Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-05-06-.04 - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

(1) Any person who desires to obtain a license as a professional soil scientist shall submit an application to the commissioner, along with the required application fee and all required documentation, including proof that the applicant:

(a) Has graduated from 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 as required by T.C.A. § 62-18-208(a)(1);

(b) Has at least three (3) years of soil science professional experience. Any combination of the following kinds of education and experience qualify towards accumulating the required (3) years:

1. Masters of science degree in soils, agronomy or a closely related field and two (2) years of professional experience;

2. Doctorate degree in soils, agronomy or a closely related field and one (1) year of professional experience; or,

3. 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.

(c) Has passed the fundamentals examinations administered by the Council of Soil Science Examiners (CSSE).

The commissioner shall waive the examination requirement for licensure as a soil scientist for an applicant who makes written application to the commissioner not later than July 1, 2011, and who otherwise meets the requirements of this rule.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-05-06-.04

Original rule filed April 20, 2011; effective July 19, 2011. Amendment filed July 25, 2014; effective October 23, 2014. Amendments filed September 27, 2018; effective 12/26/2018.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-18-208 and 62-18-211.