What is a Professional Geologist? An Intro to Licensure
About this episode
Jesse and Dr. Joshua Davis discuss the process of becoming a licensed professional geologist in the U.S.
Jesse and Dr. Joshua Davis introduce a new series on professional geology licensure, prompted by listener questions, exam study use of their podcast, and continuing-education approvals. Jesse shares starting the U.S. process by taking the FG (Fundamentals of Geology) exam and explains the typical U.S. pathway in 31 states: FG exam, geologist-in-training status, years of work experience under a licensed geologist (with some state-dependent education carve-outs), then the PG exam and references...
People in this episode
Host: Jesse
Guest: Dr. Joshua Davis
Topics covered
- professional geology
- licensure
- FG exam
- geologist-in-training
- PG exam
Keywords
- professional geologist
- licensure
- FG exam
- geologist-in-training
- PG exam
- geology education
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: U.S.
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