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Psychologist Emeritus Registration

Emeritus registration is not a license to provide psychological services; the registrant shall not engage in the practice of psychology.

Licensing authority: Minnesota Board of Psychology · Application information

Retired status registration
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application and fee
Complete Board forms and pay the one-time $150 nonrefundable fee.
Disciplinary history
No disciplinary action in any jurisdiction and no unresolved complaints in any jurisdiction.
No practice
Registration is not a license to provide psychological services; the registrant shall not practice psychology or present as a current licensee.
Retirement
Current or former Minnesota psychology licensee declaring retirement from Minnesota practice.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Guest License

Guest licensure for a nonresident not seeking ordinary Minnesota licensure, limited to nine consecutive months per calendar year.

Licensing authority: Minnesota Board of Psychology · Application information

Nonresident guest licensure
Minnesota Professional Responsibility Exam (PRE)
Applicant scope
Nonresident not seeking ordinary Minnesota licensure and intending to practice for more than 30 days.
Board duration instruction
The Board page describes more than "30 consecutive calendar days"; the statute says "more than 30 days".
Character
Good moral character; no pending complaints or active disciplinary/corrective action in any jurisdiction.
Duration and application
No more than nine consecutive months per calendar year; apply at least 30 days before anticipated practice, pay the fee, and obtain Board approval.
Existing license and degree
Psychology license, certificate, or registration in another jurisdiction and doctoral psychology degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Licensed Psychologist

Minnesota license for the independent practice of psychology, including the preserved master’s-level pathway and conversion to doctoral level.

Licensing authority: Minnesota Board of Psychology · Application information

Master’s level emeritus registrant returning at doctoral level
Age and character
Applicant must have attained the age of majority, be of good moral character, and have no unresolved discipline or complaints in Minnesota or another jurisdiction (148.907 subd. 2(5)).
Application and fees
Submit the Board application and truthful affirmation, official transcripts, nonrefundable fees, criminal background study, and applicable verification documents (7200.0600 and initial LP checklist).
Board employment instruction
7200.2000 subp. 1 states: "Employment shall consist of a minimum of 1,800 hours of actual work experience that are accrued in no less than 12 months and in no more than 30 months from the first date of employment." The statute’s 60-month outer period controls; the Board rule’s shorter period is retained as an applicant-facing instruction.
Education
Previously master’s-level emeritus registrant seeking doctoral-level licensure; meet all current doctoral-level licensure requirements.
Endorsements
Provide two qualified endorsers under 7200.0900 who observed practice in the preceding three years; endorsers may not be the applicant’s employee or family member.
Exam admission
Degree requirements must be complete before examination applications; provide official transcripts directly to the Board (7200.0550 subp. 3).
Passing scores
EPPP Part 1 scaled score 500 and PRE score 42, as stated in the initial LP checklist. An EPPP score earned elsewhere must meet Minnesota’s standard at application under 7200.0550 subp. 5; ASPPB sends the score report directly.
Postdoctoral employment
Complete at least one full year of postdoctoral supervised psychological employment; statute 148.907 subd. 2(7) sets 12–60 months and permits a variance beyond 60 months.
Supervision
Supervisory consultation must total 100 hours, including two regularly scheduled hours per week for full-time experience, as provided by 148.925; supervision continues until licensure.
Return from emeritus registration to active license
Minnesota Professional Responsibility Exam (PRE)
Application and fee
File the relicensure application and current fee.
Current pre
The Board’s Relicensure Following Termination page requires passage of the current PRE. The statute preserves historical qualification standards but does not expressly waive professional-responsibility examination completion.
Emeritus status
Emeritus registrant requests return to the prior active license level.
Historic qualifications
Meet the licensure laws and rules in effect when the initial Minnesota license was granted; original degree, training, and examination evidence is an applicant condition.
Practice since termination
Verify and affirm no Minnesota psychology practice since termination except statutory exemptions; practice without a license may lead to discipline or denial.
Initial licensure by examination — doctoral degree
Age and character
Applicant must have attained the age of majority, be of good moral character, and have no unresolved discipline or complaints in Minnesota or another jurisdiction (148.907 subd. 2(5)).
Application and fees
Submit the Board application and truthful affirmation, official transcripts, nonrefundable fees, criminal background study, and applicable verification documents (7200.0600 and initial LP checklist).
Board employment instruction
7200.2000 subp. 1 states: "Employment shall consist of a minimum of 1,800 hours of actual work experience that are accrued in no less than 12 months and in no more than 30 months from the first date of employment." The statute’s 60-month outer period controls; the Board rule’s shorter period is retained as an applicant-facing instruction.
Education
Doctoral psychology degree from a regionally accredited institution; meet 7200.1300 coursework, residency, and internship requirements. APA-accredited doctoral programs satisfy 7200.1300 under 7200.1550; APA/CPA accreditation satisfies the specified requirements of 7200.1300 subp. 6.
Endorsements
Provide two qualified endorsers under 7200.0900 who observed practice in the preceding three years; endorsers may not be the applicant’s employee or family member.
Exam admission
Degree requirements must be complete before examination applications; provide official transcripts directly to the Board (7200.0550 subp. 3).
Passing scores
EPPP Part 1 scaled score 500 and PRE score 42, as stated in the initial LP checklist. An EPPP score earned elsewhere must meet Minnesota’s standard at application under 7200.0550 subp. 5; ASPPB sends the score report directly.
Postdoctoral employment
Complete at least one full year of postdoctoral supervised psychological employment; statute 148.907 subd. 2(7) sets 12–60 months and permits a variance beyond 60 months.
Supervision
Supervisory consultation must total 100 hours, including two regularly scheduled hours per week for full-time experience, as provided by 148.925; supervision continues until licensure.
Initial licensure — preserved master’s level eligibility
Application
Submit the current application and fees; all other preserved statutory requirements must be satisfied.
Current pre
The Board FAQ requires all applicants to pass the current 2013 PRE version.
Historic eligibility
Enter the qualifying program before November 1, 1991, earn the qualifying master’s or equivalent degree and comply with 148.907 subd. 2(1)–(5) before December 31, 1997, complete the post-master’s supervised employment before December 31, 1998, and establish Minnesota residency on October 31, 1992.
Prior scores
The historical completion dates are applicant conditions; the currently offered named examinations remain referenced.
Late renewal before Board termination
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Audit
Supply documentation if selected for the Board’s continuing-education audit.
Continuing education
40 approved hours each renewal period, including at least four human-diversity hours under 148.911(b); submit the compliance affidavit and retain original evidence for eight years.
Late fee
Pay both renewal and late fees before termination under 7200.3510; Board notices provide the opportunity to cure overdue renewal.
Renewal period
Renew every two years by the last day of the license month; file the application and fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Biennial license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Audit
Supply documentation if selected for the Board’s continuing-education audit.
Continuing education
40 approved hours each renewal period, including at least four human-diversity hours under 148.911(b); submit the compliance affidavit and retain original evidence for eight years.
Renewal period
Renew every two years by the last day of the license month; file the application and fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion from master’s level to doctoral level license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
File the conversion application, send an official doctoral transcript directly from the institution, and pay the fee.
Current license
Existing master’s or master’s-equivalent LP.
Education
Earn the qualifying doctoral psychology degree and complete a qualifying predoctoral internship.
Experience
Complete one full year or equivalent part-time supervised psychological employment after the master’s or master’s equivalent; the predoctoral internship does not count toward that year.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure by mobility
Accepted mobility credential
Current ASPPB Certificate of Professional Qualification, ABPP diplomate, or health-service-provider-in-psychology credential; the Board gives the National Register as an example.
Human diversity
A graduate of a non-APA program whose degree was earned after adoption of the mobility rule must satisfy 7200.1300 subp. 5(A)(1)(f).
National exam and training substitution
7200.2035 subp. 2 considers education, the national standardized examination requirement, and postdegree employment satisfied upon acceptable evidence of the mobility credential. This substitution is an applicant condition on the EPPP requirement; the PRE remains required.
Other requirements
Meet remaining Minnesota Psychology Practice Act requirements, apply, provide evidence of good moral character and no unresolved discipline, and pay fees.
Licensure by reciprocity
Minnesota Professional Responsibility Exam (PRE)
Application
Notarized reciprocity application and PRE fee.
Character and discipline
Good moral character; no pending complaints or active disciplinary or corrective actions in any jurisdiction.
Education
Doctoral psychology degree formed the basis of the existing licensure.
Existing credential
Licensed, certified, or registered to practice psychology in another jurisdiction for at least two consecutive years immediately preceding application.
Reciprocal burdens
148.915(b) permits like burdens where another jurisdiction places burdens on Minnesota licensees; no particular further examination is identified.
Relicensure after termination for nonrenewal
Minnesota Professional Responsibility Exam (PRE)
Application and fee
File the relicensure application and current fee.
Current pre
The Board’s Relicensure Following Termination page requires passage of the current PRE. The statute preserves historical qualification standards but does not expressly waive professional-responsibility examination completion.
Historic qualifications
Meet the licensure laws and rules in effect when the initial Minnesota license was granted; original degree, training, and examination evidence is an applicant condition.
Practice since termination
Verify and affirm no Minnesota psychology practice since termination except statutory exemptions; practice without a license may lead to discipline or denial.
Termination
Former license was terminated by the Board for nonrenewal.
Relicensure after voluntary termination
Minnesota Professional Responsibility Exam (PRE)
Application and fee
File the relicensure application and current fee.
Current pre
The Board’s Relicensure Following Termination page requires passage of the current PRE. The statute preserves historical qualification standards but does not expressly waive professional-responsibility examination completion.
Historic qualifications
Meet the licensure laws and rules in effect when the initial Minnesota license was granted; original degree, training, and examination evidence is an applicant condition.
Practice since termination
Verify and affirm no Minnesota psychology practice since termination except statutory exemptions; practice without a license may lead to discipline or denial.
Termination
Former license was voluntarily terminated.
Return from volunteer license to previous licensure status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application and fee
Submit the Board’s written application and applicable licensure fee; ordinary LP and LP-V may not be held concurrently.
Former status
Currently holds LP-V and requests restoration of the previous ordinary-license status.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

temporary permit (seeking full licensure)

The Board’s temporary permit is the applicant guest license authorized by section 148.916 subdivision 1a while an ordinary-license application is processed.

Licensing authority: Minnesota Board of Psychology · Application information

Annual renewal of applicant guest license
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application pending
Renewable annually until the Board denies the ordinary-license application; temporary permit ends on issuance or denial of that application.
Board pre demand
The Board’s Applying for Psychologist Licensure page, Temporary Permit section, additionally quotes subdivision 1 requirements including "pass a professional responsibility examination designated by the board (PRE);". Controlling subdivision 1a defines this pending-application permit without an examination requirement; the page’s additional PRE demand is recorded here.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Applicant guest licensure / temporary permit
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application pending
An ordinary Minnesota license application is pending; temporary application is concurrent with or follows it and is filed at least 30 days before anticipated practice.
Board pre demand
The Board’s Applying for Psychologist Licensure page, Temporary Permit section, additionally quotes subdivision 1 requirements including "pass a professional responsibility examination designated by the board (PRE);". Controlling subdivision 1a defines this pending-application permit without an examination requirement; the page’s additional PRE demand is recorded here.
Character and approval
Good moral character, no pending complaints or corrective/disciplinary action, Board or designee approval, and guest-license fee.
Duration
One year or ordinary-license issuance/denial, whichever is earlier; may be renewed annually until denial.
Existing license
At application, licensed, certified, or registered to practice psychology in another jurisdiction at the doctoral level.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensed Psychologist-Volunteer

Retired providers may furnish psychological services on a pro bono basis; reasonable expenses may be reimbursed.

Licensing authority: Minnesota Board of Psychology · Application information

Volunteer licensure — currently licensed by Minnesota
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application and fees
Submit notarized volunteer application and the applicable nonrefundable fee.
Existing license
Currently licensed by the Minnesota Board; the express PRE condition in 148.909 subd. 1(3) applies only if not currently licensed.
Pro bono only
Only pro bono psychological services; no direct or indirect remuneration except reimbursement of reasonable expenses.
Retirement and character
Retired psychology provider with good moral character and no pending complaints or corrective/disciplinary action.
Status designation
Use LP-V; an ordinary LP and LP-V may not be held concurrently.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Volunteer licensure — formerly licensed by Minnesota
Minnesota Professional Responsibility Exam (PRE)
Application and fees
Submit notarized volunteer application and the applicable nonrefundable fee.
Prior licensure
Former Minnesota licensee not currently licensed; meet the education, training, and experience requirements in place at the original license date.
Pro bono only
Only pro bono psychological services; no direct or indirect remuneration except reimbursement of reasonable expenses.
Retirement and character
Retired psychology provider with good moral character and no pending complaints or corrective/disciplinary action.
Status designation
Use LP-V; an ordinary LP and LP-V may not be held concurrently.
Volunteer licensure — never licensed by Minnesota
Application and fees
Submit notarized volunteer application and the applicable nonrefundable fee.
Current requirements
148.909 subd. 2 requires the current licensure requirements for an applicant never previously licensed by the Board, including the national examination identified by 7200.0550 and the Board’s EPPP Part 1 implementation.
Prior credential
Retired provider licensed, certified, or registered in another jurisdiction, never previously licensed by this Board.
Pro bono only
Only pro bono psychological services; no direct or indirect remuneration except reimbursement of reasonable expenses.
Retirement and character
Retired psychology provider with good moral character and no pending complaints or corrective/disciplinary action.
Status designation
Use LP-V; an ordinary LP and LP-V may not be held concurrently.
Volunteer license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Audit
Supply documentation if selected for the Board’s continuing-education audit.
Continuing education
40 approved hours each renewal period, including at least four human-diversity hours under 148.911(b); submit the compliance affidavit and retain original evidence for eight years.
Pro bono only
Only pro bono psychological services; no direct or indirect remuneration except reimbursement of reasonable expenses.
Renewal period
Renew every two years by the last day of the license month; file the application and fee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Minnesota Professional Responsibility Exam (PRE)

Provider
Minnesota Board of Psychology
Format
At-home, open-book online examination with multiple-choice questions
Exam questions
60 multiple-choice questions
Passing score
42 correct answers (70%)
Examination outline
  • Minnesota Psychology Practice Act — Minnesota Statutes §§ 148.88–148.981
  • Minnesota Administrative Rules Chapter 7200 — Psychology
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