Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 510 - RULES OF STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS › Chapter 510-2 - LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION › Rule 510-2-.01 - Application for Licensure Effective November 1, 2020

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(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.