Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 155 - Board of Registration for Professional Geologists › Rule 155.00.05-001 - Section 3 - define the public practice of geology; Section 4-2 - allows for degree programs with equivalent geologic hours; Section 5-1 - defines the process for non-resident temporary work permits; Section 7-2 - sets cost for the non-resident temporary work permit; and Section 8 - announces the Boards authority to levy civil fines in disciplinary cases

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
SECTION 4
REGISTRATION TO PRACTICE UNDER TITLE OF REGISTERED
			 GEOLOGIST
4-2
Minimum
		  Qualifications
To be eligible for registration, an applicant shall meet each of
			 the following minimum qualifications:
(1) Be of good ethical character.
(2) Have graduated from an accredited college
		  or university with either a major in geology, engineering geology, geological
		  engineering or an earth science-related major that has been approved by the
		  State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists. Such a degree will
		  have to consist of the appropriate number of hours of geologic courses that
		  would normally constitute a geology degree and will be evaluated on a
		  case-by-case basis.
(3) Have at
		  least seven years of professional geological work which shall include a minimum
		  of three years of professional geological work under the supervision of a
		  Registered Geologist, except that prior to May 1, 1989, professional geological
		  work shall qualify if it is under the supervision of a qualified geologist, or
		  a minimum of five accumulative years experience in responsible charge of
		  geological work. The following criteria of education and experience qualify as
		  specified toward accumulation of the required seven years of professional
		  geological work:
(a) Each year of
		  undergraduate study in the geological sciences shall count as one-half year of
		  training up to a maximum of two years with a Bachelor Degree, and each year of
		  graduate study shall count as a year of training for a two-year maximum with
		  either a Masters Degree or a Doctor of Philosophy Degree.
(b) Credit for undergraduate study, graduate
		  study, graduate courses, individually or in any combination thereof, shall in
		  no case exceed a total of four years toward meeting the requirements for at
		  least seven years of professional geological work as set forth above.
(c) The Board may consider in lieu of the
		  above professional geological work as set out in (b) above, the cumulative
		  total of professional geological work or geological research of persons
		  teaching at the college or university level, provided such work or research can
		  be demonstrated to be of a sufficiently responsible nature to be equivalent to
		  the professional requirements stated above. Separate experience time is not
		  allowed for teaching while it is a part of the curriculum during normal pursuit
		  of graduate studies.
(d) The
		  ability of the applicant shall have been demonstrated by his having performed
		  the work in a responsible position as determined by the Board. The adequacy of
		  the required supervision and experience shall be determined by the Board in
		  accordance with standards set forth in regulations adopted by it, and
(e) The applicant shall successfully pass
		  such examinations established by the Board designed to demonstrate that he/she
		  has the necessary knowledge and skill to exercise the responsibilities of the
		  public practice of geology.