Alpha Sigma Gamma, the International Real Estate Honorary Society

Department of Finance, Fox School of Business, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122

Alpha Sigma Gamma

Membership Criteria

(Revised September 20, 2006)

There are three basic categories of membership for Alpha Sigma Gamma: Student, Faculty, and Honorary.  Membership criteria for each category are as follows:

Student membership criteria

Undergraduate Student Members

In order to qualify for membership undergraduate students must:
 

1.         Have completed a minimum seventy-five percent (75%) of the total credit hours required for a bachelor’s degree (senior level status).

2.         Have completed the equivalent of a minimum six (6) semester hours of real estate and/or real estate related courses.

3.         Have a grade point average of 3.75 or better on a four-point scale for all real estate and related courses or the equivalent.

4.         Have a grade point average of 3.25 or better on a four-point scale for all college level courses undertaken.

5.         Have good academic standing at the institution.

Graduate Student Members - Master’s Level

In order to qualify for membership master’s level students must:

1.         Have completed a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of the total credit hours required for the Master’s degree.  

2.         Have completed the equivalent of a minimum of six (6) semester hours in real estate and related courses or the equivalent.

3.         Have a grade point average of 3.75 or better on a four-point scale for graduate real estate and related coursework.

4.         Have a grade point average of 3.50 or better on a four-point scale for all graduate course work in the student’s Master’s program.

5.         Have good academic standing at the institution.

Graduate Student Members - Doctoral Level

In order to qualify for membership doctoral students must:

1.         Have made substantial progress in the required work for the doctoral degree.

2.         Have completed a minimum of nine (9) semester hours of real estate and related course work or the equivalent.

3.         Have a grade point average of 3.75 or better on a four-point scale on for graduate real estate and related coursework.                   

4.         Have demonstrated the ability to successfully complete a doctoral degree program.

5.         Have good academic standing at the institution.

Faculty Membership Requirements

            Faculty members must have exhibited superior teaching ability in real estate or real estate related courses; have a strong previous research agenda in academic real estate journals and real estate topics and have a an outstanding record of service in academic and professional     activities. Faculty must be affiliated with a university with an Alpha Sigma Gamma chapter or be recommended by a current faculty member.

Honorary Membership Requirements

            Honorary members must have exhibited an outstanding commitment to real estate education and/or to real estate students and be a recognized leader in their chosen real estate profession.  All Honorary members must be recommended by an Alpha Sigma Gamma Chapter President.