R156-76-302b. Qualifications for Licensure - Education Requirements

(1) In accordance with Section 58-76-302, the education requirements for graduates of an approved geoscience program are as follows: (a) an earned bachelor's or master's degree in geology from an accredited institution; or (b) an earned bachelor's or post-graduate degree in the geosciences from an accredited institution including the completion of a minimum of 24 semester or 36 quarter hours in upper level or graduate geology courses that include one or more of the following subject areas: (i) structural geology; (ii) geophysics; (iii)(A) sedimentology; (B) stratigraphy; or (C) paleontology; (iv)(A) mineralogy; (B) petrology; or (C) geochemistry; (v)(A) engineering geology; or (B) environmental geology; (vi)(A) hydrogeology; or (B) hydrology; (vii)(A) geomorphology; or (B) remote sensing; (viii)(A) economic geology; or (B) petroleum geology; or (ix) field geology. (2) In accordance with Section 58-1-302, an applicant who has been educated in a foreign country shall submit a course-by-course accreditation evaluation completed by FCSA to determine program equivalency.