A.
Under A.R.S. §
32-2071(B), an applicant for licensure whose application is based on graduation from an
institution of higher education located outside the U.S. and its territories
shall demonstrate that the applicant's formal education is equivalent to a
doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited educational
institution as described in A.R.S. §
32-2071(A).
B. The Board shall find that the institution
of higher education from which an applicant under subsection (A) graduated is
equivalent to a regionally accredited education institution only if the
institution of higher education is included in one of the following:
1. International Handbook of Universities,
published for the International Association of Universities by Stockton Press,
345 Park Avenue South, 10th floor, New York, NY 10010-1708;
2. Commonwealth Universities Yearbook,
published for the Association of Commonwealth Universities by John Foster
House, 36 Gordon Square, London, England, WC1H OPF; or
3. Another source the Board determines
provides reliable information.
B.
C. The academic
transcript of an applicant under subsection (A) who graduated from an
institution included under subsection (B) shall be translated into English and
evaluated by a member organization of the National Association of Credential
Evaluation Services (NACES). The applicant is responsible for paying all
expenses incurred to obtain a translation and review of the academic
transcript. An applicant can find information about obtaining a professional
credential review at
www.naces.org.
1.
An original and a copy of the doctoral diploma or
certificate of graduation. The original shall be returned, and the copy shall
be retained by the Board;
2.
An official transcript or comparable document
recording all course work completed, containing an original university
seal;
3.
A certified English translation of all documents
submitted;
4.
Evidence of completion of the requirements of A.R.S.
§
32-2071(C), (D), and (E) ; and
5.
Evidence that the doctoral dissertation or project
was primarily psychological. The Board may require the applicant to submit the
doctoral dissertation or project.
D. When the credential review required under
subsection (C) is completed, the NACES member organization shall submit the
review report to the Board. The Board shall review the report and determine
whether the applicant's education meets the standard in subsection
(A).
E. Upon written request, the
Board may waive the credential review required under subsection (C) for an
applicant who graduated from a doctoral program that is accredited by the
accreditation panel of the Canadian Psychological Association.
F. After the Board determines that the formal
education of an applicant under subsection (A) is equivalent to a doctoral
degree in psychology from a regionally accredited educational institution, the
applicant shall provide evidence to the Board that the applicant has met all
other requirements for licensure.
Notes
Ariz. Admin. Code §
R4-26-211
Adopted effective March
3, 1995 (Supp. 95-1). Pursuant to the advice of the Attorney General, the text
of this Section now contains the text certified by the Attorney General and
filed as a copy effective March 3, 1995 (Supp. 95-3). Amended by final
rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 3297, effective August 7, 2000 (Supp. 00-3). Amended by
final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 4743, effective January 1, 2005 (Supp. 04-4).
Amended by final rulemaking at
21
A.A.R. 3444, effective
1/30/2016.
