R156-76-302d. Qualifications for Licensure - Examination Requirements

(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: (a) the ASBOG (FG) Examination with a passing score as recommended by the ASBOG; and (b) the ASBOG (PG) Examination with a passing score as established by the ASBOG. (2) Prior to registering for the ASBOG FG Examination, an applicant shall: (a) be enrolled in the final semester or an approved program; or (b) have completed the education requirements in Section R156-76-302b. (3) Prior to taking the ASBOG PG Examination, an applicant shall have passed the ASBOG FG Examination. (4) The Division may waive the ASBOG FG Examination for an applicant who: (a) has practiced as a principal for five years of the last seven years preceding the date of the license application; (b) was not required to pass the ASBOG FG Examination for initial licensure from the recognized jurisdiction the applicant was originally licensed; and (c) has passed the ASBOG PG Examination. (5) The Division may waive the ASBOG FG and PG Examinations for an applicant who: (a) has practiced as a principal for five years during the last seven years preceding the date of the license application; (b) has been licensed for ten years preceding the date of the license application; and (c) was not required to pass the ASBOG FG and PG Examinations for initial licensure from the recognized jurisdiction the applicant was originally licensed.