An applicant for certification as a geologist-in-training shall comply with all of the following:
(a) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of certification under Section 480.
(b) Successfully pass the Fundamentals of Geology examination. The applicant shall be eligible to sit for the Fundamentals of Geology examination after graduation with a degree in a geological science from a college or university, the curriculum of which has been approved by the board.