Criminology Activities and Awards

CRIMINOLOGY HONOR SOCIETY

The Criminology Program is home to Chi Omega Phi, the local chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma National Criminal Justice Honor Society. Alpha Phi Sigma was begun in 1941 to recognized scholarly achievement among criminology and criminal justice students within American universities and colleges. Membership in Alpha Phi Sigma is limited to criminology majors and minors. Undergraduates must have completed a minimum of three semesters of coursework, twelve semester hours of criminology courses, and obtained an overall grade point average of 3.2 and a criminology grade point average of 3.2. In addition, to be eligible for membership a student must rank in the top 35% of his or her class. Graduate students must have completed a minimum of twelve hours of criminology coursework and obtained an overall grade point average of 3.4 and a criminology grade point average of 3.4. Nominations to the society occur twice per academic year. The chapter advisor reviews the academic record of each prospective candidate and notifies those nominated by letter. All of the candidates must be recommended by the Chapter Advisor and be of high moral character. 

Professional Organizations

There are a multitude of state, regional, and national level professional organizations within the field of Criminology, many of which have conferences where University of West Georgia faculty give presentations and submit research projects that they themselves are working on. If you are interested in presenting your own research or would like more information, contact any of the professors in Criminology. Below are links to several of the Criminology professional organizations.

• American Society of Criminology
• Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
• Southern Criminal Justice Association
• Justice Studies Association