Supervised experience is a key requirement in the path to becoming a licensed psychologist. Depending on jurisdictional requirements, the composition of supervised experience hours can be met via practicum, internships, or postdoctoral experience. 47% of the respondents accept practicum experience while 72% of respondents require internship and 60% of respondents require postdoctoral experience to satisfy supervised experience requirements.
PRACTICUM
OF 60 RESPONDENTS ACCEPT
PRACTICUM HOURS FOR LICENSURE
48% of respondents accept practicum hours for licensure with 2 respondents indicating practicum hours were “Not Applicable”.
INTERNSHIP
OF 60 RESPONDENTS REQUIRE
INTERNSHIP HOURS FOR LICENSURE
20% of respondents accept internship hours for licensure and 7% of respondents indicated “Other” with 1 respondent indicating internship hours were “Not Applicable”.
POSTDOCTORAL EXPERIENCE
OF 60 RESPONDENTS REQUIRE
POSTDOCTORAL EXPERIENCE HOURS FOR LICENSURE
27% of respondents accept postdoctoral experience hours for licensure and 2% of respondents indicated “Other” with 6 respondents indicating postdoctoral experience hours were “Not Applicable”.
Total # of Supervised Experience Hours Required by Jurisdiction
| Jurisdiction | Total |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Zero Post-Doc |
| Louisiana | 4000 |
| Oklahoma | 4000 |
| Alaska | 1500 |
| Maine | Data Not Available |
| Ontario | 1500 |
| Alberta | 1600 |
| Manitoba* | 3000 |
| Oregon | 1500* |
| Arizona | 3000 |
| Maryland* | 3250 |
| Pennsylvania | 1750 |
| Arkansas | 4000 |
| Massachusetts | 3200 |
| Prince Edward Island | 4000 |
| British Columbia | 2200 |
| Michigan* | 2000 |
| Puerto Rico | Data Not Available |
| California | 3000 |
| Minnesota | 3600 |
| Quebec* | 2300 |
| Colorado | Data Not Available |
| Mississippi | 1800 |
| Rhode Island | 3000 |
| Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | 750 |
| Missouri | 1500 for Post-Doc, 3500 for Pre-Doc |
| Saskatchewan | 1500 |
| Connecticut* | 1800 |
| Montana* | 3200 |
| South Carolina | 3000 |
| Delaware* | 1500 |
| Nebraska | 1500 in no less than 1yr |
| South Dakota | 1800 |
| District of Columbia | Data Not Available |
| Nevada | 3750 |
| Tennessee* | 1900 |
| Florida | 4000 |
| New Brunswick | 1600 |
| Texas | 3500 |
| Georgia | 1500 |
| New Hampshire* | 3000 |
| Utah | 4000 |
| Guam | Data Not Available |
| New Jersey* | 3500 |
| Vermont | 4000 |
| Hawaii* | 3800 |
| New Mexico | 3000 |
| Virgin Islands* | 3000 |
| Idaho* | 2000 |
| New York* | 3500 |
| Virginia* | 1500 |
| Illinois | 3500 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 600 |
| Washington | 3300 |
| Indiana* | 1600 |
| North Dakota | 3000 |
| West Virginia | 0 - 192 |
| Iowa | 1500 |
| Northwest Territories | Data Not Available |
| Wisconsin* | 3000 |
| Kansas | 3600 |
| Nova Scotia | 6000 for Masters. 1500 for Doctoral provided acceptable internship |
| Wyoming | 3000 |
| Kentucky | 3600 |
| Ohio | 3600 |
A CLOSER LOOK AT POSTDOCTORAL EXPERIENCE
Alaska
Arkansas
California
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Delaware*
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii*
Idaho*
Illinois*
Indiana*
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Manitoba*
Michigan*
Minnesota
Montana*
Nebraska
Nevada
New Brunswick
New Hampshire*
New York*
North Dakota
Nova Scotia
Oklahoma
Ontario
Oregon*
Prince Edward Island
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee*
Texas
Vermont
Virgin Islands*
Please note: Some jurisdictions provided information in the previous year’s (2022) report which is included in this data (*). Those jurisdictions include Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Quebec, Tennessee, Virgin islands, Virginia, and Wisconsin. For the most up-to-date information, please visit ASPPB’s Board Contact Information page.