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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

18VAC145-40-85. Qualifications for Geologist-in-Training (GIT) designation.

A. To be eligible to obtain the GIT designation, each applicant must:

1. Be of ethical character in accordance with the provisions of 18VAC145-40-70 A 2;

2. Have achieved a passing score on a board-approved Fundamentals of Geology examination; and

3. Hold a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or university and have satisfactorily completed at least 30 semester hours in courses in the geosciences, including 12 or more semester hours in at least four of the following disciplines: stratigraphy, structural geology, hydrogeology, mineralogy, petrology, geomorphology, and field geology.

B. Prior to obtaining the designation of GIT, an applicant who qualified to sit for a board-approved Fundamentals of Geology examination under 18VAC145-40-83 A 3 or A 4 and passed the examination must provide an official college transcript that demonstrates satisfactory completion of the degree program.

C. The designation of GIT will remain valid until the individual meets all requirements for certification as a Virginia certified professional geologist.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 29, Issue 5, eff. January 1, 2013; amended, Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 2, eff. November 1, 2025.

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