Definition. “School psychologist” means an individual who is licensed to provide psychological services to children in a public or State-approved nonpublic school setting and supervises interns and psychometrists. Education. An applicant for licensure as a school psychologist shall: Complete 3 semester hours or State-approved CPD credits in special education coursework; and Complete one of the following pathways to licensure: Option I: Submit a master’s degree or higher in school psychology from a Maryland-approved program; and Qualifying scores on the Maryland-approved test for school psychologist. Option II: Submit a master’s degree or higher and complete an out-of-State-approved program in school psychology, culminating a minimum of a 1,200-hour internship in school psychology; and Submit qualifying scores on the Maryland-approved test for school psychologist. Option III: Submit a valid Nationally Certified School Psychologist certificate issued by the National School Psychology Certification Board. Option IV: Submit a master’s degree or higher from an institution of higher education; and Submit a valid professional license in school psychology from another state and verification of at least 27 months of effective performance as a school psychologist during the past 7 years, on the basis of which application is being made for a comparable Maryland license.