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General.  \n1.1. Scope. -- These legislative rules define the rules of practice for licensed psychologists and/or school psychologists including professional ethics, responsibilities, and psychological services. These legislative rules also define degree and training requirements, the application process, examinations, notifications, temporary permits, supervision, Continuing Education (CE), and renewals.  \n1.2. Authority. --W. Va. Code §30-21-6.  \n1.3. Filing Date.–May 4, 2026  \n1.4. Effective Date.–May 4, 2026  \n1.5. Sunset Provision. --This rule shall terminate and have no further force or effect on August 1, 2031.  \n§17-3-2. Requirements of Graduate Degree Granting Institutions.  \n2.1. A degree is in psychology if the applicant took the course of study 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 word \"psychology\" or \"psychological.\" Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology core graduate level coursework required to be considered as a potential candidate for independent licensure as a psychologist includes, but is not limited to, all of the following content: clinical interviewing, diagnosis making, treatment planning, psychopathology, biological bases of behavior, ethics, psychotherapy, clinical practicum, clinical internship, cognitive assessment, and psychopathology/personality assessment, psychometrics, and tests and measures. This core content is deemed by the Board to be fundamental to the practice of psychology as defined in WV Code § 30-21-2.  \n2.2. The term “accredited institute of higher learning” is defined as colleges or universities that are accredited by one of the six nationally recognized regional accrediting agencies (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), or their successor associations. The Board reserves the right to investigate the credentials of any university in order to evaluate an applicant's training.  \n§17-3-3. Masters Level Training Requirements.  \n3.1. W. Va. Code §30-21-7 requires that master's level applicants hold a \"master's degree in psychology.\" For this degree to be adequate, the program of study shall include a minimum of 50 semester hours of graduate credit. 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At least half of the doctoral courses completed for credit beyond the masters degree, for those with an equivalency application, shall be clearly identified by title and course content as being psychological in nature, and must have been taught by an individual with a graduate degree in psychology. The Board may interpret a specific course to be psy","cbCaihA0u9KgJdhh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihA0u9KgJdhh","pdf",233697,17,"English","# §17-3-1. General\n## 1.1 Scope\n## 1.2 Authority\n## 1.3 Filing Date\n## 1.4 Effective Date\n## 1.5 Sunset Provision\n# §17-3-2. Requirements of Graduate Degree Granting Institutions\n## 2.1 Psychology degree criteria\n## 2.2 Accredited institute of higher learning\n# §17-3-3. Masters Level Training Requirements\n## 3.1 Required master's degree and credits\n# §17-3-4. 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