Membership Requirements


There are four levels of membership in ALSITE:

Member, Affiliate Class I, Affiliate Class II, Retired

Member

Any member (except an Institute Affiliate or Student Member) of District 5 Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) is eligible for admission to the Alabama Section in the grade of MEMBER.

Affiliate Class I

A. Any Institute Affiliate or Student Member of District 5 ITE eligible for admission to the Alabama Section in the grade of Technical Affiliate may become a Technical Affiliate by filing an application for Technical Affiliate membership and paying current dues.
   
B. Individuals who do not otherwise meet the requirements for International ITE Member may apply for admission to the Alabama Section ITE in the grade of Technical Affiliate. All such applicants shall meet at least one of the following qualifications:
  1. An engineer in the transportation engineering profession who lacks sufficient experience for membership in the ITE or who is in the process of applying for membership.
  2. An individual who is engaged in subprofessional transportation engineering work. Subprofessional transportation engineering work includes activities that require neither a professional degree nor equivalent experience. Examples: Supervising sign shop activities, inventorying signs, drafting transportation engineering projects, collecting transportation data, drawing collision diagrams and performing simple transportation or traffic surveys or studies.
  3. A student who is enrolled in an engineering curriculum at an accredited school of engineering.
  4. A professional or official in a related field who, by virtue of his or her position, can contribute to the transportation profession.
  5. A person engaged in commerce or industry who comes into frequent contact with transportation engineers and has an interest in the profession and is in a position to work with and assist transportation engineers.
Affiliate Class II

Those who qualify for but are not members of International ITE (minimum requirements for International Membership) are: graduation in engineering or a related field from a school of recognized standing and active in transportation or traffic engineering work; or if not a graduate, have five years of professional experience and be active in transportation or traffic engineering work.

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