• Regular Member

Individuals actively engaged in the praxis (teaching, research, or extension) and study (graduate students) of any areas of Home Economics at the tertiary level in a duly recognized state college or university in the country

>> Regular members may apply for Lifetime Membership after having served as regular member for at least 1 year

>> Regular members have the benefit of attending seminars and webinars with special rates for members. They are also entitled to submit papers for possible publication in the PATHESCU Journal.

• Associate Member

Individuals from allied academic and professional fields who promote and support the objectives of the organization, including Retired Faculty Members, DepEd, Private School or University teachers handling HE/TLE/HELE/Family and Consumer Science subjects

DepEd teachers teaching TLE/HELE/Practical Arts/HE/ Family and Consumer Science

Graduate students

>>Associate members may apply as Regular members subject to an evaluation and approval of the PATHESCU governing body

• Junior Member

Undergraduate students enrolled in recognized Home Economics programs in state colleges and universities

• Lifetime Member

Members who have satisfied the requirements for life membership as prescribed by the governing body of PATHESCU 

>> Lifetime members do not need to pay membership fee every year; they will only be paying the annual due.

• Institutional Member

Any duly recognized local or foreign institution or state college or university offering undergraduate and/or graduate programs in HE and allied fields. Each institutional member shall designate in writing, its President, Chancellor, Dean, or an authorized representative to officially represent the institution in all matters concerning the organization.

The benefits of institutional members include being member-at-large of organizations where PATHESCU is also a member. For example, PATHESCU is an institutional member of the Asian Regional Association for Home Economics (ARAHE); as such, a PATHESCU member is also an ARAHE institutional member and may participate in ARAHE activities.

SOURCE: Article III, PATHESCU, Inc. Constitution & By-laws ratified 16 July 2026