Honor Society

Mission

The mission of the Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society is to recognize, reward, and encourage academic excellence in the study of healthcare management and policy.

Goals

To encourage interest in academic preparation for careers in healthcare management and policy
To promote activity that will elevate the standards, ideals, competence, and ethics of women and men preparing for careers in healthcare management, policy, and leadership
To provide financial assistance through scholarships to outstanding students pursuing academic degrees that prepare individuals for careers in healthcare management, policy, and leadership
To recognize, by means of granting honorary memberships, individuals who have made outstanding contribution to the profession

Questions

If your program sponsors a UPD Chapter, please direct questions to your UPD Faculty Advisor.

If your program does not sponsor a UPD Chapter and you would like to start a chapter, please contact Chris Anne Sanyer, Director of Membership, at csanyer@aupha.org.

Note concerning UPD Merchandise
AUPHA does not sell UPD pins, cords or tassels to individuals. These items can only be obtained directly from a UPD Chapter. Please contact your UPD Chapter for information on how to receive these items.

Chapter Requirments

UPD Membership

Membership in Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society is open to individuals who meet the national and local standards of this organization and are accepted and initiated into membership of a collegiate chapter. Membership is open to students, faculty, healthcare executives and administrators, and to those contributing to the healthcare administration profession.

Minimum Standards for Students

Undergraduate members must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale in 18 hours of work after officially declaring a healthcare administration major at an AUPHA Member Program. Graduate members must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 based on at least 18 hours of graduate work at an AUPHA Member Program. UPD Chapters may set higher GPA standards and additional eligibility requirements.

Get Involved in Upsilon Phi Delta
If you are a student interested in induction to the Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society and your program currently supports a chapter (see the list below), contact your Program Director for more information.
If your program does not currently support an Upsilon Phi Delta Chapter, contact Chris Sanyer at csanyer@aupha.org for more information on how to start a chapter at your program.

Charter Chapters

Charter chapters are those chapters that originated the earliest drafts of the bylaws and agreed to the creation of a national honor society. The Charter members were established on September 1, 1999. They are:

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Georgetown University
University of Florida
University of Houston-Clear Lake
University of Minnesota
University of New Hampshire
University of North Florida
University of South Carolina
University of Washington
Washington University

Organizing Chapters

Organizing chapters are those chapters that were founded prior to the finalizing of the Society's Constitution and who assisted in the development of the national organization. They are:

University of Baltimore
University of Memphis
University of Scranton
Seton Hall University
Towson University

Johns Hopkins University 2026 Induction Ceremony

University of North Carolina Charlotte 2026 Ceremony

Texas A&M University Corpus Christi UPD Induction

Texas A&M Health Science Center 2026 Induction

Iowa State University 2025

Uniformed Services University of Health Science 2025

Texas A&M Health Science Center 2025

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2025

University of Central Florida 2025

University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2025

Current Chapters

A.T. Still University (D)
A.T. Still University (M)
Appalachian State University (B)
Army-Baylor University
Auburn University
Baker College
Baptist Health Sciences University
Bay Path University
Baylor University
Boston University School of Public Health
California State University Chico
California State University Long Beach (B)
California State University Long Beach (M)
California State University, Northridge (B)
California State University, Northridge (M)
Clayton State University (B)
Colorado Technical University (M)
Cornell University Sloan Program in Health Administration
Creighton University (B)
Davenport University
DeVry University
East Carolina University
Eastern Kentucky University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Florida Atlantic University (B)
Florida Atlantic University (M)
Florida Gulf Coast University (B)
Florida Gulf Coast University (M)
George Mason University (B)
George Mason University (M)
Georgetown University (B)
Georgetown University (M)
Georgia Southern University
Georgia State University
Governors State University (B)
Governors State University (M)
Grand Valley State University
Hampton University
Hofstra University
Howard University (B)
Howard University (M)
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Idaho State University (B)
Indiana University Indianapolis Richard M Fairbanks School of Public Health (M)
Iowa State University
Johns Hopkins University (M)
King's College
Loma Linda University (B)
Loma Linda University (M)
Loyola University Chicago (B)
Medical University of South Carolina (D)
Medical University of South Carolina (M)
Methodist University
Metropolitan State University of Denver (B)
Metropolitan State University of Denver (M)
MGH Institute of Health Professions
National University (M)
Norfolk State University (B)
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
North Carolina Central University
Northeastern University (B)
Old Dominion University (B)
Old Dominion University (M)
Oregon Health & Science University/Portland State University
Palm Beach State College
Pfeiffer University
Radford University (B)
Radford University (M)
Robert Morris University
Rush University
Rutgers University (B)
Rutgers University (M)
Saint Louis University (M)
Samford University (B)
Samford University (M)
Seton Hall University (B)
Seton Hall University (M)
Stonehill College
Stony Brook University
Tennessee State University
Texas A&M Health Science Center
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas Southern University (B)
Texas Southern University (M)
Texas State University (B)
Texas State University (M)
Texas Woman's University Houston
The George Washington University
The Ohio State University
The Pennsylvania State University (B)
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (B)
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (M)
Towson University
Trinity University (M)
Tulane University
Uniformed Services University of Health Science
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
University of California - Los Angeles
University of Central Florida (B)
University of Central Florida (M)
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Houston - Clear Lake
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Iowa
University of Louisville (M)
University of Maryland Global Campus
University of Memphis (M)
University of Miami (E)
University of Michigan
University of Michigan - Flint
University of Minnesota (B)
University of Minnesota (M)
University of Minnesota Duluth
University of Minnesota, Executive MHA
University of Missouri (M)
University of New Orleans (B)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina Wilmington
University of North Florida (B)
University of North Florida (M)
University of North Texas Health Science Center
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
University of Phoenix (B)
University of Phoenix (M)
University of Pittsburgh
University of Scranton (B)
University of South Carolina
University of South Dakota
University of Southern California
University of Southern Indiana
University of Texas at Arlington
University of the Incarnate Word
University of Virginia
University of Washington Seattle
Virginia Commonwealth University (E)
Virginia Commonwealth University (M)
Weber State University (B)
Weber State University (M)
West Virginia University (M)
Winthrop University
Xavier University (B)
Xavier University (M)