Qualifications approved for direct entry to MRICS – as of May 2017

The qualifications listed below are approved for direct entry to MRICS, subject to the conditions outlined in the table.

All applicants must;

 have current CPD records in line with RICS’ requirements and may be asked to provide a detailed CV setting out relevant experience
 have one proposer who is MRICS or FRICS
 successfully complete the RICS online ethics module
 provide a letter from the professional body confirming membership is up to date and there are no regulatory matters ongoing or sanctions
awarded against the applicant

RICS reserves the right to decline direct entry. In such cases, applicants will be required to undertake the most appropriate RICS assessment.

Applicants with a qualification giving direct entry to MRICS, but who do not yet meet any additional conditions relating to experience or academic
qualifications, may be eligible for direct entry to AssocRICS.

RICS recognises each qualification giving direct entry to MRICS as equivalent to an RICS-accredited degree, meeting the academic/professional body
requirement for the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) and Senior Professional Assessment (SPA).
 Country Professional Body / Qualification Conditions Chartered
Alternative
Designation

UK Institute of Chartered Foresters  Professional Member (MICFor)  Chartered

(ICF)  Relevant undergraduate degree Forestry Surveyor
 10 years’ relevant experience post-Professional membership

Chartered Institution of Civil  Member (MCInstCES)  Chartered

Engineering Surveyors (ICES)  Relevant undergraduate degree Quantity Surveyor
 Five years’ relevant experience post-membership  Chartered
Construction
Surveyor
Note: MCInstCES with no academic qualifications are eligible for direct entry  Chartered Land
with 10 years’ relevant experience post-membership Surveyor

(Dependant on
specialism within
ICES)

France L'ordre des Géomètres-Experts  Registration as an expert land surveyor with the L'ordre des géomètres-  Chartered Land
experts (‘The Order of Land Surveyor-Experts’) Surveyor
 Five years’ relevant experience post-registration

Germany OPA – Oberprüfungsamt des  Successful completion of the 2nd German State Examination  Chartered Land
Bundes – Vermessungsassessor Surveyor
(2. Staatsexamen)

Romania Asociatia Nationala a Evaluatorilor  Member at the accredited grade ‘membru acreditat (MAA)’  Chartered
din Romania (ANEVAR)  10 years’ relevant experience Valuation
Surveyor
 Chartered
Commercial
Property Surveyor

Sweden ASPECT  Certified Valuer (SFF)  Chartered

 Five years’ relevant experience post-SFF Valuation
 Surveyor
Ghana Ghana Institution of Surveyors  Professional Member  Chartered Land
(GhIS)  Five years’ relevant experience post-Professional membership Surveyor
 Chartered
Quantity Surveyor
 Chartered
Valuation
Surveyor

(Depending on
specialism within
GhIS)

Kenya Institute of Quantity Surveyors of  Full Member  Chartered

Kenya (IQSK)  Five years’ relevant experience post-full membership of IQSK Quantity Surveyor

South South African Geomatics  Professional Surveyor  Chartered Land

Africa Profession Council (PLATO) Surveyor
 Chartered
Hydrographic
Surveyor

(Depending on
specialism within
PLATO)

South African Council for Project
and Construction Management
Professions (SACPCMP)
Professional Registration with SACPCMP (the designation Pr. CPM or Pr. CM  Chartered
or Pr. CMentor) plus Construction
Surveyor
 A degree of 480 credits OR  Chartered Project
Management
 Professional Registration with another council in South Africa
Surveyor
Alternatively, applicants with five years’ relevant experience post-SACPCMP
Professional Registration are eligible to undertake RICS’ Assessment of (Depending on
Professional Competence w/ preliminary review specialism within
SACPCMP)

South African Council for the  Registered Professional Valuer (RPV)  Chartered
 Property Valuers Profession  10 years’ relevant experience post-RPV Valuation
(SACPVP) Surveyor

South African Council for the  Professional Quantity Surveyor (PrQS)  Chartered
Quantity Surveying Profession Quantity Surveyor
(SACQSP)

Japan Association of Real Estate  Holders of the ARES Certified Masters qualification (ACM)
Securitization (ARES)  Undergraduate degree
 10 years’ relevant experience

Building Surveyors Institute of  Member with the Qualified Building Cost Manager qualification  Chartered
Japan (BSIJ) Quantity Surveyor

Construction Management  Member  Chartered

Association of Japan (CMAJ)  Undergraduate degree Construction
 Five years’ relevant experience or 10 years’ relevant experience if no Surveyor
degree

Japanese Association of Real  Licensed Real Estate Appraiser (LREA)  Chartered

Estate Appraisal (JAREA)  10 years’ relevant experience Valuation
Surveyor

Japanese Association of Real  Certified Real Estate Counselor (CREC)  Chartered

Estate Counselor (JAREC)  10 years’ relevant experience Valuation
Surveyor
China China Land Society Science  Full Member  Chartered Land
Society (CLSS)  Five years’ relevant experience post-membership Surveyor

Hong Kong Hong Kong Institute of Housing  Member  Chartered

(HKIH)  10 years’ relevant experience post-membership Facilities
Management
Surveyor

Hong Kong Institution of  Relevant undergraduate degree  Chartered Land

Engineering Surveyors (HKIES)  Five years’ relevant experience post-membership Surveyor
 Note: Members with no academic qualifications are eligible for direct entry with
10 years’ relevant experience post-membership

Malaysia Royal Institution of Surveyors  Member  Chartered Building

Malaysia (RISM)  10 years’ relevant experience post membership Surveyor
 Chartered Land
Note: if the applicant has less than 10 years’ relevant experience they are Surveyor
eligible for direct entry if they have an RICS-accredited degree and obtained  Chartered
RISM membership by means of taking the TPC examination conducted by Valuation
Surveyor
RISM or the relevant statutory board
 Chartered
Quantity Surveyor

(Dependant on
specialism within
RISM)

Philippines Institute of Philippines Real Estate  Full Member  Chartered

Appraisers (IPREA)  IPREA’s Real Estate Consultant designation Valuation
 Five years’ relevant experience post-designation Surveyor

Singapore Singapore Institute of Surveyors  Full Member  Chartered Land

and Valuers (SISV)  10 years’ relevant experience post-membership Surveyor
 Chartered
Quantity Surveyor
 Chartered
Valuation
Surveyor

(Dependant on
specialism within
SISV)

Brazil Instituo Brasileiro de Avaliacoes e  Full Member  Chartered

Pericias de Engenharia (IBAPE)  IBAPE’s Professional Certification at the AAA grade Valuation
Surveyor
Americas Appraisal Institute of  Fully accredited member at the senior grade AACI  Chartered
Canada/Institut Canadien des
Evaluateurs (AIC)
Association of Canada Lands
Surveyors (ACLS)
Canadian Institute of Chartered
Business Valuators (CICBV)
Canadian Institution of Quantity
Surveyors (CIQS)
American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants (AICPA)
American Society of Appraisers
(ASA)
The Appraisal Foundation
 Five years’ relevant experience post-AACI Valuation
Surveyor
 Canada Lands Surveyor designation  Chartered Land
 Five years’ relevant experience post-designation Surveyor
 Chartered Business Valuers (CBV, also known as ‘experts en evaluation  Chartered
d’enterprises’) of CICBV Valuation
 Undergraduate degree Surveyor
 Five years’ relevant experience post-CBV
 Member with the designation PQS / ECA.  Chartered
 Five years’ relevant experience post-PQS / ECA Quantity Surveyor
 Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) credential  Chartered
 Five years’ relevant experience post-ABV Valuation
Surveyor
 Five years’ relevant experience post-Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) or  Chartered
Fellow Accredited Senior Appraiser (FASA) Valuation
Surveyor
(Primary)
 Chartered
Machinery
Valuation
 Chartered Arts
and Antiques
Surveyor
 Valid certification by the appropriate licensing authority of any State or  Chartered
government entity in the United States, in conformity with the rules set forth Valuation
by the Appraiser Qualification Board (AQB) of the Appraisal Foundation, as Surveyor
either a Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser (CRRPA) or a
Certified General Real Property Appraiser (CGRPA)
 Undergraduate degree
 10 years’ relevant experience of which five years’ must be post-certification
if at the CRRPA grade
 The Appraisal Institute (AI)  Member at the senior grade MAI  Chartered
 10 years’ relevant experience Valuation
Surveyor

CCIM Institute  CCIM’s ‘Certified Commercial Investment Member’ designation  Chartered

 10 years’ relevant experience Commercial
Property Surveyor

Chartered Financial Analyst  Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) credential  Chartered

Institute (CFAI)  Five years’ relevant experience post-CFA Valuation
Surveyor
Counsellors of Real Estate (CRE)  Member with the designation Counsellor of Real Estate is eligible for direct  Chartered
entry to FRICS Management
Consultancy
Surveyor
(Primary)
 Chartered
Commercial
Property Surveyor
 Chartered
Facilities
Management
Surveyor
 Chartered
Valuation
Surveyor

Australia Australian Property Institute (API)  Associate Member w/ Certified Professional Valuer (CPV) credential  Chartered
 Five years’ relevant experience post-membership Valuation
Surveyor
 Chartered
Commercial
Property Surveyor

Australian Institute of Quantity  Associate Member or Member  Chartered

Surveyors (AIQS)  Five years’ relevant experience post-membership Quantity Surveyor

Note: The Associate grade ceased being offered on 30 November 2012,

 replaced by the Member grade. The two grades are identical in status and pre-
requisite requirements. Existing Associate members can elect to retain the
Associate title or transfer to the Member title

Note: this direct entry arrangement applies only to applicants who qualified in
Australia

Licensed/Registered Mining  Must be registered for at least five years

Surveyors

Licensed/Registered Land  Must be registered for at least five years  Chartered Land
Surveyors Surveyor

New New Zealand Institute of Surveyors  Member  Chartered Land

Zealand (NZIS)  10 years’ relevant experience post-membership Surveyor
 Relevant undergraduate degree  Chartered
Hydrographic
Surveyor
 Chartered
Engineering
Surveyor

(Dependant on
specialism within
NZIS)

New Zealand Institute of Quantity  Member with the title Registered Surveyor  Chartered
Surveyors (NZIQS)  10 years’ relevant experience post-membership Quantity Surveyor
 Relevant undergraduate degree

Note: Direct entry also open to Fellows of NZIQS with a relevant undergraduate
degree

Property Institute of New Zealand  Full Member, Senior Member or Fellow Member  Chartered
(PINZ)  Five years’ relevant experience post-membership (can include time with a Valuation
predecessor body) Surveyor
 Chartered
Commercial
 Property Surveyor

Licensed/Registered Land  Must be registered for at least five years in New Zealand  Chartered Land
Surveyors Surveyor

Other International Hydrographic

Organisation’s Category A
Hydrographic Surveyor