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How to Become Chartered

To become a Chartered Member of the Society, you must:

1. Have Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC); and
2. (a) Have successfully completed a Society-accredited postgraduate professional training course together with such additional period of directly supervised practice as may be required and have thereby achieved eligibility for full membership of one of the Society's Professional Divisions, or (b) have completed a research doctorate in psychology.

UK applicants for Chartered Membership who hold a research doctorate in psychology but have not established GBC are referred to the Society's special case GBC criteria for academic applicants.

Application Forms

• UK Qualified Applicants
• Overseas Qualified Applicants

Please Note: Current rules state that we cannot accept forms submitted electronically.

Overseas information

• Information for applicants with qualifications gained overseas