| |
| Academic Requirements |
| A college
preparatory diploma is |
| required.
A bachelor's degree in a |
| relevant
field is required to enter |
| master's and
doctoral programs in |
| psychology.
A master's degree in |
| school
psychology is the only master's |
| level program
that qualifies one to |
| work as a
psychologist. Earning a |
| master's
degree in school psychology |
| typically
requires two to three years of |
| study.
Specialists and doctoral degrees |
| are also
available in school psychology. |
| Most doctoral
degrees involve 5 to 6 |
| years of
study, including a one-year |
| internship.
Many psychologists then |
| choose to do
additional formal post- |
| doctoral
training in a specialty area. |
| |
| Licensure, Certification and |
| Registration |
| Georgia
requires licensure through the Georgia |
| State Board
of Examiners of Psychologists. To |
| be licensed,
an individual must graduate from a |
| program
approved by the American Psychological |
| Association;
complete an internship and a |
| 1500-hour
post-doctoral work experience; |
| and pass the
National Licensing Exam, the |
| Georgia
Jurisprudence Exam and an |
| oral exam.
Individuals who have a master's |
| degree in
school psychology can become a |
| Nationally
Certified School Psychologist (NCSP). |
| To be
eligible for this certification, an individual |
| must complete
a master's program in |
| school
psychology, which is approved by the |
| National
Association of School Psychologists; |
| complete a
1200-hour internship and pass a |
| national
School Psychology exam. A |
| Nationally
Certified School Psychologist may |
| call him or
herself a psychologist when |
| working in a
school system but not when |
| working in a
private practice. |
