Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
Honor Society

  HPER Honor Society

The Undergraduate HPER Honor Society application is available in PDF and Microsoft Word format. The Graduate HPER Honor Society application is also available in both PDF and Microsoft Word formats.

 

Eligibility Requirements

The HPER Honor Society is an academic honor society for students majoring in Health Education, Physical Education, Recreation Administration, and Exercise Science & Wellness. The goal of this organization is to acknowledge and reward those HPER students who have demonstrated excellence in academics and service to the university and community. Acceptance is based on specific eligibility requirements (listed below), extracurricular activities (particularly those activities associated with the major area of study) and scholarships and other awards earned. Those graduating with HPER Honor Society designation will be awarded honor cords (to be worn at graduation) and an HPER Honor Society plaque. An induction and awards ceremony will be held fall, spring and summer coinciding with the graduation ceremony.

UNDERGRADUATE

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:

• Overall GPA of 3.0 (All courses taken at any post-secondary school)
• Course of Study GPA of 3.5 (All courses taken at any post-secondary school)
• Completed at least 12 credit hours of 300/400 level courses in major field of study
• Membership in the HPER Club or other Professional Organization (ACSM, AAHPERD, etc.)
• Recommendation from the applicant's HPER Department academic advisor

GRADUATE

Minimum Eligibility Requirements:

• Overall GPA of 3.7 (All courses taken at the graduate level)
• Completed at least 15 credit hours in major field of study from graduate level courses
• Membership in the HPER Club or other related Professional Organization (ACSM, AAHPERD, etc.)
• Recommendation from the applicant's HPER Department academic advisor

Important Notices:

• Acceptance to the HPER Honor Society will be based on the eligibility requirements listed above, extracurricular activities (particular those activities associated with the major area of study), and scholarships and other awards earned.
• A one-time membership fee of $35 will be due within 10 days of acceptance.
• All memberships will be reviewed each semester.
• In order to graduate with HPER Honor Society designation, the student must be a member in good standing for at least the two consecutive semesters prior to graduation.

Honor Society History

During the Fall semester of 2002, several members of the Department of HPER Major's Club approached the faculty requesting permission to create an undergraduate honor society specifically for HPER majors. A committee consisting of departmental faculty and HPER majors set in motion the process that created the JSU Department of HPER Honor Society. The undergraduate HPER Honor Society was established and at the conclusion of the 2003 Spring semester inducted its first members. Graduating HPER Honor Society inductees receive a plaque and honor cords to be worn at their commencement ceremony. Non-graduating HPER Honor Society inductees receive a certificate. The undergraduate honor society was so well received that a graduate HPER Honor Society was created and inducted its first members during the Summer of 2003 ceremony. In recognition of their academic success the members of the Department of HPER faculty and staff are proud to recognize our undergraduate and graduate HPER majors with an honor society ceremony.

The Spring 2005 induction ceremony was held on Wednesday, April 27 at 6 pm in the Gamecock Center behind Stephenson Hall.

All previous inductees are listed by their induction semester with the most recently inducted class listed first.
Fall 2004 Inductees
Summer 2004 Inductees
Spring 2004 Inductees

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