Section 307 IAC 1-3-3 - EducationAuthority: IC 25-31.5-3-4
Affected: IC 25-31.5-4-2
Sec. 3.
(a) To qualify for RSS under this article, an applicant must meet the following: (1) Educational requirements as follows: (A) Successful completion of a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.(B) Successful completion of course work requirements in the following: (i) Soil sciences, fifteen (15) or more semester credit hours, including at least three (3) semester credit hours in soil morphology, genesis, classification, interpretation, or mapping.(ii) Supporting sciences, forty-five (45) or more semester credit hours. The minimum number of semester credit hours in the various sciences are as follows:(AA) Math, statistics, six (6).(CC) Biology, plant science (including crop science, forestry, and related courses), six (6).(DD) Physics, engineering (including computer science, geographic information systems, and related courses), three (3).(EE) Geology, three (3). Within each class of science in this subdivision any combination of credits satisfies the requirement, for example, the requirement in clause (A) can be satisfied by six (6) credits of math, six (6) credits of statistics, three (3) credits of math, and three (3) credits of statistics, or other combinations of six (6) credits. The total credits in all the sciences listed in this subdivision and in other science course must equal or exceed forty-five (45) semester credit hours. The board has discretion whether a particular course fulfills the requirements in this subsection. An applicant must supply an official transcript showing that all required course work has been successfully completed. Three (3) quarter credit hours is the equivalent of two (2) semester credits.
(2) Pass the examinations described in section 4 of this rule.(3) Pay the registration fee described in section 10 of this rule.(b) There is no limit in the time a person can be a RASS.(c) To qualify for RPSS under this article, an applicant must satisfy the work requirement described in section 5 of this rule.Indiana Board of Registration for Soil Scientists; 307 IAC 1-3-3; filed Aug 29, 2003, 11:00 a.m.: 27 IR 55; errata filed Oct 10, 2003, 1:30 p.m.: 27 IR 538; readopted filed May 14, 2009, 1:12 p.m.: 20090610-IR-307090196RFAReadopted filed 5/15/2015, 10:58 a.m.: 20150610-IR-307150072RFAReadopted filed 11/23/2021, 1:44 p.m.: 20211222-IR-307210234RFA