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conditional examiners

The board lists conditional examiners within psychological examiner licensing, where practice includes interviewing or administering and interpreting psychological tests.

Licensing authority: board of examiners of psychologists · Application information

Conditional supervised licensure for an applicant licensed elsewhere
Maine Jurisprudence Examination
Discretion
The Board may require an approved examination during conditional licensure; Chapter 3, Section 2(3)(C) identifies jurisprudence as the examination for this route.
Other License
Licensed by a similar board in another jurisdiction with standards the Maine Board judges equivalent; issuance is discretionary under §3836.
Supervision
Practice only under a qualified psychologist and a Board-accepted letter of agreement, with normally at least one individual face-to-face supervision hour weekly.
Term
One year; cannot be renewed or extended. The jurisprudence examination must be passed during that term.

Psychological Examiner

Practice limited to interviewing or administering and interpreting tests of mental abilities, aptitudes, interests and personality characteristics.

Licensing authority: board of examiners of psychologists · Application information

Approval of intervention privileges for an existing psychological examiner
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
License
Hold an existing Psychological Examiner license.
Supervision
Submit the intervention-services description and a signed agreement with a supervising psychologist; maintain that agreement, re-execute annually by February 1 and on supervisory changes, and file it within ten days. The Board’s Chapter 5, Section 3 approval criteria concern qualifications and supervision and identify no examination.
Training
Demonstrate adequate knowledge, education, training and supervised experience in the intervention services sought.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Board voted reissuance of a revoked or unrenewed license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Decision
Under §3837-A(2), the Board may reissue a revoked or unrenewed license for reasons it considers sufficient if at least four members vote for reissuance. This is a distinct discretionary route; the provision identifies no examination slot. The Board’s case-specific reasons and conditions remain applicant conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure by endorsement from a substantially equivalent U.S. jurisdiction
Maine Jurisprudence Examination
Background Check
Provide all license verifications and required criminal-history information; psychologist endorsement is subject to §3833-B fingerprint and state/FBI checks.
Jurisprudence
The Board requires its jurisprudence examination under Chapter 3, Section 2(3)(A); §8003-H expressly permits that requirement.
Other License
A U.S. jurisdiction’s substantially equivalent license, good standing in every licensing jurisdiction, no cause for denial and payment of required fees under 10 M.R.S. §8003-H.
Source Priority
Section 8003-H applies notwithstanding contrary Title 32 requirements. Chapter 3’s general full-licensure EPPP demand is retained here as the Board rule’s lower-ranked demand: "Full Licensure - An applicant for licensure as a psychologist or psychological examiner, including a psychologist applying on the basis of a CPQ or NR Credential, shall provide proof of passing scores on the written examination and shall pass the jurisprudence examination."
Licensure by examination or a previously earned EPPP score
Application
Complete application, supporting credentials, recommendations and fees; disclose and verify all professional licenses held. Chapter 3 application deadlines and permitted extensions apply.
Education
A qualifying master’s degree in psychology under §3831(1) and Chapter 5, Section 1; NASP specialist approval or a program satisfying the rule’s degree, residency, curriculum and credit requirements.
Eppp Score
The Board’s psychological examiner licensing page states a 65% EPPP passing score; a previously earned passing score remains examination involvement.
Experience
At least one qualifying supervised year and 1,500 actual work hours over 48–104 weeks under Chapter 5, Section 2.
Fitness
Trustworthiness, competence and ethical fitness; no examination failure within the preceding six months under §3831(1).
Scope
Psychological testing and permitted evaluation services; no psychotherapy. Intervention services require separate Board approval and psychologist supervision.
Written Exam Waiver
Chapter 3, Section 3 permits a discretionary written-examination exemption for a qualifying ABPP diplomate; discretion is an applicant condition.
Full licensure after conditional licensure
Application
Complete application, supporting credentials, recommendations and fees; disclose and verify all professional licenses held. Chapter 3 application deadlines and permitted extensions apply.
Education
A qualifying master’s degree in psychology under §3831(1) and Chapter 5, Section 1; NASP specialist approval or a program satisfying the rule’s degree, residency, curriculum and credit requirements.
Eppp Score
The Board’s psychological examiner licensing page states a 65% EPPP passing score; a previously earned passing score remains examination involvement.
Experience
At least one qualifying supervised year and 1,500 actual work hours over 48–104 weeks under Chapter 5, Section 2.
Fitness
Trustworthiness, competence and ethical fitness; no examination failure within the preceding six months under §3831(1).
Prior Examinations
An already passed currently offered examination remains a requirement leaf. Temporary licensees take jurisprudence before temporary issuance and EPPP during the term; conditional licensees complete jurisprudence during the term.
Prior License
Applicant holds or held the Maine conditional license; satisfy all full-licensure qualifications and provide the passing EPPP score and pass jurisprudence as required by Chapter 3, Section 2(3)(A).
Scope
Psychological testing and permitted evaluation services; no psychotherapy. Intervention services require separate Board approval and psychologist supervision.
Written Exam Waiver
Chapter 3, Section 3 permits a discretionary written-examination exemption for a qualifying ABPP diplomate; discretion is an applicant condition.
Full licensure after temporary licensure
Application
Complete application, supporting credentials, recommendations and fees; disclose and verify all professional licenses held. Chapter 3 application deadlines and permitted extensions apply.
Education
A qualifying master’s degree in psychology under §3831(1) and Chapter 5, Section 1; NASP specialist approval or a program satisfying the rule’s degree, residency, curriculum and credit requirements.
Eppp Score
The Board’s psychological examiner licensing page states a 65% EPPP passing score; a previously earned passing score remains examination involvement.
Experience
At least one qualifying supervised year and 1,500 actual work hours over 48–104 weeks under Chapter 5, Section 2.
Fitness
Trustworthiness, competence and ethical fitness; no examination failure within the preceding six months under §3831(1).
Prior Examinations
An already passed currently offered examination remains a requirement leaf. Temporary licensees take jurisprudence before temporary issuance and EPPP during the term; conditional licensees complete jurisprudence during the term.
Prior License
Applicant holds or held the Maine temporary license; satisfy all full-licensure qualifications and provide the passing EPPP score and pass jurisprudence as required by Chapter 3, Section 2(3)(A).
Scope
Psychological testing and permitted evaluation services; no psychotherapy. Intervention services require separate Board approval and psychologist supervision.
Written Exam Waiver
Chapter 3, Section 3 permits a discretionary written-examination exemption for a qualifying ABPP diplomate; discretion is an applicant condition.
Initial psychological examiner licensure with intervention privileges
Application
Complete application, supporting credentials, recommendations and fees; disclose and verify all professional licenses held. Chapter 3 application deadlines and permitted extensions apply.
Education
A qualifying master’s degree in psychology under §3831(1) and Chapter 5, Section 1; NASP specialist approval or a program satisfying the rule’s degree, residency, curriculum and credit requirements.
Eppp Score
The Board’s psychological examiner licensing page states a 65% EPPP passing score; a previously earned passing score remains examination involvement.
Experience
At least one qualifying supervised year and 1,500 actual work hours over 48–104 weeks under Chapter 5, Section 2.
Fitness
Trustworthiness, competence and ethical fitness; no examination failure within the preceding six months under §3831(1).
Intervention
Request intervention privileges with initial licensure; provide education, training and experience demonstrating adequate knowledge, the requested service description and a signed supervision agreement. The Board must approve the privileges and supervising agreement.
Scope
Psychological testing and permitted evaluation services; no psychotherapy. Intervention services require separate Board approval and psychologist supervision.
Written Exam Waiver
Chapter 3, Section 3 permits a discretionary written-examination exemption for a qualifying ABPP diplomate; discretion is an applicant condition.
Ordinary license renewal within 90 days after expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the renewal application, answer its inquiries and pay the renewal fee; changes in name, address, criminal convictions, discipline and material qualifications must be reported under §8003-G.
Continuing Education
Forty approved continuing-education hours over two years, attested on even-year renewals; at least three ethics hours and twenty hours in practice areas, plus three supervision hours for supervisors; required on the second even-year renewal and later renewals.
Timing
Renewal within 90 days after expiration requires the renewal and late fees. The extension does not authorize practice after expiration.
Violence Coursework
One-time completion of three hours of family or intimate-partner violence screening, referral and intervention coursework under §3835, with statutory equivalencies accepted by the Board.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Timely ordinary license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the renewal application, answer its inquiries and pay the renewal fee; changes in name, address, criminal convictions, discipline and material qualifications must be reported under §8003-G.
Continuing Education
Forty approved continuing-education hours over two years, attested on even-year renewals; at least three ethics hours and twenty hours in practice areas, plus three supervision hours for supervisors; required on the second even-year renewal and later renewals.
Timing
Ordinary licenses renew annually on April 30 under Chapter 3, Section 5 and the current Board licensing pages.
Violence Coursework
One-time completion of three hours of family or intimate-partner violence screening, referral and intervention coursework under §3835, with statutory equivalencies accepted by the Board.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration of an expired ordinary license
Application
Complete application, supporting credentials, recommendations and fees; disclose and verify all professional licenses held. Chapter 3 application deadlines and permitted extensions apply.
Education
A qualifying master’s degree in psychology under §3831(1) and Chapter 5, Section 1; NASP specialist approval or a program satisfying the rule’s degree, residency, curriculum and credit requirements.
Eppp Score
The Board’s psychological examiner licensing page states a 65% EPPP passing score; a previously earned passing score remains examination involvement.
Experience
At least one qualifying supervised year and 1,500 actual work hours over 48–104 weeks under Chapter 5, Section 2.
Fitness
Trustworthiness, competence and ethical fitness; no examination failure within the preceding six months under §3831(1).
Restoration
Section 3835 subjects this applicant to all new-applicant requirements; submit the renewal and applicable late fees.
Scope
Psychological testing and permitted evaluation services; no psychotherapy. Intervention services require separate Board approval and psychologist supervision.
Timing
More than two years after expiration
Waiver
The §3835 examination-waiver permission applies only within two years; this route meets new-applicant requirements.
Written Exam Waiver
Chapter 3, Section 3 permits a discretionary written-examination exemption for a qualifying ABPP diplomate; discretion is an applicant condition.
Restoration of an expired ordinary license
Application
Complete application, supporting credentials, recommendations and fees; disclose and verify all professional licenses held. Chapter 3 application deadlines and permitted extensions apply.
Education
A qualifying master’s degree in psychology under §3831(1) and Chapter 5, Section 1; NASP specialist approval or a program satisfying the rule’s degree, residency, curriculum and credit requirements.
Eppp Score
The Board’s psychological examiner licensing page states a 65% EPPP passing score; a previously earned passing score remains examination involvement.
Experience
At least one qualifying supervised year and 1,500 actual work hours over 48–104 weeks under Chapter 5, Section 2.
Fitness
Trustworthiness, competence and ethical fitness; no examination failure within the preceding six months under §3831(1).
Restoration
Section 3835 subjects this applicant to all new-applicant requirements; submit the renewal and applicable late fees.
Scope
Psychological testing and permitted evaluation services; no psychotherapy. Intervention services require separate Board approval and psychologist supervision.
Timing
More than 90 days but within two years after expiration
Waiver
The Board may waive examination in its discretion, considering public protection; the currently offered examinations remain leaves.
Written Exam Waiver
Chapter 3, Section 3 permits a discretionary written-examination exemption for a qualifying ABPP diplomate; discretion is an applicant condition.

Temporary Psychological Examiner

Temporary psychological examiner license with a $200 nonrefundable fee. Its application must accompany the psychological examiner license application.

Licensing authority: state board of examiners of psychologists · Application information

Temporary supervised licensure pending EPPP completion
Application
Complete application, supporting credentials, recommendations and fees; disclose and verify all professional licenses held. Chapter 3 application deadlines and permitted extensions apply.
Education
A qualifying master’s degree in psychology under §3831(1) and Chapter 5, Section 1; NASP specialist approval or a program satisfying the rule’s degree, residency, curriculum and credit requirements.
Eligibility
Section 3824(5) requires at least 1,500 postdoctoral experience hours and all nonexamination requirements. The Board also supplies a Temporary Psychological Examiner application; its text expressly requires accompaniment by the Psychological Examiner application.
Eppp Score
The Board’s psychological examiner licensing page states a 65% EPPP passing score; a previously earned passing score remains examination involvement.
Experience
At least one qualifying supervised year and 1,500 actual work hours over 48–104 weeks under Chapter 5, Section 2.
Fitness
Trustworthiness, competence and ethical fitness; no examination failure within the preceding six months under §3831(1).
Scope
Psychological testing and permitted evaluation services; no psychotherapy. Intervention services require separate Board approval and psychologist supervision.
Supervision
A Board-accepted letter of agreement with a qualified supervising psychologist is required; supervised practice only, normally at least one individual face-to-face supervision hour weekly.
Term
The temporary license lasts one year and cannot be renewed. Jurisprudence is passed before issuance; the EPPP must be passed during the license term.
Written Exam Waiver
Chapter 3, Section 3 permits a discretionary written-examination exemption for a qualifying ABPP diplomate; discretion is an applicant condition.

Conditional Psychologist

Supervised conditional licensure for up to one year pending passage of the jurisprudence examination; not renewable or extendable.

Licensing authority: board of examiners of psychologists · Application information

Conditional supervised licensure for an applicant licensed elsewhere
Maine Jurisprudence Examination
Discretion
The Board may require an approved examination during conditional licensure; Chapter 3, Section 2(3)(C) identifies jurisprudence as the examination for this route.
Other License
Licensed by a similar board in another jurisdiction with standards the Maine Board judges equivalent; issuance is discretionary under §3836.
Supervision
Practice only under a qualified psychologist and a Board-accepted letter of agreement, with normally at least one individual face-to-face supervision hour weekly.
Term
One year; cannot be renewed or extended. The jurisprudence examination must be passed during that term.

Psychologist

Doctoral-level psychology practice.

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

Licensure with discretionary ABPP written examination waiver
Abpp
Applicant is an American Board of Professional Psychology diplomate meeting all other educational, supervised-experience and character requirements; the Board has no reason to question competence or fitness.
Application
Complete Board application and required supporting credentials, recommendations and fees; the Chapter 3 application deadlines apply, subject to permitted hardship extensions.
Background Check
State and FBI criminal-history checks and fingerprints under §3833-B; disclosures and verification of all professional licenses held.
Documentation
Direct submission or ASPPB Credentials Bank submission is a documentation choice; qualifying education, supervised experience and three professional recommendations are required.
Education
A doctorate reflecting comprehensive psychology training from a qualifying program under 32 M.R.S. §3831(2) and 02-415 CMR Chapter 4, Section 1; APA or CPA accreditation, NASP doctoral approval, ASPPB/NR designation or individually demonstrated equivalence.
Eppp Score
The Board’s psychologist licensing page states a 70% EPPP passing score. A qualifying score already earned is accepted; taking the examination after applying is not necessary for an applicant who has already passed.
Experience
Two qualifying years: at least 1,500 predoctoral and 1,500 postdoctoral supervised hours under Chapter 4, Section 2; clinical re-specialization may use two postdoctoral years, subject to Board acceptance.
Fitness
Trustworthiness, competence and ethical fitness; no examination failure within the preceding six months under §3831(2).
Violence Coursework
At least three hours of family or intimate-partner violence screening, referral and intervention coursework; if not demonstrated at initial application, completion must be shown at first renewal.
Waiver
Exemption from taking the written EPPP is discretionary under Chapter 3, Section 3; the EPPP and jurisprudence leaves remain, with the waiver as an applicant condition.
Written Exam Waiver
Chapter 3, Section 3 permits a discretionary written-examination exemption for an ABPP diplomate who meets all other requirements and whose competence or fitness is not questioned; the EPPP remains a leaf because the discretion is an applicant condition.
Licensure on the basis of valid Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology (CPQ)
Application
Complete Board application and required supporting credentials, recommendations and fees; the Chapter 3 application deadlines apply, subject to permitted hardship extensions.
Background Check
State and FBI criminal-history checks and fingerprints under §3833-B; disclosures and verification of all professional licenses held.
Documentation
Direct submission or ASPPB Credentials Bank submission is a documentation choice; qualifying education, supervised experience and three professional recommendations are required.
Education
A doctorate reflecting comprehensive psychology training from a qualifying program under 32 M.R.S. §3831(2) and 02-415 CMR Chapter 4, Section 1; APA or CPA accreditation, NASP doctoral approval, ASPPB/NR designation or individually demonstrated equivalence.
Eppp Score
The Board’s psychologist licensing page states a 70% EPPP passing score. A qualifying score already earned is accepted; taking the examination after applying is not necessary for an applicant who has already passed.
Examinations
CPQ/NR applicants provide passing EPPP scores and pass jurisprudence; the currently offered EPPP remains a leaf even when passed before the application.
Experience
Two qualifying years: at least 1,500 predoctoral and 1,500 postdoctoral supervised hours under Chapter 4, Section 2; clinical re-specialization may use two postdoctoral years, subject to Board acceptance.
Fitness
Trustworthiness, competence and ethical fitness; no examination failure within the preceding six months under §3831(2).
Qualification Evidence
Present a valid Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology (CPQ) in lieu of ordinary direct educational and experience documentation. The Board may require supplemental or corroborating information.
Violence Coursework
At least three hours of family or intimate-partner violence screening, referral and intervention coursework; if not demonstrated at initial application, completion must be shown at first renewal.
Written Exam Waiver
Chapter 3, Section 3 permits a discretionary written-examination exemption for an ABPP diplomate who meets all other requirements and whose competence or fitness is not questioned; the EPPP remains a leaf because the discretion is an applicant condition.
Board voted reissuance of a revoked or unrenewed license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Decision
Under §3837-A(2), the Board may reissue a revoked or unrenewed license for reasons it considers sufficient if at least four members vote for reissuance. This is a distinct discretionary route; the provision identifies no examination slot. The Board’s case-specific reasons and conditions remain applicant conditions.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure by endorsement from a substantially equivalent U.S. jurisdiction
Maine Jurisprudence Examination
Background Check
Provide all license verifications and required criminal-history information; psychologist endorsement is subject to §3833-B fingerprint and state/FBI checks.
Jurisprudence
The Board requires its jurisprudence examination under Chapter 3, Section 2(3)(A); §8003-H expressly permits that requirement.
Other License
A U.S. jurisdiction’s substantially equivalent license, good standing in every licensing jurisdiction, no cause for denial and payment of required fees under 10 M.R.S. §8003-H.
Source Priority
Section 8003-H applies notwithstanding contrary Title 32 requirements. Chapter 3’s general full-licensure EPPP demand is retained here as the Board rule’s lower-ranked demand: "Full Licensure - An applicant for licensure as a psychologist or psychological examiner, including a psychologist applying on the basis of a CPQ or NR Credential, shall provide proof of passing scores on the written examination and shall pass the jurisprudence examination."
Licensure by examination or a previously earned EPPP score
Application
Complete Board application and required supporting credentials, recommendations and fees; the Chapter 3 application deadlines apply, subject to permitted hardship extensions.
Background Check
State and FBI criminal-history checks and fingerprints under §3833-B; disclosures and verification of all professional licenses held.
Documentation
Direct submission or ASPPB Credentials Bank submission is a documentation choice; qualifying education, supervised experience and three professional recommendations are required.
Education
A doctorate reflecting comprehensive psychology training from a qualifying program under 32 M.R.S. §3831(2) and 02-415 CMR Chapter 4, Section 1; APA or CPA accreditation, NASP doctoral approval, ASPPB/NR designation or individually demonstrated equivalence.
Eppp Score
The Board’s psychologist licensing page states a 70% EPPP passing score. A qualifying score already earned is accepted; taking the examination after applying is not necessary for an applicant who has already passed.
Experience
Two qualifying years: at least 1,500 predoctoral and 1,500 postdoctoral supervised hours under Chapter 4, Section 2; clinical re-specialization may use two postdoctoral years, subject to Board acceptance.
Fitness
Trustworthiness, competence and ethical fitness; no examination failure within the preceding six months under §3831(2).
Violence Coursework
At least three hours of family or intimate-partner violence screening, referral and intervention coursework; if not demonstrated at initial application, completion must be shown at first renewal.
Written Exam Waiver
Chapter 3, Section 3 permits a discretionary written-examination exemption for an ABPP diplomate who meets all other requirements and whose competence or fitness is not questioned; the EPPP remains a leaf because the discretion is an applicant condition.
Full licensure after conditional licensure
Application
Complete Board application and required supporting credentials, recommendations and fees; the Chapter 3 application deadlines apply, subject to permitted hardship extensions.
Background Check
State and FBI criminal-history checks and fingerprints under §3833-B; disclosures and verification of all professional licenses held.
Documentation
Direct submission or ASPPB Credentials Bank submission is a documentation choice; qualifying education, supervised experience and three professional recommendations are required.
Education
A doctorate reflecting comprehensive psychology training from a qualifying program under 32 M.R.S. §3831(2) and 02-415 CMR Chapter 4, Section 1; APA or CPA accreditation, NASP doctoral approval, ASPPB/NR designation or individually demonstrated equivalence.
Eppp Score
The Board’s psychologist licensing page states a 70% EPPP passing score. A qualifying score already earned is accepted; taking the examination after applying is not necessary for an applicant who has already passed.
Experience
Two qualifying years: at least 1,500 predoctoral and 1,500 postdoctoral supervised hours under Chapter 4, Section 2; clinical re-specialization may use two postdoctoral years, subject to Board acceptance.
Fitness
Trustworthiness, competence and ethical fitness; no examination failure within the preceding six months under §3831(2).
Prior Examinations
An already passed currently offered examination remains a requirement leaf. Temporary licensees take jurisprudence before temporary issuance and EPPP during the term; conditional licensees complete jurisprudence during the term.
Prior License
Applicant holds or held the Maine conditional license; satisfy all full-licensure qualifications and provide the passing EPPP score and pass jurisprudence as required by Chapter 3, Section 2(3)(A).
Violence Coursework
At least three hours of family or intimate-partner violence screening, referral and intervention coursework; if not demonstrated at initial application, completion must be shown at first renewal.
Written Exam Waiver
Chapter 3, Section 3 permits a discretionary written-examination exemption for an ABPP diplomate who meets all other requirements and whose competence or fitness is not questioned; the EPPP remains a leaf because the discretion is an applicant condition.
Full licensure after temporary licensure
Application
Complete Board application and required supporting credentials, recommendations and fees; the Chapter 3 application deadlines apply, subject to permitted hardship extensions.
Background Check
State and FBI criminal-history checks and fingerprints under §3833-B; disclosures and verification of all professional licenses held.
Documentation
Direct submission or ASPPB Credentials Bank submission is a documentation choice; qualifying education, supervised experience and three professional recommendations are required.
Education
A doctorate reflecting comprehensive psychology training from a qualifying program under 32 M.R.S. §3831(2) and 02-415 CMR Chapter 4, Section 1; APA or CPA accreditation, NASP doctoral approval, ASPPB/NR designation or individually demonstrated equivalence.
Eppp Score
The Board’s psychologist licensing page states a 70% EPPP passing score. A qualifying score already earned is accepted; taking the examination after applying is not necessary for an applicant who has already passed.
Experience
Two qualifying years: at least 1,500 predoctoral and 1,500 postdoctoral supervised hours under Chapter 4, Section 2; clinical re-specialization may use two postdoctoral years, subject to Board acceptance.
Fitness
Trustworthiness, competence and ethical fitness; no examination failure within the preceding six months under §3831(2).
Prior Examinations
An already passed currently offered examination remains a requirement leaf. Temporary licensees take jurisprudence before temporary issuance and EPPP during the term; conditional licensees complete jurisprudence during the term.
Prior License
Applicant holds or held the Maine temporary license; satisfy all full-licensure qualifications and provide the passing EPPP score and pass jurisprudence as required by Chapter 3, Section 2(3)(A).
Violence Coursework
At least three hours of family or intimate-partner violence screening, referral and intervention coursework; if not demonstrated at initial application, completion must be shown at first renewal.
Written Exam Waiver
Chapter 3, Section 3 permits a discretionary written-examination exemption for an ABPP diplomate who meets all other requirements and whose competence or fitness is not questioned; the EPPP remains a leaf because the discretion is an applicant condition.
Ordinary license renewal within 90 days after expiration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the renewal application, answer its inquiries and pay the renewal fee; changes in name, address, criminal convictions, discipline and material qualifications must be reported under §8003-G.
Continuing Education
Forty approved continuing-education hours over two years, attested on even-year renewals; at least three ethics hours and twenty hours in practice areas, plus three supervision hours for supervisors; required on the second even-year renewal and later renewals.
Timing
Renewal within 90 days after expiration requires the renewal and late fees. The extension does not authorize practice after expiration.
Violence Coursework
One-time completion of three hours of family or intimate-partner violence screening, referral and intervention coursework under §3835, with statutory equivalencies accepted by the Board.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure on the basis of current National Register Health Service Provider in Psychology credential
Application
Complete Board application and required supporting credentials, recommendations and fees; the Chapter 3 application deadlines apply, subject to permitted hardship extensions.
Background Check
State and FBI criminal-history checks and fingerprints under §3833-B; disclosures and verification of all professional licenses held.
Documentation
Direct submission or ASPPB Credentials Bank submission is a documentation choice; qualifying education, supervised experience and three professional recommendations are required.
Education
A doctorate reflecting comprehensive psychology training from a qualifying program under 32 M.R.S. §3831(2) and 02-415 CMR Chapter 4, Section 1; APA or CPA accreditation, NASP doctoral approval, ASPPB/NR designation or individually demonstrated equivalence.
Eppp Score
The Board’s psychologist licensing page states a 70% EPPP passing score. A qualifying score already earned is accepted; taking the examination after applying is not necessary for an applicant who has already passed.
Examinations
CPQ/NR applicants provide passing EPPP scores and pass jurisprudence; the currently offered EPPP remains a leaf even when passed before the application.
Experience
Two qualifying years: at least 1,500 predoctoral and 1,500 postdoctoral supervised hours under Chapter 4, Section 2; clinical re-specialization may use two postdoctoral years, subject to Board acceptance.
Fitness
Trustworthiness, competence and ethical fitness; no examination failure within the preceding six months under §3831(2).
Qualification Evidence
Present a current National Register Health Service Provider in Psychology credential in lieu of ordinary direct educational and experience documentation. The Board may require supplemental or corroborating information.
Violence Coursework
At least three hours of family or intimate-partner violence screening, referral and intervention coursework; if not demonstrated at initial application, completion must be shown at first renewal.
Written Exam Waiver
Chapter 3, Section 3 permits a discretionary written-examination exemption for an ABPP diplomate who meets all other requirements and whose competence or fitness is not questioned; the EPPP remains a leaf because the discretion is an applicant condition.
Timely ordinary license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the renewal application, answer its inquiries and pay the renewal fee; changes in name, address, criminal convictions, discipline and material qualifications must be reported under §8003-G.
Continuing Education
Forty approved continuing-education hours over two years, attested on even-year renewals; at least three ethics hours and twenty hours in practice areas, plus three supervision hours for supervisors; required on the second even-year renewal and later renewals.
Timing
Ordinary licenses renew annually on April 30 under Chapter 3, Section 5 and the current Board licensing pages.
Violence Coursework
One-time completion of three hours of family or intimate-partner violence screening, referral and intervention coursework under §3835, with statutory equivalencies accepted by the Board.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration of an expired ordinary license
Application
Complete Board application and required supporting credentials, recommendations and fees; the Chapter 3 application deadlines apply, subject to permitted hardship extensions.
Background Check
State and FBI criminal-history checks and fingerprints under §3833-B; disclosures and verification of all professional licenses held.
Documentation
Direct submission or ASPPB Credentials Bank submission is a documentation choice; qualifying education, supervised experience and three professional recommendations are required.
Education
A doctorate reflecting comprehensive psychology training from a qualifying program under 32 M.R.S. §3831(2) and 02-415 CMR Chapter 4, Section 1; APA or CPA accreditation, NASP doctoral approval, ASPPB/NR designation or individually demonstrated equivalence.
Eppp Score
The Board’s psychologist licensing page states a 70% EPPP passing score. A qualifying score already earned is accepted; taking the examination after applying is not necessary for an applicant who has already passed.
Experience
Two qualifying years: at least 1,500 predoctoral and 1,500 postdoctoral supervised hours under Chapter 4, Section 2; clinical re-specialization may use two postdoctoral years, subject to Board acceptance.
Fitness
Trustworthiness, competence and ethical fitness; no examination failure within the preceding six months under §3831(2).
Restoration
Section 3835 subjects this applicant to all new-applicant requirements; submit the renewal and applicable late fees.
Timing
More than two years after expiration
Violence Coursework
At least three hours of family or intimate-partner violence screening, referral and intervention coursework; if not demonstrated at initial application, completion must be shown at first renewal.
Waiver
The §3835 examination-waiver permission applies only within two years; this route meets new-applicant requirements.
Written Exam Waiver
Chapter 3, Section 3 permits a discretionary written-examination exemption for an ABPP diplomate who meets all other requirements and whose competence or fitness is not questioned; the EPPP remains a leaf because the discretion is an applicant condition.
Restoration of an expired ordinary license
Application
Complete Board application and required supporting credentials, recommendations and fees; the Chapter 3 application deadlines apply, subject to permitted hardship extensions.
Background Check
State and FBI criminal-history checks and fingerprints under §3833-B; disclosures and verification of all professional licenses held.
Documentation
Direct submission or ASPPB Credentials Bank submission is a documentation choice; qualifying education, supervised experience and three professional recommendations are required.
Education
A doctorate reflecting comprehensive psychology training from a qualifying program under 32 M.R.S. §3831(2) and 02-415 CMR Chapter 4, Section 1; APA or CPA accreditation, NASP doctoral approval, ASPPB/NR designation or individually demonstrated equivalence.
Eppp Score
The Board’s psychologist licensing page states a 70% EPPP passing score. A qualifying score already earned is accepted; taking the examination after applying is not necessary for an applicant who has already passed.
Experience
Two qualifying years: at least 1,500 predoctoral and 1,500 postdoctoral supervised hours under Chapter 4, Section 2; clinical re-specialization may use two postdoctoral years, subject to Board acceptance.
Fitness
Trustworthiness, competence and ethical fitness; no examination failure within the preceding six months under §3831(2).
Restoration
Section 3835 subjects this applicant to all new-applicant requirements; submit the renewal and applicable late fees.
Timing
More than 90 days but within two years after expiration
Violence Coursework
At least three hours of family or intimate-partner violence screening, referral and intervention coursework; if not demonstrated at initial application, completion must be shown at first renewal.
Waiver
The Board may waive examination in its discretion, considering public protection; the currently offered examinations remain leaves.
Written Exam Waiver
Chapter 3, Section 3 permits a discretionary written-examination exemption for an ABPP diplomate who meets all other requirements and whose competence or fitness is not questioned; the EPPP remains a leaf because the discretion is an applicant condition.

temporary psychologists

Doctoral-level psychology practice. Supervised, nonrenewable one-year license.

Licensing authority: board of examiners of psychologists · Application information

Temporary supervised licensure pending EPPP completion
Application
Complete Board application and required supporting credentials, recommendations and fees; the Chapter 3 application deadlines apply, subject to permitted hardship extensions.
Background Check
State and FBI criminal-history checks and fingerprints under §3833-B; disclosures and verification of all professional licenses held.
Documentation
Direct submission or ASPPB Credentials Bank submission is a documentation choice; qualifying education, supervised experience and three professional recommendations are required.
Education
A doctorate reflecting comprehensive psychology training from a qualifying program under 32 M.R.S. §3831(2) and 02-415 CMR Chapter 4, Section 1; APA or CPA accreditation, NASP doctoral approval, ASPPB/NR designation or individually demonstrated equivalence.
Eligibility
Section 3824(5) requires at least 1,500 postdoctoral experience hours and all nonexamination requirements. The Board also supplies a Temporary Psychological Examiner application; its text expressly requires accompaniment by the Psychological Examiner application.
Eppp Score
The Board’s psychologist licensing page states a 70% EPPP passing score. A qualifying score already earned is accepted; taking the examination after applying is not necessary for an applicant who has already passed.
Experience
Two qualifying years: at least 1,500 predoctoral and 1,500 postdoctoral supervised hours under Chapter 4, Section 2; clinical re-specialization may use two postdoctoral years, subject to Board acceptance.
Fitness
Trustworthiness, competence and ethical fitness; no examination failure within the preceding six months under §3831(2).
Supervision
A Board-accepted letter of agreement with a qualified supervising psychologist is required; supervised practice only, normally at least one individual face-to-face supervision hour weekly.
Term
The temporary license lasts one year and cannot be renewed. Jurisprudence is passed before issuance; the EPPP must be passed during the license term.
Violence Coursework
At least three hours of family or intimate-partner violence screening, referral and intervention coursework; if not demonstrated at initial application, completion must be shown at first renewal.
Written Exam Waiver
Chapter 3, Section 3 permits a discretionary written-examination exemption for an ABPP diplomate who meets all other requirements and whose competence or fitness is not questioned; the EPPP remains a leaf because the discretion is an applicant condition.

Maine Jurisprudence Examination

Provider
Maine State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Format
Written jurisprudence examination completed and returned to the Board
Passing score
80%
Examination outline
  • 32 M.R.S. Chapter 56 — Psychologists
  • 02-415 CMR Chapter 1 — Definitions
  • 02-415 CMR Chapter 3 — Application, Examination and the Licensure Process
  • 02-415 CMR Chapter 4 — Licensure of Psychologists
  • 02-415 CMR Chapter 5 — Licensure of Psychological Examiners
  • 02-415 CMR Chapter 6 — Supervision of Unlicensed Personnel
  • 02-415 CMR Chapter 7 — Qualifications of Supervisors
  • 02-415 CMR Chapter 8 — Continuing Professional Education
  • 02-415 CMR Chapter 9 — Ethical Standards and Practice Requirements
  • 02-415 CMR Chapter 10 — Enforcement and Disciplinary Procedures
  • 10 M.R.S. Chapter 901 — Department of Professional and Financial Regulation
  • 22 M.R.S. Chapter 958-A — Adult Protective Services Act
  • 22 M.R.S. Chapter 1071 — Child and Family Services and Child Protection Act
  • 34-B M.R.S. Chapter 3, Subchapter 4 — Hospitalization
  • Maine Rules of Evidence — Rule 503
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