Alaska Stat. § 08.86.160
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Licensing requirements.
Official statutory text
(a) The board shall issue a psychological associate license to a person who (1) holds an earned master's degree from an academic institution whose program of graduate study for a master's degree in psychology meets the criteria established by the board by regulation in (A) clinical psychology;
(B) counseling psychology; or
(C) education in a field of specialization considered equivalent by the board;
(2) has not engaged in dishonorable conduct related to the practice of counseling or psychometry;
(3) has two years of post master's supervised experience approved by the board; and
(4) takes and passes the objective examination developed or approved by the board for psychological associates.
(b) The board may not deny recognition as an accredited or approved academic institution to an educational institution solely because its program has not been accredited by a professional organization of psychologists.
(B) counseling psychology; or
(C) education in a field of specialization considered equivalent by the board;
(2) has not engaged in dishonorable conduct related to the practice of counseling or psychometry;
(3) has two years of post master's supervised experience approved by the board; and
(4) takes and passes the objective examination developed or approved by the board for psychological associates.
(b) The board may not deny recognition as an accredited or approved academic institution to an educational institution solely because its program has not been accredited by a professional organization of psychologists.
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