New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter B - Regulation of Professions
Part 68 - ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING AND GEOLOGY
Section 68.9 - Licensing examinations for geology
Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 68.9
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) The licensing examination shall consist of:
(1)
fundamentals of geology; and
(2)
practice of geology.
(b) The grade retention provisions of section 59.5(f) of this Title shall not be applicable to geology examinations.
(c) Passing score. The passing scores for the examinations for licensure as a professional geologist shall be determined by the department, in consultation with the State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology.
(d) An applicant for admission to the fundamentals of geology examination shall:
(1) be within 20 credits of graduation from a
bachelor's degree program in geological sciences registered as leading to
licensure pursuant to section 52.46 of this Title, or accredited by an
acceptable accrediting agency, or a bachelor's degree program that is
substantially equivalent to such a registered or accredited program as
determined by the department; or
(2) hold a bachelor's degree from a
bachelor's degree program in a related science or engineering and be in the
last semester of a master's or doctoral degree program in geological sciences
that satisfies the requirements of section 52.46 of this Title, or hold a
bachelor's degree and a master's or doctoral degree from programs that are
substantially equivalent to such programs as determined by the department;
or
(3) have completed eight years
of experience acceptable to the State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying and
Geology pursuant to section
68.8
of this Part.
(e) An applicant for admission to the practice of geology examination shall:
(1) have completed the education and
experience requirements set forth in sections
68.7
and
68.8
of this Part; or
(2) have completed
12 years of experience acceptable to the State Board for Engineering, Land
Surveying and Geology pursuant to section
68.8
of this Part.
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