Oklahoma § 59-1362 - Qualifications of applicants for examination

§ 59-1362. Qualifications of applicants for examination

An applicant is qualified to take the examination to be licensed

when the applicant has met the following criteria:

1. Applicants for licensure shall possess a doctoral degree in

psychology from an institution of higher education. The degree

shall be obtained from a recognized program of graduate study in

psychology as defined by the rules and regulations of the Board.

Applicants for licensure who graduated before January 1, 1997, shall

have completed a doctoral program in psychology that meets

recognized acceptable professional standards as determined by the

Board. Applicants for licensure who graduated on or after January

1, 1997, shall have completed a doctoral program in psychology that

is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). In

areas where no accreditation exists, applicants for licensure shall

have completed a doctoral program in psychology that meets

recognized acceptable professional standards as determined by the

Board. When a new specialty of professional psychology is

recognized as being within the accreditation scope of the APA,

doctoral programs within that specialty will be afforded a

transition period of eight (8) years from their first class of

students to the time of their accreditation. During that transition

period, graduates of such programs may sit for licensure examination

whether or not the program has been accredited. This also applies

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

to new doctoral programs of specialties previously recognized within

the scope of APA accreditation. Applicants trained in institutions

outside the United States shall meet requirements established by the

Board;

2. For admission to the licensure examination, applicants shall

demonstrate that they have completed two (2) years of supervised

professional experience, one (1) year of which shall be

postdoctoral. In accordance with the rules and regulations

promulgated by the Board, applicants may be allowed to sit for

examination during the applicant's second year of experience. The

criteria for appropriate supervision shall be in accordance with

regulations which shall be promulgated by the Board. Postdoctoral

experience shall be compatible with the knowledge and skills

acquired during formal doctoral or postdoctoral education in

accordance with professional requirements and relevant to the

intended area of practice; and

3. Applicants shall be required to show that they have not been

convicted of a criminal offense that bears directly on the fitness

of the individual to be licensed. Each applicant shall submit to a

national criminal history record check, as defined in Section 150.9

of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The costs associated with the

national criminal history record check shall be paid by the

applicant.

Added by Laws 1965, c. 347, § 12, emerg. eff. June 28, 1965.

Amended by Laws 1984, c. 34, § 3, operative July 1, 1984; Laws 1991,

c. 144, § 8, eff. July 1, 1991; Laws 2016, c. 169, § 4, eff. Nov. 1,

2016; Laws 2019, c. 363, § 50, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.