The College’s Entrance Requirements
There are standard requirements for entrance to the College for each category which are detailed in the Credentialing Standard. The categories of registration are listed in Part 5, Division 3, section 5-3 of the College bylaws.
There are four practicing categories:
- Registered Professional Biologist (RPBio)
- Registered Biology Technologist (RBTech)
- Applied Biology Technician (ABT)
- Applied Biology-Limited Licensee (AB-LL)
There are also three in-training registration categories:
- Biologist in Training (BIT)
- RBTech in Training or Trainee(RBTech)
- ABT in Training or Trainee(ABT)
The College also has Student members, who are in a post-secondary educational program that could lead to becoming a registrant of the College, but are not otherwise regulated by the College.
Registrant Categories
Comparative scopes of practice for applied biology professionals
The scopes of practice for the various categories of applied biology professional are summarized and compared in the table below. More detailed information on the scopes of practice for RBTechs and ABTs can be found in Schedule 3 of the College bylaws.
| Scenarios/ Examples | Registrant Category & Designation | ||||
| RPBio | RBTech | ABT | AB-LL | In Training ABT, RBTech, BIT | |
| Field Data Collection | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Data Entry | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Data Analysis | YES | YES | When supervised by an RPBio or RBTech | In Licensed Area | When supervised by an RPBio or RBTech |
| Report Writing | YES | YES | YES | In Licensed Area | YES |
| Recommendations | YES | YES | When supervised by an RPBio or RBTech | In Licensed Area | When supervised by an RPBio or RBTech |
| Interpretive Analysis | YES | When supervised by an RPBio | When supervised by an RPBio | In Licensed Area when supervised by an RPBio | When supervised by an RPBio |
| Developing experimental design or protocol | YES | When supervised by an RPBio | When supervised by an RPBio | In Licensed Area when supervised by an RPBio | When supervised by an RPBio |
| Preparing interpretive reports outside established parameters, protocols, and guidelines | YES | When supervised by an RPBio | When supervised by an RPBio | In Licensed Area when supervised by an RPBio | When supervised by an RPBio |
