Exam Information
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In-Training Certification |
Professional Certification |
| Experience** |
None required |
3 Years (2 Years with a Masters or PhD in a related field) |
| Education/Training |
1 year experience and a 4-5 day basic delineation training course (the course must contain both field work and lectures)
OR
4-Year Degree that fulfills the following criteria*:
(9) credits Biological Sciences
(15) credits Physical Sciences
(6) credits Quantitative Sciences
OR
4-Year Degree in a related field that does not fulfill the
above criteria and a 4-5 day basic delineation
training course (the course must contain both field work and
lectures)
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One of the following will be
needed to qualify to take the Professional exam (in addition to the experience criteria listed below):
(1) A 4-5 day wetland course concerning the
1987 CORPS Manual, 1989 Interagency Manual, or USDA National
Food Security Act Manual
(2) Broad wetland related course work
(3) 4-Year Degree |
| Written Exam Required |
Yes - Multiple Choice |
Yes - Multiple Choice |
| Type of Exam |
Basic exam that tests knowledge of hydric soils, vegetation, hydrology and wetland classification. Difficulty of exam is consistent with the level of knowledge of someone with recent broad coursework but little or no experience in wetland delineation. |
Comprehensive-type exam that tests knowledge of delineation concepts, criteria, and methods. Difficulty of exam is consistent with the level of knowledge of someone with training and experience in wetland delineation and is based on the 1987 CORPS Manual and supplements. |
| Ethics Agreement |
Not required |
Yes |
| Continuing Education |
Yes - 6 hours per year
and $25 fee
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Yes - 12 hours per year
and $75 fee
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* Biological Sciences: Includes courses such as
general biology, botany or zoology; general ecology; plant, animal,
aquatic or wetlands ecology; invertebrate zoology; taxonomy; marine
science; fisheries biology; plant physiology, taxonomy, pathology,
or morphology; relevant environmental sciences and similar courses.
Physical Sciences: Includes courses such as soils,
chemistry, hydrology, physics, geology, sedimentology, oceanography,
costal processes, environmental engineering and similar courses.
Quantitative Sciences: Include courses such as
math, computer science, basic statistics, population dynamics, experimental
statistics, and similar courses.
** Experience is defined as “Where wetland management, wetland regulation,
wetland delineation or wetland ecology activities are among the primary duties of
their employment. A person so employed for one year would have experience
equaling one year.”
*Amended Certification Plan 9/9/08
*Please see the Amended Certification Plan to help answer any
questions you may have about certification.
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