Geologists Board Exam 2013
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
- 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
- Chemistry
- Crystallography
- Physical and Optical Properties of Minerals
- Common Rock Forming Minerals
- Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rocks
- Petrographic Techniques
- Applied Geology
- 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 2013 Geologists Board Exam:
DATE | DAY/s PLACE | DEADLINE OF FILING |
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August 13, 14 & 15 | Tue, Wed, Thu / Manila | August 2, 2013 |
NATIONAL PASSING RATE
The table below shows the number of board passers in the Licensure Exam for Geologists in the last 3 years:
EXAM | EXAM TAKERS | BOARD PASSERS | PASSING RATE |
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August 2012 | 141 | 78 | 55.31% |
August 2011 | 78 | 48 | 61.53% |
August 2010 | 48 | 27 | 56.25% |