The Chartered Institute of Project and Quality Professionals, USA CIPQP has eight classes of membership.

1. Student Membership (SCPQP): The Student Membership is for any person enrolled in the CIPQP USA educational member program and such person is for the purpose of ascertaining the professional designation of either GCPQP or ACPQP.

2. Graduate Membership (GCPQP): Graduate Membership is for any person who newly graduated from tertiary institutions with no working experience or less than one year working experience but has interest in project management, project control, project analysis, project operations, project administration, project risk management, quality management, quality planning, quality improvement, quality control and quality assurance profession.

Upon satisfaction of the requirements for Graduate Membership and passing the prescribed examinations and approval of the Council of Membership, shall become a Graduate Member and be granted the right to use the designation of Graduate Chartered Project and Quality Professional, GCPQP. 

3. Associate Membership (ACPQP): Associate Membership is open to any person who has successfully graduated from recognized tertiary institutions with Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent. Such person must having working experience of above one year but less than five years either in related area or non-related area but have interest in project management, project control, project analysis, project operations, project administration, project risk management, quality management, quality planning, quality improvement, quality control and quality assurance profession.

Upon satisfaction of the requirements for Associate Membership and passing the prescribed examinations and approval of the Council of Membership, shall become an Associate Member and shall be granted the right to the designation of Associate Chartered Project and Quality Professional, ACPQP. 

4. Full Membership (MCPQP): Full Membership of the CIPQP USA is for any person who   holds  the   designation  of   ACPQP  of   the Chartered Institute of Project and Quality Professionals, USA. In addition of holding the designation of ACPQP, must have attended the CIPQP USA Continuous Development Professional Training for a minimum of three times.

Upon satisfaction of the requirements of Full Membership and approval by the Council of Membership, shall be granted the right to use the designation of Chartered Project and Quality Professional, MCPQP. 

5. Fellow Membership (FCPQP): A person shall be admitted as a Fellow Member if he or she is either a Full Member of CIPQP USA or has a high professional standing and working experience of 15 years and above in project management, project control, project analysis, project operations, project administration, project risk management, quality management, quality planning, quality improvement, quality control and quality assurance.

Upon satisfaction of the requirements of Fellow Membership and approval of the Council of Membership, such person shall be granted the right to use the designation of Fellow Chartered Project and Quality Professional, FCPQP. 

6. Doctoral Fellow Membership (Dr. FCPQP): A person shall be admitted and registered as a Doctoral Fellow Membership of CIPQP USA, if such a person is a Full Member of the CIPQP USA or has a high professional standing and working experience of eighteen years and above in project management, project control, project analysis, project operations, project administration, project risk management, quality management, quality planning, quality improvement, quality control and quality assurance.

Upon satisfaction of the requirements of Doctoral Fellow Membership and approval of the Council of Membership, such person shall be granted the right to use the designation of Doctoral Fellow Chartered Project and Quality Professional, Dr. FCPQP.

7. Institutional Membership: The Chartered Institute of Project and Quality Professionals, USA Institutional Membership is opened for corporate organizations involved in project management, project control, project analysis, project operations, project administration, quality management, project risk management, quality planning, quality improvement, quality control and quality assurance.

Upon satisfaction of the requirement of Institutional Membership and on the approval of the Council of Membership shall be granted Institutional Membership.

Institutional Membership when conferred on an organization will act as a professional recognition to the corporate firm.

8. Honorary Fellow Membership (Hon. FCPQP): CIPQP USA shall confer Honorary Fellow Membership to individuals who have by virtue of hard work distinguished themselves in their industry or career.

Upon conferring the Honorary Fellow Membership and approval of the Council of Membership, such individual has the right to use the designation of Honorary Fellow Chartered Project and Quality Professional, Hon. FCPQP.