Why become a Member?

• Unified and common voice for issues of importance to specialized accreditation and higher education nationally.
• Net-working and peer interaction in conference settings; participating in a community of specialized accreditors; sharing best practices in carrying out accreditation work; benchmarking to improve performance.
• Professional development for volunteers, staff and educators as well as opportunities to learn from other accreditors.
• Current information on pertinent issues and important developments.
• Advocacy to broader communities including higher education, government, regional and national accreditors, and recognition bodies.
• Enhancement of the credibility and image of accreditation through endorsement of the ASPA-Member Code of Good Practice.

Member Services

• Regular newsletters to broad community and e-letters within membership.
• Development of position papers on issues and good practices.
• In person and written representation on specialized accreditation on legislation and recognition issues to stakeholders.
• Proprietary database of member profiles and organization structure.
• Periodic compensation survey.
• Access to internal e-list to gather and share information within the membership.

• Demonstrate that it meets ASPA’s definition of Specialized or Professional, as well as the supporting definitions (see list of definitions);
• endorse the ASPA Code of Good Practice; and
• Submit the application and other required materials with the application fee of $500.00.

If the membership criteria are met and the applicant is accepted into membership by the ASPA Board of Directors, the term of membership will continue as long as the organization is a member in good standing.

Membership is contingent upon payment of current dues.
Dues for July, 1 2019 – June 30, 2020 are $4,700 + ($8.00 multiplied by the number of institutions that sponsor accredited programs, capped at 500). Dues will be pro-rated based on the date of approval for membership.