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Wis. Stat. § 455.04

Licensure of psychologists

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Current — January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2003
(1) The department shall issue a psychologist license to an individual who submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the department, pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) or, if sub. (3) applies, the fee specified in s. 440.05 (2) , and is found by the examining board to meet all of the following requirements: (a) Be at least 18 years of age. (b) Subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 and 111.335 , not have an arrest or conviction record. (c) Hold a doctoral degree in psychology from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting agency approved by the state board of education in the state in which the college or university is located, or have had other academic training or specialized experience, which in the opinion of the board is equivalent thereto. The board may require examinations to determine the equivalence of such training and experience and may also require examinations for individuals holding doctoral degrees in psychology from non-American universities. (d) Have had at least one year of appropriate experience in psychological work under conditions satisfactory to the examining board in addition to satisfying par. (c) . However, the examining board may not adopt rules requiring an internship. (e) Pass the examination under s. 455.045 (1) (a) . This paragraph does not apply to an applicant who is licensed as a psychologist in another state if the applicant submits proof of completion of continuing educational programs or courses approved under s. 455.065 (4) for the minimum number of hours required in the rules promulgated under s. 455.065 (3) . (f) Pass the examination under s. 455.045 (1) (b) . (3) The examining board may waive the requirements of sub. (1) (c) and (d) if a candidate holds a diploma of the American board of examiners in professional psychology, or holds a certificate or license of an examining board of some other state or territory or foreign country or province, if the standards of such other examining board are deemed by the members of this board to be equivalent to the standards of this state and like reciprocity is extended to holders of licenses issued by this state. (4) The department shall issue a private practice school psychologist license to an individual who submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the department, pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1) and is found by the examining board to meet all of the following requirements: (a) Be at least 18 years of age. (b) Subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 and 111.335 , not have an arrest or conviction record. (c) Have completed a program for the preparation of school psychologists resulting in a doctor of philosophy, doctor of psychology, doctor of education or education specialist degree, or consisting of a minimum of 60 graduate semester credits resulting in a master's degree in psychology. (d) Submit written verification from the supervising psychologist or a school official or administrator that the applicant has successfully completed one year of experience or internship in school psychology under the supervision of a school psychologist licensed by the department of public instruction. (e) Hold a regular license as a school psychologist issued by the department of public instruction. (f) Pass the examination under s. 455.045 (2) (a) . This paragraph does not apply to an applicant who is licensed as a private practice school psychologist in another state if the applicant submits proof of completion of continuing educational programs or courses approved under s. 455.065 (4) for the minimum number of hours required in the rules promulgated under s. 455.065 (3) . (g) Pass the examination under s. 455.045 (2) (b) . (5) Applicants for licensure under subs. (1) and (4) may be required to appear before the examining board in person prior to licensure to allow the examining board to make such inquiry of them as to qualifications and other matters as it considers proper.
(1) Subject to s. 455.09 , the examining board shall grant a psychologist license to an individual who submits an application for the license, pays the fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) , and satisfies all of the following requirements: (a) Be at least 18 years of age. (b) Subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 , and 111.335 , not have a conviction record. (c) Hold a doctoral degree in psychology from a program accredited by an organization approved by the examining board, or have had other academic training that the examining board determines to be substantially equivalent on the basis of standards established by rule. The examining board may require examinations to determine the equivalence of training for individuals holding doctoral degrees in psychology from non-American universities. (d) Complete at least 3,000 hours of supervised graduate-level experience in the practice of psychology under conditions satisfactory to the examining board and established by rule. Supervised hours shall consist of all of the following: 1. At least 1,500 hours of experience in a successfully completed internship, which shall be accrued after the completion of all doctoral level coursework. 2. At least 1,500 hours of experience consisting of any combination of the following, as established by the examining board by rule: a. Pre-internship hours that occur after the completion of the first year of the doctoral program or at any time while in a doctoral program after the completion of a master's degree in psychology or its equivalent, as defined by the examining board by rule. b. Hours accrued in the internship described in subd. 1. that are in excess of the 1,500 hours required under subd. 1. c. Post-internship hours accrued after the completion of the internship under subd. 1. , but before the conferral of the doctoral degree. d. Postdoctoral hours obtained after the conferral of the doctoral degree. (e) Pass the examination under s. 455.045 (1) (a) . (f) Pass the examination under s. 455.045 (1) (b) .
(2) Subject to s. 455.09 , the examining board shall grant an interim psychologist license to an individual who submits an application for the license, pays the fee specified under s. 440.05 (6) , and satisfies the requirements for a license under sub. (1) (a) to (c) , (d) 1. , and (f) . An individual licensed under this subsection may provide psychological services only under the supervision of qualified supervisors, as determined by the examining board.
(3) The examining board may waive the requirements of sub. (1) (c) to (e) if an applicant holds a certificate or license of an examining board of some other state or territory or foreign country or province, if the standards of such other examining board are deemed by the members of this examining board to be substantially equivalent to the standards of this state.
(4) An individual who, on May 31, 2021, held a valid private practice school psychologist license under s. 455.04 (4) , 2019 stats., may continue to renew that license as provided in s. 455.06 . The examining board may not grant any initial private practice school psychologist license on the basis of an application received on or after June 1, 2021.
(5) Applicants for licensure under this section may be required to appear before the examining board in person prior to licensure to allow the examining board to make such inquiry of them as to qualifications and other matters as it considers proper.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.