(a) An applicant may be issued a license as a psychologist if that person:
(1) has met the requirements as set forth in section 169c of this chapter;
(2) has received a doctoral degree based on a planned and directed program of studies in psychology from an educational institution accredited by one of the regional accrediting bodies recognized and approved by the Council on Post-secondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education and other educational requirements established by the board through its rules and regulations;
(3) has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board the successful completion of no less than two years of experience in a clinical psychology setting including a minimum of 3,000 hours in the practice of psychology defined in section 169 of this chapter. Of this total experience, 1500 hours should involve direct work with clients and should be appropriately supervised by an approved supervisor. A total of 1500 hours or one year of supervised professional practice may be pre-doctoral;
(4) passes the examination requirement established by the board;
(5) in the case of an applicant from an institution of higher education located outside the United States, which at the time the applicant was enrolled, and at the time the applicant graduated maintained a standard of training substantially equivalent to the standards of training of those institutions in the United States which are accredited by a regional accrediting body recognized by the Council on Post-secondary Accreditation or can demonstrate equivalent course work; or an institution of higher education located outside the United States, maintained a standard of training substantially equivalent to the standards of training of those institutions in the United States which are accredited by a regional accrediting body recognized by the Council on Post-secondary Accreditation. The education and training must have been received in an institution or program of higher education officially recognized by the government of the country in which it is located as an institution or program of higher education that trains students to practice as psychologists or psychotherapists. The burden of establishing that the requirements of the provision have been met shall be upon the applicant, and the board may require documentation, such as, but not limited to, an evaluation by a foreign equivalency determination service, as evidence that the applicant's graduate degree program and education were equivalent to an accredited program in the United States.