Any reputable person may apply for membership, although the Society does reserve the right to bar from membership anyone who has demonstrated a lack of agreement with the Society's goals or who may jeopardize the Society's not-for-profit status as defined by the United States Code. The ISPE will not bar anyone on the basis of color, creed, nationality, race, religion, or sex.

The admission procedure begins with completion of an application form and documentation of your score on a standard test of intellectual ability. A qualifying score will place you at the 99.9th percentile of the population, which is 3.09 standard deviations above the mean if the test scores are reported in relation to the general population. With many tests being given to a narrow segment of the population (e.g., college students applying for graduate school), the score that qualifies you for membership in the ISPE will differ from a simple determination of 99.9th percentile of those taking the test. The qualifying scores for these tests are established by the Society's Supervising Psychologist to compensate for this factor.

Acceptance and Entrance Level

Upon acceptance into the ISPE, you will receive enrollment instructions and a request for payment of the initiation fee and the first year's dues. The initiation fee covers the cost of additional processing and provides you a copy of the Charter, Membership Roster (with geographic and other cross-references), and Identification Card. The annual dues include a subscription to the journal, Telicom, which is published ten times a year, updates of the Membership Roster, free Certificates of Advancement (upon your promotion), and other mailings and materials as may be appropriate.

Each new enrollee will enter as an Associate Member, and will be considered to have the potential to qualify for advancement to Member upon demonstrating commitment to the Society's goals via personal achievement and contributions to society. Because the ISPE is a society, not a journal subscription service, enrollees are not considered full members with the right to vote until promotion to Member is achieved, whereby they demonstrate their commitment to achievement and service to others.

Qualifying Scores

ISPE Self-Administered Test