Student Members: upgrade to professional membership with this form.
If you have a P.E. or P.L.S....
- Call Customer Service at 800-548-ASCE (2723) or 703-295-6300, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. E.T.
- Email member@asce.org
If you do not have a P.E. or P.L.S, you may still apply for Member grade based on your experience and education. Check the list of requirements below to see if you are eligible.
- Bachelor's degree from a school having an ABET/EAC accredited or Substantially Equivalent* civil engineering or related engineering program plus at least 5 years of responsible charge** of engineering experience AND 3 qualified references, at least 1 of which shall be from an ASCE Member or higher grade of membership.
- Bachelor's degree from a school having a non-ABET/EAC accredited in engineering, engineering technology, or related science acceptable to the Membership Application Review Committee (MARC) plus at least 5 years of responsible charge of engineering experience if licensure is unavailable.
- Master's or doctorate degree in civil engineering from an ABET/EAC accredited or Substantially Equivalent school plus 4 years of responsible charge of engineering experiences (3 years with Ph.D.) AND 3 qualified references, at least 1 of which shall be from an ASCE Member or higher grade of membership.
To apply for an upgrade, send an application in the form of your resume or CV and the
Member Advancement Form online
(or
downloadable version
) for review by the Membership Application Review Committee (MARC) at their next monthly meeting:
- Email to
memapp@asce.org
- Mail upgrade application materials to:
Applications Administrator/Membership Coordinator
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
1801 Alexander Bell Dr.
Reston, VA 20191-4382
ASCE staff will review the information provided and notify you if any additional information is required.
Are you ready to join?
Go to the ASCE application now!
From the ASCE Official Register:
*2.0.1 Substantially Equivalent. Programs accredited by non-US countries utilizing criteria recognized by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) as comparable and whose graduates are judged acceptable for entry into the practice of engineering at the professional level.
**2.0.3.1 Member. The standard required for admission to the Society's grade of Member means definite responsibility for engineering work of substantial importance. In the field, the applicant must have had the direction of work, the successful accomplishment of which rested upon the applicant, where the applicant had to decide questions of methods of execution and suitability of materials, without relying upon advice or instructions from the applicant's superior, and of supplying deficiencies in plans or correcting errors in design without referring them to higher authority for approval, except in cases where such approval is a mere matter of form. In the office, the applicant must have had to undertake investigations to carry out important assignments demanding resourcefulness and originality; or to make plans, write specifications and direct the drafting and computations for designs of engineering work, with only rough sketches, general information and field measurements for reference and guidance. In engineering teaching, the applicant must have taught in an engineering school of recognized standing, and must have had at least a grade of assistant professor or its equivalent.