Our Chapter

• Must be a current Middle Level, Secondary or Post-secondary student.
• Enrolled or previously enrolled in a business, finance, IT, and/or marketing class.
• Ability to provide proof of enrollment and/or class schedule.
• Reside in non-chartered BPA state or have no access to a local chapter in a chartered BPA state. If you reside in a chartered BPA state that offers virtual membership you would need to register with that state. To learn which chartered states offer virtual membership click HERE.
• For any student that resides in a chartered BPA state that does not offer virtual membership, approval must be granted by the State Advisor for you to join the National Virtual Chapter. National Virtual Chapter Advisor, Mark Burch will seek approval for you if needed.

The BPA membership year begins on September 1 and ends on August 31.

National Membership Dues:

• Middle Level (grades 6-8) = $10.00
• Secondary (grades 9-12) = $14.00
• Post-secondary / Collegiate (grades 13+) = $14.00

Please be advised that if you reside in a chartered state association you may also be required to pay state membership dues. To learn which states currently hold a BPA charter please click HERE.

For further assistance or clarification please contact Mr. Jonathan Smith at jsmith@bpa.org.

In order to be eligible to register and attend National Leadership Conference your membership dues must be paid in full by February 15.

In order to be eligible to compete in the following National BPA Virtual Competitive Events, your membership dues must be paid by November 15.

• Virtual Multimedia & Promotion Individual
• Virtual Multimedia & Promotion Team
• Software Engineering Team
• Web Application Team
• Mobile Application Team
• Promotional Photography
• Virtual Cybersecurity / Digital Forensics
• Start-up Enterprise Team
• Financial Portfolio Management Team

Also, please know that there is an additional registration fee associated with competing in virtual events.

• Individual Events = $10.00 per event
• Team Event = $20.00 per team / per event

In order to access all of our amazing benefits your membership dues must be paid in full.

• National membership pin & membership card
• Student Certification Series I & II
• BPA Webinar Series
• BPA Cares Program
• Torch Awards Program
• WSAP Competitive Events
• Virtual Competitive Events (additional fees apply)
• Run for State & National Office
• Partner contests
• Scholarship & Award Opportunities
• Access to The Source (sign-up with your email address)