Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 103 - Soil Classifiers, AR State Board of Registration for Pro
Rule 103.00
STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR PROFESSIONAL SOIL CLASSIFIERS
Section IV - EXAMINATIONS
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 2024
All applicants for certification as a Soil Classifier-in-Training are to pass an examination on the Fundamentals of Soil Classification.
All applicants for registration as a Professional Soil Classifier are to pass at some time both the examination on Fundamentals of Soil Classification and the examination on the Principles and Practice of Soil Classifying. The applicant may take both examinations on the same date if he/she meets the other requirements. In the event an applicant taking both examinations on the same date fails the examination on the Fundamentals of Soil Classification, the applicant's examination on the Principles and Practice of Soil Classifying shall not be graded and shall be considered void, i.e. neither passed nor failed.
Examinations on the Fundamentals of Soil Classification and on the Principles and Practice of Soil Classifying shall be held on dates and at locations designated by the board. Each applicant shall be notified in writing at least 20 days in advance as to the date and location of the appropriate examination. Examinations shall be prepared and administered by persons designated by the Board. Applicants are required to score a minimum of seventy five percent (75%) to successfully pass an examination.
Examinations on the Fundamentals of Soil Classification and on the Principles and Practices of Soil Classifying will be written examinations. In addition, the Board may require, at its discretion, a field examination as part of the examination on the Principles and Practice of Soil Classifying
Field examinations shall be held on dates and at locations designated by the board. Each applicant shall be notified in writing at least 20 days in advance as to the date and location of the examination. The field examination shall consist of three parts:
(1) a field mapping exercise;
(2) writing a complete, detailed soil profile description and
(3) making on-site interpretations for specific uses. Applicants are required to score a minimum cumulative score of seventy five percent (75%) to successfully pass this examination.