Professional Associations by Graduate Degree

Discover professional associations to join based on graduate program at UM.

Graduate Program (Degree) Relevant Professional Associations 
Creative Writing (M.F.A.) Creative Writing Studies Organization (CWSO) , Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP)  
English (M.A.) English Association , Modern Language Association (MLA)  
Integrated Arts and Education (M.A.) See Education and relevant Arts disciplines. 
Journalism (M.A. – Environmental Science and Natural Resource Journalism) Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)  
Accountancy (M.Acct) American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)  
Business Administration (MBA) Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) , National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA)  
Public Administration (M.P.A.) American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)  
Early Childhood Education (Graduate Certificate), Reading Education (Graduate Certificate), Secondary/K12 Teaching (Graduate Certificate), Teacher Librarian Studies (Graduate Certificate), Teaching and Learning (M.Ed.) National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) , International Reading Association , Association of Teacher Educators (ATE) , American Educational Research Association (AERA) , Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) , American Association of School Librarians (AASL)  
Counselor Education (M.A. – Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling) American Counseling Association (ACA)  
Occupational Therapy (Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Post-Professional) American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)  
Physical Therapy (Doctor of Physical Therapy) American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)  
Integrative Physiology (M.S. – Exercise Science, Sport Performance) American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), American Physiological Society (APS)  
Public Health (M.P.H.) American Public Health Association (APHA) , National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)  
Anthropology (M.A., Ph.D. – Cultural Heritage, Forensic and Biological, Linguistics, Applied Anthropology) American Anthropological Association (AAA)  
Cellular, Molecular, and Microbial Biology (M.S., Ph.D.) American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Society of Toxicology (SOT)  
Chemistry (M.S., Ph.D.) American Chemical Society (ACS)  
Environmental Science (M.A. – Environmental Public Health Journalism) American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES), National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP)  
Geography (M.S. – Cartography and GIS, Community & Environmental Planning) American Association of Geographers (AAG), Geological Society of America (GSA)  
Resource Conservation (M.S. – International Conservation and Development) Society for Conservation Biology (SCB), Society of American Foresters (SAF), The Wildlife Society (TWS), American Fisheries Society (AFS)  
Parks, Tourism and Recreation Management (M.S.) National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA)  
Psychology (M.A. – Clinical Psychology, Experimental Psychology, School Psychology; Ph.D.) American Psychological Association (APA) , Association for Psychological Science (APS), Society for Philosophical and Theoretical Psychology (] 
School Psychology (S.S.P.) National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)  
Sociology (M.A. – Criminology, Inequality and Social Justice) American Sociological Association (ASA), American Society of Criminology (ASC), National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA)  
Law (Juris Doctor, JD/MPA, JD/MBA) Not explicitly covered by provided information for professional associations. 
Pharmacy (MBA/Pharm D) American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)