GA PT Jurisprudence Exam 2025 Update
Questions and verified Answers
*Rules for the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists ~CORRECT ANSWER~-
consists of 6 members appointed by the governor (5 psychologists, 1 public
member)
- annually at the 1st meeting of the fiscal yr the board elects a president and VP
to serve until successor has been elected
- all board members term a term of 5 years and until successor appointed
-must hold 1 regular meeting per year, president can call additional meetings or
2 board members can make a written request for a meeting
- Board is administered by the Division Director, Professional Licensing Boards
Division of the Office of Secretary of State
-Division director assists attorneys when prosecuting a violation
- applicant forms can be obtained by writing to the board or going to the website
- fees are non-refundable, payable to the Board, requests for refunds must be in
writing and within 1yr of when board received fees
-Board members ARE NOT liable to CIVIL action for things they do as part of
their duties as a board member if done in good faith
Client (definition) ~CORRECT ANSWER~recipient of services (can be individual
or organizational)
,Student (definition) ~CORRECT ANSWER~individual in predoctoral training or
internship
Confidential information (definition) ~CORRECT ANSWER~information that
you are ethically obligated to not disclose without client permission
Court order (definition) ~CORRECT ANSWER~judicial action that compels
disclosure of information
Professional relationship (definition) ~CORRECT ANSWER~a mutually agreed
upon relationship between the psychologist and the pt/client, students,
supervisees, or employees
Psychological services (definition) ~CORRECT ANSWER~actions of
psychologists in context of a professional relationship
Supervisors (definition) ~CORRECT ANSWER~psychologists who have the
responsibility for professional activities of supervision
*Licensure Application Requirements ~CORRECT ANSWER~- Doctoral degree
from APA accredited program
- Complete APA accredited or APPIC member internship
- Complete postdoctoral SWE
- Application
, - Take EPPP after doctorate and internship is complete AND pass
- 70% on Jurisprudence
- Orals based on work sample from past 6 months
- License is obtained after all requirements passed and SWE is complete (1 yr to
do it in)
*Rules about the EPPP ~CORRECT ANSWER~- If you fail 3x you must take 3
semester credits or 15CEU hrs of additional course work
- If you fail 6x you must take 9 semester credits or 45 CEUs of additional course
work
- Fail Oral exam: Full board exam
- Fail Full Board: wait 6 months for another full board
- Fail Full Board 2xs: denied license and must reapply'
Provisional License (definition) ~CORRECT ANSWER~- individual is currently
completing SWE and all written exams have been passed
- approved application for provisional license has same weight and privileges of
a full license except still need supervision until the end of SWE
- valid for 24 months but non-renewable
- if provisional license is denied you have 60 days to appeal before the file is
closed, can be revoked if you are not meeting the SWE
-revocation of provision license is NOT a contested act, but holder does have the
right to appear before the board
Questions and verified Answers
*Rules for the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists ~CORRECT ANSWER~-
consists of 6 members appointed by the governor (5 psychologists, 1 public
member)
- annually at the 1st meeting of the fiscal yr the board elects a president and VP
to serve until successor has been elected
- all board members term a term of 5 years and until successor appointed
-must hold 1 regular meeting per year, president can call additional meetings or
2 board members can make a written request for a meeting
- Board is administered by the Division Director, Professional Licensing Boards
Division of the Office of Secretary of State
-Division director assists attorneys when prosecuting a violation
- applicant forms can be obtained by writing to the board or going to the website
- fees are non-refundable, payable to the Board, requests for refunds must be in
writing and within 1yr of when board received fees
-Board members ARE NOT liable to CIVIL action for things they do as part of
their duties as a board member if done in good faith
Client (definition) ~CORRECT ANSWER~recipient of services (can be individual
or organizational)
,Student (definition) ~CORRECT ANSWER~individual in predoctoral training or
internship
Confidential information (definition) ~CORRECT ANSWER~information that
you are ethically obligated to not disclose without client permission
Court order (definition) ~CORRECT ANSWER~judicial action that compels
disclosure of information
Professional relationship (definition) ~CORRECT ANSWER~a mutually agreed
upon relationship between the psychologist and the pt/client, students,
supervisees, or employees
Psychological services (definition) ~CORRECT ANSWER~actions of
psychologists in context of a professional relationship
Supervisors (definition) ~CORRECT ANSWER~psychologists who have the
responsibility for professional activities of supervision
*Licensure Application Requirements ~CORRECT ANSWER~- Doctoral degree
from APA accredited program
- Complete APA accredited or APPIC member internship
- Complete postdoctoral SWE
- Application
, - Take EPPP after doctorate and internship is complete AND pass
- 70% on Jurisprudence
- Orals based on work sample from past 6 months
- License is obtained after all requirements passed and SWE is complete (1 yr to
do it in)
*Rules about the EPPP ~CORRECT ANSWER~- If you fail 3x you must take 3
semester credits or 15CEU hrs of additional course work
- If you fail 6x you must take 9 semester credits or 45 CEUs of additional course
work
- Fail Oral exam: Full board exam
- Fail Full Board: wait 6 months for another full board
- Fail Full Board 2xs: denied license and must reapply'
Provisional License (definition) ~CORRECT ANSWER~- individual is currently
completing SWE and all written exams have been passed
- approved application for provisional license has same weight and privileges of
a full license except still need supervision until the end of SWE
- valid for 24 months but non-renewable
- if provisional license is denied you have 60 days to appeal before the file is
closed, can be revoked if you are not meeting the SWE
-revocation of provision license is NOT a contested act, but holder does have the
right to appear before the board
