Candidates should have a grade point average of 3.75 or higher with 60 hours completed or 3.50 or higher with 90 hours completed. For students with transfer credits, the UB average as well as the overall average must meet these minima, and at least 32 hours must have been taken at UB.

In addition, candidates must have achieved breadth in the liberal arts (at a minimum satisfaction of the university's current general education requirements).

Eligible are: Seniors graduating in liberal arts degree programs (B.A. or B.S. but normally not B.F.A.) programs in Arts and Letters, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Undergraduate Education (special and individualized majors). A small number of juniors in these programs are also elected annually.

Chief sources for nominations are departmental nominations, self-nominations and a computer printout from Records and Registration indicating students who meet credit hour and GPA thresholds.

Send nominations accompanied by the relevant student transcripts to:

Dr. Barbara Bono, President, Phi Beta Kappa; Attn: Mili Sidorski, The Undergraduate College, 220 Talbert Hall.

Two awards are given each year to distinguished students-the Samuel P. Capen Prize for outstanding work in any genre and the Hildegarde Shinners Prize for the best student essay. Potentially qualifying work or a detailed description of such work, should be sent with a nominating letter from a faculty member by April 1 to: Dr. Barbara Bono, Department of English, 306 Clemens Hall, North Campus. Materials submitted will be returned to the student directly if an appropriately addressed envelope is provided.

Election of new student members is scheduled to be completed by April 15, with the annual induction ceremony set for May 17 at 2 p.m. in Slee Concert Hall. The ceremony is open to faculty and staff in addition to the inductees, their families and friends. All persons previously elected to Phi Beta Kappa are urged to attend.