Applicants with a doctorate of philosophy degree or its equivalent who apply for licensure as a school psychologist must complete one year of board-approved supervision or two years of such supervision if they have not had an internship, pass a standardized national examination in school psychology as defined in subdivision (3), section seven-b of this article, pass an oral examination given by the board, and pay appropriate fees.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-21-7e

  • Board: means the board of examiners of psychologists created by this article. See West Virginia Code 30-21-2
  • Examination: means the examination in psychology required by subdivision (5), subsection (a), section seven of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-21-2
  • Psychology: means the science involving the principles, methods and procedures of understanding, predicting and influencing behavior. See West Virginia Code 30-21-2
  • School psychologist: means any person who proposes to provide school psychological services as defined herein, to the public and in so doing claims to have the knowledge, training, expertise and ethical standards necessary to engage in such practice. See West Virginia Code 30-21-2