How to Become a Licensed Psychologist

• Doctorate. A doctorate in clinical or counseling, school or educational psychology, or another applied area the board accepts, from a regionally accredited institution. A program accredited by APA or PCSAS at graduation is deemed to meet most of the statute’s program criteria; any other program must show each one. Every applicant also completes a residency at the degree-granting institution. Source: A.R.S. 32-2071(A).
• Supervised experience. 3,000 hours: at least 1,500 in an internship, and the other 1,500 from supervised preinternship experience, extra internship hours or postdoctoral experience in any combination. Source: A.R.S. 32-2071(D).
• Examinations. The EPPP, passed at 70% on the written exam or a scaled score of 500 on the computer-based exam. Source: A.R.S. 32-2072(A).

Licensing board: Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners.

• Doctorate. An earned doctorate in psychology, in education (counseling, educational or school psychology) or in a field designed to prepare graduates for professional practice, from a regionally accredited institution. The statute’s test is the degree field and the institution’s regional accreditation, and the board makes the final decision on whether a degree qualifies. Source: Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code 2914(b)(1).
• Supervised experience. 3,000 hours of supervised professional experience, as two years of 1,500 hours. At least 1,500 hours must come after the doctorate, and up to 1,500 may come before it, including in an APA-accredited, APPIC-member or CAPIC-member internship. Source: Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code 2914(c)(1).
• Examinations. The EPPP and the California Psychology Laws and Ethics Examination (CPLEE). Source: Cal. Code Regs. tit. 16, 1388(b).

Licensing board: California Board of Psychology.

• Doctorate. A doctorate from an APA-accredited program, or from a program the applicant proves equivalent: a regionally accredited school, three academic years of full-time graduate study in listed content areas, at least 400 practicum hours and an internship that is APA-accredited or substantially equivalent. Source: 3 CCR 721-1, Rule 1.14(B).
• Supervised experience. One postdoctoral year of at least 1,500 clock hours over 12 months or more, with at least 75 hours of supervision, counted while registered as a psychologist candidate or in another setting the Division allows. Source: 3 CCR 721-1, Rule 1.14(C)(1)(c).
• Examinations. The EPPP and a jurisprudence examination developed by the board, which candidate registration also requires. Source: 3 CCR 721-1, Rule 1.14(D)(2).

Licensing board: State Board of Psychologist Examiners.

• Doctorate. A doctoral degree whose program content was primarily psychological, from a program the state approves. An APA-accredited program is approved by regulation. Any other program is reviewed against the regulation’s criteria, which for degrees finished on or after July 1, 1989 include a regionally accredited institution and one academic year of full-time study in residence. Source: C.G.S. 20-188(1).
• Supervised experience. One year of supervised work at the predoctoral or postdoctoral level: at least 35 hours a week for 46 weeks within 12 consecutive months, or at least 1,800 hours within 24 consecutive months. Work done as part of the internship the degree requires does not count. Source: C.G.S. 20-188(2).
• Examinations. The EPPP, administered by ASPPB, with a passing score of 500. Source: C.G.S. 20-188.

Licensing board: Connecticut Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

• Doctorate. A doctorate from an accredited institution, through one of four routes: an APA-accredited program at the time of the award, a program on the ASPPB and National Register designation list, a degree conferred before 1981, or an active ABPP diploma. Source: 17 DCMR 6902.1(a).
• Supervised experience. 4,000 hours of psychological practice experience. Up to 2,000 may come from a predoctoral internship, with the rest within two years after the degree, or all 4,000 can follow the degree over two to three years. Source: 17 DCMR 6902.1(c).
• Examinations. The EPPP, at no lower than half a standard deviation below the national mean, with Part 2 required by board policy for applicants from January 1, 2022, and a jurisprudence requirement the board currently meets with an attestation after its study material. Source: 17 DCMR 6904.1(a).

Licensing board: District of Columbia Board of Psychology.

• Doctorate. A Psy.D., an Ed.D. in psychology or a Ph.D. in psychology from an APA-accredited program at an institutionally accredited school. The statute’s only equivalent is for degrees earned outside the United States. Source: F.S. 490.005(1)(c)1.
• Supervised experience. 4,000 hours. The doctoral internship counts as the first 2,000, and at least 2,000 hours must be postdoctoral. Source: F.S. 490.005(1)(d).
• Examinations. The EPPP, with a minimum passing scaled score of 500, and a Florida laws and rules examination. Source: Fla. Admin. Code r. 64B19-11.001(2)(a).

Licensing board: Florida Board of Psychology.

• Doctorate. A doctorate from a regionally accredited program in applied psychology that APA or CPA accredited when the degree requirements were completed, with exceptions only for industrial/organizational and international applicants. One year must be in continuous full-time residence or its equivalent, and residency met by video teleconferencing is not accepted. Source: Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 510-2-.04(1).
• Supervised experience. An internship of at least 2,000 hours, then 1,500 hours of postdoctoral supervised work experience over 11 to 24 months, at least 500 of them in client or patient involvement. Source: Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 510-2-.05(2)(e).
• Examinations. The EPPP at ASPPB’s standard passing score, a timed, closed-book Georgia jurisprudence exam, and an oral exam before a Board subcommittee based on a work sample. Source: Board FAQ, Georgia Jurisprudence Exam.

Licensing board: Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

• Doctorate. A doctorate from an APA-accredited program in clinical, counseling or school psychology, or from a professional psychology training program awarded by an institution of higher education or a regionally accredited institution. The statute defines that program as a planned doctoral program integrating science and practice, including practica and internship. Source: HRS 465-7(a)(1).
• Supervised experience. A 1,900-hour predoctoral internship and 1,900 hours of postdoctoral experience in health service psychology. Since July 1, 2026, a one-year associate psychologist provisional license covers supervised practice during the postdoctoral year. Source: HRS 465-7(a)(2).
• Examinations. The EPPP, which a provisional associate psychologist may take once the provisional license is issued. Source: HRS 465-7(a)(3), effective July 1, 2026.

Licensing board: Hawaii Board of Psychology.

• Doctorate. A doctorate in psychology from an accredited college or university, or a doctorate in a related field with experience and training the board accepts. A degree from an APA-accredited program meets all of the board’s training criteria. Other programs need three years of full-time graduate study with one in physical residence, a supervised practicum, a predoctoral internship at an APPIC member site or an equivalent program, and a graduate course in each of ten listed areas. Source: Idaho Code 54-2307(2)(a).
• Supervised experience. Two years of supervised experience, each at least 1,000 hours over 12 to 36 months. The first may come from a predoctoral practicum or internship; the second must be postdoctoral. Source: Idaho Code 54-2307(2)(a).
• Examinations. The EPPP. Source: IDAPA 24.12.01.100.01.

Licensing board: Idaho State Board of Psychologist Examiners.

• Doctorate. A doctorate from a regionally accredited institution, by one of three routes. A clinical, school or counseling psychology program accredited by APA or PCSAS, or approved by the National Register, is one route. The Act also asks for at least one year, or its equivalent, in residence at the degree-granting institution. Source: 225 ILCS 15/10(3).
• Supervised experience. Two years of 1,750 hours each, 3,500 hours in all: an internship of at least 1,750 hours and a postdoctoral year of at least 1,750 hours. Practicum does not count toward the two years. Source: 225 ILCS 15/10.
• Examinations. The EPPP, the exam the rules name as the required examination. Source: 225 ILCS 15/10(4).

Licensing board: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board).

• Doctorate. A doctorate in psychology from a program accredited by APA or CPA at graduation. The board’s own program criteria apply only where APA or CPA program accreditation does not exist. The Health Service Provider in Psychology (HSPP) endorsement, needed to diagnose and treat mental and behavioral disorders, requires a doctorate in clinical, counseling, school or another applied health service area. Source: IC 25-33-1-5.1(a)(4).
• Supervised experience. For the HSPP endorsement, 3,100 hours: a 1,500-hour internship and 1,600 more, which may come from doctoral practicum, post-internship experience or a mix. Source: IC 25-33-1-5.1(c)(3).
• Examinations. The EPPP, with a scaled score of 500, and a written jurisprudence examination. Source: 868 IAC 1.1-5-4(a).

Licensing board: Indiana State Psychology Board.

• Doctorate. A doctorate in psychology acceptable to the board from a regionally accredited institution. The board’s regulation sets the program standards, including three years of graduate study with a full academic year in residence of at least 250 in-person contact hours. Source: KRS 319.050(2)(b).
• Supervised experience. 3,600 hours: a 1,800-hour predoctoral internship with at least 100 hours of supervisory sessions, and 1,800 more that may be predoctoral, postdoctoral or both. Source: 201 KAR 26:190, Section 1(1).
• Examinations. The EPPP at a scaled score of 500 or greater, a jurisprudence exam on Kentucky mental health law passed at 80 percent, and a competency exam on ethics and professional practice passed at 100 percent. Source: KRS 319.050(2)(c).

Licensing board: Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology.

• Doctorate. A doctorate in psychology from a program that, when the degree was awarded, was accredited by APA or CPA or listed among the National Register’s designated doctoral programs, or one the National Register finds meets its criteria in the cases the statute lists. A doctorate from another regionally accredited program qualifies only with a postdoctoral respecialization certificate. Source: Md. Code, Health Occ. 18-101(c)(1)(i).
• Supervised experience. 3,250 hours as two years. Up to 1,500 may come from pre-internship and pre-doctoral post-internship training and the internship runs at least 1,750 hours, so postdoctoral hours (at most 1,500) are required only when the predoctoral total is short. Source: Md. Code, Health Occ. 18-302(f)(1)(ii).
• Examinations. The EPPP, with a scaled score of 500, and the Maryland Examination on ethics and state law, passed at 75 percent and never waived. Source: Md. Code, Health Occ. 18-302(h)(1).

Licensing board: Maryland State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

• Doctorate. A doctorate in psychology from a regionally accredited or Commonwealth-chartered institution, in a program accredited by APA or designated by ASPPB or the National Register at graduation or within three years after. The program must also meet the board’s criteria, including a year in residence and competence in racial and ethnic bases of behavior. Source: M.G.L. c. 112, s. 119(b).
• Supervised experience. 3,200 clock hours within 60 consecutive months, at least one year of it before the doctorate. A full-time internship of at least 1,600 hours counts as one year. Source: M.G.L. c. 112, s. 119(c).
• Examinations. The national examination in psychology (the EPPP), with a scaled score of 500, and the Massachusetts Jurisprudence examination. Source: 251 CMR 3.08(1).

Licensing board: Massachusetts Board of Registration of Psychologists.

• Doctorate. A doctorate in psychology or a closely related field from a regionally accredited college, university or institution, in a program accredited by APA, CPA or PCSAS or designated by ASPPB and the National Register. Source: MCL 333.18223(1)(a).
• Supervised experience. An internship that is part of the doctoral program, or a postdoctoral internship the board approves in advance, then at least 2,000 clock hours of postdoctoral experience under a licensed psychologist within 2 consecutive years, completed on a doctoral educational limited license. Source: MCL 333.18223(1)(b).
• Examinations. EPPP Part 1-Knowledge, passed at the score ASPPB recommends for independent practice; the board’s examination page gives a minimum of 500. Part 2-Skills is optional. Source: Mich. Admin. Code R 338.2545(1).

Licensing board: Michigan Board of Psychology.

• Doctorate. A doctorate with a major in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, meeting the board’s rules. A program APA-accredited at graduation satisfies them; graduates of other programs document coursework, in-person residency and the predoctoral internship one requirement at a time. Source: Minn. Stat. 148.907, subd. 2(6).
• Supervised experience. An 1,800-hour predoctoral internship, then at least 1,800 hours of postdoctoral supervised employment over no less than 12 months. Training completed for the degree does not count toward the postdoctoral hours. Source: Minn. R. 7200.2000, subp. 1.
• Examinations. The EPPP at the score ASPPB recommends, and the PRE, Minnesota’s at-home, open-book exam on the rules of conduct. Source: Board page, Licensure Exams: EPPP & PRE.

Licensing board: Minnesota Board of Psychology.

• Doctorate. A doctoral degree in psychology from a recognized educational institution, from a program accredited by APA, CPA or PCSAS, a program designated by ASPPB or the National Register, or a program meeting the statute’s criteria, which include three academic years of full-time graduate study with one year’s residency at the school that grants the degree. Source: RSMo 337.025.2.
• Supervised experience. A 1,500-hour internship completed in 12 to 24 months, plus at least 2,000 more hours from any mix of preinternship and predoctoral postinternship experience, up to 750 extra internship hours, and postdoctoral experience. Source: RSMo 337.025.4.
• Examinations. The EPPP, a 100-question jurisprudence examination passed at 70%, and then an oral examination on ethics and professional practice. Source: 20 CSR 2235-2.060(2).

Licensing board: Missouri State Committee of Psychologists.

• Doctorate. A doctoral degree from a program whose content was primarily psychological, at a regionally accredited institution. An APA-accredited program meets the education requirement without further documentation; any other program must meet the board’s criteria, including at least three academic years of full-time graduate study, required courses delivered in person, and graduate study in residence at the school that grants the degree. Source: RSA 329-B:15, I(b).
• Supervised experience. Two years of supervised clinical experience, each at least 1,500 clock hours within 12 to 24 consecutive months: an internship before the degree, then a year after the school certifies all degree requirements. Class work and practicum hours do not count. Source: RSA 329-B:15, I(c).
• Examinations. The EPPP, passed at a scaled score of 500, and an open-book jurisprudence examination on RSA 329-B and the board’s rules, passed at 80 percent. Source: N.H. Admin. Rules Psyc 303.02(a)(3).

Licensing board: New Hampshire Board of Psychologists.

• Doctorate. A Ph.D., Psy.D. or Ed.D. in psychology or an allied field from a regionally accredited institution, in a program that is APA- or CPA-accredited, listed by the ASPPB/National Register Joint Designation, or that meets the board’s faculty and on-campus attendance criteria. Source: N.J.S.A. 45:14B-17(a), as amended by P.L.2020, c.134.
• Supervised experience. 3,500 hours. Since P.L.2020, c.134, any part of the two years, including all of it, may be completed before the doctorate. Source: N.J.S.A. 45:14B-17(b), as amended by P.L.2020, c.134.
• Examinations. The written EPPP and the board’s online jurisprudence examination. Source: State Board of Psychological Examiners, FAQ: Training and Exam Questions.

Licensing board: New Jersey State Board of Psychological Examiners.

• Doctorate. A doctorate in psychology from a program registered by the State Education Department as licensure-qualifying, from an APA-accredited health service psychology program, or from a program the Department finds substantially equivalent. Source: NYSED Office of the Professions, License Requirements for Psychology: Education Requirements.
• Supervised experience. 3,500 hours. No more than 1,750 may come from the internship required for the doctoral degree, and the remaining experience must follow the doctorate. Source: 8 NYCRR 72.2.
• Examinations. The EPPP, passed with a converted score of at least 75 as determined by the State Board for Psychology. Source: NYSED Office of the Professions, License Requirements for Psychology: Examination Requirements.

Licensing board: New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions (State Board for Psychology).

• Doctorate. A doctoral degree from a planned and directed program of studies in psychology at a regionally accredited institution. The program must be accredited by APA or CPA when the applicant graduates, or meet the board’s criteria, which include students and full-time psychology faculty in residence at the physical campus and one year of residence: 30 semester hours taken in person on that campus within a year. Source: G.S. 90-270.145(a)(3).
• Supervised experience. 3,000 hours over two years, at least 1,500 of them in a postdoctoral calendar year; the other year may be predoctoral. A graduate who meets every other requirement holds a provisional license at the Psychologist level while finishing the hours. Source: 21 NCAC 54 .2009(a).
• Examinations. The EPPP, with a scaled score of 500, and the board’s State Examination on the Practice Act, its rules and the APA ethics code, passed at 78 percent of scored items. Source: 21 NCAC 54 .1901(a)(1).

Licensing board: North Carolina Psychology Board.

• Doctorate. A doctorate from an accredited institution in a program accredited or designated by APA, CPA, the ASPPB/National Register designation committee or NASP. A doctorate in psychology or school psychology from a program without that accreditation also qualifies, with at least one postdoctoral year. Source: ORC 4732.10(B)(2)(a).
• Supervised experience. 3,600 hours over two years, including a predoctoral internship. After an accredited or designated program, the remaining hours may be doctoral practicum, post-internship training or both; other graduates need at least 1,800 postdoctoral hours. Source: OAC 4732-9-01 (preamble).
• Examinations. The EPPP, then an oral examination on Ohio statutes and rules given under the board's direction, typically by two board members. Source: OAC 4732-11-01(A).

Licensing board: Ohio Board of Psychology.

• Doctorate. A doctorate in psychology from an APA-accredited program for anyone who graduated on or after January 1, 1997. The exceptions are specialty areas APA does not accredit and new programs or specialties within eight years of their first class, which the rule says must have an APA application pending. Programs outside the United States need CPA accreditation or a board equivalency finding. Source: 59 O.S. 1362(1).
• Supervised experience. Two years of supervised experience, at least one postdoctoral. The internship can count for part of it, up to 2,000 hours, and the postdoctoral year is 2,000 hours (1,500 or more in an academic setting). Source: 59 O.S. 1362(2).
• Examinations. The EPPP, at the pass point its developer sets, and a jurisprudence examination passed at 70 percent and given in person. Source: OAC 575:10-1-2(m).

Licensing board: Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

• Doctorate. A doctorate in psychology from a program accredited by APA, CPA or PCSAS when the degree was conferred, or from a regionally accredited program that had applied to APA or CPA and been granted a site visit. A foreign program outside the reach of APA and CPA accreditation is judged on the board's own criteria. Source: OAR 858-010-0010(1).
• Supervised experience. An internship of at least 1,500 hours within the degree program, then a postdoctoral year of at least 12 months and 1,500 supervised hours. Source: OAR 858-010-0036(1).
• Examinations. The EPPP, with a scaled score of 500, and the open-book Oregon Jurisprudence Exam. EPPP Part 2 is not required. Source: OAR 858-010-0016(2).

Licensing board: Oregon Board of Psychology.

• Doctorate. A doctorate in psychology from an accredited college or university, earned in a program accredited by APA, CPA or PCSAS or designated by the ASPPB/National Register Designation Project. APA accreditation is one accepted credential and not the only one. Source: Professional Psychologists Practice Act, Act of Mar. 23, 1972, P.L. 136, No. 52, section 6(a)(2) (63 P.S. 1206(a)(2)).
• Supervised experience. Two years of supervised experience. The predoctoral internship of an APA- or CPA-accredited program counts as the first year, and the second year, at least 12 months and 1,750 hours, may follow the internship. Source: State Board of Psychology, Special Notice: Act 53 of 2016 Supervised Experience Requirement (January 31, 2019; updated after the October 7, 2019 meeting).
• Examinations. The EPPP and the Pennsylvania Psychology Law Examination (PPLE). Source: Professional Psychologists Practice Act section 6(a)(3) (63 P.S. 1206(a)(3)).

Licensing board: State Board of Psychology.

• Doctorate. The law admits holders of a doctorate in psychology, or a master’s degree with a psychology specialization, from an accredited institution, and Reglamento 9509 requires a doctorate of every clinical psychology graduate. APA accreditation is not required. The texts are in Spanish. Source: Ley 96-1983, Art. 13.
• Supervised experience. For clinical and counseling psychology graduates from academic year 2026-2027 on, a supervised predoctoral internship of at least 2,000 hours. Source: Reglamento 9509, Sec. 17.1(4).
• Examinations. Either the board’s own reválida exam or the EPPP together with the board’s ethics, legal and professional competencies exam. Source: Ley 96-1983, Art. 12(d).

Licensing board: Junta Examinadora de Psicólogos de Puerto Rico (JEP).

• Doctorate. A doctorate from a program listed in Designated Doctoral Programs in Psychology (ASPPB and the National Register), or from a professional psychology program accredited by APA. Health service provider (HSP) designation, which a psychologist needs to provide health services, takes a designated program in clinical, counseling or school psychology, or a combination, or an APA-accredited professional program. Source: Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1180-02-.02(1)(a).
• Supervised experience. For HSP designation, an internship of at least 1,900 hours plus a postdoctoral year of at least 1,900 supervised hours. Practicum is separate from the internship and does not count toward the postdoctoral year. Source: Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1180-02-.02(2)(a)1..
• Examinations. The EPPP, with a scaled score of 500 on the computer-delivered version, and an open-book ethics and jurisprudence examination passed at 90 percent. Source: Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1180-02-.04(1)(a).

Licensing board: Tennessee Board of Examiners in Psychology.

• Doctorate. A doctorate in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, with a transcript that designates a major in psychology. APA accreditation is not required. It lets graduates count extra internship hours and qualifying practicum hours toward the postdoctoral requirement. Source: Tex. Occ. Code 501.2525(a)(1)(A).
• Supervised experience. 3,500 hours: at least 1,750 in a formal internship within the doctoral program and at least 1,750 as a provisionally licensed psychologist. Source: Tex. Occ. Code 501.2525(a)(2)(A).
• Examinations. The EPPP, with a minimum score of 500 on the computer-based exam, and the Jurisprudence Examination. Source: 22 TAC 463.30(c).

Licensing board: Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (licenses issued by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council).

• Doctorate. A doctorate in psychology with the rule's core coursework, from a program that met the Division of Professional Licensing's approval criteria when the degree was awarded: APA or CPA accreditation, ASPPB and National Register designation, or a regionally accredited program meeting the rule's standards, including three academic years of full-time graduate study and a practicum of at least 400 hours. Source: Utah Code 58-61-304(1)(c).
• Supervised experience. 4,000 hours of psychology training under an approved psychologist supervisor, in any mix of doctoral training, the doctoral internship, postdoctoral training and time as a certified psychology resident. Mental health therapy also takes 1,000 supervised therapy hours after a master's level of education, which can fall within the 4,000. Source: Utah Code 58-61-304(1)(d).
• Examinations. The EPPP, with the passing score ASPPB recommends, and the Utah Psychologist Law and Ethics Examination, passed at 75 percent. Source: Utah Admin. Code R156-61-302c(1)(a).

Licensing board: Behavioral Health Board.

• Doctorate. Until June 23, 2028, a doctorate from an accredited program or from a professional psychology program that meets the board’s criteria. From June 23, 2028, a doctorate in clinical, counseling or school psychology from a program accredited by APA, CPA or an accrediting body acceptable to the board. Source: 18VAC125-20-54(A).
• Supervised experience. A 1,500-hour residency plus an internship. Qualifying doctoral practicum hours may count toward all or part of the residency, and internship hours do not. Source: 18VAC125-20-54(E).
• Examinations. EPPP Part 1-Knowledge, administered by ASPPB. Source: Board page, Examination Information.

Licensing board: Virginia Board of Psychology.

• Doctorate. A doctorate from a regionally accredited institution, from an integrated program of graduate study in psychology. APA, CPA or PCSAS accreditation is recognized as meeting the education rules; other programs must document the required curriculum, a dissertation, practicum, internship and an in-person residency or educational meetings. Source: RCW 18.83.070(2).
• Supervised experience. 3,300 hours: a practicum of at least 300, an internship of at least 1,500, and 1,500 more from practicum, internship or postdoctoral experience. A postdoc is needed only for hours still missing at graduation. Source: WAC 246-924-043(1)(b).
• Examinations. The EPPP, with a scaled score of at least 500. The state jurisprudence exam follows licensure, in the first continuing education cycle. Source: WAC 246-924-070.

Licensing board: Examining Board of Psychology.

• Doctorate. A PhD or its equivalent from a regionally accredited institution, with the PsyD counted as equivalent to the PhD. The course of study must sit in a psychology department or one whose official name contains psychology or psychological. Source: W. Va. Code §30-21-7(a)(3).
• Supervised experience. A predoctoral internship of at least 1,800 hours, then one year of Board-approved supervision, which an applicant with that internship may apply to waive. An applicant with no internship needs two supervised years. Source: W. Va. Code §30-21-7(a)(4).
• Examinations. The EPPP, passed within two years of supervision, then a Board-prepared oral examination on ethics, legal issues, competency and West Virginia law. Source: W. Va. Code §30-21-7(a)(5).

Licensing board: West Virginia Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

• Doctorate. A doctoral degree in psychology from a program accredited by APA, CPA or another organization the board approves, or academic training the board determines to be substantially equivalent. Credentials evaluated by the National Register of Health Service Psychologists are also accepted. Source: Wis. Stat. 455.04(1)(c).
• Supervised experience. 3,000 supervised hours: an internship of at least 1,500 hours after all doctoral coursework, plus 1,500 more from pre-internship, extra internship, pre-conferral or postdoctoral hours in any combination. Source: Wis. Stat. 455.04(1)(d).
• Examinations. EPPP Part 1-Knowledge, at a passing score the board may adopt from the exam provider, and the Wisconsin statutes and rules exam, passed at 80%. Source: Wis. Stat. 455.045(1)(a).

Licensing board: Psychology Examining Board.

No. In the 33 states read here, five require it where it exists, and the rest accept it as one of several routes or do not name it. ASPPB’s position is that “graduation from an APA/CPA accredited program should be a minimum requirement for doctoral-level licensure of health service providers.” ASPPB also notes that “Most jurisdictions require graduation from an accredited program or a program that has been deemed equivalent.” The table above gives each state’s own treatment.

ASPPB reports that, depending on the state, territory or province, there may be “3,000 to 6,000 hours of supervised professional experience, including pre- and post-doctoral hours.” Among the 33 states here, those that state a total ask for 3,000 to 4,000 hours. APA’s model act recommends “the equivalent of two full-time years of sequential, organized, supervised professional experience,” with one of the two years an accredited internship.

It depends on the state. ASPPB says “Depending on the jurisdiction, post-doctoral experience may be required or not.” Among the states read here, California requires at least 1,500 postdoctoral hours, New York and Florida require part of the experience after the degree, and New Jersey allows any part of the two years to come before it. APA’s model act says the experience “may be completed prior or subsequent to the granting of the doctoral degree.”

ASPPB says “You may access the EPPP (Part 1–Knowledge) after you have completed your academic degree and registered as a candidate for licensure in a jurisdiction.” Each board sets its own eligibility, because “Each of our 66 jurisdictional boards determines its own requirements for licensure and approves applications to practice in its jurisdiction.” The EPPP guide has the rest.

In most states, yes. BLS writes that “In most states, practicing psychology or using the title of ‘psychologist’ requires licensure.”

A PsyD is a doctorate. APA lists it among the doctoral degrees in psychology: “The two most common doctoral degrees are the PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) and the PsyD (Doctor of Psychology).” The title “psychologist” is a separate matter, because state law ties it to the license. BLS writes that “In most states, practicing psychology or using the title of ‘psychologist’ requires licensure.” The degree is one requirement among several: California’s statute, for one, says an applicant for licensure “shall possess an earned doctoral degree,” and supervised experience and exams follow.

Titles are state rules and they vary, so the board in the state where you will work is the authority; this is not legal advice. The licensing rows above link each board. APA’s proposed revision to its model act would keep the word reserved for doctoral graduates: APA writes that “The term ‘psychologist’ will continue to be reserved for doctoral-level health service psychology (HSP) providers.” It is a proposal, and APA reports that “The Council will vote on the MLA revision in February 2027.”

Through PSYPACT, in part. The compact is “an interstate compact designed to facilitate the practice of telepsychology and the temporary in-person, face-to-face practice of psychology across state boundaries.” It asks that you “hold a full, unrestricted license to practice psychology based off a doctoral level degree in at least ONE PSYPACT participating state/jurisdiction.” Otherwise, a license in one state does not carry to another: ASPPB’s statement is that practice is licensed “according to the laws and regulations of their particular jurisdiction.”