Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2145 - Missouri Board of Geologist Registration
Chapter 2 - Licensure Requirements
Section 20 CSR 2145-2.060 - Licensure by Reciprocity
Universal Citation: 20 MO Code of State Regs 2145-2.060
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule outlines the procedures to apply for licensure by reciprocity.
(1) An applicant may make application for licensure by reciprocity upon submission of the following to the board:
(A) Application form as provided by the board
with supporting supplementary documentation, as requested;
(B) Proof of certification or registration
from another state showing that the applicant is in good standing with the
other state;
(C) Documentation that
the licensing or registration requirements of the applicant's state of
licensure are substantially similar to the requirements of the board at the
time the applicant seeks licensure by the board; and
(D) Applicable fees.
(2) The board will consider the registration or licensing requirements of the other state to be substantially similar to the requirements of the board if the applicant for licensure by reciprocity has met the following criteria, at the time of application to the board:
(A) Proof of graduation from an accredited
college or university;
(B) College
and university transcripts showing successful completion of at least thirty
(30) semester or forty-five (45) quarter hours, or their equivalent, in geology
courses which are on topics involving the investigation and interpretation of
the earth, including bedrock, overburden, groundwater and other liquids,
minerals, gases, and the history of the earth and its life;
(C) Detailed summary of actual geologic work
showing that the applicant has completed at least three (3) years of
post-baccalaureate work in the practice of geology in responsible charge;
and
(D) Proof of having achieved a
passing score on the Fundamentals of Geology and the Practice of Geology as
developed by the National Association of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG[TM]),
or, evidence that the state of licensure, at the time of application to the
Missouri Board, requires its applicants to successfully pass the ASBOG[TM]
exam, or, evidence of successful completion of a state administered exam,
approved by the board, which tests the applicant's knowledge.
*Original authority: 256.462, RSMo 1994 and 256.468, RSMo 1994, amended 1997, 2005.
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