Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0400 - Environment and Conservation
Subtitle 0400-40 - Water Resources (WPC)
Chapter 0400-40-17 - Certification of Qualified Hydrologic Professionals
Section 0400-40-17-.02 - APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION

(1) Persons may take the test offered for the certification program for qualified hydrologic professionals without seeking the certification; provided however, that if someone passes the test before they have the required experience and later wishes to use the results from that test to obtain certification, the date of that test or the latest refresher test may not be more than three years prior to the date of application for certification.

(2) Persons seeking certification as a qualified hydrologic professional shall submit the following to the department's designee for the certification program prior to taking the test: a fully completed form developed by the department and signed under penalty of perjury that contains all information showing their qualifications, including the details of their educational degrees and professional experience including documentation or description of at least five hydrologic determinations.

(3) In determining years of experience, the work done to meet any requirement for a bachelors level degree program does not qualify toward the five years of professional experience required for certification. However, relevant work experience obtained on summer employment, work study, or other employment that is not a degree requirement does qualify for such purposes.