1. (1) In accordance with Subsection 58-76-302(5), except as provided in Subsections (4) or (5), the examination requirements for licensure as a professional geologist are as follows:

   1. (a) the ASBOG (FG) Examination with a passing score as recommended by the ASBOG; and
   2. (b) the ASBOG (PG) Examination with a passing score as established by the ASBOG.

2. (2) Prior to registering for the ASBOG FG Examination, an applicant shall:

   1. (a) be enrolled in the final semester or an approved program; or
   2. (b) have completed the education requirements in Section R156-76-302b.
3. (3) Prior to taking the ASBOG PG Examination, an applicant shall have passed the ASBOG FG Examination.

4. (4) The Division may waive the ASBOG FG Examination for an applicant who:

   1. (a) has practiced as a principal for five years of the last seven years preceding the date of the license application;
   2. (b) was not required to pass the ASBOG FG Examination for initial licensure from the recognized jurisdiction the applicant was originally licensed; and
   3. (c) has passed the ASBOG PG Examination.

5. (5) The Division may waive the ASBOG FG and PG Examinations for an applicant who:

   1. (a) has practiced as a principal for five years during the last seven years preceding the date of the license application;
   2. (b) has been licensed for ten years preceding the date of the license application; and
   3. (c) was not required to pass the ASBOG FG and PG Examinations for initial licensure from the recognized jurisdiction the applicant was originally licensed.

KEY: licensing, professional geologists, geology

Date of Last Change: April 8, 2021

Notice of Continuation: January 25, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 58-1-106(1)(a); 58-1-202(1)(a); 58-76-101