Home | Become a Member | Member Classes | Practising Members Member Classes Practising Member An applicant for a practising member certificate of registration shall meet the following requirements: 1. Hold, i. a four-year bachelor of science degree or its equivalent, awarded by a Canadian university, in an area of geoscience and have at the time of applying at least four years of qualifying work experience, as determined by the Registration Committee, in an area of geoscience that was obtained within the previous 10 years, ii. an equivalent credential, as determined by the Registration Committee, from another institution, and have at the time of applying at least four years of qualifying work experience in an area of geoscience, as determined by the Registration Committee, that was obtained within the previous 10 years, or iii. a credential acceptable to the Registration Committee evidencing knowledge in an area of geoscience and have at least 10 years of qualifying work experience in an area of geoscience, as determined by the Registration Committee, that was obtained within the previous 15 years. 2. Have successfully completed any examination required by the Registration Committee. 3. Have successfully completed the professional practice and ethics examination where not exempted from taking it by the Registration Committee. It is a term and condition of a practising member certificate of registration that the holder use the designation "P.Geo." in English or "G.P." in French.