Wyo. Code R. 068-0001-6
Psychology, Board of
Chapter 6: Certification Requirements
Effective Date: 10/02/2025 to Current
Rule Type: Current Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 068.0001.6.10022025
Section 1. Authority. The Board promulgates these rules according to authority granted by Wyoming Statute 33-27-114.
(a) Certification Requirement. An individual must be certified with the Wyoming State Board of Psychology before practicing as a psychological practitioner.
(b) Education Requirements. All applicants shall have completed a minimum of forty-two (42) graduate hours in psychology, or the quarter hour equivalent, and hold a master's or doctoral degree in psychology from a college or university which was regionally accredited at the time the applicant was enrolled and graduated. In determining whether an applicant's academic program was appropriate, the board shall employ the following criteria:
(i) The program, wherever it may be housed administratively, must be clearly identified as a psychology program.
(ii) The program must be an integrated, organized sequence of study in psychology.
(iii) The psychology program must stand as a recognizable, coherent and organized entity within the institution.
(iv) There must be a clearly identified authority with primary responsibility for the core and specialty areas, whether or not the program cuts across administrative lines.
(v) There must be an identifiable psychology faculty and a psychologist formally responsible for the program.
(vi) The program must have an identifiable body of students who are matriculated in that program for a degree.
(vii) The program must specify in pertinent institutional catalogs and brochures its intent to educate and train individuals for the professional practice of psychology.
(c) Experience Requirement. Individuals may demonstrate fulfillment of the experience requirement by completion of 450 hours of supervised practicum or internship experience, in no more than two (2) placements, with supervision provided by a licensed psychologist, in the course of obtaining the degree.
(d) Examination Requirement. The examination accepted by the Board to determine eligibility for certification shall be the current EPP.
(i) To be considered for examination, the applicant shall submit a completed application form and accompanying documentation. The applicant shall be notified in writing whether the application has been approved for examination.
(ii) Every applicant for certification must achieve a raw score of 130 or a scaled score of 450 on the examination.
(iii) In the case of applicants who are not certified in another state, but who have taken the EPPP within a five (5) year period preceding receipt of the application for certification, the Board may waive retaking of the examination if the applicant achieved a passing score as defined above.
(iv) A psychological practitioner certified in any other state, province, territory or possession may be eligible for certification without examination provided the requirements for such certification in such state, territory, or possession are substantially equivalent to certification requirements in Wyoming.
(a) Certification Requirement. An individual must be certified with the Wyoming State Board of Psychology before practicing as a specialist in school psychology.
(b) Any applicant who is NCSP certified, and who is certified as a School Psychologist by the Professional Teachers Standard Board in Wyoming shall be considered as having met the education, experience, and examination requirements for certification as a Specialist in School Psychology.
(c) All other applicants must meet the following criteria:
(i) Education Requirements. The applicant shall have completed a master's degree in school psychology plus thirty (30) graduate semester hours, or a higher level degree program in school psychology, with sixty (60) graduate semester hours minimum, consisting of course work, practicum, internship and culminating in a graduate degree in school psychology from an NASP accredited graduate degree program in school psychology. All other applicants must meet the current standards for graduate preparation approved by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) or its successor.
(ii) Internship Requirements. The applicant shall have successfully completed a 1,200 hour supervised internship in school psychology, of which 600 hours shall be in a school setting. The internship shall be recognized through institutional documentation (transcript) and must meet the current standards for graduate preparation approved by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) or its successor. Internships completed prior to December 31, 1994 which meet the above requirement are accepted without institutional documentation.
(iii) Examination Requirement. The applicant must pass the NSPE. A passing score is one which equals or exceeds the cut score determined by NASP for achieving the NCSP credential at the time the applicant took the NSPE.
(a) Psychological Practitioner. A certified psychological practitioner shall practice under the supervision of a psychologist who is qualified by scope of practice to work in the area the psychological practitioner will be.
(i) The supervising psychologist shall maintain ultimate responsibility for the psychological activities of supervisees, the welfare of every client served by the psychological practitioner, and be fully accountable in the event that professional, ethical, or legal issues are raised.
(ii) Irrespective of any other training which the psychological practitioner may have completed, or any other certification or licensure which the psychological practitioner may possess, or any other professional title or label he or she may claim, anyone certified as a psychological practitioner is bound by the provisions of the act and the rules of the Board in providing psychological services.
(c) Specialist in School Psychology. A certified specialist in school psychology shall function under the supervision of a psychologist who has the appropriate training and experience to supervise individuals within the school psychology specialty scope of practice.
(i) Irrespective of any other training which the specialist in school psychology may have completed, or any other certification or licensure which the specialist in school psychology may possess, or any other professional title or label the individual may claim, anyone certified as a specialist in school psychology is bound by the provisions of the act and rules of the Board in providing school psychological services.