18 Va. Admin. Code § 160-40-250
An applicant for licensure as a master conventional onsite soil evaluator shall furnish acceptable documentation that one of the following qualifications has been met:
Prerequisites | Exam Required | Education Required | Documented Qualifying Experience | |
1. | No | Yes | Master's or bachelor's degree | Two years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing conventional onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an authorized onsite soil evaluator, a professional engineer, or an onsite soil evaluator |
2. | No | Yes | Associate's degree | Three years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing conventional onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an authorized onsite soil evaluator, a professional engineer, or an onsite soil evaluator |
3. | No | Yes | VDH onsite sewage system training program | Two years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing conventional onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an authorized onsite soil evaluator, a professional engineer, or an onsite soil evaluator |
4. | Journeyman or interim conventional onsite soil evaluator | Yes | No | Three years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing conventional onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an authorized onsite soil evaluator, a professional engineer, or an onsite soil evaluator |
5. | Virginia professional soil scientist license | Yes | No | One year of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing conventional onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an authorized onsite soil evaluator, a professional engineer, or an onsite soil evaluator. |
18 Va. Admin. Code § 160-40-250
Statutory Authority §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-2301 of the Code of Virginia.