Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0780 - Commerce and Insurance
Subtitle 0780-05 - Division of Regulatory Boards
Chapter 0780-05-06 - Soil Scientists
Section 0780-05-06-.04 - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0780-05-06-.04
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) Any person who desires to obtain a license as a professional soil scientist shall submit an application to the commissioner, along with the required application fee and all required documentation, including proof that the applicant:
(a) Has graduated from an accredited college
or university with a Bachelor of Science degree or higher in soils, agronomy or
a closely related field. The applicant shall have successfully completed a
minimum of fifteen (15) semester hours of course work in soil science as
required by T.C.A. §
62-18-208(a)(1);
(b) Has at least three (3) years of soil
science professional experience. Any combination of the following kinds of
education and experience qualify towards accumulating the required (3) years:
1. Masters of science degree in soils,
agronomy or a closely related field and two (2) years of professional
experience;
2. Doctorate degree in
soils, agronomy or a closely related field and one (1) year of professional
experience; or,
3. Each year of
teaching or soil science research by persons teaching upper-level soil science
courses at the college or university levels; provided, that such teaching or
research can be demonstrated to be of a sufficiently responsible nature to be
equivalent to a year of professional experience.
(c) Has passed the fundamentals examinations
administered by the Council of Soil Science Examiners (CSSE).
The commissioner shall waive the examination requirement for licensure as a soil scientist for an applicant who makes written application to the commissioner not later than July 1, 2011, and who otherwise meets the requirements of this rule.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-18-208 and 62-18-211.
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