California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 13.1 - Board of Psychology › Article 4 - Examination › Section 1388 - Examinations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The Board
				recognizes the expertise of the Department of Consumer Affairs' (DCA) Office of
				Professional Examination Services (OPES). The Board shall utilize the services
				of the OPES in licensing examination development and validation through an
				interagency agreement.
(b) An
				applicant shall successfully take and pass the licensing examinations prior to
				being licensed. The licensing examination shall consist of the Association of
				State and Provincial Psychology Boards' (ASPPB) Examination for Professional
				Practice in Psychology (EPPP), and the California Psychology Laws and Ethics
				Examination (CPLEE), except that the EPPP shall be waived for those applicants
				who meet the criteria in section
				1388.6 of this chapter. Such
				applicants shall be required to take and pass the CPLEE.
(c) An applicant is eligible to take the EPPP
				upon completion of a qualifying doctorate degree and 1500 hours of qualifying
				professional experience. An applicant shall pass the EPPP and complete all 3000
				hours of supervised professional experience prior to being eligible for the
				CPLEE, whichever is applicable, pursuant to section
				1388.6.
(d) Upon application, the Board will notify
				applicants of their eligibility to take the EPPP. Applicants are responsible
				for completing any administrative requirements for taking the EPPP established
				by ASPPB or its agent, including paying any fees. This subsection applies to
				those re-taking the EPPP as well as to those taking it for the first
				time.
(e) For forms of the EPPP
				taken prior to September 1, 2001, the passing score is the score that was
				recognized by the Board at that time. For computer administered forms of the
				EPPP, the Board shall apply a scaled score as recommended by ASPPB.
(f) Qualified applicants desiring to take the
				CPLEE shall submit to the Board the fee set forth in section
				1392 of this chapter. Applicants
				shall comply with all instructions established by the DCA examination vendor
				for taking the CPLEE.
(g) The
				passing score on the CPLEE shall be determined for each form of the examination
				by a criterion referenced procedure performed by OPES.
(h) An applicant for whom English is their
				second language may be eligible for additional time when taking the EPPP and/or
				the CPLEE. The applicant must complete and submit a request for additional time
				that states under penalty of perjury that English is their second language. The
				Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT) certification score of 85 or
				below must be sent by Educational Testing Service directly to the Board. The
				TOEFL must have been taken within the previous two years prior to application.
				If approved, the applicant will be allotted time-and-a-half (1.5x) when taking
				the examination.
1. Amendment
				  filed 12-22-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No.
				  52).
2. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 2-14-77; effective
				  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 8).
3. Repealer and new
				  section filed 11-21-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No.
				  48).
4. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 4-26-79; effective
				  thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No. 17).
5. Amendment filed
				  6-15-83; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 83, No.
				  25).
6. Change without regulatory effect pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations filed 3-5-90 (Register 90, No. 20).
7. Amendment of
				  subsection (b) and NOTE filed 6-14-93; operative 7-1-93 pursuant to Government
				  Code section
				  11346.2(d)
				  (Register 93, No. 25).
8. Amendment of subsection (c) and NOTE filed
				  8-11-95; operative 9-10-95 (Register 95, No. 32).
9. Amendment of
				  subsection (b) filed 1-8-99 as an emergency; operative 1-8-99 (Register 99, No.
				  2). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-10-99 or
				  emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
				  day.
10. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-8-99 order transmitted to
				  OAL 5-7-99 and filed 6-15-99 (Register 99, No. 25).
11. Amendment of
				  subsections (a)-(c) and new subsections (d)-(g) filed 7-11-2001; operative
				  8-10-2001 (Register 2001, No. 28).
12. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending subsection (f) filed 8-13-2001 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2001, No. 33).
13. Amendment of subsections
				  (a)-(c) and (e) and new subsections (h)-(i) filed 12-19-2001 as an emergency;
				  operative 1-1-2002 (Register 2001, No. 51). A Certificate of Compliance must be
				  transmitted to OAL by 5-1-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by
				  operation of law on the following day.
14. Certificate of Compliance
				  as to 12-19-2001 order transmitted to OAL 1-8-2002 and filed 2-20-2002
				  (Register 2002, No. 8).
15. Amendment filed 2-11-2003; operative
				  3-1-2003 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2003, No. 7).
16. Amendment of subsections (b), (c), (f)
				  and (g) filed 5-12-2006; operative 5-12-2006 pursuant to Government Code
				  section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2006, No. 19).
17. Amendment of subsections (b), (c), (f)
				  and (g) filed 4-1-2008; operative 4-1-2008 pursuant to Government Code section
				  11343.4
				  (Register 2008, No. 14).
18. Amendment of subsections (a)-(c) and
				  (e)-(g) and new subsection (h) filed 6-10-2015; operative 7-1-2015 pursuant to
				  Government Code section
				  11343.4(b)(3)
				  (Register 2015, No. 24).
19. Change without regulatory effect
				  amending section filed 12-5-2018 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2018, No. 49).
20. Change without regulatory
				  effect amending subsection (h) filed 8-30-2022 pursuant to section
				  100, title 1, California Code of
				  Regulations (Register 2022, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
					 2930
					 and
					 2942,
					 Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
					 123,
					 496,
					 2941,
					 2942,
					 2943
					 and
					 2960,
					 Business and Professions Code.