Class 6 Standard License
with School Psychology Endorsement
The Montana Class 6 Licensure – Endorsement in School Psychology is a 5-year renewable standard license. The requirements for renewal involve completing 60 OPI renewal units or any combination of OPI renewal units and/or semester/quarter college credits. Each Semester credit is worth 15 OPI renewal units and a quarter credit is worth 10 renewal units. You can apply online or through the paper application from the Montana Office of Public Instruction site.
Of the three qualification pathways for a Class 6 license, one of the following must be met:
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Current credentials as a nationally certified school psychologist (NCSP) from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP).
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Completion of a specialist-level degree from a NASP accredited school psychologist program which includes a 1200-hour internship, of which 600 hours were in a school setting.
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For those applicants who did not earn at least a specialist-level school psychology degree from a NASP accredited program, completion of a master’s degree or higher in school psychology or a related field from a regionally accredited college or university; and a recommendation from a NASP accredited specialist program attesting to the applicant’s qualifications being equivalent to NASP training standards, which included a 1200-hour internship experience of which 600 hours were in a school setting.
Additionally, the following must be met prior to licensure:
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Completion and verification of the free, online course “An Introduction to Indian Education for All in Montana”
If you meet all the above requirements, but you have:
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an unrestricted expired out-of-state school psychologist license and/or
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you have not earned 6 graduate-level semester credits of college coursework from a regionally accredited college or university, within the past 5 years
When you apply for your Montana License, your Class 6 application will be automatically converted to a Class 5 provisional license. The provisional license allows you to be employed in Montana as a school psychologist while completing the outstanding requirements. This license is valid for a period of up to three years from the date of validation and non-renewable.
For information regarding the requirements and application process for a Class 6 School Psychologist Standard License, please visit: Montana OPI Educator Licenses