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Licensed Psychological Examiner

Master’s-level psychology license. New licenses remain issuable on the evaluation date; Act 433 closes new issuance after December 31, 2026 and replaces independent examiner privileges with the practitioner framework.

Licensing authority: Arkansas Psychology Board · Application information

Reinstatement after three consecutive years of nonpayment
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Education
A qualifying master’s degree in psychology or a closely related field; 45 graduate semester hours or 75 quarter hours with a B average, required coursework and statement-of-intent preparation under 17 CAR § 95-403.
Exam score
Passing scores are set under 17 CAR § 95-703(e)(2); a previously earned EPPP score remains an examination requirement when accepted under § 95-901.
Internship
Complete the Board-required 600 clock hours of formal supervised internship within 24 months, with its required direct contact and individual supervision.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Prior failure
No failure of a Board examination in the preceding six months.
Prior status
Reinstatement after three consecutive years of nonpayment
Qualification review
Reapplication is reviewed under original licensing qualifications or § 95-401 et seq.; previously earned acceptable EPPP results may be used and retaking is subject to Board determination.
References
Program-director completion reference and three qualified professional psychologist references.
Rehabilitation
Satisfy any applicable Board rehabilitation plan or criminal-disqualification waiver.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.
Supervision
Practice is subject to the supervision limits of § 17-97-303 as amended by Act 433; a new examiner license issued after December 31, 2026 is prohibited.
Waivers
The Board may accept satisfactory substitute training and experience under § 17-97-303(b)(2).
Automatic reinstatement after delinquent renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Fees
Pay the registration fee and delinquent renewal fee; automatic reinstatement follows.
Limit
The separate original-application review applies after cancellation for three consecutive unpaid years.
Prior status
Suspended solely because the renewal application or fee was delinquent.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensed psychological examiner — initial examination
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Education
A qualifying master’s degree in psychology or a closely related field; 45 graduate semester hours or 75 quarter hours with a B average, required coursework and statement-of-intent preparation under 17 CAR § 95-403.
Exam score
Passing scores are set under 17 CAR § 95-703(e)(2); a previously earned EPPP score remains an examination requirement when accepted under § 95-901.
Internship
Complete the Board-required 600 clock hours of formal supervised internship within 24 months, with its required direct contact and individual supervision.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Prior failure
No failure of a Board examination in the preceding six months.
References
Program-director completion reference and three qualified professional psychologist references.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.
Supervision
Practice is subject to the supervision limits of § 17-97-303 as amended by Act 433; a new examiner license issued after December 31, 2026 is prohibited.
Waivers
The Board may accept satisfactory substitute training and experience under § 17-97-303(b)(2).
Place license on voluntary inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Practice
No practice while inactive; the Board renewal page treats inactive status as an alternative to permanent retirement.
Prior license
An existing license; request inactive status and pay one-half the current renewal fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renew voluntary inactive license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
CE accrual is waived while inactive; 20 hours for the previous license year are required on reactivation.
Prior status
Voluntarily inactive license.
Renewal
Submit renewal attestation and inactive renewal fee; no practice is authorized.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Automatic reciprocal licensure — military member, veteran or qualifying spouse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Deployment
License expiration and continuing-education exemptions may be extended until 180 days after return from deployment under § 95-903(d)–(e).
Documents
Submit evidence of similar-scope licensure and qualifying status and the initial fee unless waived; the Board’s current military-spouse implementation also requires an application and background check.
Eligible status
A uniformed service member stationed in Arkansas, a veteran residing or establishing residence in Arkansas, or a spouse in the qualifying categories of 17 CAR § 95-903(b)(3).
Prior license
Hold in good standing a similar-scope license issued by another U.S. jurisdiction.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reactivate voluntarily inactive license
Interview and Oral Examination (practice unavailable)
Board discretion
The Board considers the circumstances of inactivity and may require an oral examination; the exam remains a leaf despite the possibility that the Board excuses a particular applicant.
Continuing education
Provide evidence of 20 CE hours during the previous license year and pay applicable fees.
Prior status
Voluntarily inactive license.
Reapplication after refusal and rehabilitation
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Education
A qualifying master’s degree in psychology or a closely related field; 45 graduate semester hours or 75 quarter hours with a B average, required coursework and statement-of-intent preparation under 17 CAR § 95-403.
Exam score
Passing scores are set under 17 CAR § 95-703(e)(2); a previously earned EPPP score remains an examination requirement when accepted under § 95-901.
Internship
Complete the Board-required 600 clock hours of formal supervised internship within 24 months, with its required direct contact and individual supervision.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Prior failure
No failure of a Board examination in the preceding six months.
Prior status
Reapplication after refusal and rehabilitation
Qualification review
Reapplication is reviewed under original licensing qualifications or § 95-401 et seq.; previously earned acceptable EPPP results may be used and retaking is subject to Board determination.
References
Program-director completion reference and three qualified professional psychologist references.
Rehabilitation
Satisfy any applicable Board rehabilitation plan or criminal-disqualification waiver.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.
Supervision
Practice is subject to the supervision limits of § 17-97-303 as amended by Act 433; a new examiner license issued after December 31, 2026 is prohibited.
Waivers
The Board may accept satisfactory substitute training and experience under § 17-97-303(b)(2).
Annual renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
20 continuing education hours per annual accrual period, including three ethics hours under § 95-801; § 95-1302(b) expresses 40 hours for the preceding biennium. Observe applicable waivers and audit documentation.
Prior license
An existing license of this type.
Renewal
Complete attestation, application and fee during the May 1–June 30 renewal period; renewal is due by July 1.
Training assessment
A qualifying home-study course may include its own completion examination under § 95-801(b)(4)(A)(ix); no particular currently offered profession licensing examination is named by that CE requirement.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Permanent retirement of license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the Board retirement form and cover letter.
Effect
Permanent retirement without intended reactivation; no fee is charged and no practice is authorized.
Prior license
An existing license of this type.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after revocation
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Education
A qualifying master’s degree in psychology or a closely related field; 45 graduate semester hours or 75 quarter hours with a B average, required coursework and statement-of-intent preparation under 17 CAR § 95-403.
Exam score
Passing scores are set under 17 CAR § 95-703(e)(2); a previously earned EPPP score remains an examination requirement when accepted under § 95-901.
Internship
Complete the Board-required 600 clock hours of formal supervised internship within 24 months, with its required direct contact and individual supervision.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Prior failure
No failure of a Board examination in the preceding six months.
Prior status
Reinstatement after revocation
Qualification review
Reapplication is reviewed under original licensing qualifications or § 95-401 et seq.; previously earned acceptable EPPP results may be used and retaking is subject to Board determination.
References
Program-director completion reference and three qualified professional psychologist references.
Rehabilitation
Satisfy any applicable Board rehabilitation plan or criminal-disqualification waiver.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.
Supervision
Practice is subject to the supervision limits of § 17-97-303 as amended by Act 433; a new examiner license issued after December 31, 2026 is prohibited.
Waivers
The Board may accept satisfactory substitute training and experience under § 17-97-303(b)(2).
Restore practice after disciplinary suspension
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Prior status
A disciplinary suspension with the period determined by the Board.
Rehabilitation
Complete the Board-established plan ensuring ethical and professional principles in reestablished practice. No particular licensing examination is identified in § 95-1002; any unspecified assessment directed by a plan is an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Psychologist

Doctoral-level psychology license; statement of intent limits the authorized practice. There is no specialty license under 17 CAR § 95-402(a)(1).

Licensing authority: Arkansas Psychology Board · Application information

Change from psychological examiner to psychologist
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Education
A qualifying doctoral degree in psychology or a substantially similar closely allied field; an APA/CPA-accredited program or the program and coursework requirements of 17 CAR § 95-404(a)–(e).
Exam score
The Board applicant instructions require an EPPP passing score of at least 500, allow at most four attempts per year, and state a 60-day wait after a failed attempt.
Experience
Complete a 2,000-hour predoctoral internship and 2,000 hours of approved postdoctoral supervised experience under 17 CAR § 95-404(f)–(h); obtain provisional licensure before accruing postdoctoral hours.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Prior failure
§ 17-97-302(b)(1)(F) requires no failure of a Board examination in the preceding six months; that statutory condition controls over the Board page’s 60-day retest statement.
Prior license
An Arkansas psychological examiner license; all requirements for psychologist licensure must be met. A previously earned, accepted EPPP passing score satisfies the examination condition.
Prior score
17 CAR § 95-901 permits acceptance of an examination score administered elsewhere that meets the Arkansas cutoff at the time of that examination; transfer supporting score data.
References
Program-director completion reference and three qualified psychologist references with direct, comprehensive knowledge of competence.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.
Waivers
The Board may accept satisfactory substitute training and experience under § 17-97-302(b)(2).
Reinstatement after three consecutive years of nonpayment
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Education
A qualifying doctoral degree in psychology or a substantially similar closely allied field; an APA/CPA-accredited program or the program and coursework requirements of 17 CAR § 95-404(a)–(e).
Exam score
The Board applicant instructions require an EPPP passing score of at least 500, allow at most four attempts per year, and state a 60-day wait after a failed attempt.
Experience
Complete a 2,000-hour predoctoral internship and 2,000 hours of approved postdoctoral supervised experience under 17 CAR § 95-404(f)–(h); obtain provisional licensure before accruing postdoctoral hours.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Prior failure
§ 17-97-302(b)(1)(F) requires no failure of a Board examination in the preceding six months; that statutory condition controls over the Board page’s 60-day retest statement.
Prior score
17 CAR § 95-901 permits acceptance of an examination score administered elsewhere that meets the Arkansas cutoff at the time of that examination; transfer supporting score data.
Prior status
Reinstatement after three consecutive years of nonpayment
Qualification review
Reapplication is reviewed under original licensing qualifications or § 95-401 et seq.; previously earned acceptable EPPP results may be used and retaking is subject to Board determination.
References
Program-director completion reference and three qualified psychologist references with direct, comprehensive knowledge of competence.
Rehabilitation
Satisfy any applicable Board rehabilitation plan or criminal-disqualification waiver.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.
Waivers
The Board may accept satisfactory substitute training and experience under § 17-97-302(b)(2).
Licensure by credentials — ASPPB Certificate of Professional Qualification (CPQ)
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Application packet
Request the specific CPQ or National Register application packet; submit license verification, references and all documentation.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Board discretion
Granting reciprocity remains subject to Board approval and the public-interest determination; § 95-406(a)(1) provides the written examination waiver.
Certification
ASPPB Certificate of Professional Qualification (CPQ)
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Prior license
An active psychology license in another jurisdiction for at least five years; the Board deems educational and experience qualifications met.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Automatic reinstatement after delinquent renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Fees
Pay the registration fee and delinquent renewal fee; automatic reinstatement follows.
Limit
The separate original-application review applies after cancellation for three consecutive unpaid years.
Prior status
Suspended solely because the renewal application or fee was delinquent.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure by examination — applications on or after July 3, 2020
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Application cohort
Application on or after July 3, 2020. The Board’s retained oral-interview instruction applies to earlier applicants.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Education
A qualifying doctoral degree in psychology or a substantially similar closely allied field; an APA/CPA-accredited program or the program and coursework requirements of 17 CAR § 95-404(a)–(e).
Exam score
The Board applicant instructions require an EPPP passing score of at least 500, allow at most four attempts per year, and state a 60-day wait after a failed attempt.
Experience
Complete a 2,000-hour predoctoral internship and 2,000 hours of approved postdoctoral supervised experience under 17 CAR § 95-404(f)–(h); obtain provisional licensure before accruing postdoctoral hours.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Prior failure
§ 17-97-302(b)(1)(F) requires no failure of a Board examination in the preceding six months; that statutory condition controls over the Board page’s 60-day retest statement.
Prior score
17 CAR § 95-901 permits acceptance of an examination score administered elsewhere that meets the Arkansas cutoff at the time of that examination; transfer supporting score data.
References
Program-director completion reference and three qualified psychologist references with direct, comprehensive knowledge of competence.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.
Waivers
The Board may accept satisfactory substitute training and experience under § 17-97-302(b)(2).
Place license on voluntary inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Practice
No practice while inactive; the Board renewal page treats inactive status as an alternative to permanent retirement.
Prior license
An existing license; request inactive status and pay one-half the current renewal fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renew voluntary inactive license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
CE accrual is waived while inactive; 20 hours for the previous license year are required on reactivation.
Prior status
Voluntarily inactive license.
Renewal
Submit renewal attestation and inactive renewal fee; no practice is authorized.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure by examination — retained applications before July 3, 2020

All of the following:

Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Application cohort
Application before July 3, 2020. The Board permits the oral interview after provisional licensure, a passing EPPP result and completion of postdoctoral requirements.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Education
A qualifying doctoral degree in psychology or a substantially similar closely allied field; an APA/CPA-accredited program or the program and coursework requirements of 17 CAR § 95-404(a)–(e).
Exam score
The Board applicant instructions require an EPPP passing score of at least 500, allow at most four attempts per year, and state a 60-day wait after a failed attempt.
Experience
Complete a 2,000-hour predoctoral internship and 2,000 hours of approved postdoctoral supervised experience under 17 CAR § 95-404(f)–(h); obtain provisional licensure before accruing postdoctoral hours.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Prior failure
§ 17-97-302(b)(1)(F) requires no failure of a Board examination in the preceding six months; that statutory condition controls over the Board page’s 60-day retest statement.
Prior score
17 CAR § 95-901 permits acceptance of an examination score administered elsewhere that meets the Arkansas cutoff at the time of that examination; transfer supporting score data.
References
Program-director completion reference and three qualified psychologist references with direct, comprehensive knowledge of competence.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.
Waivers
The Board may accept satisfactory substitute training and experience under § 17-97-302(b)(2).
Automatic reciprocal licensure — military member, veteran or qualifying spouse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Deployment
License expiration and continuing-education exemptions may be extended until 180 days after return from deployment under § 95-903(d)–(e).
Documents
Submit evidence of similar-scope licensure and qualifying status and the initial fee unless waived; the Board’s current military-spouse implementation also requires an application and background check.
Eligible status
A uniformed service member stationed in Arkansas, a veteran residing or establishing residence in Arkansas, or a spouse in the qualifying categories of 17 CAR § 95-903(b)(3).
Prior license
Hold in good standing a similar-scope license issued by another U.S. jurisdiction.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure by credentials — National Register certification
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Application packet
Request the specific CPQ or National Register application packet; submit license verification, references and all documentation.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Board discretion
Granting reciprocity remains subject to Board approval and the public-interest determination; § 95-406(a)(1) provides the written examination waiver.
Certification
National Register certification
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Prior license
An active psychology license in another jurisdiction for at least five years; the Board deems educational and experience qualifications met.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reactivate voluntarily inactive license
Interview and Oral Examination (practice unavailable)
Board discretion
The Board considers the circumstances of inactivity and may require an oral examination; the exam remains a leaf despite the possibility that the Board excuses a particular applicant.
Continuing education
Provide evidence of 20 CE hours during the previous license year and pay applicable fees.
Prior status
Voluntarily inactive license.
Reciprocity — equivalent qualifications
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Board discretion
The Board determines equivalence and may grant the license without an assembled examination; § 95-406(a)(1) implements issuance without written examination.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Prior license
A psychology license in another jurisdiction with standards equal to or exceeding Arkansas; reside or be employed in Arkansas and satisfy the Board that granting the license is in the public interest.
Qualification review
The standard application and § 95-404 qualifications apply under § 95-406(c). The examination waiver governs this route; a prior license is an applicant condition and is not evidence naming a separate currently required exam.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reapplication after refusal and rehabilitation
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Education
A qualifying doctoral degree in psychology or a substantially similar closely allied field; an APA/CPA-accredited program or the program and coursework requirements of 17 CAR § 95-404(a)–(e).
Exam score
The Board applicant instructions require an EPPP passing score of at least 500, allow at most four attempts per year, and state a 60-day wait after a failed attempt.
Experience
Complete a 2,000-hour predoctoral internship and 2,000 hours of approved postdoctoral supervised experience under 17 CAR § 95-404(f)–(h); obtain provisional licensure before accruing postdoctoral hours.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Prior failure
§ 17-97-302(b)(1)(F) requires no failure of a Board examination in the preceding six months; that statutory condition controls over the Board page’s 60-day retest statement.
Prior score
17 CAR § 95-901 permits acceptance of an examination score administered elsewhere that meets the Arkansas cutoff at the time of that examination; transfer supporting score data.
Prior status
Reapplication after refusal and rehabilitation
Qualification review
Reapplication is reviewed under original licensing qualifications or § 95-401 et seq.; previously earned acceptable EPPP results may be used and retaking is subject to Board determination.
References
Program-director completion reference and three qualified psychologist references with direct, comprehensive knowledge of competence.
Rehabilitation
Satisfy any applicable Board rehabilitation plan or criminal-disqualification waiver.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.
Waivers
The Board may accept satisfactory substitute training and experience under § 17-97-302(b)(2).
Annual renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
20 continuing education hours per annual accrual period, including three ethics hours under § 95-801; § 95-1302(b) expresses 40 hours for the preceding biennium. Observe applicable waivers and audit documentation.
Prior license
An existing license of this type.
Renewal
Complete attestation, application and fee during the May 1–June 30 renewal period; renewal is due by July 1.
Training assessment
A qualifying home-study course may include its own completion examination under § 95-801(b)(4)(A)(ix); no particular currently offered profession licensing examination is named by that CE requirement.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Permanent retirement of license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the Board retirement form and cover letter.
Effect
Permanent retirement without intended reactivation; no fee is charged and no practice is authorized.
Prior license
An existing license of this type.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after revocation
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Education
A qualifying doctoral degree in psychology or a substantially similar closely allied field; an APA/CPA-accredited program or the program and coursework requirements of 17 CAR § 95-404(a)–(e).
Exam score
The Board applicant instructions require an EPPP passing score of at least 500, allow at most four attempts per year, and state a 60-day wait after a failed attempt.
Experience
Complete a 2,000-hour predoctoral internship and 2,000 hours of approved postdoctoral supervised experience under 17 CAR § 95-404(f)–(h); obtain provisional licensure before accruing postdoctoral hours.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Prior failure
§ 17-97-302(b)(1)(F) requires no failure of a Board examination in the preceding six months; that statutory condition controls over the Board page’s 60-day retest statement.
Prior score
17 CAR § 95-901 permits acceptance of an examination score administered elsewhere that meets the Arkansas cutoff at the time of that examination; transfer supporting score data.
Prior status
Reinstatement after revocation
Qualification review
Reapplication is reviewed under original licensing qualifications or § 95-401 et seq.; previously earned acceptable EPPP results may be used and retaking is subject to Board determination.
References
Program-director completion reference and three qualified psychologist references with direct, comprehensive knowledge of competence.
Rehabilitation
Satisfy any applicable Board rehabilitation plan or criminal-disqualification waiver.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.
Waivers
The Board may accept satisfactory substitute training and experience under § 17-97-302(b)(2).
Restore practice after disciplinary suspension
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Prior status
A disciplinary suspension with the period determined by the Board.
Rehabilitation
Complete the Board-established plan ensuring ethical and professional principles in reestablished practice. No particular licensing examination is identified in § 95-1002; any unspecified assessment directed by a plan is an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensed Psychological Practitioner

Independent master’s-level psychology license created by Act 433 of 2025 and implemented by the September 6, 2026 rules. Neuropsychological, forensic psychological, and projective personality assessment are excluded from independent practice.

Licensing authority: Arkansas Psychology Board · Application information

Reinstatement after three consecutive years of nonpayment
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Education
A Board-approved 60-hour master’s degree in health services psychology with discipline-specific and profession-wide competencies and at least one year of residence.
Exam identity reading
The examinations clause in § 17-97-313(b)(1)(B), implemented by 17 CAR §§ 95-701–703 for applicants for psychology licensure, involves the EPPP identified by the Board. No separate named practitioner examination is stated.
Internship
800 practicum or internship hours, including 400 hours of direct client services.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Post degree supervision
3,000 Board-approved clinical supervision hours, including 2,200 direct client service hours; one supervision hour per ten direct service hours for the first 1,000 and per twenty thereafter; 100 hours of didactic learning in the intended scope per year.
Prior failure
No failure of a Board examination in the preceding six months.
Prior status
Reinstatement after three consecutive years of nonpayment
Qualification review
Reapplication is reviewed under original licensing qualifications or § 95-401 et seq.; previously earned acceptable EPPP results may be used and retaking is subject to Board determination.
Rehabilitation
Satisfy any applicable Board rehabilitation plan or criminal-disqualification waiver.
Scope limit
Independent practice excludes neuropsychological assessment, forensic psychological assessment and projective personality assessment.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.
Waivers
Board discretion to accept substitute training and experience under § 17-97-313(b)(2); grandfathered examiners use the separate statutory exception route.
Automatic reinstatement after delinquent renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Fees
Pay the registration fee and delinquent renewal fee; automatic reinstatement follows.
Limit
The separate original-application review applies after cancellation for three consecutive unpaid years.
Prior status
Suspended solely because the renewal application or fee was delinquent.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensed psychological practitioner — initial examination
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Education
A Board-approved 60-hour master’s degree in health services psychology with discipline-specific and profession-wide competencies and at least one year of residence.
Exam identity reading
The examinations clause in § 17-97-313(b)(1)(B), implemented by 17 CAR §§ 95-701–703 for applicants for psychology licensure, involves the EPPP identified by the Board. No separate named practitioner examination is stated.
Internship
800 practicum or internship hours, including 400 hours of direct client services.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Post degree supervision
3,000 Board-approved clinical supervision hours, including 2,200 direct client service hours; one supervision hour per ten direct service hours for the first 1,000 and per twenty thereafter; 100 hours of didactic learning in the intended scope per year.
Prior failure
No failure of a Board examination in the preceding six months.
Scope limit
Independent practice excludes neuropsychological assessment, forensic psychological assessment and projective personality assessment.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.
Waivers
Board discretion to accept substitute training and experience under § 17-97-313(b)(2); grandfathered examiners use the separate statutory exception route.
Psychological examiner to psychological practitioner — not grandfathered
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Conversion application
Pay the $150 conversion application fee and supply application and supporting documentation under § 95-408(g).
Education
A Board-approved 60-hour master’s degree in health services psychology with discipline-specific and profession-wide competencies and at least one year of residence.
Exam identity reading
The examinations clause in § 17-97-313(b)(1)(B), implemented by 17 CAR §§ 95-701–703 for applicants for psychology licensure, involves the EPPP identified by the Board. No separate named practitioner examination is stated.
Internship
800 practicum or internship hours, including 400 hours of direct client services.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Post degree supervision
3,000 Board-approved clinical supervision hours, including 2,200 direct client service hours; one supervision hour per ten direct service hours for the first 1,000 and per twenty thereafter; 100 hours of didactic learning in the intended scope per year.
Previous score
A previously earned passing EPPP score may be accepted; holding an examiner license does not turn the currently offered EPPP into discontinued prior evidence.
Prior failure
No failure of a Board examination in the preceding six months.
Prior license
A psychological examiner who is not within the § 17-97-313(b)(3) grandfather exception.
Scope limit
Independent practice excludes neuropsychological assessment, forensic psychological assessment and projective personality assessment.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.
Transition status
The eligible post-December 31, 2023 examiner may complete required supervision as a provisionally licensed psychological practitioner under § 95-408(b)(4).
Waivers
Board discretion to accept substitute training and experience under § 17-97-313(b)(2); grandfathered examiners use the separate statutory exception route.
Conversion of previously independent psychological examiner
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Apply in the form and manner determined by the Board; the Board’s legacy LPE-I page labels do not expand the statutory cutoff.
Prior license
Previously licensed psychological examiner, granted independent practice privileges by the Board on or before December 31, 2024.
Scope limit
Independent practice excludes neuropsychological assessment, forensic psychological assessment and projective personality assessment.
Statutory exception
§ 17-97-313(b)(3) exempts this applicant from all § 313(b)(1) qualifications, including the examination clause. The held license and previously granted privilege are applicant conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Place license on voluntary inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Practice
No practice while inactive; the Board renewal page treats inactive status as an alternative to permanent retirement.
Prior license
An existing license; request inactive status and pay one-half the current renewal fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renew voluntary inactive license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
CE accrual is waived while inactive; 20 hours for the previous license year are required on reactivation.
Prior status
Voluntarily inactive license.
Renewal
Submit renewal attestation and inactive renewal fee; no practice is authorized.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Automatic reciprocal licensure — military member, veteran or qualifying spouse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Deployment
License expiration and continuing-education exemptions may be extended until 180 days after return from deployment under § 95-903(d)–(e).
Documents
Submit evidence of similar-scope licensure and qualifying status and the initial fee unless waived; the Board’s current military-spouse implementation also requires an application and background check.
Eligible status
A uniformed service member stationed in Arkansas, a veteran residing or establishing residence in Arkansas, or a spouse in the qualifying categories of 17 CAR § 95-903(b)(3).
Prior license
Hold in good standing a similar-scope license issued by another U.S. jurisdiction.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reactivate voluntarily inactive license
Interview and Oral Examination (practice unavailable)
Board discretion
The Board considers the circumstances of inactivity and may require an oral examination; the exam remains a leaf despite the possibility that the Board excuses a particular applicant.
Continuing education
Provide evidence of 20 CE hours during the previous license year and pay applicable fees.
Prior status
Voluntarily inactive license.
Reapplication after refusal and rehabilitation
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Education
A Board-approved 60-hour master’s degree in health services psychology with discipline-specific and profession-wide competencies and at least one year of residence.
Exam identity reading
The examinations clause in § 17-97-313(b)(1)(B), implemented by 17 CAR §§ 95-701–703 for applicants for psychology licensure, involves the EPPP identified by the Board. No separate named practitioner examination is stated.
Internship
800 practicum or internship hours, including 400 hours of direct client services.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Post degree supervision
3,000 Board-approved clinical supervision hours, including 2,200 direct client service hours; one supervision hour per ten direct service hours for the first 1,000 and per twenty thereafter; 100 hours of didactic learning in the intended scope per year.
Prior failure
No failure of a Board examination in the preceding six months.
Prior status
Reapplication after refusal and rehabilitation
Qualification review
Reapplication is reviewed under original licensing qualifications or § 95-401 et seq.; previously earned acceptable EPPP results may be used and retaking is subject to Board determination.
Rehabilitation
Satisfy any applicable Board rehabilitation plan or criminal-disqualification waiver.
Scope limit
Independent practice excludes neuropsychological assessment, forensic psychological assessment and projective personality assessment.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.
Waivers
Board discretion to accept substitute training and experience under § 17-97-313(b)(2); grandfathered examiners use the separate statutory exception route.
Annual renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
20 continuing education hours per annual accrual period, including three ethics hours under § 95-801; § 95-1302(b) expresses 40 hours for the preceding biennium. Observe applicable waivers and audit documentation.
Prior license
An existing license of this type.
Renewal
Complete attestation, application and fee during the May 1–June 30 renewal period; renewal is due by July 1.
Training assessment
A qualifying home-study course may include its own completion examination under § 95-801(b)(4)(A)(ix); no particular currently offered profession licensing examination is named by that CE requirement.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Permanent retirement of license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the Board retirement form and cover letter.
Effect
Permanent retirement without intended reactivation; no fee is charged and no practice is authorized.
Prior license
An existing license of this type.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after revocation
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Education
A Board-approved 60-hour master’s degree in health services psychology with discipline-specific and profession-wide competencies and at least one year of residence.
Exam identity reading
The examinations clause in § 17-97-313(b)(1)(B), implemented by 17 CAR §§ 95-701–703 for applicants for psychology licensure, involves the EPPP identified by the Board. No separate named practitioner examination is stated.
Internship
800 practicum or internship hours, including 400 hours of direct client services.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Post degree supervision
3,000 Board-approved clinical supervision hours, including 2,200 direct client service hours; one supervision hour per ten direct service hours for the first 1,000 and per twenty thereafter; 100 hours of didactic learning in the intended scope per year.
Prior failure
No failure of a Board examination in the preceding six months.
Prior status
Reinstatement after revocation
Qualification review
Reapplication is reviewed under original licensing qualifications or § 95-401 et seq.; previously earned acceptable EPPP results may be used and retaking is subject to Board determination.
Rehabilitation
Satisfy any applicable Board rehabilitation plan or criminal-disqualification waiver.
Scope limit
Independent practice excludes neuropsychological assessment, forensic psychological assessment and projective personality assessment.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.
Waivers
Board discretion to accept substitute training and experience under § 17-97-313(b)(2); grandfathered examiners use the separate statutory exception route.
Restore practice after disciplinary suspension
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Prior status
A disciplinary suspension with the period determined by the Board.
Rehabilitation
Complete the Board-established plan ensuring ethical and professional principles in reestablished practice. No particular licensing examination is identified in § 95-1002; any unspecified assessment directed by a plan is an applicant condition.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Arkansas Psychology Provisional License

Supervised applicant or APA-accredited predoctoral internship license under § 17-97-305. The Board’s rules allow supervised practice while the applicant completes licensure requirements.

Licensing authority: Arkansas Psychology Board · Application information

Provisional license — doctoral psychologist applicant
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Board approval of the preliminary credentials and prescribed application, fees, statement of intent and supervision plan.
Duration
Applicant provisional status is ordinarily 18 months and may be extended, never beyond three years; failure to pass by that limit ends permission to practice.
Education
A qualifying doctoral degree in psychology or substantial equivalent; complete preliminary psychologist credentials.
Exam timing
§ 17-97-305(b)(1)(A) requires passing prescribed examinations. The lower-ranked § 95-604 omits that prerequisite and § 95-405(f)(2) grants status on admission to the written exam. Those Board provisions describe early supervised practice; the currently offered EPPP remains a leaf whether passed before or during the provisional period.
Fitness
Meet age-of-majority, fitness, absence of impairing substance use or disease, criminal-history and truthful-application requirements under § 17-97-305(d) and § 95-605(b).
Supervision
Practice only with written Board authorization and qualified supervision; observe the required supervision reporting and disclosures.
Extend provisional applicant license after examination failure
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Board approval of the preliminary credentials and prescribed application, fees, statement of intent and supervision plan.
Duration
Applicant provisional status is ordinarily 18 months and may be extended, never beyond three years; failure to pass by that limit ends permission to practice.
Exam timing
§ 17-97-305(b)(1)(A) requires passing prescribed examinations. The lower-ranked § 95-604 omits that prerequisite and § 95-405(f)(2) grants status on admission to the written exam. Those Board provisions describe early supervised practice; the currently offered EPPP remains a leaf whether passed before or during the provisional period.
Extension
Submit a formal written request; the Board may approve one additional 18-month period and may not renew beyond three years.
Fitness
Meet age-of-majority, fitness, absence of impairing substance use or disease, criminal-history and truthful-application requirements under § 17-97-305(d) and § 95-605(b).
Prior status
Applicant has failed to pass the EPPP within the first 18-month provisional period.
Supervision
Practice only with written Board authorization and qualified supervision; observe the required supervision reporting and disclosures.
Renew provisional APA accredited internship license
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Board approval of the preliminary credentials and prescribed application, fees, statement of intent and supervision plan.
Duration
No renewal after completion or termination of the program; internship time is excluded from the later postdoctoral provisional cap.
Exam timing
§ 17-97-305(b)(1)(A) requires passing prescribed examinations. The lower-ranked § 95-604 omits that prerequisite and § 95-405(f)(2) grants status on admission to the written exam. Those Board provisions describe early supervised practice; the currently offered EPPP remains a leaf whether passed before or during the provisional period.
Fitness
Meet age-of-majority, fitness, absence of impairing substance use or disease, criminal-history and truthful-application requirements under § 17-97-305(d) and § 95-605(b).
Prior status
Active participant in an APA-accredited predoctoral internship.
Supervision
Practice only with written Board authorization and qualified supervision; observe the required supervision reporting and disclosures.
Provisional license — psychological examiner applicant
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Board approval of the preliminary credentials and prescribed application, fees, statement of intent and supervision plan.
Duration
Applicant provisional status is ordinarily 18 months and may be extended, never beyond three years; failure to pass by that limit ends permission to practice.
Education
A qualifying master’s-level psychology degree and preliminary psychological examiner credentials; the Board expressly requires new examiner applicants to hold provisional status under supervision to sit for and pass the EPPP.
Exam timing
§ 17-97-305(b)(1)(A) requires passing prescribed examinations. The lower-ranked § 95-604 omits that prerequisite and § 95-405(f)(2) grants status on admission to the written exam. Those Board provisions describe early supervised practice; the currently offered EPPP remains a leaf whether passed before or during the provisional period.
Fitness
Meet age-of-majority, fitness, absence of impairing substance use or disease, criminal-history and truthful-application requirements under § 17-97-305(d) and § 95-605(b).
Supervision
Practice only with written Board authorization and qualified supervision; observe the required supervision reporting and disclosures.
Provisional license — APA accredited predoctoral internship
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Board approval of the preliminary credentials and prescribed application, fees, statement of intent and supervision plan.
Duration
Valid only while actively participating in the program; internship provisional time does not count toward the later three-year postdoctoral provisional period.
Education
Admission into an APA-accredited predoctoral internship program, with the director’s confirmation letter.
Exam timing
§ 17-97-305(b)(1)(A) requires passing prescribed examinations. The lower-ranked § 95-604 omits that prerequisite and § 95-405(f)(2) grants status on admission to the written exam. Those Board provisions describe early supervised practice; the currently offered EPPP remains a leaf whether passed before or during the provisional period. Examination scheduling remains subject to the Board’s academic credential approval.
Fitness
Meet age-of-majority, fitness, absence of impairing substance use or disease, criminal-history and truthful-application requirements under § 17-97-305(d) and § 95-605(b).
Supervision
Practice only with written Board authorization and qualified supervision; observe the required supervision reporting and disclosures.
Renew provisional applicant license
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Board approval of the preliminary credentials and prescribed application, fees, statement of intent and supervision plan.
Duration
Applicant provisional status is ordinarily 18 months and may be extended, never beyond three years; failure to pass by that limit ends permission to practice.
Exam timing
§ 17-97-305(b)(1)(A) requires passing prescribed examinations. The lower-ranked § 95-604 omits that prerequisite and § 95-405(f)(2) grants status on admission to the written exam. Those Board provisions describe early supervised practice; the currently offered EPPP remains a leaf whether passed before or during the provisional period.
Fitness
Meet age-of-majority, fitness, absence of impairing substance use or disease, criminal-history and truthful-application requirements under § 17-97-305(d) and § 95-605(b).
Prior status
An approved provisional applicant license; renew in periods of six months or less within the Board-approved total duration.
Supervision
Practice only with written Board authorization and qualified supervision; observe the required supervision reporting and disclosures.

Provisionally Licensed Psychological Practitioner

Supervised practitioner license while approved post-degree clinical supervision is completed; includes the eligible psychological examiner transition specified in 17 CAR § 95-408(b)(4).

Licensing authority: Arkansas Psychology Board · Application information

Provisional psychological practitioner — eligible examiner transition
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Education
A Board-approved 60-hour master’s degree in health services psychology with discipline-specific and profession-wide competencies and at least one year of residence.
Exam identity reading
The examinations clause in § 17-97-313(b)(1)(B), implemented by 17 CAR §§ 95-701–703 for applicants for psychology licensure, involves the EPPP identified by the Board. No separate named practitioner examination is stated.
Internship
800 practicum or internship hours, including 400 hours of direct client services.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Post degree supervision
3,000 Board-approved clinical supervision hours, including 2,200 direct client service hours; one supervision hour per ten direct service hours for the first 1,000 and per twenty thereafter; 100 hours of didactic learning in the intended scope per year.
Previous score
An accepted EPPP passing score may already have been earned while obtaining the examiner license.
Prior failure
No failure of a Board examination in the preceding six months.
Prior license
Licensed as a psychological examiner after December 31, 2023, and not yet granted independent status.
Scope limit
Independent practice excludes neuropsychological assessment, forensic psychological assessment and projective personality assessment.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.
Supervision stage
Complete the required practitioner post-degree supervision in provisional status under § 95-408(b)(4).
Waivers
Board discretion to accept substitute training and experience under § 17-97-313(b)(2); grandfathered examiners use the separate statutory exception route.
Provisional psychological practitioner — before completing post degree supervision
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Education
A Board-approved 60-hour master’s degree in health services psychology with discipline-specific and profession-wide competencies and at least one year of residence.
Exam identity reading
The examinations clause in § 17-97-313(b)(1)(B), implemented by 17 CAR §§ 95-701–703 for applicants for psychology licensure, involves the EPPP identified by the Board. No separate named practitioner examination is stated.
Internship
800 practicum or internship hours, including 400 hours of direct client services.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Post degree supervision
3,000 Board-approved clinical supervision hours, including 2,200 direct client service hours; one supervision hour per ten direct service hours for the first 1,000 and per twenty thereafter; 100 hours of didactic learning in the intended scope per year.
Prior failure
No failure of a Board examination in the preceding six months.
Scope limit
Independent practice excludes neuropsychological assessment, forensic psychological assessment and projective personality assessment.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.
Statutory exam prerequisite
§ 17-97-313(d) includes § 313(b)(1)(B)–(E), including examination competence; an accepted passing EPPP score may precede application.
Supervision stage
The qualifying degree and internship are completed; the Board may issue provisional licensure while the approved post-degree clinical supervision requirement is completed.
Waivers
Board discretion to accept substitute training and experience under § 17-97-313(b)(2); grandfathered examiners use the separate statutory exception route.
Renew provisional psychological practitioner license
EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Application
Submit the prescribed complete application, documentation and applicable fees; Board credential approval is required.
Background check
Obtain a state and national criminal background check and release results to the Board; statutory disqualification and available Board waiver apply.
Education
A Board-approved 60-hour master’s degree in health services psychology with discipline-specific and profession-wide competencies and at least one year of residence.
Exam identity reading
The examinations clause in § 17-97-313(b)(1)(B), implemented by 17 CAR §§ 95-701–703 for applicants for psychology licensure, involves the EPPP identified by the Board. No separate named practitioner examination is stated.
Internship
800 practicum or internship hours, including 400 hours of direct client services.
Other examination slots
17 CAR § 95-703(c) permits additional examinations without identifying a particular examination. Any such Board-directed assessment is an applicant condition.
Post degree supervision
3,000 Board-approved clinical supervision hours, including 2,200 direct client service hours; one supervision hour per ten direct service hours for the first 1,000 and per twenty thereafter; 100 hours of didactic learning in the intended scope per year.
Prior failure
No failure of a Board examination in the preceding six months.
Prior status
Provisionally licensed psychological practitioner completing Board-approved post-degree supervision.
Renewal
Fees and approved supervision continue; retain the currently offered EPPP requirement even when the qualifying passing score predates provisional issuance.
Scope limit
Independent practice excludes neuropsychological assessment, forensic psychological assessment and projective personality assessment.
Statement of intent
Submit a Board-approved statement of intent identifying intended skills, populations, settings and professional limitations; academic preparation and supervised experience must support each area.
Waivers
Board discretion to accept substitute training and experience under § 17-97-313(b)(2); grandfathered examiners use the separate statutory exception route.

Interview and Oral Examination

Practice scope

Inferred from the examination name; the authority has not published an examination outline.

  • Arkansas Code Title 17, Chapter 97 — Psychologists and Psychological Examiners
  • 17 CAR Part 95 — Arkansas Psychology Board Rules
Examination sources

EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)

Provider
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB); delivered by Pearson VUE at Pearson Professional Centers
Format
Computer-based multiple-choice examination; each item has three or four possible responses, only one of which is correct; the score is the number of correct responses. A French form (FEPPP) is available only to candidates whose licensing authorities legally require a French form.
Exam questions
225 items: 175 scored and 50 unscored pretest items
Time limit
4 hours and 15 minutes for completion of the exam items
Passing score
Scaled score (200-800 scale); ASPPB recommended passing scores of 500 for independent practice and 450 for supervised practice; each licensing authority sets its own passing standard
Exam fee
$600 USD exam fee per sitting plus $91.88 test sitting fee (English EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge))
Examination outline
  • Domain 1. Biological Bases of Behavior (10%)
    • KN1. Functional correlates and determinants of the neurobiological and genetic bases of behavior pertaining to perception, cognition, personality, and mood and affect in normal, acute and chronic neurobehavioral disease processes and disease comorbidities
    • KN2. Drug classification, mechanisms of action, and desired/adverse effects of therapeutic agents, drugs of abuse, and complementary or alternative agents
    • KN3. Results from major trials and general guidelines for pharmacological, psychotherapeutic, and combined treatment of psychological disorders
    • KN4. Behavioral genetics, transmission and expression of genetic information and its modification, and the role and limitations of this information in understanding disorders
    • KN5. Applications of structural and functional brain imaging methods, electrophysiological methods, therapeutic drug monitoring methods, and genetic screening methodologies, and the evidence for their effectiveness
  • Domain 2. Cognitive-Affective Bases of Behavior (13%)
    • KN6. Major research‐based theories and models of intelligence and their application
    • KN7. Major research-based theories, models, and principles of learning and their application
    • KN8. Major research‐based theories and models of memory and their application
    • KN9. Major research‐based theories and models of motivation and their application
    • KN10. Major research-based theories and models of emotion and their application
    • KN11. Elements of cognition, including sensation and perception, attention, language, information processing, visual-spatial processing, executive functioning
    • KN12. Relations among cognitions/beliefs, behavior, affect, temperament, and mood
    • KN13. Influence of psychosocial factors on cognitions/beliefs and behaviors
  • Domain 3. Social and Cultural Bases of Behavior (11%)
    • KN14. Major research‐based theories and models of social cognition (e.g., person perception, development of stereotypes, prejudice)
    • KN15. Social interaction and relationships (e.g., attraction, aggression, altruism, organizational justice, verbal and non‐verbal communication, internet communication, mate selection, empathy)
    • KN16. Group and systems processes (e.g., school, work, and family systems, job satisfaction, team functioning, conformity, persuasion) and social influences on functioning
    • KN17. Major research‐based personality theories and models
    • KN18. Cultural and sociopolitical psychology (e.g., privilege, cross‐cultural comparisons, political differences, international and global awareness, religiosity and spirituality, acculturation)
    • KN19. Identity diversity and intersectionality (e.g., psychological impact of diversity on individuals, families, and systems)
    • KN20. Causes, manifestations, and effects of oppression
  • Domain 4. Growth and Lifespan Development (12%)
    • KN21. Normal growth and development across the lifespan
    • KN22. Influence of individual‐environment interaction on development over time (e.g., the relationship between the individual and the social, academic, work, community environment)
    • KN23. Major research‐based theories and models of development
    • KN24. Influence of diverse identities on development
    • KN25. Family development, configuration, and functioning and their impact on the individual across the lifespan
    • KN26. Life events that can influence the course of development across the lifespan
    • KN27. Risk and protective factors that may impact a developmental course (e.g., nutrition, prenatal care, health care, social support, socioeconomic status, abuse, victimization, and resiliency)
    • KN28. Disorders and diseases that impact the expected course of development over the lifespan
  • Domain 5. Assessment and Diagnosis (16%)
    • KN29. Psychometric theories, item and test characteristics, test construction and standardization procedures, reliability and validity, sensitivity and specificity, and test fairness and bias
    • KN30. Assessment theories and models (e.g., developmental, behavioral, ecological, neuropsychological)
    • KN31. Assessment methods and their strengths and limitations (e.g., self‐report, multi-informant reports, psychophysiological measures, work samples, assessment centers, direct observation, structured and semi‐structured interviews)
    • KN32. Commonly used instruments for the measurement of characteristics and behaviors of individuals and their appropriate use with various populations
    • KN33. Issues of differential diagnosis and integration of non‐psychological information into psychological assessment
    • KN34. Instruments and methods appropriate for the assessment of groups and organizations (e.g., program evaluation, needs assessment, organizational and personnel assessment)
    • KN35. Criteria for selection and adaptation of assessment methods (e.g., evidenced-based knowledge of assessment limitations, cultural appropriateness, trans‐cultural adaptation, and language accommodations)
    • KN36. Classification systems and their underlying rationales and limitations for evaluating client functioning; dimensional vs. categorical approaches to diagnosis
    • KN37. Factors influencing evidence-based interpretation of data and decision‐making (e.g., base rates, group differences, cultural biases and differences, heuristics)
    • KN38. Constructs of epidemiology and base rates of psychological and behavioral disorders
    • KN39. Major research-based theories and models of psychopathology
    • KN40. Measurement of outcomes and changes due to prevention or intervention efforts with individuals, couples, families, groups, and organizations
    • KN41. Use of technology in implementing tests, surveys, and other forms of assessment and diagnostic evaluation (e.g., validity, cost-effectiveness, consumer acceptability)
  • Domain 6. Treatment, Intervention, and Prevention and Supervision (15%)
    • KN42. Factors related to treatment or intervention decision-making (e.g., relevant research, matching treatment to assessment/diagnosis, matching client or patient with psychologist characteristics, knowledge and use of allied services, cost and benefit, readiness to change)
    • KN43. Contemporary research-based theories and models of treatment, intervention, and prevention
    • KN44. Treatment techniques and interventions and the evidence for their comparative efficacy and effectiveness
    • KN45. Methods and their evidence base for prevention, intervention, and rehabilitation with diverse and special populations
    • KN46. Interventions to enhance growth and performance of individuals, couples, families, groups, systems, and organizations
    • KN47. Research-based consultation models and processes
    • KN48. Research-based models of vocational and career development
    • KN49. Telepsychology and technology‐assisted psychological services
    • KN50. Healthcare systems, structures, and economics, and how these impact intervention choice
    • KN51. Approaches to health promotion, risk reduction, resilience, and wellness
    • KN52. Contemporary theories and models of supervision and their evidence base
  • Domain 7. Research Methods and Statistics (7%)
    • KN53. Sampling and data collection methods
    • KN54. Design of case, correlational, quasi‐experimental, and experimental studies
    • KN55. Analytic methods, including qualitative (e.g., thematic, phenomenological) and quantitative (e.g., probability theory; descriptive, inferential, and parametric statistics; meta-analysis; factor analysis; causal modeling)
    • KN56. Statistical interpretation (e.g., power, effect size, causation vs. association, clinical vs. statistical significance)
    • KN57. Critical appraisal and application of research findings (e.g., adequacy of design and statistics, limitations to generalizability, threats to internal and external validity, design flaws, level of evidence)
    • KN58. Evaluation strategies and techniques (e.g., needs assessment, process and implementation evaluation, formative and summative program evaluation, outcome evaluation, cost‐benefit analysis)
    • KN59. Considerations regarding community involvement and participation in research
    • KN60. Dissemination and presentation of research findings
  • Domain 8. Ethical/Legal/Professional Issues (16%)
    • KN61. Current ethical principles and codes for psychologists (APA, CPA)
    • KN62. Professional standards and relevant guidelines for the practice of psychology (e.g., standards for educational and psychological testing)
    • KN63. Laws, statutes, and judicial decisions that affect psychological practice
    • KN64. Identification and management of potential ethical issues
    • KN65. Models of ethical decision‐making
    • KN66. Approaches for continuing professional development
    • KN67. Emerging social, legal, ethical, and policy issues and their impact on psychological practice
    • KN68. Client and patient rights
    • KN69. Ethical issues in the conduct of research
    • KN70. Ethical issues in supervision
    • KN71. Ethical issues in technology-assisted psychological services
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