A. The Board shall
apply the following criteria to determine whether a doctoral program provided
by an institution of higher education met the standards in A.R.S. §
32-2071(A)(2) at the time an applicant began the degree
program:
1. The program is identified and
labeled as a psychology program if there were institutional catalogues and
brochures that specified the intent of the institution of higher education to
educate and train psychologists;
2.
The program stands as a recognized, coherent organizational entity if there was
an organized sequence of courses comprising a psychology curriculum;
and
3. The program has clearly
identified entry and exit criteria within its psychology curriculum if there
were specific prerequisites for entrance into the program and delineated
requirements for graduation.
B. The Board shall verify that an applicant
completed the hours in the subject areas described in A.R.S. §
32-2071(A)(4).
For this purpose, the applicant shall have the institution of higher education
that the applicant attended provide directly to the Board an official
transcript of all courses taken and verification of the dissertation or similar
project.
1. The Board shall verify that an
applicant's transcripts have been prepared solely by the institution under
A.R.S. §
32-2071(A)(7) by determining whether the applicant had any
input into the transcript drafting process.
2.
1. The Board may
require additional documentation from the applicant or from the institution to
determine whether the applicant satisfied the requirements of A.R.S. §
32-2071(A)(4).
3.
2. The
Board shall count five quarter hours or six trimester hours as the equivalent
of three semester hours, as required under A.R.S. §
32-2071(A)(4).
When an academic term is other than a semester, quarter, or trimester, 15
classroom contact hours equals one semester hour.
C. To determine whether a comprehensive
examination taken by an applicant as part of a doctoral program in psychology
satisfies the requirements of A.R.S. §
32-2071(A)(4), the Board shall review documentation provided directly to the Board by the
institution of higher education that granted the doctoral degree, that
demonstrates how the applicant's comprehensive examination was constructed,
lists criteria for passing, and provides the information used to determine that
the applicant passed.
D. The Board
shall not accept as core program hours required under A.R.S. §
32-2071(A)(4) credit:
1.
For workshops, practica, undergraduate courses, life experiences, continuing
education courses, or experiential or correspondence courses;
2. Transferred from institutions that are not
accredited under A.R.S. §
32-2071(A)(1);
or
3. For seminars, readings
courses, or independent study unless the applicant proves that the course was
an in-depth study devoted to a particular core program content area by
submitting one or more of the following:
a.
Course description in the official catalogue of the institution of higher
education,
b. Course syllabus,
or
c. Signed statement from a dean
or psychology department head affirming that the course was an in-depth study
devoted to a particular core program content area.
E. The Board shall count a course
or comprehensive examination only once to satisfy a requirement of A.R.S.
§
32-2071(A)(4).
F. An honorary doctorate degree does not
qualify an applicant for licensure as a psychologist.
G.
The Board shall not accept as core program credits
practica, workshops, continuing education courses, experiential or
correspondence courses, or life experiences. The Board shall not accept core
program credits for seminar or readings courses or independent study unless the
applicant provides evidence that the course was an in-depth study devoted to a
particular core area. The applicant shall submit evidence of one or more of the
following:
1.
Course description in official college
catalogue,
2.
Course syllabus, or
3.
Signed statement from a dean or psychology
department head detailing that the course was an in-depth study devoted to a
particular core area.
