Qualifications for Membership
Temporary Membership - current dues: $35.00
Students will be accepted to Temporary Membership, receive a certificate to acknowledge their membership, and a chapter t-shirt if they meet ALL of the following criteria:
v Are currently enrolled in classes at OCC
v Have never applied or accepted membership in Alpha Gamma Sigma
previously
v Have completed fewer than 12 units of coursework at OCC within the
last three semesters in attendance
v Have a minimum GPA of 3.50 for all coursework completed at a previous
institution (high school or college) OR are Lifetime members of the
California Scholarship Federation (CSF).
v Submit a completed application, indicate your size for a chapter
t-shirt, and remit dues payment in the amount of $35.00 payable to
"Orange Coast College."
Initial Membership - current dues: $55.00*
Students will be accepted to Initial membership, receive a certificate to acknowledge their membership, and receive a chapter t-shirt if they meet ALL of the following criteria:
v Are currently enrolled in classes at OCC
v Have completed at least 12 units of letter-graded (A-F) coursework
at OCC within the last three semesters in attendance
v Have earned a minimum Spring 2009 semester GPA of 3.50 AND
v Have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 in all OCC coursework
v Have transcripts free of grades below "C" (including D's, F's, NP's; line-
outs and exclusions are OK; W's are OK)**
v Submit a completed application, indicate your size for a chapter
t-shirt, and remit dues payment in the amount of $55.00 payable to
"Orange Coast College."
* Initial members who were Temporary members in the previous semester pay only the difference between Temporary and Initial member dues ($20.00)
**Note: grades below C earned more than two years prior to an application for Initial Membership will not be used prohibitively.
Continuing Membership - current dues: $15.00***
Students will be accepted to Continuing Membership if they meet ALL of the following criteria:
v Are currently enrolled in classes at OCC
v Have earned a minimum 3.50 semester GPA in at least 6 units of
letter-graded coursework completed between January 2 and May 31, 2009
(coursework completed at another institution may be accepted under
certain circumstances; please provide a copy of your transcript from
that/those institution(s) with your application and dues payment)
v Have earned a minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA in ALL college coursework
being used to determine eligibility
v Were granted Initial membership for coursework in Fall 2008
v Have earned no grades below "C" since Initial Membership (line-outs,
exclusions, and W's are OK)
v Submit a completed application and a dues payment of $15.00 payable
to "Orange Coast College."
***Dues do not include the chapter t-shirt. Existing members may receive a free t-shirt with a contribution of $10.00 or more to the chapter. Please check off the "Additional contribution" box on the AGS application, and indicate your size preference for your t-shirt.
Permanent Membership - current dues: $20.00***
Students will be accepted to Permanent Membership in Alpha Gamma Sigma if they meet ALL of the following criteria:
v Were previously granted Initial AND Continuing Membership at this or (an)
other chapter(s)
v Were in Continuing membership status for coursework completed in Fall
2008 or were in an approved "grace period" for Fall 2008 performance
v Have earned a minimum 3.50 semester GPA in at least 6 units of college
coursework completed between January 2 and May 31, 2009
(coursework completed at another institution may be accepted under
certain circumstances; please provide a copy of your transcript from
that/those institution(s) with your application and dues payment)
v Have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 in all coursework
completed
v Have completed or will complete a total of at least 60 units of college
coursework by December 31, 2009 (at least 54 units with letter grades)
v Have completed at least 30 units of coursework at OCC
by December 31, 2009
v Have earned no grades below "C" since Initial membership (line-outs,
exclusions, and W's are OK)
v Submit a completed application and final dues payment of $20.00
payable to "Orange Coast College."
***Dues do not include the chapter t-shirt. Existing members may receive a free t-shirt with a contribution of $10.00 or more to the chapter. Please check off the "Additional contribution" box on the AGS application, and indicate your size preference for your t-shirt.