{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac160-30-140","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC160-30-140","heading":"Education","body":"A. Applicants seeking to qualify for licensure based on completion of an associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree must submit a transcript from the school where the applicable degree was obtained. Only degrees from an accredited college or university that is approved or accredited by a regional or national accreditation association or an accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education will be considered.\n\nB. The following degrees will be considered to qualify in accordance with 18VAC160-30-110:\n\n1. Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering or engineering technology in a related physical, biological, environmental, or chemical science;\n\n2. Bachelor's degree in a related physical, biological, environmental, or chemical science that includes a minimum 32 semester credit hours in any combination of science and math;\n\n3. Master's degree in a related physical, biological, environmental, or chemical science and a bachelor's degree in any major such that the combined degrees include a minimum 32 semester credit hours in any combination of science and math; or\n\n4. Associate's degree in waterworks, in wastewater works, or in a related physical, biological, environmental, or chemical science that includes a minimum of 16 credit hours in any combination of science and math.\n\nC. Formal education used to meet a specific education requirement for license entry cannot also be used as a training credit for experience substitution.","path":["Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing","Agency 160. Board For Waterworks And Wastewater Works Operators And Onsite Sewage System Professionals","Chapter 30. Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators Licensing Regulations","Part II. Entry"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency160/chapter30/section140/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:16Z","sha256":"dc744ac756f53405bf3271572b9f36d5cdfd6b6761d9629564b55930adc5778b","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac160-30-130","next":"us-va/18vac160-30-150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}