'''Hereditary Class''' is available to persons who cannot qualify for Royal Class, but who can prove descent from a Scottish family who lived in Scotland a minimum of three generations.
Note: The definition of "Scotland" for purposes of qualification is the current borders of that nation. Thus Ulster is specifically excluded, save for the colonial period of 1609–90.
The entry fee is $100; $50 for converting from Hereditary to Royal Class at a later date; plus a Genealogist Fee for each lineage submitted, including corrections and extensions. No fees need attach for lineages or portions of lineages already recognized by The Augustan Society, and a credit will be issued for any such duplication.
All members, in whichever category, must submit the Entry Fee, and will receive the certificate of membership and the insignia of the SDS. Members may not belong to more than one class.
==Induction Process==
# <ul><li>Petitioners must submit to Headquarters a completed petition, payment of the Entry Fee, payment of the [[Genealogist Fee]], and such other evidence of qualification as may be needed. The Headquarters staff may complete the paper petition form if all data is supplied in another format.</li># <li>Headquarters staff will confirm that the lineage is in standard form and appears complete. Failing this, they will remand the lineage to the petitioner for additional information.</li># <li>Headquarters staff will forward the lineage to the [[Genealogy Committee]] for review. That Committee will convert the lineage into standard format and a GED file, if needed.</li># <li>Headquarters staff, being informed by the Genealogy Committee that the lineage is acceptable, will create a letter of welcome and a certificate of membership, these may be signed by the Dean of the SDS either physically or electronically at his discretion. If there is no Dean or they are unresponsive, the [[Assistant Secretary]] will sign and apply the corporate seal to the certificate before it is sent.</li># <li>Headquarters staff will notify the ''[[Augustæum]]'' Editor of the induction if the petitioner is an Augustan Member.</li> # <li>Headquarters staff will notify the [[Custodian of Insignia]] of the induction.</li># <li>The [[Custodian of Insignia]] will send the appropriate insignia with a cover letter.</li></ul>
The entry fee is $100; $50 for changing from Hereditary to Royal Class at a later date; plus the [[Genealogist Fee]] for each lineage submitted, including corrections and extensions. No fees need attach for lineages or portions of lineages already recognized by The Augustan Society, and a credit will be issued for any such duplication.