Senior professionals, specialists and academics
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If your career has progressed based on seniority, specialisation or through academia, we have assessment routes to match your experience.
- Senior assessment: you have 10 years of relevant experience (5 years if you have a postgraduate degree) and can demonstrate advanced responsibilities as a senior leader.
- Specialist assessment: you have 10 years of relevant experience (5 years if you have a postgraduate degree) and can demonstrate advanced responsibilities for delivering specialist areas of work.
- Academic assessment: you have undertaken academic activities relevant to the profession over a three-year period and hold a surveying-related degree.
You can find the full requirements for each of these assessment routes in the Assessment section below.
Chartered Member: before you apply
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 online ethics course 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.
For Chartered membership, you can choose from 22 different Sector Pathways. 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.
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 contact our Membership team on 02475 095337 or email candidatesupport@rics.org to find out how we can help you.
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.
Fees while you are a candidate
This amount is made up of an initial enrolment fee and candidate subscription fee.
Enrolment fee: £599
The enrolment fee covers your candidate registration, online ethics course and final assessment.
The candidate subscription fee covers support materials and access to our Assessment Platform and is payable each year up to the point you become qualified.
Fees once you have qualified
These are made up of a one-off election fee and ongoing subscription fees.
Election fee: £670
The election fee covers your member registration and award pack and includes your first-year annual subscription fee that provides access to all RICS professional services.
Any candidate subscription fee (see above) paid for the same calendar year will be deducted from the election fee.
Refunds
All fees are non-refundable unless you withdraw your application within a cooling off period of 14 days (10 working days) from the date your enrolment is processed by RICS. If you decide to withdraw your application please contact us on the details above.
When you are ready to join
If you haven't already got an online account, you'll need to create one.
Now choose your entry route
Choose which route to qualification best suits your experience below.
Senior professional assessment
Specialist assessment
Academic assessment
What happens next?
Verification
Prior to your assessment interview, checks will take place to ensure you have provided the correct eligibility evidence.
Support materials
We'll then email you more detailed information about the process, guidance notes for your counsellor and information about how to use our Assessment Platform.
Company enrolments
If you need to enrol more than one person from your company, call our Membership team on 02475 095337 or email qualificationcheck@rics.org.
Joining enquiries
If you still have any questions about joining RICS or our qualifications, please call 02476 868 555, email join@rics.org or complete an enquiries form.
Or join one of our Enrolment Drop In Sessions.