Utah Code 58-76-302. Qualifications for licensure
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Each applicant for licensure as a professional geologist shall:
(1) submit an application in a form as prescribed by the division;
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-76-302
- Board: means the Professional Geologist Licensing Board created in Section
58-76-201 . See Utah Code 58-76-102 - Department: means the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 58-1-102
- Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section
58-1-103 . See Utah Code 58-1-102 - Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Professional geologist: means a person licensed under this chapter to engage in the practice of geology before the public. See Utah Code 58-76-102
- Responsible charge: means the independent control and direction by use of initiative, skill, and independent judgment of geological work or the supervision of the work. See Utah Code 58-76-102
(2) pay a fee as determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;
(3) provide satisfactory evidence of:
(3)(a) a bachelors or graduate degree in the geosciences granted through an institution of higher education that is accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency with a minimum of 30 semester or 45 quarter hours of course work in the geosciences; or
(3)(b) completion of other equivalent educational requirements as determined by the division in collaboration with the board;
(4) provide satisfactory evidence of:
(4)(a) with a bachelors degree, a specific record of five years of active professional practice in geological work of a character satisfactory to the division, indicating the applicant is competent to be placed in a responsible charge of the work;
(4)(b) with a masters degree, a specific record of three years of active professional practice in geological work of a character satisfactory to the division, indicating the applicant is competent to be placed in a responsible charge of the work; or
(4)(c) with a doctorate degree, a specific record of one year of active professional practice in geological work of a character satisfactory to the division, indicating the applicant is competent to be placed in a responsible charge of the work; and
(5) after January 1, 2004, meet the examination requirement established by rule by the division in collaboration with the board.