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Division of Educator Effectiveness
Overview
Educator Licensure
Nonpublic School Approval
Teacher Preparation and Program Approval
Professional Standards & Teacher Education Board
School Psychologist
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Please be prepared to submit documentation verifying that you have met the requirements of one of the options below:
Option I:
Master’s (or higher) degree in school psychology from a Maryland program approved to lead to licensure, including three semester hours of special education coursework; and
Qualifying scores on the Maryland-
approved test for school psychologists
.
Option II:
Master’s (or higher) degree; and
Three semester hours of special education coursework; and
Completion of an out-of-state program in school psychology leading to licensure in that state to include a minimum of a 1,200-hour internship in school psychology; and
Qualifying scores on the Maryland-
approved test for school psychologists
.
Option III:
Valid Nationally Certified School Psychologist certificate issued by the National School Psychology Certification Board;
Three semester hours of special education coursework.
Option IV:
Master’s (or higher) degree; and
Valid professional license in school psychology from another state; and
Three semester hours of special education coursework; and
Verification of 27 months of satisfactory performance as a school psychologist during the past 7 years.
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