Does state provide a license: Yes
Current Active Licensees
| Title | Licensees |
|---|---|
| Professional Geologist | 173 |
| Geologist In Training | 57 |
License: Professional Geologist
Exam Entity: ASBOG
Licensing Board: Wyoming Board of Professional Geologists
Licensing Board Website: https://wbpg.wyo.gov/
Degree required:
Majors accepted:
Courses required:
Courses accepted:
Geology credits required: 30
Credit information: Geologic course work required to qualify as a geologist" includes a minimum of thirty (30) semester or forty-five (45) quarter hours in geology course work at an accredited institution of higher education approved by the Board. At least twenty-our (24) of the semester hours or thirty-six (36) of the quarter hours in geology shall be in at least five (5) of the following subject areas:economic geology, engineering geology, environmental geology, field geology, geochemistry, geomorphology, geophysics, hydrogeology, mineralogy, paleontology, petrology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, or structural geology.
Education Notes: See the state regulations for a complete explanation of the education requirements for licensure.
Years of experience required: 4
Experience credits needed: 0
Experience information: Four (4) years of experience post Bachelor’s degree are required.
Continuing education requirements: No
Geologist in Training license available: Yes
Can take Fundamentals of Geology test before graduation: Yes
Fundamentals of Geology test details: 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.
Legal Code Reference for GIT, FG: 33-41-102 Definitions
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: Audit
License subject to sunset review: No
License subject to audit review: Yes
Sunset regulation name: None identified
Sunset statute: See audit and sunset history
Sunset statute reference: See audit and sunset history
Sunset committee: See audit and sunset history
Composition of sunset committee: See audit and sunset history
Sunset committee website: See audit and sunset history
Sunset duration: See audit and sunset history
Auditor name: Department of Audit, Division of Public Funds
Auditor website: http://publicfunds.wyo.gov/public/state-agencies
Audit statute: Wyoming Statutes, Title 9. Administration of the Government, Chapter 1. State Officers, Article 5. Director of the State Department of Audits
Audit Statute abbreviation: Wyoming Statutes, Title 9. Administration of the Government, Chapter 1. State Officers, Article 5. Director of the State Department of Audits Section 41-5A-1
Audit statute link: http://publicfunds.wyo.gov/statutes
Audit legislation committee: Legislative Service Office (LSO), Program Evaluation Section
Audit legislation committee website: https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislature/LSOAbout
| Year | Action | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Sunset law created | The Wyoming Sunset Law was created under Statutes Title 28, Chapter 10. |
| 1988 | Sunset law repealed | The sunset law was repealed. |
| 1989 | The Department of Audit was created. | |
| 1991 | Practice regulation | The Wyoming Geologist Practice Act was created. |
| 1992 | ASBOG | The first ASBOG exam was administered. |
| 2016 | Audit | An audit of the Wyoming Board of Professional Geologists was completed by the State of Wyoming, Department of audit. |
| 2018 | The Wyoming Geologist Practice Act was amended. |