For more information on licensing requirements, including contact information for every state and territory licensing board, please see the Association of State Boards of Professional Psychology (ASBPP) webpage [link]. All states require the completion of supervised predoctoral practicum hours and a predoctoral internship. These aspects are also required for the PsyD degree in clinical psychology at Pacific University. In addition to education requirements for the doctoral degree, however, many jurisdictions require post-doctoral professional experience. These requirements are beyond the curricular requirements described below.

Note that in some jurisdictions, in addition to being licensed as psychologist, an individual can obtain prescribing privileges. Pacific University’s program does NOT fulfill requirements for licensure as prescribing psychologists in those states and jurisdictions that allow for it. Typically, additional coursework in pharmacology is needed in addition to the doctoral degree. Please see the ASBPP website for information about other U.S. territories and Canadian provinces.

Below, an asterisk (*) indicates that earning a doctoral degree from a program accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) satisfies educational requirements for licensure. The PsyD program in clinical psychology at Pacific University is currently and has been continuously accredited by APA since 1990.

PU PsyD Program Satisfies Curricular Requirements?

State

Yes

No

Unable to Determine

State Professional Association or License Authority and Notes

1. Alabama

X*

http://www.psychology.alabama.gov/default.aspx

2. Alaska

X*

https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofPsychologists.aspx

3. Arizona

X*

https://psychboard.az.gov/

4. Arkansas

X*

https://psychologyboard.arkansas.gov/

5. California

X

https://www.psychology.ca.gov/

Although a doctoral degree from an APA-accredited program like Pacific University is needed, additional coursework or experience, potentially beyond what is required at Pacific University in the following areas are also required: human sexuality (10 contact hours); course in alcoholism/chemical dependency detection and tx (1 semester/quarter); child abuse assessment (7 hours); spousal/partner abuse, detection and intervention strategies (15 contact hours); aging and long-term care (10 contact hours)

6. Colorado

X*

https://dpo.colorado.gov/Psychology

7. Connecticut

X*

https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Public-Health-Hearing-Office/Board-of-Examiners-of-Psychologists/Board-of-Examiners-of-Psychologists

8. District of Columbia

X*

9. Delaware

X*

https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/psychology/

10. Florida

X*

https://floridaspsychology.gov/

11. Georgia

X

https://sos.ga.gov/index.php/licensing/plb/44

12. Hawaii

X*

http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/psychology/

13. Idaho

X*

https://ibol.idaho.gov/IBOL/BoardPage.aspx?Bureau=PSY

14. Illinois

X*

https://www.idfpr.com/profs/psych.asp

15. Indiana

X*

https://www.in.gov/pla/psych.htm

16. Iowa

X*

https://www.idph.iowa.gov/Licensure/Iowa-Board-of-Psychology

17. Kansas

X*

https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/

18. Kentucky

X

http://psy.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx

19. Louisiana

X*

http://www.lsbep.org/

20. Maine

X*

https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/psychologists/

21. Maryland

X*

https://health.maryland.gov/psych/Pages/Home.aspx

22. Massachusetts

X*

https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-of-psychologists

23. Michigan

X

https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-89334_72600_72603_27529_27552---,00.html

Although a doctoral degree from an accredited program Pacific University is needed, additional pre-licensure training in identifying victims of human trafficking that meets standards of Administrative Rule 338.2525 (as of 4/1/22) is required

24. Minnesota

X*

http://www.psychologyboard.state.mn.us/

25. Mississippi

X*

https://www.psychologyboard.ms.gov/Pages/default.aspx

26. Missouri

X*

https://pr.mo.gov/psychologists.asp

27. Montana

X*

http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/psy

28. Nebraska

X*

http://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Psychology.aspx

29. Nevada

X*

http://psyexam.nv.gov/

30. New Hampshire

X*

https://www.oplc.nh.gov/psychologists/

31. New Jersey

X

https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/psy/

NJ requires 6 doctoral credit hours in the following domains: 1) Personality Theory and Human Development Theory; 2) Learning Theory and/or Physiological Psychology; 3) Psychological Measurement and Psychological Assessment; 4) Psychopathology; 5) Psychological therapy/counseling or Industrial/Organizational Psychology; and 6) Research and Statistical Design. Graduates of PU’s PsyD program may need additional credit hours of coursework in personality theory and human development, learning theory or physiological psychology, and/or psychopathology

32. New Mexico

X*

http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Psychologist_Examiners.aspx

33. New York

X

http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/psych/

34. North Carolina

X*

http://www.ncpsychologyboard.org/

35. North Dakota

X*

http://ndsbpe.org/index.html

36. Ohio

X*

https://psychology.ohio.gov/

37. Oklahoma

X*

https://www.ok.gov/psychology/

38. Oregon

X*

https://www.oregon.gov/psychology/pages/index.aspx

39. Pennsylvania

X*

https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Psychology/Pages/default.aspx#.VgG6GN9VhBc

40. Rhode Island

X*

https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=241

41. South Carolina

X*

https://llr.sc.gov/psych/

42. South Dakota

X*

https://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/psych/psych.aspx

43. Tennessee

X*

https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/psychology-board/psych-board/about.html

44. Texas

X

http://www.tsbep.texas.gov/index.php

45. Utah

X*

https://dopl.utah.gov/psych/index.html

46. Vermont

X*

https://sos.vermont.gov/

47. Virginia

X*

http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/psychology/

48. Washington

X*

https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/ProfessionsNewReneworUpdate/Psychologist.aspx

49. West Virginia

X

https://psychbd.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx

50. Wisconsin

X

https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/Professions/Psychologist/Default.aspx

51. Wyoming

X*

https://psychology.wyo.gov/

52. American Samoa

X

https://www.americansamoa.gov/

53. Guam

X

http://dphss.guam.gov/guam-board-of-allied-health-examiners/

54. Northern Mariana Islands

X

http://cnmibpl-hcplb.net/

55. Puerto Rico

X

http://www.salud.gov.pr/Dept-de-Salud/Pages/Unidades-Operacionales/Secretaria-Auxiliar-de-Reglamentacion-Acreditacion-de-Facilidades-de-Salud.aspx#conveniencia

56. US Virgin Islands

X

http://usvipsychologyboard.com/