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 Wisconsin Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017)
 Agency GHSS. Examining Board of Professional Geologists, Hydrologists and Soil Scientists
 Chapter 3. Professional Hydrologist License

  Section 3.04. Education.  

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    (1)  In satisfaction of the education requirement under s. 470.04 (3) (b) , Stats., the professional hydrologist section shall accept a bachelor degree in hydrology or water resources, or a degree reflecting that the applicant has completed at least 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours of course credits in hydrology or water resources of a variety and nature sufficient to constitute a major in hydrology or water resources, granted by a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting agency approved by the state board of education in the state in which the college or university is located, or accredited by a Canadian accrediting agency satisfactory to the board.
    (2)  If the degree is from an educational institution not meeting the requirements of sub. (1) , the applicant shall provide an official evaluation by a transcript evaluation service acceptable to the professional hydrologist section which shows that the degree is equivalent to a bachelor degree in hydrology or water resources or a bachelor degree with a major in hydrology or water resources meeting the requirements under sub. (1) .
    (3)  In order to be considered a major in hydrology, the applicant must have completed at least 12 semester hours or 18 quarter hours of course credits in hydrology or water resources in at least 3 of the following areas:
    (a) Contaminant surface and subsurface water hydrology.
    (b) Field methods in surface and subsurface water hydrology.
    (c) Fluid mechanics or dynamics.
    (d) Fluvial geomorphology.
    (e) Open channel flow and hydraulics.
    (f) Stochastic hydrology.
    (g) Subsurface water hydrology.
    (h) Subsurface water and well hydraulics.
    (i) Surface or subsurface water modeling.
    (j) Surface water hydrology.
    (k) Unsaturated zone hydrology.
    (L) Water resource management.
    (4)  In addition to the coursework required under sub. (3) , other hydrology or water resource related coursework that may be used to satisfy the 30 semester hour or 45 quarter hour requirement include, but are not limited to, courses in the following areas:
    (a) Aquatic biology.
    (b) Engineering.
    (c) Environmental health and toxicology.
    (d) Forestry.
    (e) Geography.
    (f) Geology.
    (g) Limnology.
    (h) Meteorology.
    (i) Natural resources.
    (j) Soil science.
    (k) Water chemistry.