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Licensure Methods and Requirements
Examination
This method means the educational and supervised experience requirements for licensure are complete at the time of application. The national Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) and the Florida Laws and Rules examination must be taken and passed prior to licensure.
Examination with Waiver
This method means the educational, supervised experience and EPPP examination requirements for licensure are complete at the time of application. The EPPP must have been passed with a score acceptable to Florida. The Florida Laws and Rules examination must be taken and passed prior to licensure.
Bifurcation/Examination
This method means the educational requirement for licensure has been completed, but the post-doctoral supervised experience will not be complete at the time of application. Applicants under this method are able to proceed with sitting for the required examinations while completing the experience requirement. Verification of the post-doctoral supervised experience and passage of the EPPP and Florida Laws and Rules examinations will be required prior to licensure.
Bifurcation/Examination with Waiver
This method means the educational and EPPP examination requirements have been completed, but the post-doctoral supervised experience will not be completed at the time of application. The EPPP must have been passed with a score acceptable to Florida. Applicants under this method are able to proceed with sitting for the Florida Laws and Rules examination while completing the experience requirement.
Verification of the post-doctoral supervised experience and passage of the Florida Laws and Rules examination will be required prior to licensure.
Application for licensure by examination requires the following:
EDUCATION
U.S. Trained Applicants: Submission of your official doctoral level (Ph.D., Psy.D. or Ed.D) transcript in psychology as proof of graduation from a program accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). A list of accredited programs is available on the APA’s website at https://www.accreditation.apa.org/accredited-programs. Please reference Sections 490.003 and 490.005, Florida Statutes, for further information. Currently, the APA is the only “programmatic” accrediting agency approved by the U.S. Department of Education for doctoral level psychology programs.
EXPERIENCE
A total of 4000 hours of supervised experience. The Board accepts the doctoral level psychology internship in satisfaction of the first 2000 hours of the required experience. Applicants must complete the remaining 2000 hours as post-doctoral supervised experience according to the requirements of Rule 64B19-11.005, Florida Administrative Code. Bifurcation/Examination applicants may sit for the required examinations while completing any outstanding hours of the required post-doctoral supervised experience.
EXAMINATIONS
A passing score on the State of Florida’s psychology laws and rules examination is required along with passage of the EPPP administered by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB). Please reference Rule 64B19-11.001, Florida Administrative Code, for further information. Applicants who have previously passed the EPPP with a score acceptable to Florida may apply under the Examination with Waiver application method. The waiver concept may also be applied to Bifurcation/Examination applicants who meet these criteria.
Official Transcripts: Please note that official doctoral level transcripts may be submitted to the Board in password-protected electronic formats via e-mail to mqa.psychology@flhealth.gov. Transcripts must be received from one of the following entities: the degree granting institution, National Student Clearinghouse, Association of State & Provincial Psychology Board’s Mobility Program, or, the National Register of Health Service Psychologists.