2006 Ohio Revised Code - 4732.10. Examination qualifications.

§ 4732.10. Examination qualifications.
 

(A)  The state board of psychology shall appoint an entrance examiner who shall determine the sufficiency of an applicant's qualifications for admission to the appropriate examination. 

(B)  Requirements for admission to examination for a psychologist license shall be that the applicant: 

(1) Is at least twenty-one years of age; 

(2) Is of good moral character; 

(3) Is a citizen of the United States or has legally declared his intention of becoming such; 

(4) Has received from an educational institution accredited or recognized by national or regional accrediting agencies as maintaining satisfactory standards an earned doctoral degree in psychology, school psychology, or a doctoral degree deemed equivalent by the board; 

(5) Has had at least two years of supervised professional experience in psychological work of a type satisfactory to the board, at least one year of which must be postdoctoral. 

The board shall maintain a record of each specific degree program which it recognizes as acceptable for fulfilling the requirement of division (B)(4) of this section and shall adopt guidelines for the kind of supervised professional experience which fulfill the requirement of division (B)(5) of this section. 

(C)  Requirements for admission to examination for a school psychologist license shall be that the applicant: 

(1) Has received from an educational institution accredited or recognized by national or regional accrediting agencies as maintaining satisfactory standards, including those approved by the state board of education for the training of school psychologists, at least a master's degree in school psychology, or a degree considered equivalent by the board; 

(2) Is at least twenty-one years of age; 

(3) Is of good moral character; 

(4) Is a citizen of the United States or has legally declared his intention of becoming such; 

(5) Has completed at least sixty quarter hours, or the semester hours equivalent, at the graduate level, of accredited study in course work relevant to the study of school psychology; 

(6) Has completed an internship in an educational institution approved by the Ohio department of education for school psychology supervised experience or one year of other training experience acceptable to the board, such as supervised professional experience under the direction of a licensed psychologist or licensed school psychologist; 

(7) Furnishes proof of at least twenty-seven months, exclusive of internship, of full-time experience as a certificated school psychologist employed by a board of education or a private school meeting the standards prescribed by the state board of education, or of experience which the board deems equivalent. 

(D)  If the entrance examiner finds that the applicant meets the requirements set forth in this section, the applicant shall be admitted to the appropriate examination. 
 

HISTORY: 134 v S 176. Eff 9-22-72.