Section Soil 303.01 - Examination Requirements for Soil Scientist Candidates(a) The examination shall consist of a written exam and a field exam.(b) The soil scientist certification written examination shall be administered at the Joint Board Office, 57 Regional Drive, Concord, New Hampshire in March and July.(c) The board shall hold soil scientist field examinations in May and September. Examinations shall be given to all persons making application who have successfully passed the soil scientist written examination and whose application is complete and who has made payment of the established fee.(d) The field exam shall be a test of the applicant's ability to prepare a soil map. The test shall consist of an actual field soil mapping pursuant to the standards of Soil 302.02(h) (1) of a parcel of land selected by the board. The soil map prepared by the applicant shall be graded based upon a comparison of a master soil map of the parcel prepared by a consensus of at least 3 certified soil scientists and a majority vote of the board. The time allotted shall not exceed 6 hours. The grade shall be pass or fail.N.H. Admin. Code § Soil 303.01
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Soil 300) #9886-A, eff 3-11-11