Any person engaged in, or retired from, the practice of, or teaching of, geology may apply for Active Membership, provided the applicant holds a degree in the geological sciences, including, but not limited to, geology, geophysics, geochemistry, earth science, or geological engineering from any college of acceptable academic standards.
Any student majoring in the geological sciences, including, but not limited to, geology, geophysics, geochemistry, earth science, or geological engineering from any college of acceptable academic standards, may apply for Student membership. Student membership shall terminate upon termination of academic enrollment. The Board of Directors may waive the field of study requirement by a majority vote if, in its judgment, an applicant is a student with adequate interest in the profession.
Any person not qualified for any other class of membership who is a graduate of a college of acceptable academic standards and whose employment is associated with geological science may apply for election as an Associate Member. The Board of Directors may waive degree requirements by a majority vote if in its judgment an applicant has adequate professional experience and has attained sufficient professional standing. Associate Members pay dues at the same rate as Active Members but can neither vote nor become Emeritus Members.
When Active Members in good standing in the Society, with all dues paid to date, who are at least fifty-five (55) years of age, are retired from a primary career in the geological sciences, and they have served for at least three years as an officer of the BRGS, those members shall become Emeritus Members of the BRGS upon verification of their status by the Board of Directors. Thereafter, these Emeritus Members shall be entitled to all privileges and advantages of Active membership in the BRGS.