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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 21TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS
CHAPTER 463APPLICATIONS AND EXAMINATIONS
RULE §463.8Licensed Psychological Associate
ISSUE 12/25/2015
ACTION Proposed
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(a)Application Requirements.

  (1)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.

  (2)A completed application for licensure as a psychological associate includes, in addition to the requirements set forth in §463.5 of this title, documentation of 450 hours of practicum, internship, or experience in psychology, in not more than two placements, supervised by a licensed psychologist. The 450 hours of practicum, internship, or experience in psychology must have been obtained as part of a course of study from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. This paragraph shall take effect, supersede, and take the place of paragraph (1) of this subsection on September 1, 2017.

  (3)Applicants may not utilize any supervised experience obtained from a psychologist who is related within the second degree of affinity or consanguinity to satisfy the requirements of this rule.

(b)Qualifications. A 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.

  (1)The Board requires a graduate degree which is primarily psychological in nature. A degree utilized to meet the requirements of this rule must consist of at least 42 semester credit hours for 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.

  (2)Applicants who have a sub-doctoral graduate degree in psychology conferred from a psychology program in a regionally accredited educational institution, but who have not satisfied the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection, may complete a maximum of 12 additional semester hours of coursework to satisfy the requirements for licensure. The additional coursework must be obtained from a formal graduate degree program in psychology at a regionally accredited college or university, and must be reflected on an official transcript provided to the Board. Additionally, applicants must submit a letter from the official in charge of the psychology program offering the additional coursework stating that the applicant's graduate degree in psychology, with this additional prescribed coursework, is equivalent to a 42 hour graduate degree in psychology from that program.

(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 coursework, 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.

(e)The proper title for a person licensed under this rule shall be "psychological associate."

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 December 14, 2015

TRD-201505554

Darrel D. Spinks

Executive Director

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists

Earliest possible date of adoption: January 24, 2016

For further information, please call: (512) 305-7706



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