Seeking to Become a Licensed Professional Geoscientist in Texas? Do you need to take the ASBOG® (National Association of State Boards of Geology) exam? The next exam is scheduled for September 28th, but registration deadlines are approaching quickly! License applications and exam request forms should be received by the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) office in Austin NO LATER THAN 5pm August 3rd .
You can download the Exam Request Form at http://www.tbpg.state.tx.us/Exam%20Req%20Form.pdf .
In addition to the exam request form, you will also need to submit additional material, as described on the TBPG website: http://www.tbpg.state.tx.us/exam-information.html.
The exam is typically administered at the TBPG office in Austin; however, if 30 HGS or NeoGeos members in the Houston area commit to taking the exam (and register, etc.) then the exam may be offered in HOUSTON . In the blank area at the bottom of the exam request form note your membership in these organizations and your interest in taking the exam in Houston.
The Board will review your application materials, determine your eligibility, and send the registration packet back to you in time for you to send the exam registration form to ASBOG®. They will notify you the location the exam will be offered, be it Austin or Houston.
NOTE: College students can register and take the ASBOG® exam if they meet the educational requirements (as early as their senior year) even if they do not yet have the other requirements to obtain licensure. The exam results can be held on file until the other qualifications are met.
The requirements for licensure are outlined at http://www.tbpg.state.tx.us/Licensing.htm. All necessary application forms are available from the TBPG website ( http://www.tbpg.state.tx.us/forms.html).
The ASBOG® exam is given in two parts on September 28th: - Fundamentals of Geology portion- Practice of Geology portion
More information about the exam is available at:http://www.tbpg.state.tx.us/exam-information.html.
Candidate Handbooks and exam preparation material can be obtained through ASBOG® at: http://www.asbog.org/.
After September, the next ASBOG® exam will be held March 7, 2008, with registration deadline of January 11, 2008.
Questions about licensing and the ASBOG® exam can be directed to: Annita Herrera, Director of Licensing at the TBPG: aherrera@tbpg.state.tx.us