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 Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017)
 Title 18. Professional and Occupational Licensing
 Agency 145. Board for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists
 Chapter 40. Regulations for the Geology Certification Program

  Section 83. Qualifications for the Fundamentals of Geology (FG) examination  

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  • The board may approve applicants to sit for the Fundamentals of Geology (FG) examination without having met the experience requirements of 18VAC145-40-70. The applicant shall submit an application on forms provided by the board, pay the fee established in 18VAC145-40-20, and satisfy one of the following requirements:

    1. Hold a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university with a major in geology, engineering geology, geological engineering, or a related geological science and provide an official college transcript that demonstrates satisfactory completion of the degree program.

    2. Hold a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university with a major other than geology, engineering geology, geological engineering, or a related geological science and satisfactorily completed at least 30 semester hours (or the equivalent) of geological science courses including, but not limited to, the following subjects:

    a. Stratigraphy;

    b. Structural geology;

    c. Mineralogy;

    d. Paleontology;

    e. Petrology;

    f. Geomorphology; and

    g. Field geology.

    At least 12 of the 30 semester hours of geological science courses must have been completed in four of the seven subjects listed in this subsection. The applicant shall provide an official college transcript and written documentation that demonstrates the courses satisfactorily completed are equivalent to those required by this section.

    3. Be enrolled in an undergraduate geology, engineering geology, geological engineering, or a related geological science curriculum of at least four years at an accredited college or university and be within 12 months of completing undergraduate degree requirements. The applicant shall provide an official college transcript that demonstrates satisfactory completion of course work.

    4. Be enrolled in a graduate geology, engineering geology, geological engineering, or a related geological science curriculum at an accredited college or university and be within six months of completing graduate degree requirements. The applicant shall provide an official college transcript that demonstrates satisfactory completion of course work.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 29, Issue 05, eff. January 1, 2013.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-201 of the Code of Virginia.