State | State Licensing Board or Department | State Licensing Requirements | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Alabama | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìý |
Alaska | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperience requirements: 1 year post-doctorate (1500 hours) |
American Samoa | Ìý | Not determined | Ìý |
Arizona | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperience requirements: 3,000 total hours (1500 + 1500 internship) |
Arkansas | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperience requirements: 2,000 hour pre-doctoral internship + 1 year post-doctoral |
California | Ìý | Does not meet | ÌýAdditional coursework required: Human Sexuality (10 hours), Alcohol/Chemical Dependency Detection and Treatment (15 hours), Child Abuse Assessment (7 hours), Spousal or Partner Abuse Assessment, Detection, and Intervention Strategies (15 hours), Aging and Long-Term Care (6 hours), Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention (6 hours) |
Colorado | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperience requirements: 1500 post-doctoral hours completed over 12 months |
Connecticut | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperience requirements: 1 year at pre- or post-doctoral level not counting internship |
Delaware | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperience requirements: 1500 hour internship + 1500 hour post-doctoral |
District of Columbia | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperience requirements: 4000 hours (may include 2000 hours of internship + 2000 postdoctoral hours) |
Federated States of Micronesia | Ìý | Not determined | Ìý |
Florida | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperience requirements: 4000 hours (may include 2000 hours of internship + 2000 postdoctoral hours) |
Georgia | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperience requirements: 1500 hours post-doctoral |
Guam | Meets requirements | Ìýexperience requirements: 2 years of internship, one of which must consist of postdoctoral hours | |
Hawaii | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperience requirements: 1900 hour internship + 1900 hours post-doctoral |
Idaho | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperience requirements: 1 year internship + 1 year post-doctoral |
Illinois | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperience requirements: 1750 hour post-doctoral |
Indiana | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperience requirements: 1500 hour internship + 1600 hours supervised experience (may include combination of pre-doctoral and post-doctoral hours) |
Iowa | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperience requirements: 3000 hours (1500 hour internship + 1500 hour post-doctoral) |
Kansas | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperience requirements: 3600 hours (1800 hour internship + 1800 hours post-doctoral) |
Kentucky | Ìý | Does not meet | Ìýexperience requirements: 1800 hour internship + 1800 clinical hours (may be predictor practicum or postdoctoral); Health Service Provider designation (ability to supervise) requires additional 1800 postdoctoral hours |
Louisiana | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperience requirements: 2 years (4000 hours) of supervised experience (1 yes internship + 1 year post-doctoral) |
Maine | Ìý | Does not meet | ÌýA candidate for initial licensure shall furnish the board with satisfactory evidence that the candidate has successfully completed a minimum of 3 hours of course work in family or intimate partner violence screening and referral and intervention strategies, including knowledge of community resources, cultural factors, evidence-based risk assessment and same-gender abuse dynamics. A candidate may fulfill this requirement through course work taken in fulfillment of other educational requirements for licensure or through separate course work provided through any combination of contact hours, Internet hours and distance learning programs, as evidenced by certification from an accredited educational institution. |
Maryland | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements: 1750 hour internship + 1500 supervised clinical hours (pre-doctoral practicum hours may count towards required 1500 hours) |
Massachusetts | Ìý | Does not meet | experiential requirements: 2 years of supervised experience consisting of no less than 3200 clock hours (1 year internship [at least 1600 clock hours] + 1 year [1600 clock hours] post-doctoral)Ìý |
Michigan | Ìý | Does not meet | experiential requirements: 2000 hours of post-doctoral training |
Minnesota | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements: 1800 hour internship + 1800 hours post-doctoralÌý |
Mississippi | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements: minimum of 2000 hours of supervised experience |
Missouri | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements: 1500 hours experience in a successfully completed internship to be completed in not less than twelve nor more than twenty-four months |
Montana | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements: 3200 hours of supervised experience, minimum of 1600 hours post-doctoral (no more than six months of research, teaching, or a combination of both) |
Nebraska | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements: minimum of 1500 hour internship + 1 year (1500 hours total, 1000 or more direct service hours) supervised post-doctoral |
Nevada | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements: 1750 hours post-doctoral |
New Hampshire | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements: 1500 hour internship + 1500 supervised post-doctoral hours |
New Jersey | Ìý | Does not meet |
ÌýSpecific course requirements:
experiential requirements: 2 years full time supervised experience in the practice of psychology |
New Mexico | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements: After totaling approved doctoral practicum hours and allowed hours for doctoral internship, the remainder of the (3000 hours) supervised experience must be obtained in supervised postdoctoral psychological work |
New York | Ìý | Does not meet |
ÌýAdditional requirement: Mandated Reporter Training experiential requirements:Ìý2 years of full-time supervised experience (1750 clock hour internship + 1750 clock hour postdoctoral experience) |
North Carolina | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements: 1 year post-doctoral |
North Dakota | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements:Ìý1500 hours of in-program (including internship) and 1500 hours post-doc |
Northern Mariana Islands | Ìý | Does not meet |
ÌýPsychopharmacology course required experiential requirements:Ìý3000 hours of supervised experience (1500 hours required post-doctoral) |
Ohio | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements: 2Ìýyears of supervised professional experience in psychological work satisfactory to the board, at least one year of which must be a predoctoral internship |
Oklahoma | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements:Ìý2000 hour internship + 2000 hour post-doctoral |
Oregon | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements:Ìý1 year post-doctoral (1500 hours) |
Pennsylvania | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements:Ìý2 years of supervised experience (1 year internship + 1 year post-doctoral) |
Puerto Rico | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements:ÌýProgram includes a minimum of 500 hours of supervised practice + 2000 hour pre-doctoral internship |
Republic of Palau | Ìý | Not determined | Ìý |
Republic of Micronesia | Ìý | Not determined | Ìý |
Rhode Island | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements:Ìý2 years (3000 hours) of supervised experience (1 year of required post-doctoral) |
South Carolina | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements:Ìý2 years (3000 hours) of experience; 1500 hour internship + 1500 hour post doctoral |
South Dakota | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements:Ìý1800 hours pre-doctoral + 1 year post-doctoral |
Tennessee | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements:Ìýminimum 1 year (1900 hours) of post-doctoral supervision |
Texas | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements:Ìý3500 hours of experience, at least 1750 must have been through internship and 1750 post-doctoral |
US Virgin Islands | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements:Ìý3000 total hours, 1500 may be pre-doctoral |
Utah | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements:Ìý4000 hours of pre- or post-doctoral experience completed over a minimum of 2 years (max of 4 years of post-doc) |
Vermont | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements:Ìý4000 hours including a minimum of 2000 post-doctoral hours |
Virginia | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements:Ìý1500 hours required outside of the internship experience; otherwise, hours accrued during the program count toward the 1500 |
Washington | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements:Ìý1500 hour internship + 1500 clinical hours (may be pre-doctoral practicum or post-doctoral) |
West Virginia | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements:Ìý1800 hours encompassing internship and post-doctoral training |
Wisconsin | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements:Ìý3000 total hours (1500 hour internship + 1500 additional hours [pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, or excess internship]) |
Wyoming | Ìý | Meets requirements | Ìýexperiential requirements:Ìý3000 total hours |

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