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requirements for rpa registration

1. Accept the RPA Code and Standards. The applicant must accept and agree to abide by the standards the Code of Conduct, Standards of Research Performance, and Grievance Procedures of the Register of Professional Archaeologists.
   
   
2. Hold an advanced degree in archaeology or a related field. The applicant must have an advanced degree (such as an M.A., M.S., Ph.D., or equivalent) from an accredited institution and submit their official transcript with their application. The degree must be in archaeology, anthropology, classics, or another germane discipline with a specialization in archaeology.
   
   
3. Design, execute, and report on archaeological research and analysis in a thesis, dissertation, or equivalent documents. The report must include substantive data analysis by the applicant directed towards an explicit archaeological research problem.

requirements for ra registration

1. Accept the Register of Professional Archaeologists Code and Standards. The applicant must accept and agree to abide by the standards the Code of Conduct, Standards of Research Performance, and Grievance Procedures of the Register of Professional Archaeologists.
   
   
2. Hold a Bachelor’s degree.
   
   
3. Have at least two years of supervised work experience within the archaeological field. Accepted experience includes employment, internship, laboratory work, or field work. Participation in a field school for credit does NOT meet the qualification.
   
   
4. Have a thesis or equivalent work completed.