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Membership Dues Categories
- Sustaining Member ($300): Any member who elects to offer support at a higher financial level, this level of membership also includes your annual dues for the appropriate category and membership to one division Additional divisions will require payment of membership to those divisions.
- Licensed Doctoral Member ($200): Requirements include receipt of the doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum of 60 semester hours clearly psychological in nature, or are a psychologist licensed by the state of South Carolina. In addition, anyone who is a member of APA or APS will be eligible for membership if they either reside in, or are primarily employed in, the state of South Carolina.
- Introductory Licensed Member ($175): A reduced first year rate is available to licensed Doctoral Level Members. Requirements include receipt of the doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum of 60 semester hours clearly psychological in nature, or be a psychologist licensed by the state of South Carolina. In addition, anyone who is a member of APA or APS will be eligible for membership if they either reside in, or are principally employed in, the state of South Carolina.
- Non-Licensed Doctoral Member ($75): Requirements for Non-Licensed Doctoral members include receipt of the doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum of 60 semester hours clearly psychological in nature or are a psychologist licensed by the state of South Carolina. In addition, anyone who is a member of APA or APS will be eligible for membership if they either reside in the state of South Carolina or are principally employed in the state of South Carolina. Rate for Non-Licensed Doctoral Full Level does not include SCAPP (Practice Division) membership.
- Associate ($150): Open to individuals with a master’s degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum of 24 semester hours of graduate work in courses clearly psychological in nature. Associate members may also apply for division membership if their graduate training or work is in the related field of applied psychology.
- Life Member- Not Retired ($75): A member of five years standing in SCPA who reaches the age of 65 and who is still receiving a psychology income will be entitled to special dues consideration upon written request to the association as a Life Member- Not Retired at the membership rate of $75.
- Life Member- Retired ($50): A member of 5 years standing in SCPA who reaches the age of 65 and who receives no income from psychology will be entitled to making only voluntary contributions to SCPA upon written request to the association as a Life Member-Retired. Suggested contributions are $50 for administrative costs.
- Student Affiliate ($25): Student Affiliates are graduate or undergraduate students majoring in psychology. Professional affiliates are persons with a master’s degree primarily psychological in content with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, or who are teachers of psychology in secondary schools or two-year colleges. Persons with an expressed interest in psychology may also be considered for membership in this category. When applying for student membership you must include the name of your adviser for verification of student status.
