Psychologist
An independent practitioner of psychology holding a doctoral degree in psychology.
Alabama
Alaska
Alberta
Arizona
Arkansas
British Columbia
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Manitoba
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Brunswick
Newfoundland & Labrador
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Mariana Islands
Nova Scotia
Ohio
Oklahoma
Ontario
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming


Psychological Associate
An individual who is licensed for the independent or supervised practice of psychology holding a master’s degree in psychology.
Alabama
Alaska
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Kansas
Kentucky
Manitoba
Nebraska
North Carolina
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Texas
West Virginia
Wyoming


School Psychologist
An individual trained in school psychology that has met criteria established by the board
Alabama
Ohio
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Wyoming


Behavior Analyst
An individual trained to practice behavior analysis that has met criteria established by the board.
Arizona
Kansas
Missouri
Montana
Ohio
Utah


License Types by Jurisdiction
The following breakdown shows which license types each psychology licensing boards issues: Psychologist, Psychological Associate, School Psychologist, and Behavior Analyst.
Jurisdiction | Psychologist | Psychological Associate | School Psychologist | Behavior Analyst |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | X | X | X | |
Alaska | X | X | ||
Alberta | X | |||
Arizona | X | X | ||
Arkansas | X | |||
British Columbia | X | |||
California | X | X | ||
Colorado | X | X | ||
Connecticut | ||||
Delaware | ||||
District of Columbia | X | X | ||
Florida | X | |||
Georgia | X | |||
Guam | ||||
Hawaii | X | |||
Idaho | X | |||
Illinois | ||||
New Hampshire | ||||
New Jersey | ||||
New Mexico | ||||
New York | X | |||
Newfoundland & Labrador | X | |||
North Dakota | X | |||
North Carolina | X | X | ||
NMI | X | |||
Nova Scotia | X | |||
Ohio | X | X | X | |
Oklahoma | X | |||
Ontario | X | X | ||
Oregon | X | |||
Pennsylvania | X | |||
PEI | X | X | ||
Puerto Rico | ||||
Indiana | X | |||
Iowa | X | |||
Kansas | X | X | X | |
Kentucky | X | X | ||
Louisiana | ||||
Maine | ||||
Manitoba | X | X | ||
Maryland | X | |||
Massachusetts | X | |||
Michigan | ||||
Minnesota | X | |||
Mississippi | X | |||
Missouri | X | X | ||
Montana | X | X | ||
Nebraska | X | X | ||
Nevada | X | |||
New Brunswick | X | |||
Quebec | X | |||
Rhode Island | ||||
Saskatchewan | X | |||
South Carolina | X | |||
South Dakota | X | |||
Tennessee | ||||
Texas | X | X | X | |
Utah | X | X | ||
Vermont | X | |||
Virgin Islands | ||||
Virginia | X | X | ||
Washington | X | |||
West Virginia | X | X | X | |
Wisconsin | ||||
Wyoming | X | X | X |