Organizations for Students of History
At San Francisco State University

The History Students Association (HSA)
Phi Alpha Theta- The History Honors Society
Ex Post Facto- The Journal of the HSA

The History Students Association plans events, discussions and workshops which help history students to plan for careers and graduate school, to explore opportunities for internships, interdisciplinary study, and other programs, to hear about current research being conducted by faculty and students, and to present their own work in a friendly setting. The History Students Association (the HSA) is funded by Associated Students and open to undergraduate and graduate students. To get on our email list, send us a message at hsa@sfsu.edu.

Phi Alpha Theta

Founded in 1921, Phi Alpha Theta has, as its primary purpose, the recognition of exemplary work by college and university history majors. Membership in Phi Alpha Theta should be listed among other academic honors when applying to graduate or professional schools or when applying for employment in a history-related field. Kappa Phi chapter at SFSU was founded in 1965. To qualify for membership according to the criteria established by the national council, undergraduate students must meet four conditions:

have competed at least 60 semester units toward the B.A. degree
rank in the upper 35% of their class
have at least twelve semester hours in history with an average grade better than B (3.00) in all history courses, and
have an average of B or better in two-thirds of the remaining college work.

Graduate students must meet two conditions:

have completed at least nine units of the coursework in their Graduate Approved Program (GAP), and
have received a grades of A or -A in at least half of the courses completed, and grades of B or better in all other courses.

For additional information, or to apply, please visit SFSU's Phi Alpha Theta website at http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~pat/.

EX POST FACTO- The Journal of the History Students Association-- is the journal made up of student papers produced by the History Students Association which is published in the Spring of each year. Applicants can get information about EPF in the History Department, by emailing EPF at epf@sfsu.edu or by viewing the EPF website at http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~epf.