(a)Application Requirements. A completed application
for licensure as a psychological associate includes, in addition to
the requirements set forth in §463.5 of this title (relating
to Application File Requirements), documentation of 450 hours of practicum
internship, or experience in psychology, in not more than two placements,
supervised by a licensed psychologist.
(b)Qualifications. A [subdoctoral] candidate
for licensure as a psychological associate shall meet the qualifications
and requirements of candidates at the doctoral level as stated in §501.255(a)(2)
- (9) of the Act.
(c)Educational Requirements. The Board requires a doctoral
degree or master's degree which is primarily psychological in
nature. A degree under this subsection must consist of
at least 42 semester credit hours for subdoctoral licensure. Of these
42 hours, at least 27 graduate level semester credit hours (exclusive
of practicum) must have been in psychology. Six semester credit hours
of thesis credit in a department of psychology may be counted toward
these 27 semester credit hours. Four hundred and fifty clock hours
of practicum, internship, or experience in psychology, in not more
than two placements, supervised by a licensed psychologist, must be
completed before the written exam may be taken. No experience which
is obtained from a psychologist who is related within the second degree
of affinity or within the second degree by consanguinity to the person
may be considered for psychological associate licensure. Applicants
who have a master's degree in psychology conferred from a psychology
program in a regionally accredited educational institution, and who
have not satisfied the Board's requirements, will be given an opportunity
to satisfy the current requirements of the Board. Requirements include:
(1)enrollment in a regionally accredited college or
university in a formal master's or doctoral degree program in psychology;
(2)completion of a maximum of an additional 12 semester
hours of course work to satisfy the Board's requirement of 42;
(3)submission of a letter from the official in charge
of the psychology program offering the additional course work stating
that the applicant's graduate degree in psychology, with this additional
prescribed course work, is equivalent to a 42 hour master's degree
in psychology from that program; and
(4)submission of a transcript from the educational
institution.
(d)Coursework. The application for licensure as a
psychological associate shall include course titles and the names
of instructors. If questions exist as to the content of course work,
the Board may require the applicant to furnish a catalogue of the
university or college where the courses were taken and the addresses
of instructors.
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 June 4, 2015
TRD-201502056 Darrel D. Spinks
Executive Director
Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Earliest possible date of adoption: July 19, 2015
For further information, please call: (512) 305-7700
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