Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Commerce
Title R156 - Professional Licensing
Rule R156-76 - Professional Geologist Licensing Act Rule
Section R156-76-302b - Qualifications for Licensure - Education Requirements
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 156-76-302b
Current through Bulletin 2024-24, December 15, 2024
(1) In accordance with Section 58-76-302, the education requirements for graduates of an approved geoscience program are as follows:
(a) an earned bachelor's or
master's degree in geology from an accredited institution; or
(b) an earned bachelor's or post-graduate
degree in the geosciences from an accredited institution including the
completion of a minimum of 24 semester or 36 quarter hours in upper level or
graduate geology courses that include one or more of the following subject
areas:
(i) structural geology;
(ii) geophysics;
(iii)
(A)
sedimentology;
(B) stratigraphy;
or
(C) paleontology;
(iv)
(A) mineralogy;
(B) petrology; or
(C) geochemistry;
(v)
(A)
engineering geology; or
(B)
environmental geology;
(vi)
(A)
hydrogeology; or
(B)
hydrology;
(vii)
(A) geomorphology; or
(B) remote sensing;
(viii)
(A)
economic geology; or
(B) petroleum
geology; or
(ix) field
geology.
(2) In accordance with Section 58-1-302, an applicant who has been educated in a foreign country shall submit a course-by-course accreditation evaluation completed by FCSA to determine program equivalency.
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