have chosen to retain membership in the ACU when the country where they are based left the Commonwealth. Be authorised to provide higher education. Hold their own degree awarding powers. Have at least 250 full time equivalent students, of which over half are studying at degree level. Have graduated at least one cohort of students. The criteria for associate membership are similar, except that the requirement to be able to award their own degrees is replaced by a requirement that their students may be awarded degrees of another institution under a franchise, license or other collaborative agreement, and that the institution whose degrees are being awarded is itself eligible for full membership of the ACU and is located in the Commonwealth. List of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) See also Agence universitaire de la Francophonie British universities References External links Commonwealth Family International college and university associations and consortia 1913 establishments in the United Kingdom Educational institutions established in 1913 Educational organisations based in London