Geologists Board Exam 2012
The Geologists Board Exam, also known as the Geologists Licensure Examination, is a board exam facilitated by the Board of Geology under the Professional Regulatory Commission to assess the competency of BS Geology graduates.
As per R.A. 1080, individuals who passed the board exam need not take the civil service exams to be eligible for the following positions:
- Volcanologist
- Seismologist
- Geological Engineer
- Consultant
- Technical Writer
- College Instructor
Review Courses for Geologists Board Exam
There are review courses that you can take to prepare for the board exam. The content of these review courses may vary depending on the review centers, but they’re mostly based on the examination scope released by the Professional Regulatory Commission which includes:
- General Geology 40%
- Earth as a Planet
- Structural Geology
- Plate Tectonics Theory
- Earth Materials
- Earth Processes and Landforms and Stratigraphy
- Historical Geology
- The Earth, Philippines, and Southeast Asia
- Petrology and Minerology 30%
- Chemistry
- Crystallography
- Physical and Optical Properties of Minerals
- Common Rock Forming Minerals
- Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rocks
- Petrographic Techniques
- Applied Geology 30%
- Geologic Resources
- Applied Geology
- Analytical Methods and Tools
- Geology as a Profession
TAKING THE EXAM
Licensure exams for BS Geology graduates are usually held once a year. Below are the dates and testing centers for the 2012 Geologists Board Exam:
DATE | DAY/s PLACE | DEADLINE OF FILING |
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August 14 – 16, 2012 | Tue, Wed, Thu / Manila | July 25, 2012 |
NATIONAL PASSING RATE
The table below shows the number of board passers in the Licensure Exam for Geologists in the last 2 years:
EXAM | EXAM TAKERS | BOARD PASSERS | PASSING RATE |
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August 2011 | 78 | 48 | 61.53% |
August 2010 | 48 | 27 | 56.25% |