La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXII-909
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section LXII-909 - EducationA. An applicant must have graduated from a course of study from an accredited university or program in geology or in one of the sub-disciplines of geoscience (as listed below) satisfactory to the board. This course must consist of at least 4 years of study and includes at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of credit in geoscience, of which at least 20 semester hours or 30 quarter hours of credit must be in upper-level college courses in that discipline. The following will qualify: 2. sub-discipline of geology including but not limited to geophysics, engineering geology, petroleum geology, hydrogeology, environmental geology and soil science; or3. other equivalent educational requirements as determined by the board.B. It is the applicants responsibility to request their official college transcript be sent directly from the college registrars office to the board. 1. Official transcripts shall be forwarded directly to the board office by the applicant.2. Additional academic information including but not limited to grades and transfer credit shall be submitted to the board at the request of the application review committee.C. If transcripts cannot be transmitted directly to the board from the issuing institution, the application review committee may recommend alternatives to the board for its approval. Such alternatives may include validating transcripts in the applicant's possession through a board-approved commercial evaluation service.D. Degrees and coursework earned at foreign universities shall be acceptable if the degree conferred and coursework has been determined by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) to be equivalent to a degree conferred by or coursework completed in an accredited institution or program. 1. It is the applicant's responsibility to have degrees and coursework so evaluated.2. The commercial evaluation of a degree shall be accepted in lieu of an official transcript only if the credential evaluation service has indicated that the credential evaluation was based on a verified official academic record or transcript.E. The relevance to the licensing requirements of academic courses, the titles of which are not self-explanatory, must be substantiated through course descriptions in official school catalogs, bulletins, syllabi, or by other means. F. The board shall accept no coursework which an applicant's transcript indicates was not completed with a passing grade or for credit.G. In evaluating two or more sets of transcripts from a single applicant, the board shall consider a quarter hour of academic credit as two-thirds of a semester hour.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXII-909
Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Board of Professional Geoscientists, LR 412344 (11/1/2015).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:711.8(C)(1) and R.S. 37:711.2.