(a) Examination of applicants for a license or certificate to practice psychology shall be made by the board at least once a year according to methods and in such subject fields as may be deemed by the board to be the most practical and expeditious to test the applicant’s qualifications.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 63-11-210
written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b)(1) Such examinations shall include the basic psychological sciences.(2) The board shall require the examinations to be written or oral, or both; provided, that in any written examination such applicant shall be designated by a number instead of the applicant’s name so that the applicant’s identity shall not be disclosed to the members of the board until the examination papers have been graded.(3) The board shall grade the written examinations returned by the candidates and shall keep them for at least one (1) year.(4) A candidate shall be held to have passed the examination upon the affirmative vote of three (3) or more members of the board.(5) Any unsuccessful candidate may, upon written request to the board, see the candidate’s graded paper.
