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Licensure / Certification Boards for GeologistsThe following states require continuing education: Alabama, Delaware, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas. SUMMARY OF STATE REGISTRATION CEU REQUIREMENTS (PDF file or Excel file) Alabama (Practice)(334) 420-7236AL Board of Licensure for Prof. Geologists E-mail: geology@alstateboard.com http://www.algeobd.alabama.gov/ Continuing Education Requirements: 30 HRS PDH per biennium http://www.algeobd.alabama.gov/continue_ed.aspx?sm=d_c Alaska (Title)(907) 465-2691AK Division of Occupational Licensing E-Mail: ProfessionalGeologists@alaska.gov https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing.aspx
Geologist certification in Alaska is based solely upon the registration requirements of the American Institute of Professional Geologists. Certifications have no expiration date and require no renewal fees.
Arizona (Practice)(602) 364-4930AZ Board of Technical Registration https://btr.az.gov/ Arkansas (Practice)(501) 296-1877AR State Board of Reg. for Prof. Geologists E-mail: pgboard@arkansas.gov https://www.arpgboard.org/ California (Practice/Specialties)(916) 263-2222CA Board for Geologists and Geophysicists E-mail: geology@dca.ca.gov https://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/ Continuing Education Requirements: None - under consideration to add requirement Delaware (Practice)
Continuing Education Requirements: 12-24 hours biannually Florida (Practice)(850) 487-1395FL Board of Professional Geologists https://www.myfloridalicense.com/intentions2.asp?chBoard=true&boardid=53&SID=
Georgia (Practice)(478) 207-1400GA State Board of Reg. for Prof. Geologists https://sos.ga.gov/index.php/licensing/plb/26
Idaho (Practice)(208) 334-2268ID Board of Registration for Prof. Geologists E-mail: GEO@ibol.idaho.gov https://dopl.idaho.gov/DOPLPortal/Home.aspx
Illinois (Practice)(217) 785-0800IL Dept. of Professional Regulation https://www.idfpr.com/profs/Geology.asp
Indiana (Title)(812) 855-5067IN Geological Survey Dept of Natural Res. https://igws.indiana.edu/lpg/
Kansas (Practice)(785) 296-3053KS State Board of Technical Professions E-mail: ksbtp1@ink.org https://www.ksbtp.ks.gov/ Continuing Education Requirements: 30 hrs / 2 year renewal https://www.ksbtp.ks.gov/continuing-education/guidelines
Kentucky (Practice)(502) 892-4261KY Board of Registration for Prof. Geologists E-mail: rpg@ky.gov http://bpg.ky.gov/
Louisiana (Practice)(225) 505-3766Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists E-mail: apply@lbopg.org http://lbopg.org/home.html Continuing Education Requirements: Fifteen (15) hours of continuing education are required for the annual renewal of a P.G. license, with one of those hours in the area of Professional Ethics. http://www.lbopg.org/resources/continuing-education Maine (Practice)(207) 624-8603State Board of Cert. for Geologists & Soil Science E-mail: geologists.board@maine.gov https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/geologists/index.html
Minnesota (Practice)(651) 296-2388Board of AELSAG & ID https://www.mn.gov/aelslagid/geology.html Continuing Education Requirements: 24 hrs biannually https://www.mn.gov/aelslagid/continuinged.html
Mississippi (Practice)(601) 354-6370MS State Board of Registered Prof. Geologists E-mail: geology@msbrpg.ms.gov https://www.msbrpg.ms.gov/
Missouri (Practice)(573) 526-7625MO Board of Geologist Registration E-Mail: geology@pr.mo.gov https://pr.mo.gov/geologists.asp
Nebraska (Practice)(402) 471-8383Nebraska Board of Geologists E-mail: nebog.board@nebraska.gov https://nebog.nebraska.gov/
New Hampshire (Practice)(603) 271-0239NH Joint Board of Licensure and Certification https://www.oplc.nh.gov/geologists/index.htm Continuing Education Requirements: 24 hrs biannually https://www.oplc.nh.gov/geologists/education.htm
New Jersey (Practice)(609) 984-3424Site Remediation Professional Licensing Board Email: SRPLBoardContact@dep.nj.gov https://www.nj.gov/lsrpboard/board/licensure/lsrp_licensure_info_forms.html Continuing Education Requirements: 36 Continuing Education Credits (CECs) during the three year term of license. https://www.nj.gov/lsrpboard/board/education/
New York (Practice)(518) 474-3817 press 1, then ext. 570 Continuing Education Requirements: 36 Continuing Education Credits (CECs) during the three year term of license. North Carolina (Practice)(919) 850-9669NC Board for Licensing of Geologists https://www.ncblg.org/ Continuing Education Requirements: 12 PDH hours per year https://www.ncblg.org/ce/
Oregon (Practice/Specialties)(503) 566-2837OR State Board of Geologist Examiners E-mail: osbge.info@state.or.us https://www.oregon.gov/osbge/pages/default.aspx Continuing Education Requirements: 8 hours per year https://www.oregon.gov/osbge/Resgistration/Pages/Continuing-Education.aspx Pennsylvania (Practice)(717) 783-7049PA State Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors & Geologists E-mail: ST-Engineer@pa.gov https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/Pages/default.aspx South Carolina (Practice)(803) 896-4575SC State Board of Registration for Geologists E-mail: Contact.Geologists@llr.sc.gov https://www.llr.sc.gov/geo/pub.aspx Continuing Education Requirements: 32 hrs biennium https://www.llr.sc.gov/geo/forms/Continuting_Education_Submissions.pdf Tennessee (Title)(615) 741-2241TN Dept. of Commerce & Ins. Div. of Reg. Board E-mail: Geology.Board@TN.Gov https://www.tn.gov/commerce/regboards/geologists.html Texas (Practice)(512) 936-4400TX Board of Professional Geoscientists E-mail: licensing@tbpg.texas.gov https://tbpg.state.tx.us/ Utah (Practice)(801) 530-6628UT Council of Professional Geologists E-mail: sduncombe@utah.gov https://dopl.utah.gov/geo/index.html Virginia (Title)(804) 367-8506VA Board of Geology Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation E-mail: Geology@dpor.virginia.gov http://www.dpor.virginia.gov/Boards/SSWPG/ Washington (Practice)(360) 664-1497WA State of Washington Department of Licensing Geologist Licensing Program E-mail: geologist@dol.wa.gov https://www.dol.wa.gov/business/geologist/ Wisconsin (Practice)(608) 266-2112WI Dept. of Regulation & Licensing E-mail: dspcredghssboard@wisconsin.gov https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/Home.aspx Wyoming Board of Professional Geologists(307) 742-1118E-mail: prof.geo@wyo.gov https://wbpg.wyo.gov/ States with Statutory DefinitionColorado(303) 384-2655Karen Berry, State Geologist E-mail: kaberry@mines.edu https://coloradogeologicalsurvey.org/about/ Oklahoma(405) 325-7968Dr. Nick W. Hayman, State Geologist hayman@ou.edu https://www.ou.edu/ogs States with Partial RegulationConnecticut(860) 424-3788CT Licensed Environmental Prof. Program https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Remediation--Site-Clean-Up/Licensed-Environmental-Professional-Program/Licensed-Environmental-Professional-Program Iowa (UST groundwater work)(515) 725-8310IA Underground Storage Tank Section E-mail: Bonnie.Garrison@dnr.iowa.gov https://www.iowadnr.gov/Environmental-Protection/Land-Quality/Underground-Storage-Tanks/Licensed-UST-Professionals Massachusetts(617) 556-1091Board of Registration of Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Professionals E-mail: lsp.board@state.ma.us https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-of-hazardous-waste-site-cleanup-professionals Michigan(517) 334-6907MI Dept. of Environmental Quality https://www.michigan.gov/egle/0,9429,7-135-3311---,00.html Missouri(573) 751-1600Missouri Department of Natural Resources E-mail: opcert@dnr.mo.gov https://dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/opcert/oprtrain.htm NevadaNV Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resourceshttps://nvbpels.org/ South Dakota(605) 394-2510SD Board of Technical Professionals E-mail: sdbtp@state.sd.us https://dlr.sd.gov/btp/default.aspx Association of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG)Phone: (803) 739-5676E-mail: asbog@asbog.org https://www.asbog.org/
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