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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 10.60.02.01" title_num="10" subtitle_num="60" chapter_num="02" heading="Application Procedure.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An individual applying for a license or certificate of eligibility shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Submit the appropriate application in writing on a form provided by the Board;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Pay the application fee established by COMAR 10.60.06;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Have official transcripts of all baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate studies submitted in accordance with §B of this regulation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Have verification of previous experience, if applicable, submitted in accordance with §C of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Transcripts.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Official transcripts of all baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate studies shall be submitted directly to the Board from the appropriate educational institutions.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If official transcripts are not available, the Board may accept other evidence certifying successful completion of course work considered equivalent by the Board.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A graduate of a college or university that is not an accredited educational institution shall provide written documentation from an evaluation service, or other source acceptable to the Board, which:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>States that the institution’s program of study is substantially equivalent to that of accredited educational institutions; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Shows that the course work completed by the applicant satisfies the requirements of COMAR 10.60.01.03B.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>For apprenticeship graduates, the educational institution shall, as part of the official transcript, submit documentation, such as a certificate of completion, that the applicant satisfactorily completed the apprenticeship.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An applicant for a license who claims experience as an environmental health specialist shall provide to the Board independent written verification from the applicant’s employer describing the nature and duration of the applicant’s experience.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>