MEMBERSHIP GRADES Professional grades of membership in the Society are Fellow, Member, Associate and Provisional Associate. Entry to each of these grades, except that of Fellow which is an election by the Council of the Society, is by satisfying requirements in relation to a prescribed standard of knowledge and relevant experience. Fellows, Members, Associates and Provisional Associates are entitled to use the post-nominals "FACS", "MACS", "AACS" or "AACS (Prov.)" respectively. The ways in which an applicant can demonstrate the possession of the basic body of knowledge include the satisfactory completion of an accredited course in Information Technology, completion of a significant project requiring the application of this knowledge, interview or other forms of assessment accepted by the Society, or a combination of the above, together with the required extent of relevant experience. The Society conducts its own examinations, both in Australia and overseas, as an alternative means of demonstrating a standard of knowledge sufficient for entry to professional grades of membership. For those who do not aspire to professional grades of membership there is provision for Affiliate membership. There is also a grade of Student member for those actively engaged in a relevant course of study.