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Membership Requirements
There are four levels of membership based on education and training and involvement in the Canadian chemical community: ACIC (Associate CIC Member), MCIC (Regular CIC Member), FCIC (Fellow Member of the CIC) and HFCIC (Honorary Fellow Member of the CIC).

The Chemical Institute of Canada and the Canadian Society for Chemistry

CIC/CSC Membership Requirements

Full member (MCIC)
For admission as a full member (MCIC), a candidate must fulfill one of the following requirements.

  1. Hold a Bachelor's degree or higher in chemistry, or an equivalent degree or diploma, in a program accredited by the Society or qualifications approved by the Credentials Committee.
  2. Hold a degree from a chemistry program at a foreign university or from a non-accredited Canadian chemistry program where the Credentials Committee has judged the program to be equivalent to those accredited by the Society. Candidates in programs judged to be not equivalent will be accepted with three years of experience in the profession of chemistry.
  3. Hold a Bachelor's degree in engineering, applied science or a branch of science other than chemistry or an equivalent degree or diploma from an accredited program or one approved by the Credentials Committee and have at least three years of experience in the profession of chemistry after graduation.
  4. Be a member of an Association, Order or Corporation of Chemists established under the laws of Canada or a Province or Territory, and have at least three years of experience in the profession of chemistry.
  5. At the time of application be a graduate student in chemistry or a postdoctoral fellow in chemistry with qualifications accepted by the Credentials Committee.
  6. A candidate who does not hold any of the qualifications listed above but who is a recognized authority on chemistry and has attained a high degree of eminence.

You may apply for membership on-line or obtain an application from National Office (1-888-542-2242 ext.230).Please complete all items on the form including the sponsor's signature. A current resume can be submitted in lieu of the items on education and employment. To be eligible for a special graduate student rate, applicants must submit an additional graduate student form signed by their department head or thesis advisor.

Associate Member (ACIC)
Anyone associated with the practice of, or with an interest in chemistry, who does not qualify as a full Member of the Society, but who wishes to support the objectives of the Society may apply as an Associate Member (ACIC).

Additional membership levels include:

Fellows (FCIC)
Honorary Fellows (HFCIC)

 

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