Fundamentals of Geology (FG) Examination — ASBOG
The ASBOG Fundamentals of Geology (FG) exam is the national first-stage exam used by state geology licensing boards, built on eight content domains from general geology to mineral and energy resources. The real exam has 140 multiple-choice questions in four hours and reports a scaled score with 70 as the minimum competency standard. SummitCert's portal gives you explained practice questions, flashcards, a timed 140-question mock exam and progress tracking by domain.
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Including General Geology and Geological Investigations, Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry, Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and Paleontology, and more.
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Topics you'll drill
8 core topics pulled straight from the real question bank.
- General Geology and Geological Investigations
- Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry
- Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and Paleontology
- Geomorphology and Surficial Processes
- Structure, Tectonics, and Seismology
- Hydrogeology
- Engineering Geology
- Mineral and Energy Resources
ASBOG FG Exam exam requirements & cost
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The ASBOG candidate handbook (updated January 2024) describes the FG exam as 140 multiple-choice questions with four options in four hours, and the portal mock uses the same 140 questions and 240 minutes. ASBOG reports results as a scaled score on a 0 to 100 scale; 70 is the minimum competency standard, the score is criterion-referenced rather than a fixed percent correct, and wrong or blank answers earn no points with no guessing penalty. The FG blueprint from the 2023 Task Analysis Survey lists eight domains with these weights: General Geology and Geological Investigations 17 percent, Hydrogeology 13, Geomorphology and Surficial Processes 14, Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry 12, Structure, Tectonics, and Seismology 12, Engineering Geology 12, Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and Paleontology 11 and Mineral and Energy Resources 9. ASBOG sets the minimum competency standard at a scaled score of 70 on a 0 to 100 scale. The score is criterion-referenced, so there is no fixed number of correct answers, and the portal mock shows a percent score only as a rough self-check. ASBOG's registration page lists a national exam fee of $200 and a Prometric seat fee of $78, $278 in total per sitting; your state board may add its own application fee, so confirm the full cost with the board. The content outline spreads questions across 8 areas; the largest are General Geology and Geological Investigations (17.0%); Geomorphology and Surficial Processes (14.0%); Hydrogeology (13.0%). The full list of areas and weights is on the portal exam page. Set by each state geology licensing board; applicants typically need a geology or geosciences degree with required course hours, and you register through your state board, not through ASBOG.
ASBOG FG Exam exam blueprint
Real domain weighting from the certifying body's own published exam syllabus.
- General Geology and Geological Investigations17%
- Mineralogy, Petrology, and Geochemistry12%
- Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, and Paleontology11%
- Geomorphology and Surficial Processes14%
- Structure, Tectonics, and Seismology12%
- Hydrogeology13%
- Engineering Geology12%
- Mineral and Energy Resources9%
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