Applying for Initial Licensure by ASBOG Examination

The ASBOG examination is held twice a year in the Cannon Building, 861 Silver Lake Blvd, Dover, Delaware. The 2009-2010 dates are below. You must apply to the Board for approval to sit for the examination. It is important to submit your application and required documentation by the final date shown below.

Submit:

• Completed, signed and notarized Application for New Licensure.

• Non-refundable processing fee by check or money order made payable to the "State of Delaware.”

• Official transcript sent directly from an accredited college/university to the Board office showing that you have
• received a degree in geology, or
• completed 30 credit hours in geoscience of which 24 credits are third or higher year courses

Note : If you previously submitted the transcript in connection with your application to take the FG exam, it is not necessary to re-submit it.

• If you have already taken and passed the FG examination,
• copy of the score report, or
• verification of passing score sent directly from the state where you took the exam

• Five professional references on the Professional Experience Reference Form establishing that you have at least five years of experience in geologic work satisfactory to the Board, three years of which must be in a responsible position. Each reference must send the form directly to the Board office.

Applications that are incomplete, not notarized, unsigned or not accompanied by the processing fee will be rejected. The Board will not review an application for licensure until the Board office has received all supporting documentation.

Sitting for the Examination

After the Board reviews and approves the application, the Board office will advise you in writing to submit the examination fee(s) and provide information regarding the examination. See Fee Schedule for the ASBOG examination fees.

For detailed information about the ASBOG exams, visit www.asbog.org.