How do I get a license?

Education Requirements

Indiana requires successful completion of at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of course work in geosciences culminating in a baccalaureate or advanced degree.

Experience Requirements

Indiana law requires some combination of the following professional experience to qualify for licensure as a professional geologist:

• Five years teaching as a faculty member at the university level.
• Five years postdoctoral research in geoscience at an accredited university.
• Five years work performed under the supervision of or in collaboration with a licensed professional geologist.
• Seven years of professional geological work.

Examination Requirements

Indiana requires passing scores on both the Fundamentals of Geology and the Practice of Geology portions of the National Association of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG®) examination. Exam scores from state specific exams that were in place before the ASBOG® was developed are accepted to meet the examination requirement.