On the pathway to being a licensed or recognized professional geologist, many states have established an entry-level professional credential modelled after the Engineer-in-Training credential.
For the geologic community, this qualification is usually termed as Geologist-in-Training or Intern Geologist. Almost universally, this credential is held by individuals who have met the
initial credentials such as the appropriate college degree and passing the requisite examinations. Often full licensure requires a certain amount of supervised practice in the prodession, at which individuals can qualify for full professional licensure or certification.
A key caveat for qualifying for the GIT or Intern Geologist is taking the ASBOG Fundamentals of Geology exam. Some states require the exam to be taken only after an indiviual has received their college degree, but some do allow a student take the exam as they are completing their studies.
The rules, regulations and board website do not specifically address taking the FG examination before degree completion. There is not language that is considered to be interpretable as such.
To qualify for admission to the fundamentals examination solely on the basis of education, an applicant shall be a graduate or be in the final year of a four-year degree program with a major in geology or earth science at an accredited college or university.
The rules, regulations and board website do not specifically address taking the FG examination before degree completion. There is not language that is considered to be interpretable as such.
The applicant can take the FG exam before they graduate as long as they have completed a combination of at least 30 semester hours, or the equivalent, in courses that, in the opinion of the Board are relevant to geology. At least 24 semester hours, or the equivalent, shall be in upper division or graduate courses. The ASBOG FG exam is the only exam you can take prior to completing their work experience.
FG exam may be taken in senior year. If FG exam is taken in senior year, applicant must have completed at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of geological coursework, and must submit a Letter of Good Standing to college or university. If claiming credit for a course that does not contain the word "Geology" in the title, submit a syllabus, catalog or other material from the university that indicates the course's relation to Geology.
Applicants who can satisfy the Board that they will have completed the required course work and number of units and will be graduating at the end of the spring, summer or fall terms of any given year, may be eligible for examination immediately preceding the date of graduation. Applicants must have completed thirty (30) semester units or equivalent quarter units in courses in geological science leading to a degree in the geological sciences of which at least twenty-four (24) units are in third or fourthyear, and/or graduate courses.
The requirements for admission to the fundamentals of geology exam shall be either senior status or completion of a geology curriculum described K.A.R. 66-9-6.
Applicant has completed the education requirements as specified in R.S. 37:11.13 and 37:11.15(A)(4), or is currently enrolled in a course of study that meets the education requirements for licensure/certification and is within two regular semesters of completion of the qualifying course of study.
To qualify for admission to the written fundamentals examination for a geoscience discipline, the applicant shall present graduation or being within 30 semester or 45 quarter credits of graduation from a geoscience curriculum.
The applicant must have completed 30 semester hours (or 45 quarter hours) of geology or geology -related courses acceptable to the Board and is currently enrolled in an advanced geology degree program with an acceptable college or university. Mississippi was the first state in the U.S. to use the Association of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG) Fundamentals of Geology (FG) examination as an exit exam for senior-level geology majors at all of the state’s universities and colleges that offer degrees in geology. Currently all state universities under the agency “Institutions of Higher Learning” (IHL) require that the exam be taken before a degree in geology will be conferred.
The rules, regulations and board website do not specifically address taking the FG examination before degree completion. The regulations state that to qualify, the applicant must have completed at least thirty (30) semester hours or forty-five (45) quarter hours of credit in a course ofstudy in geology.
Applicants for the FG Examination must have completed a minimum of thirty semester hours or forty-five quarter hours of geology regardless of whether or not geology or geologic specialty degree has been earned.
Students in qualifying programs can take the FG portion of the exam before they graduate., where the New York State Institutions whose baccalaureate programs(s) in Geological Sciences are specifically registered by the NYS Education Department as Licensure Qualifying. Applicants must have completed 3 years and be within twenty (20) credits of graduation in a baccalaureate program in geological sciences which is currently registered as licensure-qualifying.
The rules, regulations and board website do not specifically address taking the FG examination before degree completion. The regulations state that to qualify, the applicant is required to have completed 30 semester hours or the equivalent in geological science courses leading to a major in geology, of which at least 24 hours of the equivalent were upper level undergraduate courses or graduate courses
The rules, regulations and board website do not specifically address taking the FG examination before degree completion. The regulations state that to qualify, all applicants must have completed at least 45 quarter hours of geology coursework of which at least 36 quarter hours (80%) must be upper-level coursework.
A student who has completed 2 years in a program and has maintained current enrollment may, with Board approval, sit for the fundamentals of geology examination, but will not be eligible for certification as a geologist-in-training until the student provides proof of graduation, including compliance with the educational content requirements of paragraph (2).
The board website do not specifically address taking the FG examination before degree completion. The board website states that to sit for the exam, the applicant musta minimum of thirty (30) semester credit hours or forty-five (45) semester credit hours in geology, geophysics, geochemistry, geology applied to engineering, environmental geology, or their subdivisions.
When examinations are required on fundamental geological subjects ordinarily given in college curricula, the applicant may take that part of the examination before completing the requisite years of scholastic studies in geology.
Licensure in the discipline of geology (part I)/ASBOG® Fundamentals of Geology examination:(A) Requirements: Completion of the education qualifications for licensure as specified in Texas Occupations Code §1002.255 and §851.25 of this chapter or currently enrolled in a course of study that meets the education requirements for licensure and within two regular semesters of completion of the qualifying course of study.
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. 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.
The rules, regulations and board website do not specifically address taking the FG examination before degree completion. The regulations state that ""Geologist"" means a person who is a graduate of an institution of higher education that is accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency, with a minimum of thirty (30) semester or forty-five (45) quarter hours of course work in geology.
