20 CSR 2235-2.060 - Licensure by Examination
(1)
Every applicant for initial licensure by the committee as a psychologist,
except those meeting the requirements of section 337.029.1, RSMo, or
20 CSR
2235-2.070, shall be required to take and pass all
examinations as prescribed by the committee.
(2) Examination Process. The full examination
for licensure shall consist of three (3) component examinations. Applicants
will not be required to be reexamined over parts of the examination process
they have passed.
(A) Objective Examination.
Applicants shall be required to take the Examination for Professional Practice
in Psychology (EPPP).
(B)
Jurisprudence Examination. A jurisprudence examination based on Missouri law
and regulations governing the practice of psychology, professional affairs, and
ethics will be administered each year at sites, dates, and times approved by
the committee.
(C) Oral
Examination. An oral examination will include questions related to areas of
ethics, professional practice, and any other subject matter, pertinent to the
practice of psychology, about which the committee wishes to examine the
applicant. The applicant must first pass the examinations specified in
subsections (A) and (B) hereof before being allowed to take or complete the
oral examination.
(3)
Passing Scores on Examination.
(A) From
October 19, 1979, to March 31, 1995, an applicant will be deemed to have passed
the EPPP examination if the score is equal to or greater than the national mean
score for that examination as computed by the testing service. For purposes of
computing an applicant's score, the standard error of the mean shall not be
considered.
(B) An applicant, who
sat for the EPPP between April 1, 1995, and April 30, 2001, will be deemed to
have passed the examination if the score obtained is equal to or greater than
seventy percent (70%) at said sitting as computed by the testing
service.
(C) Beginning May 1, 2001,
an applicant is deemed to have passed the objective examination if he/she has
obtained at least the minimum pass point designated by the developer of the
EPPP examination.
(D) An applicant
is deemed to have passed the jurisprudence portion of the examination if he/she
has seventy percent (70%) of the total items correct on that examination. An
applicant must pass both the objective and jurisprudence examinations before
being eligible for the oral examination.
(4) Reexamination. Any applicant who fails
the EPPP examination must apply for authorization to retake the examination. An
applicant may take the examination four (4) times in a twelve (12)-month
period, calculated from the first date the applicant took the EPPP. If the
examination is not passed within two (2) years, calculated from the first date
the applicant took the EPPP, the application will be denied for failure to pass
the examination. The former applicant may reapply for licensure by submitting a
new application for consideration by the committee in accordance with the
current requirements to become licensed as a psychologist in
Missouri.
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