Membership Application Form

Levels of Membership & Fee Structure

Individual Voting Membership (NJ Residents)

• Individuals employed by primary or secondary schools, colleges or universities in New Jersey
• Independent Counselors who meet criteria established by NACAC
• Individuals who work for not-for-profit organizations, agencies or institutions which provide counseling or admissions services in New Jersey
• Retired individuals who were actively engaged in counseling or admissions in the NJACAC region

Individual Non Voting Membership (Out-of-State Residents)

• Individuals employed by primary or secondary schools, colleges or universities outside of New Jersey that are in agreement with the purpose of NJACAC
• Not-for-profit organizations, agencies or institutions which provide counseling or admissions services outside of New Jersey

Individual Non Voting Membership (Graduate Students)

• Graduate student members will receive a complimentary copy of the ABC's of College Planning
• Academic Requirement: The student member must be enrolled in a planned program of counselor education or a graduate program qualifying the student for a college admission counseling profession; and working toward a degree of certification as a counselor or other college admission profession.
• The student member must be certified by his/her professor/advisor as meeting the academic requirement. This should come in the form of a letter from the advisor and should be attached to the membership application (or forwarded to the membership chair if application is done online).
• Employment requirement: No person, who is employed full-time in a position that would make him/her eligible for a professional or regular membership, shall be entitled to student membership.
• Length of membership: No person shall be entitled to student membership for more than (3) years. If, before the end of (3) years, he/she should become gainfully employed at an educational institution, then he/she must meet the requirements for professional or regular membership and his/her student membership will permanently expire.

Annual Fee Structure

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