WAC 246-924-043. Education and experience requirements for licensure as a psychologist

(1) To obtain a psychologist license, applicants shall complete: (a) A doctoral degree program as described in WAC 246-924-046 . (b) Except as specified under subsection (2) of this section, a total of 3,300 supervised experience hours, that must include: (i) A practicum of at least 300 hours, over at least nine months, as described in WAC 246-924-052 ; and (ii) An experience requirement consisting of at least two years supervised experience totaling 3,000 hours that includes: (A) An internship of at least 1,500 hours as outlined in WAC 246-924-056 or 246-924-057 ; and (B) The remaining 1,500 supervised hours may be obtained through one or a combination of additional practicum hours, additional internship hours, or a postdoctoral experience as described in WAC 246-924-059 . (2) For applicants who demonstrate proof of being credentialed as a substance use disorder professional for three years in the previous 10 years, the total hours required in subsection (1)(b)(ii)(B) of this section are reduced from 1,500 to 1,020 hours, for a total of 2,820 hours of supervised experience.