Qualifications for licensure

Each applicant for licensure as a professional geologist shall: (1) submit an application in a form as approved by the division; (2) pay a fee as determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504; (3) provide satisfactory evidence of: (a) at a minimum, a bachelor's degree in the geosciences with a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours of course work in the geosciences; or (b) completion of other equivalent educational requirements as determined by the division in collaboration with the board; (4) provide satisfactory evidence of: (a) with a bachelor's degree, a specific record of five years of active professional practice in geological work of a character satisfactory to the division, indicating the applicant is competent to be placed in a responsible charge of the work; (b) with a masters degree, a specific record of three years of active professional practice in geological work of a character satisfactory to the division, indicating the applicant is competent to be placed in a responsible charge of the work; or (c) with a doctorate degree, a specific record of one year of active professional practice in geological work of a character satisfactory to the division, indicating the applicant is competent to be placed in a responsible charge of the work; and (5) meet the examination requirement established by rule by the division in collaboration with the board.