GSHA Membership

Membership Application

Click here to JOIN or RENEW online (For Regular memberships, only. Associate and Student members must join by downloading an application and mailing/faxing it to the GSHA office. Membership Levels below.)
Click here to download a membership application (ADOBE PDF format).

Membership Benefits

Reduced fees for GSHA-sponsored and co-sponsored continuing education work-shops.

Opportunity to earn Continuing Education Units (CEU's) and Staff Development Units (SDU's) at conventions and continuing education workshops.

A subscription to GSHA's quarterly magazine, Communication Lines.

Inclusion in GSHA's annual directory of members, facilities and resource services in Georgia.

Job placement service with lists of professional positions mailed to members periodically.

Services of a lobbyist/legal consultant to monitor and assist the Association's legislative activities.

Public information activities and promotion of "Better Hearing and Speech Month."

Recognition of members' outstanding service.

Opportunities for participation and leadership in the Association governance. Elected and appointed positions are available for member participation annually.

Continuous monitoring of activities that directly affect the practice of audiology and speech-language pathology with local, state, and national agencies and health care organizations.

Membership Levels
Regular Membership
Those who have a Master's Degree or equivalent with the major emphasis in speech-language pathology, audiology, speech and hearing science, or education of the hearing impaired; or who have a Master's Degree or equivalent in another field, with evidence of active research, interest or performance in the field of human communication.

Association Membership
Those who have a Bachelor's Degree, but who do not meet the academic requirements for Regular Membership.

Student Membership
Those enrolled in a full-time undergraduate or graduate program in one of the following areas: Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, Speech and Hearing Science, or Education of the Hearing Impaired, or in a related field with demonstrated evidence of active research, interest and/pr performance in the field of human communication.

Life Members
Those who have held membership for 10 years and have attained the age of 65; annual dues are waived.

Honorary Members
Those chosen by the Executive Council as having made unusual contributions to GSHA.