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What it takes to be a Sigma Nurse.

Students are invited to join Sigma through one of the more than 500 chapters located at colleges and universities around the world.

Undergraduates:
  • Are enrolled in a bachelor’s nursing program or equivalent
  • Achieve academic excellence based on set criteria *
  • Are ranked in the highest 35 percent of their nursing class
  • Have completed one-half of the nursing curriculum
  • RN to BSN students must have completed 12 credit hours
Graduate Students:
  • Have completed one-fourth of the nursing curriculum
  • Achieve academic excellence based on set criteria *
  • Meet the expectation of academic integrity
  1. Students in graduate programs who are registered nurses, are legally recognized to practice in their country, and have a minimum of a baccalaureate degree or the equivalent in any field, shall be eligible to be considered as a Nurse Leader at any point in the program.
  2. Nursing professionals not previously inducted as nursing students can join as Nurse Leaders.
* Based on a 4.0 GPA scale, undergraduates need a min. 3.0 GPA, graduates need a min. 3.5 GPA or equivalent. View a full listing of achievement standards online at www.sigmanursing.org/docs/standards.
What it takes to be a Sigma Nurse Leader.

No matter where you are in your nursing career, if you meet the criteria for consideration and are a current or retired nursing professional, or a student in a post-licensure graduate program you may apply to join as a Nurse Leader.

An applicant must meet the following criteria for consideration for membership as a Nurse Leader
  • be a registered nurse, legally recognized to practice in his/her country;
  • have a minimum of a baccalaureate degree or the equivalent in any field; and
  • have demonstrated achievement in nursing * in one of the following areas:
    • Scholarship
    • Leadership
    • Service
*Achievements shall occur after the basic or initial nursing program completion (first degree in nursing) For example, student evidence-based practice projects do not meet the criteria if completed as part of the initial nursing degree.