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Professional Geologist
License Description Section 7204-a of the Education Law defines the practice of the profession of geology as performing professional services such as researching, investigating, consulting and geological mapping, describing the natural processes that act upon the earth's materials, predicting the probable occurrence of natural resources, predicting and locating natural or human-induced phenomena which may be useful or hazardous to humankind and recognizing, determining and evaluating geological factors, and the inspection and performance of geological work and the responsible supervision thereof in furtherance of the health, safety and welfare of the public; provided, however, that geological mapping must not include the practice of land surveying as defined in section 7203 of the Education Law.
Licensing Agency
NYS Education Department
State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying & Geology
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474 3817 ext 140
SURVEY@nysed.gov; ENGINEER@nysed.gov; GEOLOGY@nysed.gov
Active Status Active
Continuing Education Continuing education required to maintain license
Criminal Record No criminal record prohibitions
Education Degree required
Exam Third-party exam required
License Type Register with licensing agency
License Updated 02/14/2023
Physical Requirements No physical requirements
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