Any undergraduate or graduate student in good standing at the University of Memphis with a major or minor in criminology and criminal justice is eligible to apply for membership to the CJSA. Members must remain in good academic standing. Incoming freshmen on academic probation are not eligible. Students may join the CJSA through membership in the ACJA, Alpha Phi Sigma, or our local chapter. The following sections explain the details of how to become a member of the CJSA.

Membership through ACJA-LAE:

• Complete the membership application
• Submit the completed membership application and a personal check or money order payable to the CJSA in the amount of $60 by the second regular semester meeting of the CJSA. This amount covers the $36 grand chapter fee and the $24 annual dues for CJSA. The membership costs are $36 the first year and then $30 annually to maintain the membership. Local chapter annual dues are recurring and may be increased.

Membership through Alpha Phi Sigma:

• As an Honor Society, Alpha Phi Sigma maintains particularly high academic standards. In order to be considered for membership, undergraduate students must have completed at least three full time semesters (or the equivalent) with at least four courses in criminal justice and have a minimum grade point average of 3.2. Graduate students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.4 following at least four courses in criminal justice.
• Complete the membership application
• Return membership application, a copy of your unofficial transcripts, and a check or money order payable to the CJSA in the amount of $64 by the second regular semester meeting of the CJSA. This amount covers the $40 grand chapter fee and the $24 annual dues for CJSA. The $40 Grand Chapter fee is a Lifetime Membership. Local chapter annual dues are recurring and may be increased.

Membership through our local chapter:

• Complete the membership application
• Submit the completed membership application and a personal check or money order payable to the CJSA in the amount of $24 by the second regular semester meeting of the CJSA. Local chapter annual dues are recurring and may be increased.

*Notes*

• Joining through Alpha Phi Sigma or ACJA-LAE automatically places you in the local chapter.
• The dues include a free CJSA t-shirt.