Chapter GHSS 4

PROFESSIONAL SOIL SCIENTIST LICENSE

GHSS 4.01   Authority and purpose.

GHSS 4.02   Applications.

GHSS 4.03   Experience as a professional soil scientist.

GHSS 4.04   Education.

GHSS 4.05   Examinations.

GHSS 4.06   Application contents.

Ch. GHSS 4 Note Note: Chapter GHSS 4 was created as an emergency rule effective May 15, 1999.

GHSS 4.01 GHSS 4.01 Authority and purpose. The rules in this chapter are adopted under authority in ss. 15.08 (5) (b), 227.11 (2), 470.03 (1) (a) and 470.04, Stats. The purpose of the rules in this chapter is to interpret basic education, experience and examination requirements for licensure as a professional soil scientist as specified in ss. 470.04 and 470.05, Stats.

GHSS 4.01 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1999, No. 528, eff. 1-1-00.

GHSS 4.02 GHSS 4.02 Applications. An applicant who files an application but does not comply with a request for information related to the application within one year from the date of the request shall file a new application.

GHSS 4.02 Note Note: Applications are available upon request to the Professional Soil Scientist Section of the board at 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708-8935; phone [phone] or available for download from the department webpage: http://dsps.wi.gov.

GHSS 4.02 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1999, No. 528, eff. 1-1-00.

GHSS 4.03 GHSS 4.03 Experience as a professional soil scientist.

GHSS 4.03(1) (1) To qualify as satisfactory professional soil science work for the purposes of s. 470.04 (4) (c), Stats., an applicant’s experience shall include the application of accepted principles in the practice of soil science and shall demonstrate an applicant’s progressive development of competence to practice as a professional soil scientist. The experience shall be acquired in the areas of the practice of soil science listed in sub. (2) (a) to (h), or in other areas of the practice of soil science which in the opinion of the professional soil scientist section provide the applicant with a knowledge of principles and data related to the practice of soil science at least equivalent to that which would be acquired by experience in the areas of practice listed. Experience in every listed area is not required.

GHSS 4.03(2) (2) Areas of experience in the practice of professional soil science include:

GHSS 4.03(2)(a) (a) Soil physics: the study of the physical properties of porous media, including soils; and the determination of the state, distribution, transport and balances of matter and energy in porous media, especially as related to water, gas and heat.

GHSS 4.03(2)(b) (b) Soil chemistry: the determination of the chemical constituents, chemical properties, and chemical reactions in porous media, including soils.

GHSS 4.03(2)(c) (c) Soil classification, morphology and mapping: the description, classification, interpretation and mapping of soil materials in the landscape.

GHSS 4.03(2)(d) (d) Soil mineralogy: the study of soil science that deals with porous media inorganic materials, including the soils of the earth’s crust to the depth of weathering or of sedimentation.

GHSS 4.03(2)(e) (e) Soil biochemistry: the study of soil science concerned with enzymes, and the reactions, activities and products of soil microorganisms.

GHSS 4.03(2)(f) (f) Soil biology: the assessment of soil-inhabiting microorganisms and macroorganisms, including their identification, functions, activities and cycles.