1. Cognitive Performance
Membership in the CIVIQ Society can be established based on a performance at or above the third standard deviation above the statistical mean of the general, unselected population, i. e.:
IQ 145 (s.d. 15, Wechsler scale), or
IQ 148 (s.d. 16, Stanford-Binet scale), or
IQ 172 (s.d. 24, Cattell scale).
2. Submit proof of performance
Individuals willing to establish full membership are advised to send proof of at least one qualifying score in any of the accepted tests accompanied by the contact information of the psychologist, who administered the test, to the e-mail address:
3a. Membership application fee
According to our membership policy, the society requires only the payment of the one-off lifetime membership fee (€80).
Currently, there are no annually recurring membership fees.
3b. Subscription application fee
CIVIQ Society has established a subscription option for all interested individuals who have succeeded the required cognitive performance at the levels mentioned above, however not in any of the acceptable for the CIVIQ Society membership tests.
The CIVIQ Society subscription requires an one-off lifetime subscription fee (€80).
Currently, there are no annually recurring subscription fees.
3c. Subscription to Membership Upgrade application fee
Any current CIVIQ Subscriber may apply for the CIVIQ membership based on having achieved the minimum required performance in any acceptable for membership test.
The subscription to membership upgrade application will be processed after the applicant submits an one-off lifetime subscription to membership upgrade fee (€80).
4. Choose your involvement plan and send your fee in € with PayPal
You can submit the application fee for the CIVIQ society membership, subscription and subscription to membership upgrade using either a PayPal account or any debit or credit card.
For the safety of your transactions, you will be redirected to the secure environment of PayPal, where all payments are processed. No membership application will be further processed before the application fee payment clearance.
For your ease, you can use the following available automatic payment options:
CIVIQ Membership
IQ 148, sd 16
on any acceptable test
No previous society involvement
Fee: €80
CIVIQ Subscription
IQ 148, sd 16
on any not acceptable test
No previous society involvement
Fee: €80
CIVIQ Upgrade
IQ 148, sd 16
on any acceptable test
For current society subscribers
Fee: €80
5. CIVIQ Society acceptable Academic tests
The society accepts only the following IQ tests mentioned below. The results are analyzed by psychometricians with experience and knowledge about the latest research in high IQ testing.
Admissions Test for Graduate Study in Business (ATGSB), Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)
American College Testing (ACT), ACT International
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)
Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Law School Admission Test (LSAT), Law School Admission Council
National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT)
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), College Board
US Army General Classification Test (AGCT)
US Navy General Classification Test (NGCT)