AASAP/UK
ELIGIBILITY BY-LAWS FOR THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMMES IN THE U.K. (AASAP/UK)
ARTICLE III: MEMBERSHIP
Section 1 Full Membership
1.1.Full membership shall be open to colleges, universities and institutes of higher education headquartered in the United States and validly established there and duly accredited by one of the following agencies:
- Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools;
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges;
- North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools;
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities;
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools;
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges
1.2. Full membership shall be open to consortia acting as an association of colleges, universities and institutes of higher education meeting the requirements as set out in
Article III, Section 1.1.
Section 2. Associate Membership
2.1. Associate Membership shall be open to organizations that are not duly accredited by the agencies listed in Article III, Section 1.1, but that accept students from colleges, universities and institutes of higher education from the accrediting agencies.
Section 3. Affiliate Membership
Affiliate Membership, by application or invitation and at the discretion of the Executive Committee, shall be open to organizations headquartered in the United Kingdom that share the goals and mission of the Association.
Section 4. Representation
4.1. The entities that are members of the Association must indicate the physical person who legally represents it to the Association. Said individual, in his or her official capacity is obliged to notify the Association of any changes in its location or its representative.
4.2. Membership is voluntary, but it commits the members to respect the resolutions made by its representative bodies defined in these by-laws.
4.3. To be admitted as a member, application is made to the Executive Committee. The applicant must provide proof that it possesses all the requirements to be admitted as a Full or Associate Member. The Executive Committee decides on the admission of the member by a simple majority of its members.
Section 5. Membership fees and Special fees
5.1. Annual membership fees are determined by the Executive Committee as per Article IV, Section 1.2. Fees are required of Full and Associate members and are due by 15th October. Annual membership fees are not refundable.
5.2. When fees are levied for conferences and meetings mounted by the Association, each individual participant shall pay the attendance fee.
Section 6. Loss of Membership
The Executive Committee, by a two-thirds majority vote, shall have the power to revoke membership for the following reasons:
- violations of the by-laws
- loss of any of the requirements on which admission was based
- late payment of dues
- use of Association information for personal and/or commercial gain
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