Pursuant to Resolution No. 01 (S.2023), the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) informs the public of the new documentary requirements starting the 2023 Psychologists and Psychometricians Licensure Examination:

First-Timer:

Degree/Course Requirement: MASTER’S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY

Documentary Requirements: PSYCHOLOGISTS

1. PSA Birth Certificate
2. PSA Marriage Certificate/Contract (for married female applicants)
3. TOR for “Master’s Degree in Psychology” with scanned picture and Remarks “For Board Examination Purposes” indicating sufficient credits in the four (4) subjects required by Law: Advanced Theories of Personality, Advanced Abnormal Psychology, Counseling and Psychotherapy and Advanced Psychological Assessment
4. CAV for those who graduated from Autonomous/Deregulated Schools and TOR without S.O. number
5. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Clearance (valid at least 6 months as of the date of filing of the application)
6. Three (3) Certificates of Good Moral Character, preferably from school, employer, church, barangay captain, duly signed under oath by the issuing authority
7. Mental Health Certification - signed under oath by a Registered Psychologist/Psychiatrist
8. Certification or documentary proof that the applicant has undergone a minimum of two hundred (200) hours of supervised practicum/ internship /clinical experience related to services enumerated in Section 3 (b) of RA No. 10029 specifying the institution where this internship training was spent, and the detailed activities or psychological services and number of hours rendered, under the auspices of a licensed psychologist or other licensed mental health professional. This certification must be issued by the Supervising Psychologist under oath.

Other Requirements:

1. Certificate of Equivalency from the CHED Office of Standards and Programs through the Technical Committee for Psychology Education, if applicant –

• completed his degree program in Psychology from a school outside the Philippines
• completed a seemingly equivalent innovative program approved by CHED but may not have sufficiently met the required PSG for Psychology Education
• took subjects similar to the required Board Exam subjects that need to be confirmed and vetted by the CHED as equivalent.

       2. For the non-psychology degree holders TOR should show bridging subjects in Developmental Psychology, Theories of Personality, Abnormal Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Psychological Assessment, and Social Psychology

Repeaters:

(Special Requirement/s)

1. TOR for “Master’s Degree in Psychology” with scanned picture and Remarks “For Board Examination Purposes” indicating sufficient credits in the four (4) subjects required by Law: Advanced Theories of Personality, Advanced Abnormal Psychology, Counseling and Psychotherapy, and Advanced Psychological Assessment
2. NBI Clearance (valid at least 6 months as of the date of filing of the application)

First-Timer:

Degree/Course Requirement: BS/AB IN PSYCHOLOGY

Documentary Requirements: PSYCHOMETRICIANS:

1. PSA Birth Certificate
2. PSA Marriage Certificate/Contract (for married female applicants)
3. TOR in “Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology” (AB/BS) with scanned picture and Remarks “For Board Examination Purposes”. The TOR should further indicate completion (with sufficient credits) of the four (4) subjects as required by Law: Developmental Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, and Psychological Assessment (First Timers and Repeaters)
4. CAV for those who graduated from Autonomous/Deregulated Schools and TOR without S.O. Number
5. NBI Clearance (valid at least 6 months as of the date of filing of the application)
6. Three (3) Certificates of Good Moral Character, preferably from school (faculty teaching major course duly noted by Department Chair, Discipline or Student Affairs Officer), employer or Guidance Counselor, duly signed by the issuing authority and under oath.

Other Requirements:

Certificate of Equivalency from CHED Office of Standards & Programs

through the Technical Committee for Psychology Education, if Applicant -

• completed his degree program in Psychology from a school outside the Philippines
• completed a seemingly equivalent innovative program approved by CHED but may not have sufficiently met the required PSG for Psychology Education
• took subjects with different titles but allegedly the same content as those specified in the IRR

Repeaters:

(Special Requirement/s)

1. TOR in “Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology” (AB/BS) with scanned picture and Remarks “For Board Examination Purposes”. The TOR should further indicate completion (with sufficient credits) of the four (4) subjects as required by Law: Developmental Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, and Psychological Assessment
2. NBI Clearance (valid at least 6 months as of the date of filing of the application)

For queries and concerns, please email Licensure Office at licensure.office@prc.gov.ph and licensure.division@prc.gov.ph, and concerned PRC Regional Offices which can be found in this link: https://www.prc.gov.ph/regional-offices-contact-information

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