Applying for Board Certification

ELIGIBILITY FOR SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY

General Eligibility Requirements:

To attain board certification in a specialty an applicant must meet the common eligibility requirements which include:

• A doctoral degree from a program, in professional psychology which at the time the degree was granted was accredited by the APA, CPA, or was listed in the publication Doctoral Psychology Programs Meeting Designation Criteria. Applicants credentialed in the most recent directory of the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology or the Canadian Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology qualify as meeting the doctoral degree requirements as well as those holding the Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology (CPQ).
• All ABPP candidates in the U.S., its territories or Canada must be licensed as a psychologist for independent practice at the doctoral level in a jurisdiction in the U.S., its territories or Canada.

Specialty Specific Eligibility Requirements

The applicant must have completed a one-year (or twohalf-years) internship of at least 1500 hours. The internship is acceptable if approved by the APA/CPA, is listed in the National or Canadian NRs, CDSPP or has been a documented part of accredited professional psychology training program in School Psychology.

The specialty requires at least one year of supervised experience as a licensed/certified psychologist, preferably supervised by a school psychologist. In addition to the generic professional doctoral level curriculum criteria met by the above generic requirements, it is preferred that the applicant has completed an APA/CPA accredited program in School Psychology, and has additional coursework in developmental (or child) psychopathology, effective instructional practice, psychoeducational
assessment, and school related consultation and program development.