La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXII-705

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section LXII-705 - Relationship of GIT Certification to PG Licensure
A. The geoscientist-in-training (GIT) certification is intended as a stepping stone toward licensure as individuals are gaining acceptable geoscience experience.
1. Upon accruing five years of post-graduate geoscience work experience, individuals who are GIT certified and in good standing with the board may to apply for licensure as a professional geoscientist.
a. Individuals who are certified as a geoscientist-in-training may use "GIT" or "geoscientist-in-training" as a title after their name, providing these designations are not used in conjunction with or preceded by the work "licensed" or any other words that might lead one to believe they are licensed as a professional geoscientist.
b. This certification does not entitle an individual to practice as a licensed professional geoscientist.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXII-705

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Board of Professional Geoscientists, LR 412342 (11/1/2015).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:711.8(C)(1) and R.S. 37:711.2.