CSSE Soil Science Examination Registration

The next exam date is April 15, 2011.

The registration period for the spring exams will be January 24 - March 4, 2011.

The Fall 2011 exam date is November 18, 2011.

Please contact Marta Krist at 608-268-4955 or mkrist@sciencesocieties.org with questions.

If you are taking the CSSE Exams in a licensing state (ME, MN, ND, NC, TX, WI), please contact the state licensing board for exam and deadline information.  Please refer to the bottom of the page for contact information.

Certification as a Certified Professional Soil Scientist (CPSS) requires passing both the Fundamentals of Soil Science and Professional Practice Examinations. The requirements for certification for both CPSS and Associate Professional Soil Scientist (APSS) are below. The associate status is targeted for soil scientists in training after graduation who do not have the required work experience.

Refund Policy

Refunds must be requested by registration deadline. After the registration deadline, there is no refund but the applicants can request to be rescheduled for one of the next 2 exam dates at a cost of $75.00.

Study Materials

The examinations are based on performance objectives developed by practicing soil scientists. Please click here  for Fundamentals Exam Performance Objectives. Please click here  for Professional Practice Exam Performance Objectives.

Material Requirements

Exam participants must provide a #2 pencil to mark their answers on the answer sheet. NO exam materials are allowed in the exam site except calculators that perform simple math functions which will be provided. No hand held computers of any type are allowed including but not limited to laptops, palm pilots, advanced memory function calculators, etc.

For the following states, please contact the individual licensing board for licensing information:

Maine
Jenny Dalbeck
Board Clerk for Geologists and Soil Scientists
Department of Professional & Financial Regulation
35 State House Station
Augusta, ME  04330-0035
Phone:  207-624-8627
Fax:  207-624-8636
Hearing Impaired/TTY:  1-888-577-6690
Website:  http://www.maine.gov/professionallicensing
E-Mail:  jenny.dalbeckmaine.gov

Minnesota
Holly Salmela
Board of Architecture, Engineering Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design
85 East 7th Place, Suite 160
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone:  651-757-1516
Fax:  651-297-5310
Main Phone Line:  651-296-2388
Website:  http://www.aelslagid.state.mn.us/
E-Mail:  holly.a.salmelastate.mn.us

North Carolina
H. Joseph Kleiss
North Carolina State University
Box 7619, 100 Derieux Street
Raleigh, NC 27695-7619
Phone:  919-515-2643
Fax:  919-515-2167
E-Mail:  joseph_kleissncsu.edu

North Dakota
Michael Ulmer
Chair-Board Registration ND for Professional Soil Classifier
2485 Mustang Way Dr
Mandan, ND 58554-5910
Phone:  701-663-8926
E-Mail:  mike.ulmermsn.com

Texas
Soil Scientists Licensing Only
Please register for the soils exams with CSSE at https://www.soils.org/csse/exam_registration.html
For questions on licensing please contact:
Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists
PO Box 13225
Austin, TX 78711
Phone:  512-936-4400
Fax:  512-936-4409
Website:  http://www.tbpg.state.tx.us/

Wisconsin
Registration deadline 60 days prior to exam.
Contact: Wisconsin Department of Regulation & Licensing
PO Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708
Phone:  608-261-7096
Fax:  608-267-3816