Mich. Admin. Code R. 380.206 - School psychologist certificate
Rule 6.
(1) Subject
to subrules (3) and (4) of this rule, an applicant for a school psychologist
certificate shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Hold a Michigan preliminary school
psychologist certificate.
(b)
Possess a specialist-level degree or its equivalent in school psychology with a
minimum of 60 semester credit hours in school psychology from an institution
with an approved school psychologist preparation program.
(c) Complete not less than a 1,200-clock-hour
internship with students in an approved school psychologist preparation
program, a minimum of 600 clock hours of which must be in a school setting
under the supervision of an individual who holds a valid school psychologist
certificate. Supervision must be for a minimum of 2 hours per week.
(2) Subject to subrules (3) and
(4) of this rule, a Michigan institution that has an approved school
psychologist preparation program shall recommend to the department the issuance
of a school psychologist certificate. The institution shall not make the
recommendation to issue a school psychologist certificate until the applicant
has completed the requirements of this rule and applied for certification. The
superintendent of public instruction may issue a certificate based on the
recommendation of the institution.
(3) Upon application, the superintendent of
public instruction may issue a school psychologist certificate to an individual
who holds a valid out-of-state school psychologist certificate and has
satisfied the requirements of subrule (1)(b) of this rule in an out-of-state
approved school psychologist preparation program and the requirements of
subrule (1)(c) of this rule. Subrules (1)(a) and (2) of this rule do not apply
to an individual described in this subrule.
(4) Upon application, the superintendent of
public instruction may issue a school psychologist certificate to an individual
who is a nationally certified school psychologist and has satisfied the
requirements of subrule (1)(b) and (c) of this rule. Subrules (1)(a) and (2) of
this rule do not apply to an individual described in this subrule.
(5) A school psychologist certificate expires
5 years from June 30 of the calendar year of issuance.
(6) A holder of a school psychologist
certificate and an employer shall be familiar with the specific requirements of
the school psychologist certificate.
(7) The superintendent of public instruction
may renew a school psychologist certificate every 5 years upon application to
the department and completion, since the issuance of the most recent school
psychologist certificate or renewal, of any combination of education-related
professional learning hours, as defined in
R
380.201, totaling 150 hours.
(8) Holding a valid Michigan professional
teaching certificate or valid national certification as a school psychologist
at the time of the renewal application satisfies the professional learning
requirement of subrule (7) of this rule.
(9) An individual who holds an expired
Michigan school psychologist certificate and a valid out-of-state school
psychologist certificate is eligible, upon application to the department, for a
1-time 5-year renewal of the Michigan school psychologist certificate. The
requirements of subrule (7) of this rule do not apply to a 1-time renewal under
this subrule.
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