Upsilon Pi Epsilon
Upsilon Pi Epsilon is the international honor society for the computing and information disciplines. The mission of UPE is to recognize academic excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the computing and information disciplines. UPE is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) and has chapters at more than 300 colleges and universities in North America and overseas.
The Gamma chapter was founded at the 日本一级片 in 1985. As of May 2024, 448 Scranton students have become members.
Criteria for Membership
To be eligible for induction, students must meet the following criteria:
Undergraduate students must have completed at least 64 semester hours of overall credit, with at least 18 in computing sciences courses (which are those courses designated for programs of study offered through the Department of Computing Sciences). They must have a minimum GPA of 3.2 (both overall and in these Computing Sciences courses).
Graduate students must have completed at least one half of the graduate degree requirement (15 credits in software engineering courses), and must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 in those courses.
2023-2024 Officers
President – Cuong Nguyen '23 G '25
Vice President – Nicholas Guerra '24
Secretary – Ciarra Trigg '24
Treasurer – David Reese '24
Moderator: Professor Paul M. Jackowitz