068-6 Wyo. Code R. §§ 6-1 - Psychological Practitioner

(a) Certification Requirement. An individual must be certified with the Wyoming State Board of Psychology before practicing as a psychological practitioner.

(b) Education Requirements. All applicants shall have completed a minimum of forty-two (42) graduate hours in psychology, or the quarter hour equivalent, and hold a master's or doctoral degree in psychology from a college or university which was regionally accredited at the time the applicant was enrolled and graduated. In determining whether an applicant's academic program was appropriate, the board shall employ the following criteria:

(i) The program, wherever it may be housed administratively, must be clearly identified as a psychology program.

(ii) The program must be an integrated, organized sequence of study in psychology.

(iii) The psychology program must stand as a recognizable, coherent and organized entity within the institution.

(iv) There must be a clearly identified authority with primary responsibility for the core and specialty areas, whether or not the program cuts across administrative lines.

(v) There must be an identifiable psychology faculty and a psychologist formally responsible for the program.

(vi) The program must have an identifiable body of students who are matriculated in that program for a degree.

(vii) The program must specify in pertinent institutional catalogs and brochures its intent to educate and train individuals for the professional practice of psychology.

(c) Experience Requirement. Individuals may demonstrate fulfillment of the experience requirement by completion of 450 hours of supervised practicum or internship experience, in no more than two (2) placements, with supervision provided by a licensed psychologist, in the course of obtaining the degree.

(d) Examination Requirement. The examination accepted by the Board to determine eligibility for certification shall be the current EPPP.

(i) To be considered for examination, the applicant shall submit a completed application form and accompanying documentation. The applicant shall be notified in writing whether the application has been approved for examination.

(ii) Every applicant for certification must achieve a raw score of 130 or a scaled score of 450 on the examination.

(iii) In the case of applicants who are not certified in another state, but who have taken the EPPP within a five (5) year period preceding receipt of the application for certification, the Board may waive retaking of the examination if the applicant achieved a passing score as defined above.

(iv) A psychological practitioner certified in any other state, province, territory or possession may be eligible for certification without examination provided the requirements for such certification in such state, territory, or possession are substantially equivalent to certification requirements in Wyoming.

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068-6 Wyo. Code R. §§ 6-1

Amended, Eff. 5/13/2021.