Member Types and Benefits

Regular Membership: Available to any person interested in the purpose of the Association upon payment of the annual dues prescribed by the Executive Council and approved by the Legislative Assembly. Regular members have voting privileges, are eligible to hold office, receive an annual subscription to the journals and WSCA News, and can exercise other privileges accruing to regular membership. Regular Members may subscribe to the other regional associations’ journals for an additional fee.

Contingent Faculty Membership: Available to any contingent faculty member (temporary and/or part-time, non-tenure track faculty) interested in the purpose of the Association upon payment of annual dues. Contingent faculty members shall have all rights and privileges of Regular Membership.

Student Membership: Available to any high school, college, or university student interested in the purpose of this Association upon payment of annual dues. Student members have all rights and privileges of Regular Membership.

Retired Membership: Available to any person who was a regular member of the Association for ten years when retiring from full-time employment. Retired members have all rights and privileges of Regular Membership at a discounted rate.

Honorary Membership is conferred upon all Past Presidents and Distinguished Service Award recipients as they retire from full-time professional employment. Honorary Members have all the rights and privileges of Regular Membership, and they may register without fee at all WSCA conventions.

Life Membership: Has all the rights and privileges of Regular Membership. Life members may register without fees at all WSCA conventions (however, meals and workshops are on a fee basis). The Life Membership fee is $1,000.00 with a $100.00 per year charge for additional payments up to a total of five years. The annual payments and total costs are as follows:

total cost

paid in full $1,000 $1,000

paid in 2 years $600+500 $1,100

paid in 3 years $400+400+400 $1,200

paid in 4 years $325+325+325+325 $1,300

paid in 5 years $280+280+280+280+280 $1,400

Departmental Membership is available to any academic institution upon payment of dues as prescribed by the Executive Council and the Legislative Assembly. Departmental Members have all the rights and privileges of Regular Membership. In addition, Departmental Members are entitled to reduced rates for convention program and journal announcements, a link to the department’s web site on the Western web site, posting of position announcements on the Western web site, and a reduced rate for participation in the Graduate Programs Open House.

Organizational Membership is available to any state or interstate professional organization having ten or more WSCA members upon application to and approval by the Executive Council. Submitted applications should include copies of the organization's constitution and by-laws and the names of at least ten members of the organization who are also members of WSCA. The Executive Council will approve or disapprove each application for Organizational Membership that it receives. Organizational members are referred to as Affiliate Organizations.