Does state provide a license: No
License: The Fundamentals of Geology (FG) examination is administered by the state but licensure for Professional Geologists is not offered
Exam Entity: None
Licensing Board: None - the FG examination is administered by Central Michigan University
Licensing Board Website: https://wmich.edu/geologysurvey
** Degree required:**
Majors accepted:
Courses required:
Courses accepted:
Geology credits required: Not available
Credit information: Not applicable
Education Notes: Not applicable
Years of experience required: Not available
Experience credits needed: Not available
Experience information: Not applicable
Continuing education requirements: Not applicable
Ethics required for continuing education: Not applicable
Continuing education years: Not available
Continuing education details: Not applicable
Geologist in Training license available: No
Can take Fundamentals of Geology test before graduation: Yes
Fundamentals of Geology test details: Currently enrolled students may provide unofficial transcripts or a letter signed by an active professor in their department at any Michigan college or university. The applicant must have graduated from an accredited Michigan college or university with a degree in geology, engineering geology, or a related geological science; OR you, or you must have successfully completed 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of courses in physical and historical geology, mineralogy, structural geology, igneous and metamorphic petrology, stratigraphy and sedimentation, field geology, hydrogeology, economic geology, geochemistry, paleontology, environmental geology, engineering geology, geomorphology, or geophysics, or their equivalent as determined by Central Michigan University.
Legal Code Reference for GIT, FG: https://www.cmich.edu/colleges/se/earth_atmos/ASBOGExam/Pages/default.aspx
Most registration and licensure systems include structural approaches to review both the need and operational effectiveness of the process.
Some states provide formal sunset evaluation processes for their licensure programs. Many also include a periodic audit process of the licensure program/agency, which can range from cursory financial reviews to comprehensive evaluation of program effectiveness.
The audit process is often leveraged when political pressure is applied to eliminate geologist licensure, so awareness of the history and codes for audits and sunset evaluations is critical to montioring the health of the licensure within the state.
Current modes for sunsetting evaluation: Both sunset review and audit
Current law to establish new licensure board: No
Sunset regulation name: See auditor information
Sunset statute: See auditor information
Sunset statute reference: See auditor information
Sunset committee: See auditor information
Composition of sunset committee: See auditor information
Sunset committee website: See auditor information
Sunset duration: See auditor information
Auditor name: Michigan Office of the Auditor General
Auditor website: https://audgen.michigan.gov/
Audit notes: It does not appear that licensing boards are audited based on audit reports posted 1997-2019.
Audit reference: Audit process details
Audit reference website: https://audgen.michigan.gov/about/audit-details/
| Year | Action | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Sections of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended, set standards for persons preparing or reviewing certain geologic reports or data in specific instances. | |
| 2018 | ASBOG | The first ASBOG exam was administered. |
| 2019 | The state of Michigan allows sunset clauses to be attached to specific legislation. |