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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
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
August 2011 78 48 61.53%
August 2010 48 27 56.25%

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