Section 7603. Requirements for a professional license  


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  • To qualify for a
      license as a psychologist, an  applicant  shall  fulfill  the  following
      requirements:
        (1) Application: file an application with the department;
        (2) Education: have received an education, including a doctoral degree
      in  psychology,  granted  on  the  basis  of  completion of a program of
      psychology registered with the department or the substantial  equivalent
      thereof, in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
        (3)  Experience: have two years of supervised employment or engagement
      in appropriate psychology activities satisfactory to the  board  and  in
      accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
        (4)  Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in
      accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
        (5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
        (6) Citizenship: meet no requirement as to United States citizenship;
        (7) Character: be  of  good  moral  character  as  determined  by  the
      department; and
        (8)  Fees:  pay a fee of one hundred seventy dollars to the department
      for admission to a department conducted examination and for  an  initial
      license,  a  fee of eighty-five dollars for each reexamination, a fee of
      one hundred fifteen dollars for  an  initial  license  for  persons  not
      requiring  admission to a department conducted examination, and a fee of
      one hundred fifty-five dollars for each triennial registration period.