South Carolina |
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Registration Status: |
Practice Regulation | |||
Effective Date: |
1986 | |||
Exemptions: |
None. | |||
ASBOG® Membership: |
Member Board | |||
Update: |
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State Contact: |
Lenora Miles | |||
Title: |
Program Administrator | |||
Address: |
South Carolina State Board of Registration for Geologists | |||
| P.O. Box 11329 | ||||
| Columbia, SC 29211-1329 | ||||
Phone/Fax: |
(803) 896-4494 | (803) 896-4484 | ||
| milesl@llr.sc.gov | ||||
Web site |
www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/Geologists | |||
Board Composition: |
Four geologists and one public member | |||
Requirements: |
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| Education: | Four-year degree in geologic curriculum | |||
| Experience: | Five years, or if degree not in school approved by Board, must have eight years experience. | |||
| Exam: | ASBOG® | |||
| First ASBOG® Exam: | October 1993 | |||
| Continuing Education: | Yes | |||
Grandfathering: |
No | |||
Cooperative Licensure - (Comity/Reciprocity): |
Currently have reciprocity agreements with Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia. | |||
Registrant count: |
PGs: |
551 | GITs: |
9 |
Information updated:: |
October 15, 2008 | |||
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South Dakota |
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Registration Status: |
No registration, certification, or definition requirements exist. | |||
Effective Date: |
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Exemptions: |
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ASBOG® Membership: |
No | |||
Update: |
No changes reported. | |||
State Contact: |
Derric L. Iles | |||
Title: |
State Geologist | |||
Address: |
South Dakota Geological Survey | |||
| Department of Environmental and Natural Resources | ||||
| Akeley-Lawrence Science Center, USD | ||||
| 414 East Clark Street | ||||
| Vermillion, SD 57069-2390 | ||||
Phone/Fax: |
(605) 677-5227 | (605) 677-5895 | ||
| diles@usd.edu | ||||
Web site |
www.state.sd.us/denr | |||
Board Composition: |
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Requirements: |
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Grandfathering: |
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Cooperative Licensure - (Comity/Reciprocity): |
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Registrant count: |
PGs: |
GITs: |
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Information updated:: |
August 22, 2007 | |||
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Tennessee |
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Registration Status: |
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Effective Date: |
January 1, 2008 | |||
Exemptions: |
Teachers/researchers, subordinates, geological services for employers only and not for the general public. | |||
ASBOG® Membership: |
Member Board | |||
Update: |
New Geologist Licensure Act of 2007 passed in June and signed by the Governor on June 21, 2007. |
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State Contact: |
Donna G. Moulder | |||
Title: |
Administrative Director | |||
Address: |
Tennessee Dept. of Commerce/Insurance | |||
| Division of Regulatory Boards | ||||
| 500 James Robertson Parkway, Davey Crockett Tower | ||||
| Nashville, TN 37243-0565 | ||||
Phone/Fax: |
(615) 741-3611 | (615) 532-9410 | ||
| Donna.Moulder@tn.gov | ||||
Web site |
http://www.tn.gov/commerce/boards/geology | |||
Board Composition: |
Seven (7) members - in making appointments to the committee, the commissioner shall strive to ensure that the committee includes at least one female, at least one member of a racial minority, and at least one person who is at least sixty years of age. The commissioner may also strive to ensure that the geologist members are from each of the following professional groupings: environmental, mineral and fuel exploration and development, geologic hazards, and geologic research. | |||
Requirements: |
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| Education: | Must be a graduate of an accredited college or university. The applicant shall have successfully completed a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours of course work in geology, geophysics, geochemistry, engineering geology or their subdivisions. | |||
| Experience: | Must have at least five (5) years of geological education and professional experience and must pass both the ASBOG Fundamentals AND Practice examinations. | |||
| Exam: | October 2009 | |||
| Continuing Education: | Still pending. | |||
Grandfathering: |
Geologists who hold an active certificate under the Geologist Registration Act of 1988 (and 1992 amendments) prior to January 1, 2008. | |||
Cooperative Licensure - (Comity/Reciprocity): |
Yes | |||
Registrant count: |
PGs: |
GITs: |
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Information updated:: |
October 30, 2009 | |||
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Texas |
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Registration Status: |
Practice Act | |||
Effective Date: |
September 1, 2001 (except as noted below) | |||
Exemptions: |
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ASBOG® Membership: |
Member Board | |||
Update: |
Beginning September 1, 2003 a license is required to practice geoscience in Texas. Geoscience in Texas includes the disciplines of geology, geophysics, and soil science. Approximately 6,800 licenses for geoscientists were issued to applicants in 2003. |
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State Contact: |
Charles Horton | |||
Title: |
Executive Director (Interim) | |||
Address: |
Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists | |||
| P.O. Box 13225 | ||||
| Austin, TX 78711 | ||||
Phone/Fax: |
(512) 936-4401 | (512) 936-4409 | ||
| chorton@tbpg.state.tx.us | ||||
Web site |
www.tbpg.state.tx.us | |||
Board Composition: |
Six Geoscientists and three public members | |||
Requirements: |
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| Education: | Baccalaureate in Geology, Geophysics, or Soil Science | |||
| Experience: | Five years | |||
| Exam: | ASBOG®, CSSE (Soil Scientists) or Texas Geophysics Examination (Geophysicists) | |||
| First ASBOG® Exam: | March 2004 | |||
| Continuing Education: |
Fifteen Professional Developmental Hours will be required each renewal period as of September 1, 2006 |
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Grandfathering: |
Ended August 31, 2003 | |||
Cooperative Licensure - (Comity/Reciprocity): |
Statute allows for comity/reciprocity. |
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Registrant count: |
PGs: |
5,043 | GITs: |
0 |
Information updated:: |
November 19, 2009 | |||
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