General Requirements Required To Receive The Certification
- 1. Academics. You must have at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in physical sciences, engineering, or in a biological science with a minimum of 20 semester hours in physical science.
- 2. Experience. You must have at least six years of professional experience in health physics. By permission of the Board, advanced degrees may substitute for a maximum of two years of the required experience.
- 3. References. You must submit a reference from your immediate supervisor and from at least two other individuals, including one from a currently certified Health Physicist.
- 4. Written Report. You must submit a written report that reflects a professional health physics effort.
- 5. Examination. You must pass a two part exam, which is given only one day a year at the Health Physics Society's annual meeting, and on the same day, at selected locations throughout the country. Part I, consists of 150 multiple choice questions in fundamental aspects of health physics. This portion of the test is three hours long. Part II consists of word and calculational questions which determine competency in applied health physics. This portion of the exam is 6 hours long. After passing Part I, the applicant must pass Part II within a period of seven years, or retake both parts.
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