The guidelines below provide the requirements for the Affiliate Member, Associate Member and Member grades. Please submit as much information on your professional experiences and education as possible to ensure you are placed at the appropriate membership grade. If after you have joined ASCE you are not satisfied with your membership grade, please contact the Membership Applications Administrator.
Membership Grade
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Education
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Requirements
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Member
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Bachelor's degree from a school having an
ABET/EAC accredited civil engineering or
related engineering program
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- Licensed professional engineer or
professional land surveyor; OR
- Five years of responsible charge of engineering experience AND
three (3) references
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Master's or doctorate degree in civil
engineering from an ABET/EAC
accredited school
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- Licensed professional engineer or
professional land surveyor; OR
- Four years of responsible charge of
engineering experiences (three years with Ph.D.) AND three (3) references
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Degree from a non-ABET/EAC or
ABET/TAC accredited four (or more)
year curriculum in engineering,
engineering technology, or related
science
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- Legally registered engineer or land
surveyor AND five years of responsible charge of engineering experience
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No degree
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- Licensed professional engineer or
professional land surveyor with responsible charge for at least ten years subsequent to receiving licensure AND three references
from ASCE Members or Fellows
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Current member in an equivalent grade
of an engineering society with which
ASCE has a current reciprocal
membership agreement
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- Copy of current membership card in
engineering society
(Must show current grade of membership)
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No degree
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- Licensure in the United States as a
Professional Engineer (P.E.) or
Land Surveyor (L.S. or R.L.S.)
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Associate Member
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Degree from a non-ABET/EAC or
ABET/TAC accredited four (or more)
year curriculum in engineering,
engineering technology, or related
science
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- Legally certified as an Engineer Intern (E.I.), Engineer-In-Training (E.I.T.), or Land Surveyor-In-Training (L.S.I.T.)
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Bachelor's degree from a school having
an ABET/EAC accredited or substantially
equivalent civil engineering or related
engineering program
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Current member in an equivalent grade
of an engineering society with which
ASCE has a current reciprocal
membership agreement
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- Copy of current membership card in
engineering society (Must show
current grade of membership)
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Affiliate Member
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Must have an interest in advancing
the purposed and objectives of ASCE
and not be eligible for Student
Member grade
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