Apply for UCEA Member

Prior to submitting a membership application, interested universities shall consult with the executive director on all aspects of the application, including eligibility and appropriateness. Membership application materials will be supplied to interested institutions upon request.
An interested university may develop an application portfolio, if it is willing to assume the responsibilities of membership and believes that it can meet UCEA’s membership standard.
Upon request, UCEA shall appoint a consultant to assist the applying university in preparing its application portfolio.
The applying university shall file two (2) paper copies of the completed application with the UCEA Central Office, one (1) electronic copy of the competed application with the UCEA Central Office, and a hard copy
with each of the nine (9) current members of the Executive Committee
On the basis of the application, the Executive Committee shall determine if a site visit team should be sent to the applying university (at the applicant’s expense) or if additional information is needed from the applying university.
After considering the site visitation report, the Executive Committee shall ordinarily recommend a membership decision to the Plenum, or, extraordinarily, offer provisional membership to the applying university.
Upon recommendation of the Executive Committee, the applying university shall forward copies of the application (with abbreviated vitae) to Plenum Representatives prior to a vote. In the case of a recommendation not to admit, the applicant may withdraw from the membership process prior to the vote of the Plenum.
Following the vote, an applying university shall be informed of the results. For memberships activated after July 1, the membership fee will be prorated for the first year