(1)
Application.
The following requirements must be met in order to be licensed
as a psychologist in this jurisdiction.
(a) A doctoral degree from an American
Psychological Association (APA) or Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
accredited doctoral program in applied psychology (as defined below under
Education) or from an I/O or international program (as defined below under
Education).
(b) Successful
completion of an APA or CPA accredited or Association of Psychology and
Internship Centers (APPIC) member internship, or its equivalent (as defined
below under Education).
1. An applicant who
was enrolled in a APA or CPA approved program prior to May of 2003, and who was
a student in good standing, will be deemed to have met the above noted
internship requirement, provided the applicant completed/graduated from the
program within a seven (7) year period from the date of enrollment.
(c) Successful completion of a
1500 hour postdoctoral supervised work (SWE) experience (as defined in Board
Rule
510-2-.04 Education).
(d) Completed Application Initiation Form
including all supporting documents and the fee made payable to the Georgia
Board.
(e) Once registered with the
Georgia Board, the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
(ASPPB) will notify applicants to register for participation in their
Psychology Licensure Universal System (PLUS) program application process.
Instructions on the PLUS program titled" General Instructions for Application
by Examination or Endorsement" may be found on the Board website on the
Application/Forms Downloads webpage.
(f) Once your application is completed and
submitted for approval to the Georgia Board by ASPPB, and approval is granted
by the Georgia Board, applicants will be notified to begin the examination
process. Georgia Board approved applicants will be required to take and pass
the following examinations, in the following order:
1. The first examination is a two-part
national licensing exam developed and owned by the Association of State and
Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB) designed to measure knowledge and skills
of psychology relevant to practice. The Board will accept the standard passing
score set by ASPPB for each administration of the Examination for the
Professional Practice of Psychology (EPPP). This examination is administered
online and procedural information is available from the office of the State
Board of Examiners of Psychologists.
A person must apply for licensure and be approved by the Board
as a licensure candidate in order to take the national licensing exam. EPPP
Part 1 is a computer-based examination that assesses the knowledge needed for
entry level licensure. Part 1 may be taken after all course work has been
completed (prior to internship and post-doctoral supervised work experience).
EPPP Part 2 is a computer-based examination that assesses the skills needed for
entry level licensure. Part 2 may be taken after all requirements for the
doctoral degree including the internship have been completed.
(i) After three unsuccessful attempts to pass
either part of the two-part national examination, the applicant will be
required to earn, in person, a minimum of three semester hours of Board
approved graduate level coursework in psychology at a regionally accredited
institution, or 15 hours of Board approved APA, CPA or GPA approved continuing
education prior to retaking the failed examinations. Documentation of
attendance must be by letter from the instructor or by official APA, CPA or GPA
certificate.
(ii) After six
unsuccessful attempts to pass either part of the two-part national examination,
the applicant will be required to earn, in person, a minimum of 9 semester
hours of Board approved graduate level course work in psychology at a
regionally accredited institution or 45 hours of Board approved APA, CPA or GPA
approved continuing education prior to retaking the failed examinations.
Documentation of attendance must be by letter from the instructor or by APA,
CPA or GPA official certificate.
2. The second examination, prepared by the
Georgia Board of Examiners of Psychologists, consists of a timed, multiple
choice, closed book Jurisprudence Examination covering current law, rules and
regulations, and general provisions. A licensure candidate can be scheduled to
take this exam after the two-part national licensing exam has been passed and
while the SWE is being completed. This information is available at the web site
at
www.sos.state.ga.us. The Board
shall set a passing score for this examination. Exam candidates who fail the
Jurisprudence Examination must wait 30 days before they can register to retake
the exam again.
3. The third
examination is the oral exam given by the Georgia Board of Examiners or their
representatives. The licensure candidate may be scheduled to take the oral exam
after the licensure candidate has passed all examinations, and is within 2
months of satisfactorily completing the SWE. The licensure candidate may be
granted a license to practice psychology only after having successfully
completed and obtained Board approval of the SWE and after having passed the
oral examination. The Board reserves the right to re-administer the oral exam
to individuals who do not satisfactorily complete the SWE.
(i) The licensure candidate must personally
appear before a subcommittee of the Board for an oral examination which will be
based on a work sample of material from their intended area of practice
provided by the licensure candidate. The work sample must have been generated
within six months preceding the oral examination or within six months of the
most recent professional practice. Licensure candidates must bring the SWE log
to the oral exam (see below under Education for exceptions).
(ii) The licensure candidate who fails the
subcommittee-administered oral examination will be scheduled for a Full Board
Exam. A Full Board oral examination is defined as an oral exam in which the
majority of Board members are present.
(iii) The licensure candidate who fails the
Full Board oral examination may take a second Full Board Exam after the
expiration of a six month period following the date on which the licensure
candidate failed the Full Board oral examination.
(iv) The licensure candidate who fails the
second Full Board oral examination will be denied licensure. Any consideration
for subsequent licensure will require submission of a new application, fees and
documentation. The applicant must meet all requirements that are in effect on
the date on which the Board receives the new application.
(v) The licensure candidate who passes the
subcommittee-administered oral examination and has successfully completed the
SWE will be granted a license to practice psychology in the State of
Georgia.
(2) Time and Place of Examinations.
(a) The Office of the Division Director,
Professional Licensing Boards Division, designates the specific time and
location where examinations are administered. The applicant will be notified in
writing of the exact time and place of the examination. The applicant must
appear in person for the examinations and bring government issued picture
identification.
(3)
Americans with Disabilities Act.
(a) The Board
will provide reasonable accommodation to the qualified applicant with a
disability in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The request
for an accommodation by an individual with a disability must be made in writing
on a form provided by the Board and received in the Board office by the
application deadline along with the appropriate documentation, as indicated in
the Request for Disability Guidelines.
(4) Application for Non-Renewable Provisional
License.
(a) A licensure candidate who has
passed the written examinations and who has completed all other requirements
for licensure except the post-doctoral supervised work experience requirement
and the oral examination may apply for a provisional license. The applicant for
provisional license must submit:
1. Completed
Application Initiation Form including all supporting Documents and the fee made
payable to the Georgia Board.
2.
Once registered with the Georgia Board, the Association of State and Provincial
Psychology Boards (ASPPB) will notify applicants to register for participation
in their Psychology Licensure Universal System (PLUS) program application
process. Instructions on the PLUS program titled" General Instructions for
Application by Examination or Endorsement" may be found on the Board website on
the Application/Forms Downloads webpage.
(b) Denial of Provisional License
Application.
1. If the applicant for
provisional license is denied, the applicant may petition the Board, within 60
days of the date of the letter of denial, to reconsider the application. After
60 days the file will be closed; to reapply the applicant must submit a new
application, a non-refundable application fee, and all required
documentation.
2. If the Board
requests additional information from the applicant, the applicant has 30 days
to respond. Failure to respond will result in denial of the application and
closing of the applicant's file. The applicant who re-applies for licensure at
a later date must submit a new application, an on-refundable application fee,
and all required documentation.
3.
A provisional license is subject to revocation if the Board determines that the
requirements of the supervised work experience are not being satisfactorily
met.
Revocation of a provisional license shall not be considered a
contested case within the meaning of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the Georgia
Administrative Procedure Act, but a holder of a provisional license shall have
the right to appear before the Board for appeal.
(c) Scope of Provisional License. A
Provisional license carries all the weight and privileges of licensure except
for the requirement of continued supervision for all professional activities
throughout the experience (See supervised work experience). A provisional
license is non-renewable and will expire in 24 months unless the Board grants
an exception.
(5) Denial
of Application.
(a) The applicant will be
informed in writing of the Board's decision regarding approval or denial of an
application for licensure.
(b) If
the Board requests additional information from the applicant, the applicant has
30 days to respond.
(6)
Fees.
(a) Licensure application fees are
non-refundable. Fees are designated on a separate Fee Schedule. Fees may be
reviewed and changed at the discretion of the Board. Indebtedness to the Board
caused by a returned check will be handled in accordance with Code Section
16-9-20 of
the Criminal Code of Georgia.
Notes
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 510-2-.01
O.C.G.A.
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43-1-2, 43-1-7, 43-1-19, 43-1-25, 43-39-5(d), 43-34-8(b)(4), 43-34-9, 43-34-10, 43-34-13.
Original Rule
entitled "Examinations: Requirements for Filing Applications" adopted. F. and
eff. June 30, 1965.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
Jan. 3, 1973; eff.
Jan. 23, 1973.
Amended: F. May 5,
1977; eff. May 25, 1977.
Amended: F. June 16,
1983; eff. July 6, 1983.
Amended: F. July 18,
1986; eff. August 7, 1986.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
July 13, 1988; eff.
August 2, 1988.
Amended: F. Feb. 25,
1992; eff. Mar. 16, 1992.
Amended: F. July 8,
1992; eff. July 28, 1992.
Repealed: New Rule entitled "Application Process:
Forms, Fees, and Deadlines" adopted. F. July 27,
1994; eff. August 16, 1994.
Repealed: New Rule entitled "Application for Written
Examinations" adopted. F. Dec. 6, 1994;
eff. Dec. 26, 1994.
Amended: F. May 1,
1998; eff. May 21, 1998.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
Jan. 31, 2003; eff.
Feb. 20, 2003.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
Oct. 29, 2003; eff.
Nov. 18, 2003.
Repealed: New Rule entitled "Application for
Examinations" adopted. F. Apr. 27, 2004;
eff. May 17, 2004.
Repealed: New Rule entitled "Application for
Licensure" adopted. F. Feb. 25, 2009; eff.
Mar. 17, 2009.
Amended: F. May 8,
2013; eff. May 28, 2013.
Amended: F. Jul. 30,
2013; eff. Aug. 19, 2013.
Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F.
Jun. 4, 2014; eff.
Jun. 24, 2014.
Amended: F. Aug. 10,
2015; eff. Aug. 30, 2015.
Amended: F. Mar. 28,
2018; eff. Apr. 17, 2018.
Amended: New title "Application for Licensure
Effective November 1, 2020." F. June 11,
2020; eff. July 1, 2020.