• Recognize superior achievement
• Recognize the development of leadership qualities
• Foster high professional standards
• Encourage creative work
• Strengthen commitment to the ideals and purposes of the profession

Registered Nurse Students must:

• have completed 12 credit hours at current school;
• have completed ½ of the nursing curriculum;
• achieve academic excellence;
• rank in the upper 35 percentile of graduating class;
• meet the expectation of academic integrity.

Graduate Students (Master's and Doctorate) must:

• have completed ¼ of the nursing curriculum;
• achieve academic excellence (at schools where a 4.0 grade point average system is used, this equates to a 3.5 or higher);
• meet the expectation of academic integrity.

Nurse Leader Candidates must:

• be legally recognized to practice nursing in his/her country;
• have a minimum of a baccalaureate degree or the equivalent in any field;
• demonstrate achievement in nursing.

The committee meets in early August and eligible students will be invited to join. All invitations will come via email to student BU email accounts.

For additional information on membership contact:

• Margaret Delaney, Faculty Counselor for Benedictine University, at mdelaney@ben.edu or go to the Honor Society's web site at: http://www.nursingsociety.org