Graduating Seniors
Congrats to you! All of those late nights working on AutoCAD until your eyes burn, writing specifications binders, and assembling those tedious design boards have come to an end. As a Chapter we are very proud of your accomplishment and are here to support you on your next journey.
We encourage you to advance your Student Membership onto Allied Membership. And here is why…
Here are some more resources for our new Allied Members:
- Use of the Allied Member ASID appellation.
Expanded professional support and networking:
- Connex, the ASID online social networking community (join/form special interest groups, learn other member’s expertise through discussion threads and blogs, establish long distance mentoring relationships, discover information on job openings, reunite with past student chapter member friends, post your portfolio online).
- Subscription to ASID publications.
- Access to valuable research and industry information.
- Complimentary access to the ASID Referral Service, matching potential clients to ASID practitioner members.
Education and Career Development:
- ASID Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for your continued professional development and to meet CEU requirements in your state-available at Society and chapter events or online through ASID UNi.
- Self-Testing Exercises for Pre-Professionals (STEP) workshops-the essential ASID preparatory class for the NCIDQ exam.
- Webinars.
- ASID Job Bank.
ASID Affinity Programs:
- Commercial and residential contract documents.
- Group insurance.
- ASID MasterCard.
- ASID Wireless Center.
Emerging Professional Resources:
- Emerging Professional Guest Blogger Series-personal stories from allied member peers.
- Mapping Your Future reference guide-providing information on how ASID can support your path to professionalism.
- Word of Work series-career tools for new designers.
Leadership Opportunities:
- Chapter board positions
- Society level councils, committees and task forces.
Special Offer:
We have a special offer for you. Student members have a window of six months from their graduation date to advance to allied membership. Both advancing students and new allied member applicants must submit their official college transcripts verifying 40 semester hours or 60 quarter credit hours in interior design education from an accredited institution (university/college or technical school).
- Simple process- $75 first year dues, one-page application, transcripts.
- Waive $100 application fee.
- Gradual annual dues increase to help your budget-$75, $90, $155. Automatic monthly withdrawal payment option starting your second year-makes payments only $7.50 a month!
$75 advancement gift cards-available in the online ASID Store. Friends and family can purchase for graduating student members to pay their first year of allied membership dues.
Go Pro Today!
- Complete the advancement application
- Enclose an official transcript
- Pay the $75 advancement fee
- Sign and mail all three parts to:
American Society of Interior Designers
608 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002-6006
