North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Chapter 54 - PSYCHOLOGY
Section .1800 - EDUCATION
Section 54 .1803 - LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST
Current through Register Vol. 38, No. 18, March 15, 2024
(a) Licensure for the level of licensed psychologist shall require a doctoral degree in psychology from an institution of higher education. The doctoral program shall be accredited by the American Psychological Association or the Canadian Psychological Association at the time of the individual's graduation from the program, or one which meets all of the following requirements:
(b) If an individual's degree program did not include a minimum of 60 semester (90 quarter or 80 trimester) hours in standard psychology courses, as specified in Subparagraphs (a)(9) and (a)(10) of this Rule, but included a minimum of 54 semester (81 quarter or 72 trimester) hours of graduate study in standard psychology courses, as specified in Subparagraphs (a)(9) and (a)(10) of this Rule, exclusive of credits for internship or practicum and thesis or dissertation, the individual shall be allowed to take, and must pass with a grade of "B" or above, additional graduate level course work to meet the hourly requirement specified in Subparagraphs (a)(9) and (a)(10) of this Rule. The individual shall complete , standard psychology courses, as defined by Subparagraphs (a)(9) and (a)(10) of this Rule, to meet the minimum educational requirements to apply for licensure. The course work shall be completed at an institution of higher education in a graduate psychology program in the same specialty area as the degree program completed by the individual and shall be reported on an official transcript. Alternately, the course work may be completed in a formal re-specialization program in psychology at an institution of higher education as defined in G.S. 90-270.136(5), which shall be reported on an official transcript. A formal re-specialization program in psychology means a program in which individuals already holding a doctoral degree in psychology complete additional education and training in order to change their specialist area of study. Re-specialization programs involve coursework in a health service psychology field, including clinical, counseling, school or combinations of these areas. Respecialization programs also include education in profession-wide competencies, such as, ethics, assessment, intervention; experiential education such as practicum; and a one-year internship. The individual shall provide a certificate of completion of a respecialization program, issued by the program. No credit shall be accepted by the Board for audited courses. This additional graduate level course work shall not duplicate course work taken by the individual in his or her degree program or prior to admittance to his or her degree program.
(c) If an individual's degree program did not include a minimum of 54 semester (81 quarter or 72 trimester) hours of graduate study in standard psychology courses, exclusive of credits for internship or practicum and thesis or dissertation, the individual shall not be allowed to obtain additional hours at a post-graduate level to meet the hourly requirements in Subparagraphs (a)(9) and (a)(10).
Authority
G.S.
90-270.143;
90-270.145(a);
Eff. June 1, 1988;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2009; July 1, 1997; October
1, 1991; March 1, 1989;
Readopted Eff. April 1, 2020;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2021.