Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 641 - Psychologists, Licensed Behavior Analysts, Licensed Assistant Behavior Analysts, Autism Behavior Interventionists, Psychological Assistants, Psychological Interns and Unlicensed Personnel › LICENSING REQUIREMENTS › Section 641.061 - Educational requirements for psychologists: Submission of proof that unaccredited program is equivalent to accredited program

Current through June 11, 2024
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.