California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 18 - Board of Behavioral Sciences
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 1805.2 - Additional Examination Time: English as a Second Language
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
The board, in its sole discretion, may grant additional examination time to an applicant for whom English is his or her second language. To qualify for consideration, the applicant must submit a request for additional time stating that English is his or her second language, and provide one of the following:
(a) A Test of English as a Foreign Language, Internet Based Test (TOEFL-iBT) certification score of 85 or below, sent by Educational Testing Service directly to the board. The TOEFL must have been taken within the previous two years prior to application.
(b) Documentation from the qualifying master's degree program that the program had granted the applicant additional examination time or other allowance due to speaking English as a second language while he or she was enrolled in the program. Acceptable documentation includes, but is not limited to, a letter from the chair of the qualifying master's degree program, or from the educational institution's chief academic officer.
(c) Documentation that the qualifying master's degree was obtained from an educational institution outside the United States, and that at least fifty percent of the coursework was presented in a language other than English. Acceptable documentation includes, but is not limited to, a letter from the chair of the qualifying master's degree program, or from the educational institution's chief academic officer.
If approved, the applicant will be allotted time-and-a-half (1.5x) when taking the required board-administered examination. Allowance of this option for a required national examination is subject to availability from the exam-administering entity.
1. New section filed 8-8-2017; operative 10-1-2017 (Register 2017, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4980.60 and 4990.20, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 4980.397, 4980.50, 4989.22, 4992.05, 4992.1, 4999.52 and 4999.53, Business and Professions Code.
