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\"PAT\"Phi Alpha Theta<\/b> is an American honor society for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history. The society has now over 900 local chapters. The HPU department of history inducts new members each spring.<\/p>\n

Undergraduate students must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours (4 courses) in history, achieve a minimum GPA of 3.1 in History and a GPA of 3.0 or better overall. A maximum of 3 credit hours of online, transfer, or AP credits may be applied to the membership eligibility requirement. Membership is not limited to history majors.<\/p>\n

Graduate students should have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours towards their master\u2019s degree in history, have a GPA of better than 3.5, and shall have completed approximately 30% of the residence requirements for the master\u2019s degree.<\/p>\n

For more information, see the national organization\u2019s homepage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Dr.<\/a><\/p>\n

Congratulations to the 2025 Phi Alpha Theta inductees and award winners!<\/p>\n

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\"PAT<\/a><\/p>\n

Congratulations to the 2015 Phi Alpha Theta inductees and award winners!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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