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What is ASEP?
Membership Functions and CategoriesThe Society requires that a prospective member be a graduate of a qualified college exercise physiology (science) program. Provision for a non-exercise physiologist to belong to the Society is found in the affiliate member category. An academic exercise physiologist not from the United States can qualify as an international member. Affiliate, international, emeritus, sustaining, honorary, and student members enjoy all the benefits of membership except holding office.
All members have the opportunity to influence the direction of ASEP through their participation in the national meeting, and by communication with their regional society representatives. For example, given an ASEP member's interest in a particular facet of exercise physiology, direct communication with the regional representative, through the respective committee chair, may result in a recommendation to the President for the member to be appointed either to a committee or to chair a new committee.
MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES
A Professional Member must be a graduate of an accredited institution with an academic emphasis or degree in exercise physiology (science).
A Certified Professional Member is open only to professional members who have passed the ASEP National Certification Exam.
An Affiliate Member is a non-exercise physiologist actively engaged in the health, fitness, physical and/or cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, and/or sports medicine fields of work.
International Membership is for an academically prepared exercise physiologist or an individual who is working professionally in an exercise physiology related profession in a country other than the United States.
Emeritus Membership is for an active member in good standing for at least 15 years who retired from regular employment. Emeritus members retain all privileges of membership except eligibility to hold office.
Honorary Membership is for an individual who is not an ASEP member, but otherwise has attained eminence through scientific and/or public-service contributions to the conceptual framework of exercise physiology.
The Student Membership is reserved for students actively engaged in an academically approved exercise physiology (science) program of study in the United States and worldwide.
The Sustaining Membership is aimed at encouraging affiliation by commercial organizations that market products used by the exercise physiology research community, or companies that otherwise engage in activities that fall within the Society's general interests. Each member is entitled to discounted advertising rates in selected ASEP publications and reduced exhibit booth rental fees at the National Meeting.
The Fellow Membership is given to members as a Distinguished Award of Fellow for exceptional support of the goals and objectives of the Society.
The founding members of the Society shall be its first Fellows.
Criteria for Fellow status are:
- attainment of exercise physiology certification within ASEP.
- at least two consecutive years of membership.
- record of presentations at the ASEP national meeting.
- record of publication in JEPonline or PEP.
- recommendations from two ASEP fellows.