Md. Code Regs. 13A.12.04.09

Current through Register Vol. 52, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 13A.12.04.09 - School Psychologist

A. Definition. "School psychologist" means an individual who is licensed to provide psychological services to children in a public or State-approved nonpublic school setting and supervises interns and psychometrists.

B. Education. An applicant for licensure as a school psychologist shall:

(1) Complete 3 semester hours or State-approved CPD credits in special education coursework; and

(2) Complete one of the following pathways to licensure:

(a) Option I:

(i) Submit a master's degree or higher in school psychology from a Maryland-approved program; and

(ii) Qualifying scores on the Maryland-approved test for school psychologist.

(b) Option II:

(i) Submit a master's degree or higher and complete an out-of-State-approved program in school psychology, culminating a minimum of a 1,200-hour internship in school psychology; and

(ii) Submit qualifying scores on the Maryland-approved test for school psychologist.

(c) Option III: Submit a valid Nationally Certified School Psychologist certificate issued by the National School Psychology Certification Board.

(d) Option IV:

(i) Submit a master's degree or higher from an institution of higher education; and

(ii) Submit a valid professional license in school psychology from another state and verification of at least 27 months of effective performance as a school psychologist during the past 7 years, on the basis of which application is being made for a comparable Maryland license.

Md. Code Regs. 13A.12.04.09

Regulations .09 adopted effective January 1, 1989 (15:26 Md. R. 2996)
Regulation .09B amended effective January 20, 2003 (30:1 Md. R. 26); adopted effective 51:5 Md. R. 231, eff. 4/1/2024.