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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 145. Board For Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, And Geologists
Chapter 40. Regulations for the Geology Certification Program
11/1/2025

18VAC145-40-10. Definitions.

A. Section 54.1-2200 of the Code of Virginia provides definitions of the following terms and phrases as used in this chapter:

Board

Geologist

Geology

Practice of geology

Qualified geologist

Virginia certified professional geologist

B. The following words and terms when used in this chapter have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Department" means Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.

"Geological mapping" means the process of creating a map on which is recorded geological information, such as the distribution, nature, and age of relationships of rock units, in which surficial deposits may or may not be mapped separately, and the occurrence of structural features such as folds, faults, and joints; mineral deposits; and fossil localities. "Geological mapping" may indicate geologic structure by means of formational outcrop patterns, by conventional symbols giving the direction and amount of dip at certain points, or by structure-contour lines.

"Geologist-in-Training" or "GIT" means an individual who has completed the academic requirements specified in this chapter and has passed the Fundamentals of Geology examination, but has not met all requirements to qualify as a Virginia certified professional geologist.

"Related geological science degree" means a degree that includes 30 semester hours of courses in the geosciences, including 12 or more semester hours from at least four of the following disciplines: stratigraphy, structural geology, hydrogeology, mineralogy, petrology, geomorphology, and field geology.

"Responsible charge" means the direct control and supervision of the practice of geology.

"Supervision" means quality control review of all significant data collection, interpretation, and conclusions.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Former 18VAC70-20-10 derived from VR335-01-2 § 1.1, eff. February 1, 1988; amended, Virginia Register Volume 7, Issue 13, eff. April 24, 1991; Volume 11, Issue 6, eff. February 1, 1995; Volume 22, Issue 21, eff. August 1, 2006; amended and renumbered as 18VAC145-40-10, Virginia Register Volume 28, Issue 23, eff. August 15, 2012; amended, Volume 29, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 2013; Volume 41, Issue 1, eff. October 1, 2024; Volume 42, Issue 2, eff. November 1, 2025.

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