Endnotes - ASPPB The Centre

As part of the collection of ASPPB membership dues, psychology licensing boards are surveyed regarding the number of licenses they maintain and issue. Data for 2024 is not available for the following jurisdictions: Colorado, District of Columbia, Guam, Indiana, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and Virginia. Data for 2023 is included due to no response for the following jurisdictions: British Columbia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
The American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychologists in the United States.
The Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) is the national association for the science, practice, and education of psychology in Canada.

Pennsylvania: Predoctoral internship is a part of the APA-accredited doctoral program. The predoctoral internship is automatically accepted as satisfying 1 of the 2 years of supervised experience.

Data in this section comes from the PSYPACT Commission.
Data presented regarding PSYPACT is current through December 31, 2024. For the latest information, please visit www.psypact.gov.

Data in this section comes from the ASPPB Disciplinary Data System.
The number of reported reasons in a report may change based on the date of discipline taken and not the date reported to ASPPB.

Q1. What is the minimum degree level required for this license?

Vermont: It can be either a doctoral or a master’s degree. Vermont licenses at both levels.

Q2. Is regional accreditation of the degree-granting institution required?

Q3. Which of the following best describes APA accreditation as a requirement for licensure?

British Columbia: Meets Requirements.
Florida: Required for exam applications and not required for endorsement applicants.
Nevada: APA accreditation is required or a program that the Board deems substantially equivalent to APA accreditation.
Oklahoma: APA/CPA required unless in areas where no accreditation exists or coming from a new program. See 59OS Section 1362 and OAC 575: 10-1-2.
South Dakota: Not required, but use APA Guidelines.

Q4. Which of the following best describes CPA accreditation as a requirement for licensure?

British Columbia: Meets Requirements.
New York: Applicant will be individually evaluated.
Northwest Territories: Based on an academic review conducted in partnership with the College of Alberta Psychologists.
Oklahoma: APA/CPA required unless in areas where no accreditation exists or coming from a new program. See 58OS Section 1362 and OAC 575: 10-1-2.

Q13. Which of the following best describes internship hours as a requirement for licensure?

Florida: Internship hours completed towards an APA-accredited doctoral degree in psychology satisfy 2,000 of the 4,000 hours of supervised experience.
Iowa: Clinical internship is required for the Health Service Provider License.
Northwest Territories: Canadian mobility applicants need not provide, as this would have been completed elsewhere in Canada.
Oregon: Required only for foreign degrees. We don’t check this for APA/CPA accredited programs.
Pennsylvania: Pre-doc internship is a part of the APA-accredited doctoral program.

Q21. If yes, how do your rules/regulations define the EPPP (paper-administered) passing score?

Hawaii: A score of not less than the national average raw score (rounded up to the nearest whole integer).
Iowa: The rule is generic to accept 70%, and the current passing point. “The EPPP passing score shall be utilized as the Iowa passing score.”
Pennsylvania: Registration says “passing score” – we have a list of passing scores from 1974 to 1999.

Q22. If yes, how do your rules/regulations define the EPPP (computer-administered) passing score?

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Prior to 2001, licenses are through endorsement.
Hawaii: A score of not less than the national average raw score (rounded up to the nearest whole integer if a fraction is reported) of all the first time shall be passing for the EPPP written examination. For examination waiver applicants, the passing for EPPP shall be the board’s passing score for the EPPP shall be the board’s passing score at the time the applicant sat for the EPPP written examination.
Iowa: The rule is generic to accept 70%, and the current passing point. “The EPPP passing score shall be utilized as the Iowa passing score.”
Pennsylvania: Registration says, “passing score.”
Washington: To be considered for licensure, applicants must receive a score of at least 70% or the national mean, whichever is lowest.

Q23. When is the earliest time the EPPP can be taken? Alberta: After registration as a provisional psychologist.

British Columbia: After education, training and experience has been reviewed and determined to meet our requirements.
California: After degree is granted, and upon completion of 1,500 hours of supervised to meet our requirements.
Kentucky: After completion of a master’s degree.
Saskatchewan: Anytime during the provision period, but before sitting for the oral exam.
Tennessee: After being authorized by the Board to sit for the exam.

Q32. If yes, what are the requirements?

Michigan: See https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/psychology

Q51. If yes, what is the maximum number of days allowed for temporary practice?

Missouri: Individuals can practice under an exemption in statute up to 15 days within a 9-month period without a notification to the Committee. A temporary license can be issued for up to 2 years.

Q53. If yes, must the temporary practice be completed within any of the following?

British Columbia: We have two types of temporary. One is consecutive x 15 days, 2 x calendar year. The other is 20 non-consecutive over 12 months.

Q61. If yes, are there settings in which a psychologist is exempt from the requirement to be licensed?

Alabama: Regular employment of a State organization.
Arizona: A common school, high school, charter school, or other educational institution setting that serves pupils in prekindergarten or\ kindergarten programs or any of grades 1 – 12.
Georgia: In schools if employed by the school system, other government employed situations.
Iowa: Schools require certification by the Department of Education; accredited academic institutions; government or nonprofit institutions or
agencies; research facilities.
Kansas: Educational facilities (in certain circumstances), institutions for persons with an intellectual disability, correctional facilities (in certain circumstances), or military bases.
Louisiana: Individuals employed by the Board of Education as certified school psychologists; University professors not engaged in th provision of psychological services may use title.