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148B.532 DEGREES FROM FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS.
Subdivision 1. Scope and documentation. In addition to meeting all other licensure
requirements, an applicant for licensure whose degree was received from a foreign degree
program that is not recognized by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related
Education Programs (CACREP) or from a foreign institution of higher education that is not
accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education
Accreditation (CHEA) must fulfill the requirements of this section, providing certified English
translations of board-required relevant documentation.
Subd. 2. Education evaluation. An applicant for licensure as a licensed professional
counselor must present evidence of completion of a degree equivalent to that required in section
148B.53, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a), clause (3), and (b). An applicant for licensure as a licensed
professional clinical counselor must present evidence of completion of a degree equivalent to
that required in section 148B.5301, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (3). This evidence must
be evaluated by the board with the assistance of a credentials evaluation service familiar with
educational standards and professional qualification. The evaluation must be sent directly to the
board from the evaluating agency. Agencies providing evaluation services must be accepted
by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. The applicant shall be responsible for the
expenses incurred as a result of the evaluation.
History: 2007 c 123 s 41
Subdivision 1. Scope and documentation. In addition to meeting all other licensure
requirements, an applicant for licensure whose degree was received from a foreign degree
program that is not recognized by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related
Education Programs (CACREP) or from a foreign institution of higher education that is not
accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education
Accreditation (CHEA) must fulfill the requirements of this section, providing certified English
translations of board-required relevant documentation.
Subd. 2. Education evaluation. An applicant for licensure as a licensed professional
counselor must present evidence of completion of a degree equivalent to that required in section
148B.53, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a), clause (3), and (b). An applicant for licensure as a licensed
professional clinical counselor must present evidence of completion of a degree equivalent to
that required in section 148B.5301, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (3). This evidence must
be evaluated by the board with the assistance of a credentials evaluation service familiar with
educational standards and professional qualification. The evaluation must be sent directly to the
board from the evaluating agency. Agencies providing evaluation services must be accepted
by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. The applicant shall be responsible for the
expenses incurred as a result of the evaluation.
History: 2007 c 123 s 41
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