18 Va. Admin. Code § 160-40-270
An applicant for licensure as a master alternative 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 alternative onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an authorized onsite soil evaluator, a professional engineer, or an alternative onsite soil evaluator |
2. | No | Yes | Associate's degree | Three years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an authorized onsite soil evaluator, a professional engineer, or an alternative onsite soil evaluator |
3. | Held or holds a conventional onsite soil evaluator license, interim alternative onsite soil evaluator license, journeyman alternative onsite soil evaluator license, or authorized onsite soil evaluator license | Yes | No | Two years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an authorized onsite soil evaluator, a professional engineer, or an alternative onsite soil evaluator |
4. | No | Yes | No | Four years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an authorized onsite soil evaluator, a professional engineer, or an alternative onsite soil evaluator |
5. | Virginia licensed professional soil scientist | Yes | No | Two years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an authorized onsite soil evaluator, a professional engineer, or an alternative onsite soil evaluator |
18 Va. Admin. Code § 160-40-270
Statutory Authority §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-2301 of the Code of Virginia.