Applying for Academic Membership

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Support Document Requirements

Applicants for academic membership must provide documentation in support of their membership. These support document requirements are based on whether the applicant is a university student or kinesiology department faculty and staff.

1-Declaration Requirement

All applicants for Academic Membership (both Student and Faculty/Staff) must complete and upload the BCAK Academic Member Declaration form in the space provided on the application. If the declaration form is not uploaded when your application is submitted for whatever reason, you must send the completed form to the office via email.

2- Proof of Enrollment or Employment

Students

Must provide proof of current enrollment in studies leading to a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree in kinesiology from a post-secondary educational institution in BC that is recognized by the Board. (i.e. must be enrolled in a program from this list).

One of the following must be uploaded directly to your application in the space provided

Proof of enrollment letter
OR
Letter of standing from the registrar
OR
A screenshot of your student portal that must include:
- Your name
- Student number
- Some indication of where you are in your degree (i.e. enrolled in term 3 of 4)

Faculty/Staff

Must provide proof of employment as a professor, instructor, or member of the faculty of a post- secondary educational institution in Canada that is recognized by the Board, in a faculty or department which offers courses in kinesiology, human kinetics, and related subjects