| (a) Jurisprudence Examination. All applicants for licensure
by the Board are required to pass the Jurisprudence Examination prior to licensure.
Applications for licensure by reciprocity may take the Jurisprudence Examination
at times mutually agreed upon between them and the Board's office. All other
applicants must take the examination at the times regularly scheduled by the
Board.
(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 NCSP 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 Taken the Professional Examination. An
applicant for licensure who has taken the EPPP in another jurisdiction will
not be required to retake the exam provided that:
(1) the applicant's score 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.
(f) Cutoff Scores. 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 scores are 500 and 450 respectively.
All applicants, both doctoral and masters level, must receive a minimum score
of seventy percent (70%) 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.
(g) Examinations to be Taken in Other Jurisdictions. A person
who presents serious cause and who wishes to take the written examination
in another jurisdiction may be permitted to do so after mutual agreement has
been obtained between the Texas Board and the statutory board of examiners
of psychologists in another jurisdiction. Such examinations must be the same
examination used by the Texas Board and must be administered at a regularly
scheduled examination by the other jurisdiction's board.
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