Kan. Admin. Regs. § 102-3-5a - Examinations

(a)

(1) An applicant for licensure as a professional counselor shall take a nationally administered, standardized written examination approved by the board. The minimum passing score shall be the criterion-referenced cutoff score.

(2) The applicant's required written examination may be waived by the board if the applicant has successfully passed a nationally administered, standardized written examination deemed by the board to be substantially equivalent to the examination used in this state and if the applicant obtained a score equal to or greater than the criterion-referenced cutoff score.

(3) An applicant shall not be authorized to register for the examination or to qualify for a waiver of the examination until the applicant has fulfilled all educational requirements and has satisfied the board that the applicant merits the public trust.

(b)

(1) An applicant for licensure as a clinical professional counselor shall take a nationally administered, standardized written clinical examination approved by the board. The minimum passing score shall be the criterion-referenced cutoff score.

(2) The applicant's required written clinical examination may be waived by the board if the applicant has successfully passed a standardized written examination deemed by the board to be substantially equivalent to the examination used in this state and if the applicant obtained a score equal to or greater than the criterion-referenced cutoff score.

(3) An applicant shall not be authorized to register for the clinical examination or to qualify for a waiver of the examination until the applicant has fulfilled all educational requirements and has satisfied the board that the applicant merits the public trust.

Notes

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 102-3-5a

Authorized by K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 74-7507; implementing K.S.A. 1999 Supp. 65-5804, as amended by L. 1999, Ch. 117, Sec. 3; effective Dec. 19, 1997; amended Aug. 4, 2000.