{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac145-30-60","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC145-30-60","heading":"Course requirements","body":"The education required pursuant to subdivision 1 of § 54.1-2206.2 of the Code of Virginia must include the following:\n\n1. For a bachelor's or graduate degree to be approved by the board, it shall, at a minimum, contain coursework in the following:\n\na. Biological sciences, including courses such as general biology, botany, or zoology; general ecology; plant, animal, aquatic, or wetlands ecology; invertebrate zoology; taxonomy; marine science; fisheries biology; plant physiology, plant taxonomy, plant pathology, or plant morphology; relevant environmental sciences; and similar courses;\n\nb. Physical sciences, including courses in soils, chemistry, hydrology, physics, geology, sedimentology, oceanography, coastal processes, environmental engineering, and similar courses; and\n\nc. Quantitative sciences, including courses in math, computer sciences, basic statistics, population dynamics, experimental statistics, and similar courses.\n\n2. The applicant must have successfully completed a course of instruction, of a minimum of 32 hours, in state and federal wetland delineation methods that includes the proper identification of vegetation, soil, and hydrology indicators and a field component.","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 145. Board For Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, And Geologists","Chapter 30. Regulations Governing Certified Professional Wetland Delineators","Part II. Entry"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency145/chapter30/section60/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:14Z","sha256":"023cd5a76c8263f506cc406c0a58369feb6509e07334d1e81fa978ca0291054e","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac145-30-50","next":"us-va/18vac145-30-70"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}