Associateships of Imperial College London

Associateships of Imperial College London
Location	London
Country	United Kingdom
Presented by	Imperial College London
Eligibility	Imperial College undergraduate students
Post-nominals	AICSM ACGI ARSM ARCS
Reward(s)	Honorific post-nominals
Status	Currently awarded

The Associateships of Imperial College London are honorary membership awards granted by the Imperial College London's former constituent colleges (which merged to form the Imperial College London in 1907). These awards are still conferred today alongside a degree from the Imperial College London.

The Associateships include the bachelor degree–equivalent awards the Associate of the Royal College of Science, the Associate of the City and Guilds of London Institute, the Associate of the Royal School of Mines, and the Associate of Imperial College School of Medicine, presented to undergraduates of Imperial College London who complete their studies at the relevant faculty. The Royal College of Science, and its sister institutions the Royal School of Mines and the City and Guilds College, were the original institutions that merged to form the Imperial College of Science and Technology, later Imperial College London, but were wholly absorbed into the College as part of the 2002 reshuffle that replaced the former colleges with faculties. However, the associateships are still awarded to graduates today. ^[1]

Persons awarded one of the associateships are entitled to use the post-nominal letters ARCS, ACGI, ARSM, or AICSM respectively in addition to their standard designated degree post-nominals. ^[2]

See also

• Royal School of Mines
• Royal College of Science
• Imperial College School of Medicine
• City & Guilds of London Institute
• Diploma of Imperial College

References

1. "About our degrees". Imperial College London. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
2. The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. Oxford University Press. 1998. pp. 9, 38, 39. ISBN   978-0-19-280073-2 . Retrieved 18 February 2016.