Entry to the category of Graduate Member shall be by application by persons who meet the below criteria and who have passed the Company Directors Course Diploma examination or an equivalent course, but do not yet qualify as a Fellow.

(i) have been directors or alternate directors of companies for two (2) or more years; or

(ii) are senior executives with managerial responsibilities equivalent to those of an executive director or members of local Boards of Advice of companies; or

(iii) are partners or sole proprietors of professional practices (e.g. accountants, architects, solicitors, stockbrokers) or unincorporated businesses; or

(iv) are academic personnel at the level of, or equivalent to Professor (Heads of appropriate faculties in Technical Colleges are included under this category).