Wisconsin Administrative Code › Examining Board of Professional Geologists, Hydrologists and Soil Scientists › Chapter GHSS 2 - Professional Geologist License › Section GHSS 2.04 - Experience as a professional geologist

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) To qualify as
			 satisfactory professional geologic work for the purposes of s.
			 470.04(2) (c),
			 Stats., an applicant's experience shall include the application of accepted
			 principles in the practice of geology and shall demonstrate an applicant's
			 progressive development of competence to practice as a professional geologist.
			 The experience shall be acquired in the areas of the practice of geology listed
			 in sub. (2) (a) to (m) or in other areas of the practice of geology which in
			 the opinion of the professional geologist section provide the applicant with a
			 knowledge of principles and data related to the practice of geology at least
			 equivalent to that which would be acquired by experience in the areas of
			 practice listed. Experience in every listed area is not required.
(2) Areas of experience in the practice of
			 professional geology include:
(a) Mineralogy,
			 including identification of minerals and mineral assemblages, the determination
			 of physical and chemical properties of rocks, and determination of probable
			 genesis and sequence of mineral assemblages.
(b) Petrography or petrology, including
			 identification and classification of major rock types, determination of
			 physical and chemical properties of rocks, and determination of probable
			 genesis and sequence of rock formation.
(c) Geochemistry, including evaluation of
			 geochemical data, and construction of geologic models based on geochemical
			 analyses.
(d) Stratigraphy or
			 historical analysis, including identification of rock sequences, establishment
			 of the relative position of rock units, determination of the ages of rock
			 units, interpretation of depositional environments and geologic histories,
			 performance of facies analyses, and establishment of stratigraphic
			 classifications.
(e) Structural
			 geology, including identification of structural features and their
			 interrelationships, determination of the orientation of structural features,
			 performance of qualitative and quantitative structural analyses, correlation of
			 separated structural features, and interpretation of structural features and
			 tectonic histories.
(f)
			 Paleontology, including determination of estimated relative geologic ages of
			 rocks, identification of fossils and fossil assemblages, correlation of rock
			 biostratigraphy, and paleoecological interpretation.
(g) Geomorphology, including identification
			 of landforms, performance of geomorphic field investigations, determination of
			 geomorphic processes and the development and age relationships of landforms and
			 soils, and interpretation of geomorphic field data.
(h) Geophysics, including performance of
			 geophysical investigations in the field, performance of geological
			 interpretations of geophysical data, and identification of potentially
			 hazardous geological conditions by use of geophysical techniques.
(i) Hydrogeology, including design and
			 interpretation of hydrologic and hydrogeologic testing programs, utilization of
			 physical and chemical data to evaluate hydrogeologic conditions, development
			 and interpretation of groundwater geologic maps and sections, application of
			 geophysical methods to analyze hydrogeologic conditions, determination of the
			 physical and chemical properties of aquifers and vadose zones, determination of
			 groundwater resources and quality, design of wells and drilling programs,
			 development of groundwater resource management plans, and development of
			 remedial action programs.
(j)
			 Engineering geology, including geologic interpretation for engineering design,
			 identification and interpretation of potential seismic and geologic hazards,
			 development and interpretation of engineering geology maps and sections,
			 evaluation of materials resources, establishment of site selection and
			 evaluation criteria, design and implementation of field and laboratory
			 programs, and provision of sample soils for geologic analysis and materials
			 properties testing.
(k) Mining
			 geology, including formulation of exploration programs, implementation of field
			 investigations on prospects, performance of geologic interpretations for
			 mineral reserves, performance of economic analyses and appraisals, provision of
			 geologic interpretations for mineral resource, mine development, and mine
			 reclamation or abandonment.
(L)
			 Petroleum geology, including formulation of exploration plans, implementation
			 of field investigations on prospects, performance of geologic interpretations
			 of physical properties and hydrocarbon reserves, performance of petroleum
			 economic analyses and appraisals, and provision of geologic interpretations for
			 development and abandonment of hydrocarbon reservoirs.
(m) Glacial geology, including understanding
			 glacial processes, deposits, landforms and environments; identification and
			 classification of glacial sediment; performance of facies analyses;
			 identification of glacial sequences and establishment of stratigraphic
			 classifications; determination of glacial histories; and development and
			 interpretation of glacial geologic maps and sections.