Iowa Admin. Code r. 481-885.3 - Educational qualifications

An applicant for licensure to practice as a psychologist shall possess a doctoral degree in psychology.

(1) At the time of an applicant's graduation:

a. The program from which the doctoral degree in psychology is granted must be:

(1) Accredited by the American Psychological Association; or

(2) Accredited by the Canadian Psychological Association; or

(3) Designated by the ASPPB/National Register; or

b. The applicant holds current board certification from the American Board of Professional Psychology; or

c. The applicant possesses a postdoctoral respecialization certificate from a program accredited by the American Psychological Association.

(2) Foreign-trained psychologists who possess a doctoral degree in psychology and who do not meet the requirements of subrule 885.3(1) will:

a. Provide an equivalency evaluation of their educational credentials by the National Register of Health Service Psychologists, 1200 New York Avenue NW, Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20005, telephone 202.783.7663, website www.nationalregister.org, or by an evaluation service with membership in the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services at www.naces.org. A certified translation of documents submitted in a language other than English shall be provided. The candidate will bear the expense of the curriculum evaluation and translation of application documents. The educational credentials must be equivalent to programs stated in subrule 885.3(1).

b. Submit evidence of meeting all other requirements for licensure stated in these rules.

Notes

Iowa Admin. Code r. 481-885.3

ARC 7821C, IAB 4/17/2024, effective 5/22/2024; Editorial change: IAC Supplement 9/18/2024