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WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS
LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS – Starting in 2018
MASTER'S DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
1. Master's Degree Applicants must possess a MA (Master's of Arts) or MS
(Master's of Science) degree granted by an accredited institution of higher
learning, the degree must have been completed in a department of psychology, a
department of educational psychology, a department of education and psychology,
or in a university department with the official designation containing the words
"psychology" or "psychological."
2. Accredited Graduate Degree Granting Institutions must be accredited by one
of the six nationally recognized regional accrediting agencies which include: North
Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Western Association of Schools and
Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, New England
Association of Schools and Colleges, Northwest Association of Schools and
Colleges, Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges.
3. Fifty (50) Hours of graduate level psychology course work must be completed for
a Master's degree to meet Board standards.
4. On Campus Graduate Programs: Master's degrees must include at least 80%
course work earned from on campus classes and starting in July of 2018 the
percentage will be 50%. Thus, Master's degrees from distance learning institutions
do not meet educational requirements for licensure.
5. Required Core Graduate Level Course work includes, but is not limited to, all of
the following areas: clinical interviewing, diagnosis and treatment planning,
psychopathology, biological bases of behavior, ethics, assessment of children and
adults, individual psychotherapy, clinical practicum, clinical internship, and tests
and measures.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
1. Application: If your credentials meet the above cited criteria, contact the Board
office for an application. All application materials and fees listed on the appropriate
check list must be submitted for Board approval. Email: psychbd@wv.gov
2. W-2 Employees: All Supervised-Psychologists must be W-2 employees.
Evidence that the Supervised-Psychologist is or will be employed in this way must
be submitted with the application.
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