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TBPG Members of the Board

Soil Science

Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists

C. Thomas Hallmark, PhD, P.G., Chairman College Station

W. David Prescott, P.G., Vice – Chairman Amarillo

Becky Johnson, P.G., Secretary/Treasurer Fort Worth

Gregory Ulmer, J.D. Houston

Christopher Mathewson, PhD, P.G., P.E. College Station

Steven Fleming, P.G. San Antonio

Bereket Derie, PhD, P.G. Round Rock

Lindsey Lee Bradford Edna

Physical Address William P. Hobby, Jr. Building

333 Guadalupe Street Tower 1, Suite 530

Austin, Texas 78701

Mailing Address P.O. Box 13225

Austin, Texas 78711

Contact Information 512.936.4400 Phone

512.936.4409 Fax www.tbpg.state.tx.us

Elsa Paynes Licensing Coordinator

512.936.4403

Wesley McCoy, P.G. Enforcement Coordinator

512.936.4410

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The exams for the Certified Professional SoilScientist certification and state Soil Scientistl icensing programs are developed andmaintained by the Council of Soil ScienceExaminers (CSSE). The certification program, inits entirety, is overseen by the Soils CertifyingBoardoftheSoilScienceSocietyofAmerica.

To achieve certification as a CertifiedProfessional Soil Scientist (CPSS), you arerequired to pass the Fundamentals of SoilScienceexam.Examsareoffered twiceperyearin a range of locations across the United StatesandCanada.Theremaybedifferentdeadlinesinthesestates.

Youmustpass theFundamentalsofSoilScienceExam before you can take the ProfessionalPracticeExam.Youmayonlytakeoneexamperexamdate.

Soil Science Exam Information TBPG utilizes the Council of Soil ScienceExaminers (CSSE) exam, administered by CSSE.Formoreinformationontheexam,visittheCSSEwebsite or call 608/273-8085. Proof of passingscores on both portions of the CSSE exam isrequired in order to be licensed in the soilscience discipline. If you have passed the CSSESoil Science licensing examinations, pleasedownload Form V – CSSE Verification of ExamScores and submit completed form to CSSE forverification of exam scores. CSSEwill forwardverificationdirectlytoTBPG.

The Soil Science Exam

Theexamsarebasedonperformanceobjectivesdeveloped by the Council of Soil ScienceExaminers. It is recommended that the examcandidate work through the performanceobjectives and additional resources assupplementalinformation.

•  FundamentalsExamPerformanceObjectives

•  Professional Practice Exam PerformanceObjectives

•  OnlineFundamentalsExamPrepCourse

Performance Objectives And Study Materials

•  FundamentalsofExamResources

•  ProfessionalPracticeExamResources

Resources to Study For More Information: www.tbpg.state.tx.us