(a)Jurisprudence Examination. All applicants for licensure
by the Board are required to pass the Jurisprudence Examination prior
to licensure.
(b)Examination in School Psychology. Applicants for
licensure as a specialist in school psychology must take the National
School Psychology Examination administered by the Educational Testing
Service and obtain at least the current cut-off score for the National
Certified School Psychologist before applying for the Licensed Specialist
in School Psychology.
(c)Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology.
All applicants for licensure as a psychological associate, provisional
licensure as a psychologist, or licensure as a psychologist are required
to pass the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP)
prior to the Board granting licenses.
(d)Applicants Having Previously Taken the
EPPP [Professional Examination]. An applicant for
licensure who has taken the EPPP either in the past or in
another jurisdiction will not be required to retake the exam provided
that:
(1)the applicant's score satisfies [satisfied
] the Board's current minimum acceptable score for licensure;
and
(2)the applicant can demonstrate that he/she has remained
professionally involved in psychology; i.e., at least half-time professional
employment and/or academic enrollment in a regionally accredited educational
institution.
[(e)Doctoral Applicants Taking Exam
at Master's Level. An applicant for provisional licensure as a psychologist
who has taken the EPPP at the master's level will not be required
to retake the exam provided that:]
[(1)the applicant's score satisfied the Board's current
minimum acceptable score for doctoral level applicants; and]
[(2)the applicant can demonstrate that he or she has
remained academically and/or professionally involved in psychology.]
(e)[(f)] Cutoff Scores for
the EPPP. The minimum acceptable score for the EPPP is seventy
percent (70%) of questions scored [for psychologist licensure
applicants and fifty-five percent (55%) of questions scored for psychological
associate licensure applicants] on the pencil and paper version
of the test. For computer-delivered EPPP examinations, the cutoff
scaled score is 500. [are 500 and 350 respectively.
Applicants for licensure as a psychological associate must receive
a minimum score of eighty percent (80%) of questions scored on the
Board's Jurisprudence Examination. All other applications for licensure
must receive a minimum score of ninety percent (90%) of questions
scored on the Board's Jurisprudence Examination. The exam score of
applicants for licensure who have already taken the EPPP must satisfy
the requirements of the Board as of the date of application to the
Board.]
(f)Cutoff Scores for the Jurisprudence
Examination. The minimum acceptable score for the jurisprudence examination
for all licensure applicants is ninety percent (90%).
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed
the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's legal authority
to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on September 25, 2017
TRD-201703811 Darrel D. Spinks
Executive Director
Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Earliest possible date of adoption: November 5, 2017
For further information, please call: (512) 305-7706
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