Alpha Phi Sigma

The National Honors Society in Criminal Justice

Membership in Alpha Phi Sigma provides students with unique access to professional development opportunities, grants and scholarships, networking opportunities, and ability to order honors regalia for graduation. To learn more, visit Alpha Sigma's website.

Membership Requirements

Undergraduate
Undergraduate Students must have declared a major, minor, or equivalent in the criminal justice or related field, and have completed three full-time semesters or their equivalent. They must attain a minimum GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale.
Graduate and Doctorate
At the time of application, graduate students (Master’s and Doctoral) must:
  • Be enrolled in the Criminal Justice program at the institution represented by the chapter
  • Have completed at least 9 credits (a full-time graduate course load)
  • Have a minimum GPA of 3.4.

Steps To Apply:

Applications will be accepted and processed on a rolling basis. If you wish to become a member during your final semester prior to graduation, applications must be submitted by September 30th (Fall graduate), January 30th (Spring graduate), and May 30th (Summer graduate). If your application is not received by the deadline for the term you are planning to graduate, your application will not be processed.

  1. Download and fill out the online application. 
  2. Email your completed application to Colin Heineke at heinekcm@ucmail.uc.edu. Indicate in your email whether you would like to pay via credit card or money order.

School of Criminal Justice

University of Cincinnati
Attn: Alpha Phi Sigma Membership Processing
PO Box 210389
Cincinnati, OH 45221

Honor Regalia

Regalia Rules/Regulations/Requirements:

  1. Only student members of Alpha Phi Sigma are eligible to order honors regalia.
  2. If you wish to order honors regalia for graduation, you must do so well in advance of graduation, as it takes several weeks to process your orders. In order to process regalia orders, your regalia order form should be received no later than 30 days prior to the graduation date. Any regalia order forms received after this deadline will not be processed.
  3. Regalia will be shipped to the University of Cincinnati and held for safekeeping until on or near the date of graduation. Students will need to arrange a time to pick up regalia from Colin Heineke, heinekcm@ucmail.uc.edu.

Steps to Order Regalia:

  1. Determine which regalia you wish to order. Costs and photos are listed here. Students may choose from the honors cords, honors stole, or honors medallion. Students may order 1, 2, or all 3 regalia items.
  2. Complete your online order form here.
  3. Email your completed regalia order form to heinekcm@ucmail.uc.edu
  4. You will receive a credit card invoice after your completed form is received for the applicable amount.

Please Note: It is your responsibility to mail your cashier's check/money order for your regalia in a timely manner, within 30 days prior to graduation. If you do not send your money in time/at all, your order will not be processed. We will email to confirm with you once your full order and check have been received and processed, and again to notify you when your regalia has arrived. If you have not heard from us, we recommend you contact Colin Heineke at heinekcm@ucmail.uc.edu.