The Associateships of Imperial College London include the
bachelor degree–equivalent awards the Associate of the Royal College of Science, the Associate of the City and Guilds of London Institute, the Associate of the Royal School of Mines, and the Associate of Imperial College School of Medicine, presented to undergraduates of
Imperial College London who complete their studies at the relevant faculty. The
Royal College of Science, and its sister institutions the
Royal School of Mines and the
City and Guilds College, were the
original institutions that merged to form the Imperial College of Science and Technology, later Imperial College London, but were wholly absorbed into the College as part of the 2002 reshuffle that replaced the former colleges with faculties. However, the associateships are still awarded to graduates today.
Persons awarded one of the associateships are entitled to use the
post-nominal letters
Post-nominal letters, also called post-nominal initials, post-nominal titles, designatory letters or simply post-nominals, are letters placed after a person's name to indicate that the individual holds a position, academic degree, accreditation, ...
ARCS, ACGI, ARSM, or AICSM respectively in addition to their standard designated degree post-nominals.
See also
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Royal School of Mines
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Royal College of Science
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Imperial College School of Medicine
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City & Guilds of London Institute
The City and Guilds of London Institute is an educational organisation in the United Kingdom. Founded on 11 November 1878 by the City of London and 16 livery companies – to develop a national system of technical education, the institute has ...
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Diploma of Imperial College
References
Imperial College London
British awards
Royal College of Science
Post-nominal letters
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