Section 8. Requirements For Level 1 School Psychologist Licensure

A level 1 school psychologist shall have documentation in their personnel file with the school district, local education agency, or school-related setting from a level 3 clinical supervising school psychologist who holds pre k-12 licensure pursuant to the provisions of this rule, and shall meet the following requirements: A. a master's degree or educational specialist degree, or doctorate degree in school psychology from a regionally accredited college or university; B. qualifications meeting Paragraph (1), (2), or (3): (1) 60 graduate hours incorporating the department-approved competencies in school psychology, which may be completed as part of a master’s or educational specialist degree program or in addition to the master’s degree, meeting the applicable program requirements as follows: (a) the 60 graduate hours awarded by a New Mexico college or university must include a 1,200-hour internship supervised by an appropriately licensed psychologist, 600 hours of which must be in a school-related setting; psychological assessment, counseling, and other psychological interventions with students 6.63.5 NMAC 2 with emotional disturbances shall comprise a minimum of 300 hours of the internship; or (b) the 60 graduate hours awarded by a college or university outside New Mexico must be for a school psychology or equivalent program accepted by the department and include an internship in a school setting as described in Paragraph (1) of Subsection B of 6.63.5.8 NMAC; or (c) the 60 graduate hours as described in Paragraph (1) of Subsection B of 6.63.5.8 NMAC, with documentation of 1,200 hours within a two-year period of successful supervised experience in one of the following areas: (i) school psychology; (ii) psychological assessment and counseling; and (iii) other psychological interventions with at least 600 hours in a school- related setting; (2) a doctorate degree in psychology, that includes 12 semester hours of child-focused course work in development, assessment, intervention, and 600 hours of supervised experienc l supervised experience in one of the following areas: (i) school psychology; (ii) psychological assessment and counseling; and (iii) other psychological interventions with at least 600 hours in a school- related setting; (2) a doctorate degree in psychology, that includes 12 semester hours of child-focused course work in development, assessment, intervention, and 600 hours of supervised experience in a school-related setting; or (3) a valid psychologist or psychologist associate license issued by the New Mexico board of psychologist examiners and that includes 12 semester hours of child-focused course work in development, assessment, and intervention and 600 hours of supervised experience in a school-related setting; and C. fulfill the requirements of Paragraph (1) or (2): (1) the specialty area examination of the praxis series exam in school psychology with at least a score of 147; or (2) hold an active nationally certified school psychologist credential issued by the national association of school psychologists.