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 (a) An applicant for licensure shall not be subject to denial of licensure under Division 1.5 (commencing with Section 475).
(b)Â (1)Â On and after January 1, 2020, an applicant for licensure shall possess an earned doctoral degree in any of the following:
(A)Â Psychology with the field of specialization in clinical, counseling, school, consulting, forensic, industrial, or organizational psychology.
(B)Â Education with the field of specialization in counseling psychology, educational psychology, or school psychology.
(C)Â A field of specialization designed to
prepare graduates for the professional practice of psychology.
(2)Â (A)Â Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the degree or training obtained pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be obtained from a college or institution of higher education that is accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(B)Â Subparagraph (A) does not apply to any student who was enrolled in a doctoral program in psychology with the field of specialization in clinical, counseling, school, consulting, forensic, industrial, or organizational psychology or in education with the field of specialization in counseling psychology, educational psychology, or school psychology at a nationally accredited or approved institution as of December 31, 2016.
(3)Â The board shall make the
final determination as to whether a degree meets the requirements of this subdivision.
(4)Â Until January 1, 2020, the board may accept an applicant who possesses a doctoral degree in psychology, educational psychology, or in education with the field of specialization in counseling psychology or educational psychology from an institution that is not accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, but is approved to operate in this state by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education on or before July 1, 1999 and has not, since July 1, 1999, had a new location, as described in Section 94823.5 of the Education Code.
(5)Â An applicant for licensure trained in an educational institution outside the United States or Canada shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant possesses a doctoral degree in psychology or
education as specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) that is equivalent to a degree earned from a regionally accredited academic institution in the United States or Canada by providing the board with an evaluation of the degree by a foreign credential evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), or by …….
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