• Licensure can be sought only after the successful completion of your degree.
  
  
• Most forms of licensure require extra coursework and/or supervised experience.
  
  
• All forms of licensure require submission of references by licensed professionals who know your work, as well as other forms of documentation.
  
  
• The requirements for licensure change frequently, and you should consult the website of the licensing board you wish to apply to for specific details.
  

Types of Licensure:

Licensed Psychological Associate (LPA)
State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Requirements:

• Master’s degree primarily psychological in nature - 42 credit hours
  450 hours of supervised experience
• Passage of the EPPP at the 55% level
• Passage of the Jurisprudence Examination at 80%
  
  (Hint: Keep copies of course syllabi as licensing boards often require them for documentation)

Licensed School Specialist in Psychology
Requirements:

• Degree in school psychology or masters in psychology with specified coursework - 60 credit hours
• Graduate coursework in specific domains of educational psychology
  Advanced Instructional Design
• Special Populations and School Operations
  
• 1200 hours of supervised experience, 600 of which must be in a public school
• Passage of the National School Psychology Examination at a score of 660
• Passage of the Jurisprudence Examination at 90%

Licensed Professional Counselor
DSHS Professional Licensing and Certification Unit Requirements:

• Completion of a graduate program in counseling or a related field - 48 semester hours.
• Coursework in: human growth and development; abnormal human behavior; assessment techniques; counseling theories; counseling methods (individual and group); research; lifestyle and career development; social, cultural and family issues; and professional orientation.
• 300 supervised hours of practicum experience.
• Pass the National Counselor Exam
• Pass the Texas Jurisprudence Exam
• Temporary LPC license
• 3000 post graduate supervised hours (requires temporary LPC license)