Chartered Member: before you apply

• Direct entry: see if you are eligible to become a Chartered without assessment

  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 Chartered through direct entry, you’ll need:

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

  
  Find out more about direct entry

• Sector pathways: you must choose a specialist business area based on your experience

  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 Chartered membership, you can choose from 22 different Sector Pathways.

  Find out more about our Sector Pathways

• Counsellor: you must find an RICS member to help you

  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) with at least four years’ of RICS membership.

  If you don’t know an RICS member who can be your counsellor, we can help find someone to guide you through your application. Please contact our Membership team on 02475 095337 or email apaccandidatesupport@rics.org to find out how we can help you.

• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

  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.

• Enrolled Candidate Guidance

  Once you have started your assessment journey to membership, you’ll have access to support resources, peer groups and mentor support.

  Enrolled candidate guidance

• Assessment Resource Centre (ARC)

  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.

• Formal assessment: understand the different parts of the assessment process

  Written submissions

  Senior and Specialist Assessment:

  • Personal statement: your CV and a 400-word statement
  • Case studies: Three 1,500-word case studies on projects that show your professional qualities
  • CPD: 20 hours of training undertaken during the last 12 months.

  Academic Assessment:

  • Personal statement: your CV and a 3,000-word statement
  • Summary of experience: a 5,500-word summary of your experience against competencies set out in your chosen sector pathway
  • Academic evidence: four pieces of evidence to demonstrate your activities as an academic
  • CPD: 48 hours of training undertaken during the last 12 months.

  Your counsellor will confirm when you are ready for your written submissions to be sent to us for assessment.

  RICS Online ethics training

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

  60 minute assessment interview

  Following a 10-minute presentation by you on your career experience, the panel of trained RICS assessors will ask questions on your presentation and your selected competencies.

  Download our Senior Professional Assessment MRICS Candidate Guide for a full outline of the assessment process

  Download our Specialist Assessment MRICS Candidate Guide for a full outline of the assessment process

  Download our Academic Assessment Candidate Guide for a full outline of the assessment process

• Costs: find out about our application fees and annual subscription fees

  Application fees

  Enrolment fee

  This fee is made up of an initial enrolment fee and candidate subscription fee.

  The enrolment fee covers your candidate registration, online ethics course and final assessment. Enrolment fees are based on the location of your final assessment. Final assessment venues are not available in all countries; the associated fees are calculated by considering the location of staff and assessors to resource the assessment and the costs of venues and supporting materials in the locations.

  Download the enrolment fee information

  The candidate subscription fee covers support materials and access to our Assessment Resource Centre (ARC) and is payable each year up to the point you become qualified. RICS subscription fees are based on the country of the address you have registered with us.

  FFind the ongoing annual candidate fees for your location

  Membership fees

  Election fees

  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.

  Download the election fee information.

  Find the ongoing annual candidate fees for your location

  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.

  Questions

  If you have any questions about fees, please contact our Membership team or 02475 095337 or complete our membership enquires form.