Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 209 - Arkansas Agriculture Department › Division 06 - Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers › Rule 209.06.20-001 - Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers Rules

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
FINAL RULE
AGENCY NO. 188
Act 460 of 1975 of the State of Arkansas establishes the
				profession of Soil Classifying and provides for the regulation of the
				profession by this Board. Act 460 outlines the activities and procedures of
				this Board. However, the act allows the Board latitude in certain areas and
				requires rules of application in other areas. The following are the rules of
				the Board adopted pursuant to Act 460.
I. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION:
Application for registration as Soil Classifier or
				certification as a Soil Classifier-in-Training shall be made on a form provided
				by the Board. The applicant shall answer all questions on the form. Among other
				things, the applicant shall provide the Board with the following:
References: Applicants for Soil Classifier shall provide five
				references, three of whom shall be Professional Soil Classifiers and two shall
				be character references. Applicants for Soil Classifier-in-Training shall
				provide three character references.
Transcripts: Applicants shall provide the Board with certified
				transcripts for all college or university courses they have attempted.
Experience: Applicants are to provide the Board with a
				descriptive record of their present and past employment. Applicants holding
				valid Soil Classifier-In-Training certificates are to provide the Board with
				detailed records of work experience in soil classification including examples
				of work and name(s) of Professional Soil Classifiers worked under (as per
				Section III, paragraph 2). Applicants are also to provide the Board with any
				other information that relates to their competence as a Soil Classifier or Soil
				Classifier-in-Training such as reports published, professional organizations,
				etc.
The Board, at its discretion, may ask for additional
				information, or ask the applicant to appear before the Board. The Board may,
				with sufficient reason, waive any requirement not specifically made by the
				Act.
II. EDUCATI ONAL
			 REQUIREMENTS:
An approved soils curriculum shall consist of at least:
(1) a full four-year course of study leading
			 to a Bachelor of Science (or equivalent) or higher degree from an accredited
			 college or university with a major in a pertinent field of agricultural or
			 physical science, and
(2) 30
			 semester hours or equivalent in biological, physical and earth sciences with a
			 minimum of 15 semester hours in soil science. Soil science hours shall include
			 at least one course in soil classification and genesis with field instruction
			 in site evaluation and writing soil descriptions. The 15 semester hours in soil
			 science shall be acceptable toward a major in soil science at the institution
			 offering these courses or at another accredited institution in the event the
			 offering institution does not grant a major in soil science.
An unapproved soils curriculum shall consist of at
				least:
(1) a full four-year course of
			 study leading to a Bachelor of Science (or equivalent) or higher degree from an
			 accredited college or university with a major in a pertinent field of
			 agricultural or physical science, and
(2) 30 semester honors or equivalent in
			 biological, physical and earth sciences with a minimum of 15 semester hours in
			 soil science,
without
a course in soil classification
			 and genesis. The 15 semester hours in soil science shall be acceptable toward a
			 major in soil science at the institution offering these courses or at another
			 accredited institution in the event the offering institution does not grant a
			 major in soil science.