PlanetGeo: The Geology Podcast

The Geologist's License: How the FG and PG Exams Get Built — with Keith Rapp

April 30, 2026·1h 3m
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In this episode, we sat down with Keith Rapp, senior hydrogeologist, longtime volunteer with ASBOG (the Association of State Boards of Geology), and immediate past president of the organization. We dug into the professional geologist licensure process — what the FG (Fundamentals of Geology) and PG (Practice of Geology) exams actually test, how questions get written and vetted by panels of subject matter experts, why some states require licensure and others don't, and why Keith argues that lic...

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