Unless otherwise qualified, a person shall be admitted to certification as a soil classifier-in-training. The certification shall be valid for four (4) years, if he or she is a person who:
(1) Is a graduate of a soils curriculum approved by the Arkansas State Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers and has passed an examination in the fundamentals of soil classification; or
(2) Is an applicant who has completed a soil curriculum not approved by the board, who has a specific record of one (1) year of soil classification experience of a grade and character satisfactory to the board, and who passes an examination in the fundamentals of soil classification.