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PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTIST<br><br>Licensed professional soil scientist means a person who is licensed as a soil scientist under the provisions of this part. Soil scientist means a person qualified by education and practical experience to engage in the practice of soil science.<br><br>REQUIREMENTS:<br>To be eligible for a certificate of licensure, an applicant shall meet each of the following minimum qualifications:<br><br>(1) Be a graduate of an accredited college or university with a bachelor of science degree or higher in soils, agronomy or a closely related field. The applicant shall have successfully completed a minimum of fifteen (15) semester hours of course work in soil science;<br>(2) Have at least three (3) years of soil science professional experience. Any combination of the following kinds of education and experience qualify toward accumulating the required three (3) years:<br>(A) Masters of science degree in soils, agronomy or a closely related field and two (2) years of professional experience;<br>(B) Doctor of philosophy degree in soils, agronomy or a closely related field and one (1) year of professional experience; or<br>(C) Each year of teaching or soil science research by persons teaching upper-level soil science courses at the college or university levels; provided, that such teaching or research can be demonstrated to be of a sufficiently responsible nature to be equivalent to a year of professional experience; and<br>(3) Have successfully passed such examination or examinations developed or determined by the commissioner to assess adequately the knowledge and skills that are common to the competent practice of soil science as a profession.<br><br>PROSPECTIVE:<br>No person shall:<br>(1) Classify soils pursuant to the use and application of the USDAucation during the two (2)-year period immediately preceding renewal. One (1) of the twelve (12) continuing education hours each licensee obtains for renewal shall be in ethics.