Eligibility
Anyone studying psychology as an undergraduate student is welcome to join APA as an undergraduate student affiliate. Undergraduate student affiliates are also welcome, for a small additional fee, to join the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS), a dynamic student-run organization that helps members prepare for their careers.
APA membership is effective January 1 through December 31. If you join APA between September 1 and December 31, you will enjoy membership through the next calendar year.
Benefits
APA membership offers a wide array of personal and career-oriented benefits including:
Understanding of psychology career options
APA offers a wealth of career and professional development tools to help you develop your understanding of a potential career in psychology.
Information on trends across psychology
Nine issues per year of the American Psychologist journal and 11 issues per year of the APA Monitor on Psychology magazine.
Even more information, for less
Annual $10 credit towards an additional APA journal subscription of your choice. Discounts on APA books, videos, journals and online databases.
Advanced networking opportunities
Eligibility for membership in one of APA’s 54 divisions and deep member discounts on registration for the APA Annual Convention.
Support psychology
Feel good knowing your participation and dues support a variety of activities and programs that help move psychology, and society, forward. Every day, APA works to advance psychology education, training and research through programs and advocacy at the federal level. At the same time, APA works to expand the public’s access to, and understanding of, psychology through programs and partnerships with organizations like the YMCA, PTA and more.
Dues
Undergraduate students taking courses in psychology are able to take advantage of all APA member benefits at the great low rate of $35. For an additional $32 you can enjoy membership in the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS), a dynamic student-run organization devoted to helping members prepare for their career.