Nev. Admin. Code § 641.061 - Educational requirements for psychologists: Submission of proof that unaccredited program is equivalent to accredited program
1. An
applicant for licensure as a psychologist who, before January 1, 2018, has
completed a training program within the United States that is not accredited by
the American Psychological Association must establish to the satisfaction of
the Board that the program is equivalent to a program accredited by the
Association.
2. The applicant must
present to the Board:
(a) Transcripts, a
description of the training program, letters from the directors of the
departments of the institution where the program is conducted or other suitable
documents showing that the program substantially complies with the
accreditation standards of the American Psychological Association.
(b) Proof of doctoral training at an
institution which is considered by the Board to be an accredited educational
institution pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NAC
641.050.
(c) Proof that the primary purpose of the
training program is the professional training of psychologists. Catalogs and
brochures advertising the program must indicate that the program is intended to
educate and train professional psychologists.
(d) Proof that the program:
(1) Is a recognizable, coherent
organizational entity within the institution where the program is
conducted.
(2) Is an integrated,
organized sequence of study.
(3)
Has an identifiable faculty composed primarily of psychologists and a
psychologist who is responsible for the program.
(4) Has an identifiable body of students who
are matriculated in the program for a degree.
(5) Includes supervised practical,
internship, field or laboratory training appropriate to the practice of
psychology.
(e) Proof
that the curriculum encompasses at least 3 academic years of full-time graduate
study, not including any internships. The Board will count only 12 semester
hours or 18 quarter hours of preparation of a dissertation toward the 3
academic years of full-time graduate study.
(f) Proof that the program requires at least
60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of credit in courses in substantive
psychology. Dissertation hours may be counted toward the minimum hours
required.
(g) Proof that the
applicant, while in the program, completed the equivalent of courses consisting
of 3 semester hours in the following areas:
(1) Scientific and professional ethics and
standards.
(2) Research design and
methodology.
(3)
Statistics.
(4)
Psychometrics.
(5) Biological bases
of behavior, which may be satisfied by at least one of the following courses:
(I) Physiological psychology;
(II) Comparative psychology;
(III) Neuropsychology;
(IV) Psychopharmacology; or
(V) Human sexuality.
(6) Cognitive-affective bases of behavior,
which may be satisfied by at least one of the following courses:
(I) Learning;
(II) Memory;
(III) Perception;
(IV) Cognition;
(V) Thinking;
(VI) Motivation; or
(VII) Emotion.
(7) Social bases of behavior, which may be
satisfied by at least one of the following courses:
(I) Social psychology;
(II) Cultural, ethnic and group
processes;
(III) Sex roles;
or
(IV) Organizational and systems
theory.
(8) Individual
differences, which may be satisfied by at least one of the following courses:
(I) Personality theory;
(II) Human development;
(III) Abnormal psychology; or
(IV) Psychology of persons with
disabilities.
(h) The evaluation of the academic
credentials of the applicant conducted pursuant to subsection 3 or 4.
3. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 4, to determine whether the content of the courses and the
supervised practical, internship, field or laboratory training taken by an
applicant are equivalent to a program accredited by the American Psychological
Association pursuant to subsection 1, the applicant must have his or her
academic credentials, including, without limitation, the required curriculum,
evaluated by:
(a) The Association of State and
Provincial Psychology Boards; or
(b) The director of clinical training of a
doctoral program that is accredited by the American Psychological Association
and approved by the Board of Psychological Examiners.
4. An applicant who is unable to obtain an
evaluation as required in subsection 3 may, upon the approval of the Board,
have his or her academic credentials evaluated by a designee of the director of
clinical training of a doctoral program that is accredited by the American
Psychological Association.
5. The
Board may establish a subcommittee to review the academic credentials of an
applicant and present a recommendation to the Board. In determining whether to
approve the academic credentials of an applicant pursuant to subsection 3 or 4,
the Board will consider any recommendation from the Association of State and
Provincial Psychology Boards, the director of clinical training of a doctoral
program that is accredited by the American Psychological Association, or a
designee of the director of clinical training of a doctoral program that is
accredited by the American Psychological Association, as applicable, and the
recommendation of the subcommittee, if any, but is not bound to follow such
recommendations.
6. If the title of
any course submitted by an applicant pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 2
does not adequately describe its content, the Board or subcommittee, as
applicable, may require the applicant to submit additional information
regarding the contents of the course, including, without limitation, a
syllabus, a university catalog description or a statement from the instructor
of the course.
7. If the Board
finds that the training program completed by an applicant pursuant to this
section is not equivalent to a program accredited by the American Psychological
Association, the applicant may petition the Board for reconsideration. A
decision of the Board upon reconsideration, or a decision of the Board to deny
such a petition, is a final decision for the purposes of chapter 233B of
NRS.
Notes
NRS 641.100
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