Associate Member (AssocRICS)

If you already have professional qualifications, or are a member of another professional body, you may be exempt from some of our entry criteria and be eligible for direct entry. However, you must pass the RICS Professionalism module to join through direct entry.

To apply to be an Associate Member through direct entry, you’ll need:

• a proposer who is a Chartered Member (MRICS) or a Fellow (FRICS)
  
• a record of your recent CPD
  
• a letter from the professional body confirming your membership.

• Learn more about direct entry

Surveying is a very broad profession covering disciplines as varied as building surveying, geomatics and valuation. Because of this, when you join RICS you must choose a sector pathway related to your surveying experience. During your assessment process, you will have to demonstrate your skills and knowledge related to this pathway.

For Associate membership, you can choose from 13 different Sector Pathways.

> Find out more about our Sector Pathways

You must appoint an RICS-qualified counsellor to support and guide you through your application and assessment process. Your counsellor must be either an RICS Fellow (FRICS), Chartered Member (MRICS) or an Associate Member (AssocRICS).

If you don’t know an RICS member who can be your counsellor, you can find further support here. Please email your region's candidate support team to find out how we can help you.

• Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa candidatesupport@rics.org
  
• Asia Pacific candidatesupport@rics.org
  
• UK & Ireland candidatesupport@rics.org
  

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is the systematic updating and enhancement of skills, knowledge and competence that takes place throughout your working life.

It should be closely linked to your current work.

CPD can be taken from various sources including attending conferences, meetings or seminars, completing an academic course or informal reading.

Having met any specific CPD requirements to qualify, all RICS professionals must complete at least 20 hours of CPD activities each year.

You will need to submit a written summary of your professional experience, a case study, and a record of your continuing professional development (CPD), as well as completing the RICS Professionalism Module. Depending on your experience, it takes between 6-12 months to complete the assessment process.

RICS Professionalism Module

All candidates must complete and pass the RICS Professionalism Module. If you initially fail this course, you can retake it.

Written submissions

• Summary of experience: a total of 3,000 words showing your experience related to aspects of your chosen sector pathway.
  
• Case study: 2,500 words on a recent project that shows your technical abilities. The project should not be older than 24 months.
  
• CPD record: 48 hours of training undertaken during the last 12 months.
  

Submission for assessment

Once you have passed the RICS Professionalism Module, your counsellor will confirm when you are ready for your written submissions to be sent to us for assessment.