Our Mission

Safeguarding the public through professional standards in geology

ASBOG® Mission Statement

"ASBOG's mission is to advance licensure examinations for geologists and geoscientists to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the public."

Core Objectives

To support this mission, the National Association of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG®) focuses on the following pillars of service:

Rigorous Examinations

Developing and delivering scientifically validated, psychometrically sound licensing examinations (the FG and PG exams) that uniformly test minimum competency.

Mobility & Availability

Facilitating the transfer of examination scores and licensing qualifications across member jurisdictions to promote professional mobility for practicing geologists.

Academic Support

Fostering high-quality academic training and providing benchmarking tools (such as CPAT) to assist colleges and universities in aligning geosciences curricula with professional standards.

Connective Network

Serving as a unified link among individual state geology boards to help them discharge their duties and enforce uniform standards of practice.