36-27A-12. Qualifications for license.The board shall issue a license as a psychologist to an applicant who:(1)Has a doctoral degree from a regionally accredited university or professional school of psychology, or is recognized by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada as a member in good standing;(2)Has passed any examination specified by the board for this purpose;(3)Has had a supervised psychology internship amounting to not less than one thousand eight hundred hours in duration over a period of not more than two consecutive calendar years. The board shall specify, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, the nature of an acceptable supervised psychology internship;(4)Has had one year of supervised postdoctoral psychology practice. The board shall specify, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26, the nature of an acceptable postdoctoral year of supervised psychology practice; and(5)Has not been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude as defined in subdivision 22-1-2(25). Source: SL 1976, ch 235, §§18, 20; SDCL Supp, §36-27-21; SL 1981, ch 281, §12; SL 1985, ch 301; SL 2008, ch 197, §5.
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