Massachusetts § 2A - Positions in department of correction; educational requirements
Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 2A — Positions in department of correction; educational requirements, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2A. Positions in department of correction; educational requirements
Section 2A. Notwithstanding the provisions of section twenty-one of chapter thirty-one, the personnel administrator shall establish the following educational requirements for taking an examination for the following positions in the department of correction:—
An applicant for director of psychological research shall have a doctoral degree in psychology from an accredited college or university.
An applicant for principal psychologist shall have a minimum of a master's degree in psychology from an accredited college or university.
An applicant for chief supervisor of psychiatric social work shall have a minimum of a master's degree in social work from an accredited graduate school of social work.
An applicant for head psychiatric social worker shall have a minimum of a master's degree in social work from an accredited graduate school of social work.
Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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