31 January 2015
RICS Routes to Membership
Associate Assessment – AssocRICS
Relevant prior experience
Four years’ relevant experience
Note: the experience requirement is
reduced if you have an RICS recognised
qualification
Final assessment submission Assessment
Summary of experience Online assessment of submission
3,000-word summary of recent experience demonstrating by two assessors
both the technical (2,000 words) and mandatory (1,000
words) competency requirements of the chosen pathway
Case study
2,000-word account of a recent project that demonstrates
technical ability, focusing mainly on the two technical
competencies most relevant to day-to-day work
Record of professional development
48 hours of CPD over the 12 months prior to assessment
Ethics
Successful completion of RICS ethics module
Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) – MRICS
Academic/professional
qualifications
RICS-accredited degree
Note: Part-time students may
enrol on to the APC during the
final year of study. Placement
year students must enrol on the
APC after graduation. At least 12
months’ structured training must
be completed after graduating.
Placement experience can be
backdated. Those undertaking an
accredited postgraduate degree
part-time may enrol on to the
APC and complete the structured
training concurrently. They must
have graduated from their degree
course before being eligible to
take final assessment
RICS-accredited degree
Relevant prior Structured training / Final assessment Final assessment
experience professional development submissions interview
None o 24 months’ structured training o Summary of experience –
to meet competency a Word processed
requirements document providing a
o Regular meetings with brief statement for each
supervisor/counsellor level of competence
o 96 hours of professional required for your
development over structured pathway. Mandatory
training period competencies (1,500
words) and technical
competencies (3,000 to
4,000 words)
o Logbook
o Professional
development record
o Case study (3,000 words)
o 60 minute interview
including 10 minute
Five years’ o 12 months’ structured training presentation on case
relevant o Regular meetings with study
experience supervisor/counsellor o Testing on
o 48 hours’ professional professional
Note: Pre-degree development over the practice/ethics
experience can structured training period
count
Note: the 12 months’ structured
training must be completed after
graduating
RICS-accredited degree 10 years’ o No structured training period
relevant o Candidates must provide a
experience record of professional
development over the 12-
Note: Pre-degree month period before final
experience can assessment. A minimum of
count 20 hours
Bachelor’s degree OR RICS- Five years’ o No structured training period
approved professional body relevant o Candidates must provide a
membership experience post- record of professional
qualification development over the 12-
month period before final
assessment. A minimum of
20 hours
o A preliminary review is
required
o Summary of experience –
a Word processed
document providing a
brief statement for each
level of competence
required for your
pathway. Mandatory
competencies (1,500
words) and technical
competencies (3,000 to
4,000 words)
o Professional
development record over
last 12 months
o Case study (3,000 words)
Senior Professional Assessment – MRICS

Academic / professional Management / Specialised Final assessment submission Final assessment

qualifications and experience
10 years’ relevant experience, and
now in a senior industry position,
either in terms of management
responsibility or acknowledged expert
specialist status
The experience requirement is
reduced to five years with 1)
undergraduate degree or equivalent
professional qualification and 2) a
relevant post-graduate degree
(master’s level or higher)
Expertise competencies
Managers must demonstrate
attainment in additional
mandatory competencies in
leadership, managing people and
managing resources
Expert Specialists must
demonstrate the extent of
specialist knowledge
interview
o Résumé providing evidence of meeting o 60 minute interview
the relevant technical and mandatory including 10 minute
skills required by the chosen APC personal introduction
pathway based on résumé
o Professional development records for the o Testing on
previous 12 months professional
o 3 case studies (500 words each) practice/ethics and
demonstrating competence – one should leadership and
include demonstration of management management
and leadership skills OR specialist skill/specialist
expertise depending on the case (with expertise
the option to substitute a maximum of
two of the case studies with published
articles or presentations taken from the
last three years). At least one case study
should be on a project from the country
the assessment is taking place in

Notes for senior professional academics:

o Experience and seniority – the required surveying experience is interpreted as undertaking academic activities relevant to the profession
o Final assessment submission – in the case studies, evidence of consultancy work should be provided
 Academic Assessment – MRICS

Academic/professional Relevant prior Final assessment submission Final assessment

qualifications experience
RICS-accredited degree Undertaken academic o Four items to be evidenced from the list of options below (see
activities relevant to the
profession over a three
year period. (The three
years can be a total, not
necessarily continuous,
i.e. in ‘one block’)
Relevant higher degree Undertaken academic
activities relevant to the
profession over a 3 year
period on a course that
is now accredited. (The
three years can be a
total, not necessarily
continuous, i.e. in ‘one
block’)
interview
60 minute interview
note). At least one must be from each of the three lists and at based on portfolio of
least one of the four must be to level 3 in a core competency evidence with a 10
from the chosen APC pathway minute presentation on
one item to demonstrate
Teaching options – at least one from this list knowledge and
• Post graduate teaching qualification understanding of the
• Successful mentoring of research students mandatory, core and
• Course leadership and development optional competencies of
Research options – at least one from this list the chosen APC pathway
• Peer group refereed research paper / report in the context of teaching
• Book and research, as well as
• Book chapter of professional practice,
• Conference paper research ethics and
professional ethics
• Patent
• Consultancy report
External Engagement – at least one from this list
• Engagement with employers
• Consultancy activities
• Engagement with professional organisation

o 3,000-word statement that documents the relevance of the

portfolio to the profession and how this has been applied to
the chosen APC pathway
o Professional development records for the previous 12 months

Note: all published work presented must have been published/completed within the three years and prior to final assessment interview. It must be of a
quality that is recognised nationally in terms of its originality, significance, rigour and contribution to research and/or policy agendas.
Direct Entry

Some approved professional bodies and other qualifications around the world can provide a streamlined route to RICS membership. For example,
some professional body memberships allow direct entry to RICS, while others may provide exemptions to the academic requirements. Please visit
www.rics.org/professionalbodies for details.