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Psychologist

Renewable Georgia psychologist license. Educational alternatives and endorsement pathways are applicant conditions. Permission for Limited Practice under Rule 510-9-.03 expressly operates without applying for a Georgia license and is outside this license issuance set.

Licensing authority: Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists · Application information

Endorsement by Certificate of Professional Qualification (CPQ)

All of the following:

  • Georgia Psychology Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Psychology Board Oral Examination (assessment without a question bank)
Application
Submit the completed application and applicable fees, arrange the required fingerprint criminal background check, and provide required identity, citizenship or immigration documentation. Disclose disciplinary and criminal history with supporting documents. Board approval is required.
Application process
Request official ASPPB CPQ certification and the complete file; the Board processes and reviews the CPQ application.
Cpq
Hold an ASPPB CPQ and provide the entire CPQ file to the Board. The specific CPQ provision deems other licensure qualifications met.
Exam order
Where these examinations apply, pass EPPP first, then jurisprudence; oral eligibility follows passage of the applicable examinations and completion or near-completion of supervised work experience. Prior passing scores are examination leaves, not substitute conditions.
License verification
Submit verification that the current license is in good standing.
Oral work sample
Work sample generated within six months before examination or within six months of most recent professional practice.
Endorsement: Industrial/Organizational psychologist, before November 1, 2020

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Georgia Psychology Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Psychology Board Oral Examination (assessment without a question bank)
Application
Submit the completed application and applicable fees, arrange the required fingerprint criminal background check, and provide required identity, citizenship or immigration documentation. Disclose disciplinary and criminal history with supporting documents. Board approval is required.
Education
Earned doctorate in I/O psychology or an I/O-related psychology field.
Exam order
Where these examinations apply, pass EPPP first, then jurisprudence; oral eligibility follows passage of the applicable examinations and completion or near-completion of supervised work experience. Prior passing scores are examination leaves, not substitute conditions.
National score
Provide proof of attaining the ASPPB standard passing score on the applicable EPPP examination parts.
Oral work sample
Work sample generated within six months before the oral examination or within six months of most recent professional practice.
Original licensure date
Original licensure before November 1, 2020. Part 2 is required for applicants originally licensed on or after November 1, 2020.
Practice
At least five years of practiced I/O psychology.
Prior license
Hold a current, unencumbered psychology license in another jurisdiction and submit license verification.
References
Three psychologist references attesting to expertise, experience and work quality, including at least one licensed psychologist.
Endorsement: Industrial/Organizational psychologist, on or after November 1, 2020

All of the following:

Application
Submit the completed application and applicable fees, arrange the required fingerprint criminal background check, and provide required identity, citizenship or immigration documentation. Disclose disciplinary and criminal history with supporting documents. Board approval is required.
Education
Earned doctorate in I/O psychology or an I/O-related psychology field.
Exam order
Where these examinations apply, pass EPPP first, then jurisprudence; oral eligibility follows passage of the applicable examinations and completion or near-completion of supervised work experience. Prior passing scores are examination leaves, not substitute conditions.
National score
Provide proof of attaining the ASPPB standard passing score on the applicable EPPP examination parts.
Oral work sample
Work sample generated within six months before the oral examination or within six months of most recent professional practice.
Original licensure date
Original licensure on or after November 1, 2020. Part 2 is required for applicants originally licensed on or after November 1, 2020.
Practice
At least five years of practiced I/O psychology.
Prior license
Hold a current, unencumbered psychology license in another jurisdiction and submit license verification.
References
Three psychologist references attesting to expertise, experience and work quality, including at least one licensed psychologist.
Expedited endorsement: military applicant, before November 1, 2020

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Georgia Psychology Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Psychology Board Oral Examination (assessment without a question bank)
Application
Submit the completed application and applicable fees, arrange the required fingerprint criminal background check, and provide required identity, citizenship or immigration documentation. Disclose disciplinary and criminal history with supporting documents. Board approval is required.
Exam order
Where these examinations apply, pass EPPP first, then jurisprudence; oral eligibility follows passage of the applicable examinations and completion or near-completion of supervised work experience. Prior passing scores are examination leaves, not substitute conditions.
Implementation
The Board General Instructions name EPPP Part 1 for endorsement applicants generally and Part 2 for licensure on or after November 1, 2020; the military rule requires Georgia jurisprudence and oral examinations.
License equivalence
Training, experience and testing for the active out-of-state license must substantially meet or exceed Georgia psychologist requirements.
Military status
Service member, transitioning service member or military spouse; provide satisfactory status documentation. Transitioning service member includes active-duty or separation-leave members within 24 months of retirement or 12 months of separation.
National score
Provide proof of attaining the ASPPB standard passing score on the applicable EPPP examination parts.
Oral work sample
Work sample generated within six months before the oral examination or within six months of most recent professional practice.
Original licensure date
Original licensure before November 1, 2020. Part 2 is required for applicants originally licensed on or after November 1, 2020.
Prior license
Hold a current, unencumbered psychology license in another jurisdiction and submit license verification.
Expedited endorsement: military applicant, on or after November 1, 2020

All of the following:

Application
Submit the completed application and applicable fees, arrange the required fingerprint criminal background check, and provide required identity, citizenship or immigration documentation. Disclose disciplinary and criminal history with supporting documents. Board approval is required.
Exam order
Where these examinations apply, pass EPPP first, then jurisprudence; oral eligibility follows passage of the applicable examinations and completion or near-completion of supervised work experience. Prior passing scores are examination leaves, not substitute conditions.
Implementation
The Board General Instructions name EPPP Part 1 for endorsement applicants generally and Part 2 for licensure on or after November 1, 2020; the military rule requires Georgia jurisprudence and oral examinations.
License equivalence
Training, experience and testing for the active out-of-state license must substantially meet or exceed Georgia psychologist requirements.
Military status
Service member, transitioning service member or military spouse; provide satisfactory status documentation. Transitioning service member includes active-duty or separation-leave members within 24 months of retirement or 12 months of separation.
National score
Provide proof of attaining the ASPPB standard passing score on the applicable EPPP examination parts.
Oral work sample
Work sample generated within six months before the oral examination or within six months of most recent professional practice.
Original licensure date
Original licensure on or after November 1, 2020. Part 2 is required for applicants originally licensed on or after November 1, 2020.
Prior license
Hold a current, unencumbered psychology license in another jurisdiction and submit license verification.
Endorsement: Senior Psychologist

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Georgia Psychology Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Psychology Board Oral Examination (assessment without a question bank)
Application
Submit the completed application and applicable fees, arrange the required fingerprint criminal background check, and provide required identity, citizenship or immigration documentation. Disclose disciplinary and criminal history with supporting documents. Board approval is required.
Education
Original license based on an earned doctorate in applied psychology satisfying the residency requirement.
Eppp exception
Under Rule 510-3-.02(b)4, prior passing EPPP score is required only if the jurisdiction of current licensure required it. The currently offered Part 1 remains a leaf with this applicant-specific exception.
Exam order
Where these examinations apply, pass EPPP first, then jurisprudence; oral eligibility follows passage of the applicable examinations and completion or near-completion of supervised work experience. Prior passing scores are examination leaves, not substitute conditions.
Implementation
The general Board instructions state: "The EPPP Part 1 is required for an applicant for licensure by endorsement." The specific senior-psychologist rule qualifies the requirement with "if it was required".
License verification
Current license in good standing, verified by the licensing jurisdiction.
Licensure duration
At least ten years of licensure in a United States or Canadian jurisdiction.
Oral work sample
Work sample generated within six months before examination or within six months of the most recent professional practice.
Endorsement: licensed less than ten years, before November 1, 2020

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Georgia Psychology Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Psychology Board Oral Examination (assessment without a question bank)
Application
Submit the completed application and applicable fees, arrange the required fingerprint criminal background check, and provide required identity, citizenship or immigration documentation. Disclose disciplinary and criminal history with supporting documents. Board approval is required.
Education
Original licensure based on an earned applied-psychology doctorate satisfying the Georgia residency requirement; internship verified by its supervisor.
Exam order
Where these examinations apply, pass EPPP first, then jurisprudence; oral eligibility follows passage of the applicable examinations and completion or near-completion of supervised work experience. Prior passing scores are examination leaves, not substitute conditions.
Experience
Verified postdoctoral supervised work experience or the rule-defined equivalent: three years of full-time practice with supervision and collaboration in an organized setting, or at least five years of licensure elsewhere.
Licensure duration
Licensed less than ten years. Current licensing standards in the other jurisdiction must not be lower than Georgia requirements.
National score
Provide proof of attaining the ASPPB standard passing score on the applicable EPPP examination parts.
Oral work sample
Work sample generated within six months before the oral examination or within six months of most recent professional practice.
Original licensure date
Original licensure before November 1, 2020. Part 2 is required for applicants originally licensed on or after November 1, 2020.
Prior license
Hold a current, unencumbered psychology license in another jurisdiction and submit license verification.
Endorsement: licensed less than ten years, on or after November 1, 2020

All of the following:

Application
Submit the completed application and applicable fees, arrange the required fingerprint criminal background check, and provide required identity, citizenship or immigration documentation. Disclose disciplinary and criminal history with supporting documents. Board approval is required.
Education
Original licensure based on an earned applied-psychology doctorate satisfying the Georgia residency requirement; internship verified by its supervisor.
Exam order
Where these examinations apply, pass EPPP first, then jurisprudence; oral eligibility follows passage of the applicable examinations and completion or near-completion of supervised work experience. Prior passing scores are examination leaves, not substitute conditions.
Experience
Verified postdoctoral supervised work experience or the rule-defined equivalent: three years of full-time practice with supervision and collaboration in an organized setting, or at least five years of licensure elsewhere.
Licensure duration
Licensed less than ten years. Current licensing standards in the other jurisdiction must not be lower than Georgia requirements.
National score
Provide proof of attaining the ASPPB standard passing score on the applicable EPPP examination parts.
Oral work sample
Work sample generated within six months before the oral examination or within six months of most recent professional practice.
Original licensure date
Original licensure on or after November 1, 2020. Part 2 is required for applicants originally licensed on or after November 1, 2020.
Prior license
Hold a current, unencumbered psychology license in another jurisdiction and submit license verification.
Initial licensure by exam waiver (prior EPPP passage)

All of the following:

Applicant
Select exam waiver only after already taking the EPPP. Both EPPP parts remain required; prior passage excuses sitting again, not the examination requirement. Jurisprudence and oral requirements remain.
Application
Submit the completed application and applicable fees, arrange the required fingerprint criminal background check, and provide required identity, citizenship or immigration documentation. Disclose disciplinary and criminal history with supporting documents. Board approval is required.
Application currency
Complete applications within the time allowed by Rule 510-2-.06; reapplication is required after a file closes.
Education
Earn a doctoral degree in applied psychology from an APA- or CPA-accredited program, or satisfy the Board-defined I/O or international-program alternative. Retrained psychology doctorate holders must complete an acceptable applied-psychology retraining program. Meet Rule 510-2-.04 curriculum and residency requirements; international training is evaluated by the Board.
Exam order
Where these examinations apply, pass EPPP first, then jurisprudence; oral eligibility follows passage of the applicable examinations and completion or near-completion of supervised work experience. Prior passing scores are examination leaves, not substitute conditions.
Experience
Complete 1500 hours of postdoctoral supervised work experience under Rule 510-2-.05, with the required qualified supervisor, signed supervision contract, supervision meetings, records and verification; the rule recognizes the senior I/O experience equivalent.
Internship
Complete an APA- or CPA-accredited, APPIC-member or Board-equivalent internship; the specified pre-May-2003 enrollment exception is subject to graduation within seven years.
National exam timing
Part 1 may be taken after coursework and Part 2 after completion of doctoral degree requirements including internship, as Rule 510-2-.01(1)(g)1 states.
National score
Meet ASPPB standard passing scores for Parts 1 and 2; remediation requirements apply after three and six unsuccessful attempts.
Oral work sample
Provide an individual work sample from the intended practice area generated within six months before examination or within six months of most recent practice. Oral examination may be scheduled within two months of completing supervised experience.
Statutory qualifications
O.C.G.A. section 43-39-8 requires good moral character, doctoral education or acceptable retraining, at least two years of qualifying psychology experience, examination-based competence, the statutory prior-examination restriction, and satisfactory fingerprint-check results.
Licensure by examination

All of the following:

Applicant
Initial applicant who has not already completed the required national examinations.
Application
Submit the completed application and applicable fees, arrange the required fingerprint criminal background check, and provide required identity, citizenship or immigration documentation. Disclose disciplinary and criminal history with supporting documents. Board approval is required.
Application currency
Complete applications within the time allowed by Rule 510-2-.06; reapplication is required after a file closes.
Education
Earn a doctoral degree in applied psychology from an APA- or CPA-accredited program, or satisfy the Board-defined I/O or international-program alternative. Retrained psychology doctorate holders must complete an acceptable applied-psychology retraining program. Meet Rule 510-2-.04 curriculum and residency requirements; international training is evaluated by the Board.
Exam order
Where these examinations apply, pass EPPP first, then jurisprudence; oral eligibility follows passage of the applicable examinations and completion or near-completion of supervised work experience. Prior passing scores are examination leaves, not substitute conditions.
Experience
Complete 1500 hours of postdoctoral supervised work experience under Rule 510-2-.05, with the required qualified supervisor, signed supervision contract, supervision meetings, records and verification; the rule recognizes the senior I/O experience equivalent.
Internship
Complete an APA- or CPA-accredited, APPIC-member or Board-equivalent internship; the specified pre-May-2003 enrollment exception is subject to graduation within seven years.
National exam timing
Part 1 may be taken after coursework and Part 2 after completion of doctoral degree requirements including internship, as Rule 510-2-.01(1)(g)1 states.
National score
Meet ASPPB standard passing scores for Parts 1 and 2; remediation requirements apply after three and six unsuccessful attempts.
Oral work sample
Provide an individual work sample from the intended practice area generated within six months before examination or within six months of most recent practice. Oral examination may be scheduled within two months of completing supervised experience.
Statutory qualifications
O.C.G.A. section 43-39-8 requires good moral character, doctoral education or acceptable retraining, at least two years of qualifying psychology experience, examination-based competence, the statutory prior-examination restriction, and satisfactory fingerprint-check results.
Placement of current license in inactive status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
License
Hold a current Georgia psychologist license and apply for inactive status with the required fee.
Practice
Do not practice psychology or use the title psychologist in Georgia while inactive.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Late renewal within 31 days
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Satisfy the ordinary continuing education requirements.
Deadline
Renew within 31 days after December 31 expiration; otherwise the license lapses.
Fees
Pay renewal and late-renewal penalty fees.
Practice
Do not practice until the license is renewed and active.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reactivation: active practice elsewhere

All of the following:

  • Georgia Psychology Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Psychology Board Oral Examination (assessment without a question bank)
Application
Submit application, required fee, and proof of 40 hours of continuing education within two calendar years before application receipt.
Exam exception
Rule 295-15-.03(2) states the application, 40-hour continuing education and fee requirements for this applicant group without directing passage of examinations: "A licensee who wishes to reactivate an inactive status license who has an active license in another state and who has been actively practicing psychology there within the past two (2) years must submit to the Board an Application to Reactivate, documentation of forty (40) hours of continuing education activities that were completed within two (2) calendar years of the date the application is received by the Board, and appropriate fee." The later profession rule instead directs applicants to reinstatement Rule 510-7-.02. The named examinations are retained; whether the Board excuses this applicant is an applicant condition.
Inactive license
Previously placed the Georgia license in inactive status; apply for reinstatement under Rule 510-7-.03(b).
Out of state practice
Hold an active license in another jurisdiction and have actively practiced there within the past two years.
Rule relationship
Rule 510-7-.03(b) states: "A licensee who wishes to reactivate an inactive license, shall submit an application for reinstatement in accordance with Board Rule 510-7-.02." That rule requires Georgia jurisprudence and oral examinations after the specified lapse periods; application of those periods to an inactive license is a Board determination.
Reactivation: no active practice elsewhere

All of the following:

  • Georgia Psychology Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Psychology Board Oral Examination (assessment without a question bank)
Application
Submit application, required fee, and proof of 40 hours of continuing education within two calendar years before application receipt.
Inactive license
Previously placed the Georgia license in inactive status; apply for reinstatement under Rule 510-7-.03(b).
Out of state practice
Applicant has not had an active license elsewhere and has not been actively practicing psychology; Rule 295-15-.03(3) explicitly adds both Georgia examinations.
Rule relationship
Rule 510-7-.03(b) states: "A licensee who wishes to reactivate an inactive license, shall submit an application for reinstatement in accordance with Board Rule 510-7-.02." That rule requires Georgia jurisprudence and oral examinations after the specified lapse periods; application of those periods to an inactive license is a Board determination.
Reinstatement after one or more years with current licensure elsewhere

All of the following:

  • Georgia Psychology Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Psychology Board Oral Examination (assessment without a question bank)
Board discretion
Reinstatement is at the sole discretion of the Board; pay required fees.
Continuing education
Complete the applicable 40-hour continuing education and reinstatement application requirements.
Lapse
Georgia license lapsed for one or more years and applicant holds a current license in another jurisdiction.
License verification
Submit verification of current licensure from the licensing jurisdiction.
Reinstatement after more than twelve months without current licensure elsewhere

All of the following:

  • Georgia Psychology Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Psychology Board Oral Examination (assessment without a question bank)
Board discretion
Submit reinstatement application and applicable fees; reinstatement is at the sole discretion of the Board.
Continuing education
Document 40 hours of continuing education completed within two calendar years before application receipt.
Lapse
Georgia license lapsed for more than twelve months; this route applies when no current license in another jurisdiction is being used.
Reinstatement within one year after lapse
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board discretion
Reinstatement is at the sole discretion of the Board.
Continuing education
Document 40 hours completed within two years before the Board receives the application.
Fees
Submit application and pay the penalty fee.
Form difference
The March 2025 Board form describes the one-year window from expiration; the rule uses the date the license lapsed. The rule controls the window.
Lapse
License lapsed for failure to renew; apply within one year of lapse. For an applicant holding a current license elsewhere, this route covers less than one year of lapse; Rule 510-7-.02(2) requires examinations at one or more years.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete and document 40 credits of Board-qualifying continuing education per biennium, including at least six hours in professional ethics, subject to the initial-license and other exceptions in Rule 510-8-.01.
Fee
Pay the renewal fee and satisfy the renewal reporting and audit requirements.
Term
Renew by December 31 of even-numbered years for a two-year period.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Provisional Psychology License

Nonrenewable supervised-practice license while completing postdoctoral supervised work experience, normally expiring in 24 months.

Licensing authority: Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists · Application information

Provisional licensure during supervised postdoctoral experience

All of the following:

Applicant
Apply concurrently for the ordinary license; complete all requirements other than postdoctoral supervised work experience and the oral examination.
Duration
Nonrenewable; expires after 24 months unless the Board grants an exception, or when the permanent license is issued.
Oral exception
The oral examination remains required for the concurrent permanent-license application, but passage is expressly deferred for provisional issuance.
Supervision
All professional activity remains subject to postdoctoral supervised-work-experience stipulations; failure to meet them may cause revocation.
Written exams
Pass EPPP Parts 1 and 2 and Georgia jurisprudence before provisional issuance.

Temporary Psychology License

Endorsement applicant license of limited duration, valid for a maximum of 12 months.

Licensing authority: Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists · Application information

Temporary licensure during endorsement, originally licensed on or after November 1, 2020

All of the following:

Applicant
Apply concurrently for endorsement, including an eligible CPQ endorsement application, and request the temporary license in writing with the additional fee.
Duration
Maximum 12 months; no separate renewal pathway is provided by Rule 510-9-.01.
Issuance
Complete endorsement application, pass the applicable EPPP examinations and Georgia jurisprudence, and obtain Board determination of eligibility for the required oral examination.
Licensing standards
Meet the applicant conditions of the associated endorsement alternative.
Oral timing
The temporary license can be issued before oral passage. The required oral examination belongs to the pending endorsement process; full endorsement licensure is needed to practice beyond the temporary term.
Prior licensure date
Original licensure on or after November 1, 2020; the implementing temporary-license instructions require Part 2 when original licensure was on or after November 1, 2020.
Temporary licensure during endorsement, originally licensed before November 1, 2020

All of the following:

  • EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
  • Georgia Psychology Jurisprudence Examination (practice unavailable)
  • Psychology Board Oral Examination (assessment without a question bank)
Applicant
Apply concurrently for endorsement, including an eligible CPQ endorsement application, and request the temporary license in writing with the additional fee.
Duration
Maximum 12 months; no separate renewal pathway is provided by Rule 510-9-.01.
Issuance
Complete endorsement application, pass the applicable EPPP examinations and Georgia jurisprudence, and obtain Board determination of eligibility for the required oral examination.
Licensing standards
Meet the applicant conditions of the associated endorsement alternative.
Oral timing
The temporary license can be issued before oral passage. The required oral examination belongs to the pending endorsement process; full endorsement licensure is needed to practice beyond the temporary term.
Prior licensure date
Original licensure before November 1, 2020; the implementing temporary-license instructions require Part 2 when original licensure was on or after November 1, 2020.

Georgia Psychology Jurisprudence Examination

Provider
PSI Services LLC
Format
Computer-administered, timed, multiple-choice, closed-book examination
Exam questions
50 scored questions; additional experimental questions may be administered
Time limit
60 minutes
Passing score
38 out of 50
Examination outline
  • Assessment (6 Items)
    • Basis for Assessment
    • Informed Consent for Testing
    • User Qualifications
    • Use of Assessments
    • Use of Obsolete or Outdated Tests
    • Scoring, Interpreting, and Explaining Test Results
    • Test Security
    • Release of Test Data
    • Forensic Assessment
  • Competence (9 Items)
    • Competence/Practice within Area of Expertise
    • Maintaining Competence and Continuing Education
    • Resolving Ethical Issues
    • Recognizing Impairment
    • Emergency Services
    • Electronic Transmission
    • Design of Training Programs
  • Professional Relationships (14 Items)
    • Avoiding Harm
    • Multiple Relationships
    • Conflicts of Interest
    • Therapy Provided to Those Served by Others
    • Informed Consent
    • Supervisory Relationships
    • Sexual Misconduct: Laws
    • Sexual Misconduct: Relationships
    • Student Disclosure of Personal Information
    • Informed Consent to Research
    • Research and Publication Relationships
    • Definitions of Relationships
    • Referrals, Client Consideration
    • Services Delivered to or through Organizations
    • Third-Party Requests for Services
    • Continuity of Care: Interruption/Termination
  • Licensure and Regulations (13 Items)
    • License Requirements
    • Unlicensed Practice
    • Limited Practice
    • Temporary/Provisional License
    • Refusal to Grant/Revocation of License
    • Use of Title
    • Renewal/Reinstatement
    • Supervisory Requirements
    • Reporting Child Abuse
    • Delegation of Work to Others
    • Violations
    • Advertising
    • False and Deceptive Statements/Testimonials
    • Statements by Others
    • Avoiding Deceptive Statements About Credentials
    • Powers of the Licensing Board
    • Disciplinary Actions
    • Immunity
  • Privacy and Confidentiality (5 Items)
    • Privileged Communication
    • Use of Confidential Information in Research
    • Recordings
    • Responsibility for Confidential Information
    • Limits of Confidentiality
  • Recordkeeping and Fees (3 Items)
    • Fees and Financial Arrangements
    • Documentation and Maintenance of Records
    • Record Retention
    • Referrals
    • Bartering
    • Withholding Records for Nonpayment
    • Accuracy in Reports to Payors
Examination sources

Psychology Board Oral Examination

This assessment does not have a question bank.

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
Examination sources

EPPP (Part 2-Skills)

Provider
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB); delivered by Pearson VUE at Pearson Professional Centers
Format
Computer-based examination with several item types: multiple choice with single response, multiple choice with multiple response, scenarios (which can include animation with video/audio, an interview description, a test protocol or other data, with up to 5 questions per scenario), point and click, and drag and drop; may be taken only after the EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge) has been taken and passed; required only by licensing authorities that have adopted it; no French version
Exam questions
170 items: 130 scored and 40 unscored pretest items
Time limit
4 hours and 10 minutes for completion of the exam items
Passing score
Scaled score (200-800 scale); ASPPB recommended passing score of 500 for independent practice; scoring procedures are the same as for the EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
Exam fee
$450 USD exam fee per sitting plus $91.88 test sitting fee
Examination outline
  • Domain 1: Scientific orientation to practice: This competency domain involves an orientation to the knowledge developed through the science of psychology, including evidence-based practice, as well as a scientific method of looking at and responding to psychological problems. This general competency also involves the knowledge of the core areas of psychology, which will not be assessed by the new competency examination as they are currently well assessed by the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (Part 1-Knowledge). (6%)
    • Competency 1.1: Select relevant research literature and critically review its assumptions, conceptualization, methodology, interpretation, and generalizability
    • Behavioral exemplar 1.1.1 (competency 1.1): Critically evaluate and apply research findings to practice, with attention to its applicability and generalizability
    • Behavioral exemplar 1.1.2 (competency 1.1): Interpret and communicate empirical research results in a manner that is easily understood by non-scientific audiences
    • Competency 1.2: Acquire and disseminate knowledge in accord with scientific and ethical principles
    • Behavioral exemplar 1.2.1 (competency 1.2): Critically evaluate the literature relevant to professional practice
    • Behavioral exemplar 1.2.2 (competency 1.2): Share psychological knowledge with diverse groups (e.g., students, colleagues, clients, other professionals, the public) within professional settings in an unbiased manner
  • Domain 2: Assessment and intervention: This competency domain involves the provision of psychological assessment and intervention services to the public. (33%)
    • Competency 2.1: Apply knowledge of individual and diversity characteristics in assessment and diagnosis
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.1.1 (competency 2.1): Integrate knowledge of client characteristics in formulating assessment questions and understanding the reason for assessment
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.1.2 (competency 2.1): Select assessment methods and instruments based on psychometric properties, available normed data and/or criterion-referenced standards, and address any limitations in that selection
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.1.3 (competency 2.1): Ensure that professional opinions, recommendations, and case formulations adequately reflect consideration of client characteristics
    • Competency 2.2: Demonstrate effective interviewing skills
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.2.1 (competency 2.2): Adapt interview questions and behaviors in light of the characteristics of the interviewer and interviewee
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.2.2 (competency 2.2): Demonstrate flexible, empathic, and appropriate use of a broad range of interview techniques
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.2.3 (competency 2.2): Consider contextual information (e.g., reason for assessment, possible legal or forensic considerations) in conducting an interview
    • Competency 2.3: Administer and score instruments following current guidelines and research
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.3.1 (competency 2.3): Administer, score, and interpret a range of commonly used standardized assessment instruments
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.3.2 (competency 2.3): Adapt relevant guidelines in situations requiring non-standard administration, scoring, interpretation, or communication of assessment results
    • Competency 2.4: Interpret and synthesize results from multiple sources (e.g., multiple methods of assessment, written documentation, interviewees, collateral sources of information) following current guidelines and research
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.4.1 (competency 2.4): Interpret and integrate results from standardized tests and interviews following established guidelines and, as appropriate, multiple applicable norm sets
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.4.2 (competency 2.4): Identify the strengths and limitations of various types of assessment data
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.4.3 (competency 2.4): Reconcile or explain discrepancies between various sources of data and suggest alternative interpretations or explanations in light of any limitations of assessment instruments
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.4.4 (competency 2.4): Synthesize client-specific and scientific data with contextual factors to refine working hypotheses and develop conclusions and recommendations across a range of problems
    • Competency 2.5: Formulate and communicate diagnoses, recommendations, and/or professional opinions using relevant criteria and considering all assessment data
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.5.1 (competency 2.5): Formulate diagnoses using current taxonomies
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.5.2 (competency 2.5): Provide recommendations that incorporate client and contextual factors, including diagnoses
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.5.3 (competency 2.5): Communicate assessment results to clients, referral sources, and other professionals in an integrative manner
    • Competency 2.6: Select interventions for clients based on ongoing assessment and research evidence as well as contextual and diversity factors
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.6.1 (competency 2.6): Conceptualize intervention or treatment on the basis of evidence-based literature
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.6.2 (competency 2.6): Integrate client or stakeholder opinions, preferences, readiness for change, and potential for improvement into intervention plan
    • Competency 2.7: Apply and modify interventions based on ongoing assessment, research, contextual factors, client characteristics, and situational and environmental variables
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.7.1 (competency 2.7): Articulate evidence-based rationale for decisions, recommendations, and opinions to clients and others as indicated
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.7.2 (competency 2.7): Continually evaluate, modify, and assess the effectiveness of interventions, considering all relevant variables including biases and heuristics
    • Behavioral exemplar 2.7.3 (competency 2.7): Consult with qualified peers when facing the need to modify interventions in unfamiliar situations
  • Domain 3: Relational competence: This competency domain includes the ability to engage in meaningful and helpful professional relationships, as well as to understand and interact appropriately in a variety of diverse cultural and social contexts. It includes the two sub-categories of diversity and relationships. (16%)
    • Competency 3.1: Integrate and apply theory, research, professional guidelines, and personal understanding about social contexts to work effectively with diverse clients
    • Behavioral exemplar 3.1.1 (competency 3.1): Recognize, understand, and monitor the impact of one’s own identities in professional situations
    • Behavioral exemplar 3.1.2 (competency 3.1): Engage in respectful interactions with an awareness of individual, community, and organizational differences
    • Behavioral exemplar 3.1.3 (competency 3.1): Modify one’s own behavior based on self-reflection and an understanding of the impact of social, cultural, and organizational contexts
    • Behavioral exemplar 3.1.4 (competency 3.1): Follow professional guidelines and the scientific literature, when available, for providing professional services to diverse populations
    • Behavioral exemplar 3.1.5 (competency 3.1): Apply culturally appropriate skills, techniques, and behaviors with an appreciation of individual differences
    • Competency 3.2: Work effectively with individuals, families, groups, communities, and/or organizations
    • Behavioral exemplar 3.2.1 (competency 3.2): Use relational skills to engage, establish, and maintain working relationships with a range of clients
    • Behavioral exemplar 3.2.2 (competency 3.2): Communicate respectfully, showing empathy for others
    • Behavioral exemplar 3.2.3 (competency 3.2): Collaborate effectively in professional interactions
    • Competency 3.3: Demonstrate respect for others in all areas of professional practice
    • Behavioral exemplar 3.3.1 (competency 3.3): Consider differing viewpoints held by clients and others
    • Behavioral exemplar 3.3.2 (competency 3.3): Respond to differing viewpoints by seeking clarification to increase understanding before taking action
    • Competency 3.4: Identify and manage interpersonal conflict between self and others
    • Behavioral exemplar 3.4.1 (competency 3.4): Manage difficult and complex interpersonal relationships between self and others
    • Behavioral exemplar 3.4.2 (competency 3.4): Consult with peers to examine and address one’s own reactions and behavior when managing interpersonal conflict
  • Domain 4: Professionalism: This competency domain includes personal competence, the ability to identify and observe the boundaries of competence and reflective practice, the ability to be self-reflective and to receive feedback from others in relationship to one’s psychological activities. (11%)
    • Competency 4.1: Identify and observe boundaries of competence in all areas of professional practice
    • Behavioral exemplar 4.1.1 (competency 4.1): Identify limits of professional competence
    • Behavioral exemplar 4.1.2 (competency 4.1): Use knowledge of professional competence to guide scope of practice
    • Behavioral exemplar 4.1.3 (competency 4.1): Seek appropriate consultation when unsure about one’s competence and additional needs for training and professional development
    • Behavioral exemplar 4.1.4 (competency 4.1): Seek additional knowledge, training, and supervision when expanding scope of practice
    • Behavioral exemplar 4.1.5 (competency 4.1): Update knowledge and skills relevant to psychological practice on an ongoing basis
    • Competency 4.2: Critically evaluate one’s own professional practice through self-reflection and feedback from others
    • Behavioral exemplar 4.2.1 (competency 4.2): Engage in systematic and ongoing self-assessment and skill development
    • Behavioral exemplar 4.2.2 (competency 4.2): Accept responsibility for one’s own professional work and take appropriate corrective action if needed
    • Behavioral exemplar 4.2.3 (competency 4.2): Maintain awareness of personal factors that may impact professional functioning
  • Domain 5: Ethical practice: This competency domain involves the ability to apply both the ethical codes of the profession and the laws and regulations that govern the practice of psychology. (17%)
    • Competency 5.1: Demonstrate and promote values and behaviors commensurate with standards of practice, including ethics codes, laws, and regulations
    • Behavioral exemplar 5.1.1 (competency 5.1): Demonstrate integration and application of ethics codes and laws in all professional interactions
    • Behavioral exemplar 5.1.2 (competency 5.1): Communicate ethical and legal standards in professional interactions as necessary
    • Behavioral exemplar 5.1.3 (competency 5.1): Seek professional consultation on ethical or legal issues when needed
    • Behavioral exemplar 5.1.4 (competency 5.1): Discuss with peers or collaborators any ethical concerns with their behavior
    • Behavioral exemplar 5.1.5 (competency 5.1): Take appropriate steps to resolve conflicts between laws or rules and codes of ethics in one’s professional practice
    • Competency 5.2: Accurately represent and document work performed in professional practice and scholarship
    • Behavioral exemplar 5.2.1 (competency 5.2): Maintain complete and accurate records
    • Behavioral exemplar 5.2.2 (competency 5.2): Report research results accurately, avoiding personal biases
    • Behavioral exemplar 5.2.3 (competency 5.2): Ensure adequate and appropriate credit is given to trainees and collaborators in scholarship
    • Competency 5.3: Implement ethical practice management
    • Behavioral exemplar 5.3.1 (competency 5.3): Practice in a manner commensurate with laws, ethical standards, practice guidelines, and organizational constraints
    • Behavioral exemplar 5.3.2 (competency 5.3): Manage billing practices in an ethical manner
    • Competency 5.4: Establish and maintain a process that promotes ethical decision-making
    • Behavioral exemplar 5.4.1 (competency 5.4): Systematically identify the ethical and legal issues and conflicts that occur in professional practice
    • Behavioral exemplar 5.4.2 (competency 5.4): Consult with peers to aid in ethical decision-making when needed
    • Behavioral exemplar 5.4.3 (competency 5.4): Proactively address identified ethical issues
  • Domain 6: Collaboration, consultation and supervision: This competency domain involves the ability to understand and work with individuals within broader systems and includes the skills to operate effectively and ethically within organizational structures, to collaborate with others in a cooperative, multidisciplinary manner and to effectively and ethically provide supervision to students, trainees and other professionals. (17%)
    • Competency 6.1: Work effectively within organizations and systems
    • Behavioral exemplar 6.1.1 (competency 6.1): Recognize the organizational and systemic factors that affect delivery of psychological services
    • Behavioral exemplar 6.1.2 (competency 6.1): Utilize knowledge of organizations and systems to optimize delivery of psychological services
    • Competency 6.2: Demonstrate interdisciplinary collaborations
    • Behavioral exemplar 6.2.1 (competency 6.2): Collaborate with various professionals to meet client goals
    • Competency 6.3: Consult and collaborate within and across professions
    • Behavioral exemplar 6.3.1 (competency 6.3): Tailor consultation requests and provision of information based on knowledge of others’ professional needs and viewpoints
    • Behavioral exemplar 6.3.2 (competency 6.3): Use evidence-based psychological theories, decision-making strategies, and interventions when consulting
    • Behavioral exemplar 6.3.3 (competency 6.3): Continually evaluate, modify, and assess the effectiveness of consultation, considering all relevant variables
    • Competency 6.4: Evaluate service or program effectiveness across a variety of contexts
    • Behavioral exemplar 6.4.1 (competency 6.4): Develop plans for evaluating service or program effectiveness
    • Behavioral exemplar 6.4.2 (competency 6.4): Assess outcome effectiveness in an ongoing way
    • Competency 6.5: Ensure supervisee compliance with policies and procedures of the setting, the profession, and the jurisdiction
    • Behavioral exemplar 6.5.1 (competency 6.5): Provide a supervision plan that details the supervisory relationship and the policies and procedures of supervision, including procedures to manage high-risk situations
    • Behavioral exemplar 6.5.2 (competency 6.5): Identify responsibilities of supervisees towards clients, including informed consent and supervisory status
    • Competency 6.6: Monitor, evaluate, and accurately and sensitively communicate supervisee performance to the supervisee, the organization, and the jurisdiction as needed
    • Behavioral exemplar 6.6.1 (competency 6.6): Regularly provide behaviorally anchored feedback about supervisee strengths and areas that need further development
    • Behavioral exemplar 6.6.2 (competency 6.6): Assure that supervisees who are trainees practice within the scope of supervisor’s competence and license
    • Competency 6.7: Create and maintain a supportive environment in which effective supervision occurs for trainees and other professionals being supervised
    • Behavioral exemplar 6.7.1 (competency 6.7): Attend to the interpersonal process between supervisor and supervisees
    • Behavioral exemplar 6.7.2 (competency 6.7): Monitor possible multiple roles or conflicts of interest, and work toward resolution, if needed
Examination sources