Section 25.235  Certification of School Psychologists (2004)

a)         Each candidate for the school service personnel certificate endorsed for school psychology shall hold a master's or higher degree in psychology or educational psychology with a specialization in school psychology.

b)         Each candidate shall have completed an Illinois program approved for the preparation of school psychologists pursuant to Subpart C of this Part  or a comparable approved program in another state or country or hold a comparable certificate issued by another state or country (see Section 25.425 of this Part).

c)         Each candidate shall have completed both a supervised field experience of at least 250 hours in a school setting and/or child study center and an internship of at least 1200 contact hours and lasting a full school year under the direction of an intern supervisor.

d)         Each candidate shall be required to pass the applicable content-area test (see Section 25.710 of this Part), as well as the test of basic skills, subject to the provisions of Section 25.720 of this Part.  (See also 23 Ill. Adm. Code 23.130.)

e)         Nothing in this Section is intended to preclude the issuance of a provisional certificate under Section 21-10 of the School Code.

(Source:  Amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 3413, effective February 22, 2008)