jefferson College

Johns Hopkins University

Kaplan University

University of Kentucky

Lancaster General College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Loyola University*

University of Maryland University College

Marymount University

Medical University of South Carolina

University of Memphis

Methodist University

Metropolitan State College of Denver

University of Miami

University of Michigan-Flint

University of Minnesota*

University of Minnesota-Duluth

University of Missouri-Columbia

University of New Hampshire

New York University

Norfolk State University

University of North Carolina-Charlotte

University of North Florida*

Ohio State University

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Old Dominion University

Pacific University

Park University

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

Penn State University - Harrisburg

Portland State University

University of Puerto Rico

Rosalind Franklin University

Rush University Medical Center

Saint Louis University*

University of Scranton*

Seton Hall University

Simmons College

University of South Carolina

University of Southern California

University of Southern Indiana

University of St. Francis

Stevenson University

Stonehill College

Tennessee State University

Texas A&M Health Sciences Center

Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

University of Texas at Arlington

Texas State University*

Texas Tech University

Texas Woman's University

Towson University

Trinity University

Tulane University

Virginia Commonwealth University

Walden University*

Weber State University*

Winthrop University

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Xavier University

 
*denotes programs with both a Graduate and an Undergraduate Chapter

Charter Members

Charter chapters are those chapters that originated the earliest drafts of the bylaws and agreed to the creation of a national honorary society.  The Charter members were established on September 1, 1999.  They are:
 
The University of Arkansas
Georgetown University
University of Florida
University of Houston-Clear Lake
University of Minnesota
University of New Hampshire
University of North Florida
University of South Carolina
University of Washington
Washington University

Organizing Chapters

Organizing chapters are those chapters that were founded prior to the finalizing of the Society's Constitution and who assisted in the development of the national organization.  They are:

University of Baltimore
University of Memphis  
University of Scranton
Seton Hall University
Towson University