OAR 858-010-0025: Procedure for National Written Examination

(1) The Board shall utilize the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) as the national written exam. (a) Candidates for licensure who are prepared to take the EPPP must submit a written request to the Board. (b) Candidates for licensure who have taken the EPPP prior to April 20, 1990, must have passed the examination by achieving a score at or above the national mean of doctoral candidates taking the examination for the first time on that day. Candidates who have taken the EPPP prior to April 1993 must have passed the examination by achieving a score at or above the national mean of doctoral candidates taking the examination for the first time on that day or 75 percent, whichever is lower. The passing score for the EPPP from April 1993 to April 2001 shall be 140 or 70 percent. For computer administered forms of the EPPP, the Board requires a scaled score of 500. (c) Special Accommodations. The Board shall review a request for special accommodations for a verified disability or for English Language Learners upon written request by the candidate as described in OAR 858-010-0030(5). (2) Re-examination. Any candidate who fails to achieve a passing score on the EPPP shall be allowed to take the examination a second time. If the examination is failed a second time, the candidate must submit a written study plan for the Board to review and approve for each subsequent re-examination.