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Psychologist Associate

The Oregon Board of Psychology continues to regulate psychologist associates licensed before January 1, 2022, including Board-approved practice without periodic direct supervision.

Licensing authority: Oregon Board of Psychology · Application information

Change to inactive status and renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
No continuing-education reporting while inactive or when changing to inactive status; reactivation requires recent CE.
Practice
Do not practice psychology in Oregon; use the required inactive-license designation in public representations.
Request
Request inactive status in writing and pay applicable inactive-renewal fees and complete required renewal disclosures and survey.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Approval for independent psychologist associate status
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Approval
Apply/petition for Board approval to perform the permitted associate functions without periodic direct supervision.
Existing License
Already hold a grandfathered psychologist-associate license.
Experience
At least three years of work as a licensed psychologist associate or psychologist with demonstrated high professional proficiency.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reactivation with insufficient professional competence
Oregon Jurisprudence Examination
Continuing Education
Document professional competence and at least the basic continuing-education requirements within the preceding 24 months.
Examination Trigger
The Board determines professional and continuing-education activities have not maintained competence, including within five years.
Fees
Pay the prorated residual licensure fee and satisfy prorated continuing education for the remaining period; failing to send the fee within 30 days returns the license to inactive status.
Oje
Retake and pass OJE. After failure the Board may require a study plan and/or approved consultation; it may accept successfully completed remediation or require another successful OJE attempt.
Written Request
Request reactivation in writing and describe professional activities during inactivity.
Reactivation after five years
Oregon Jurisprudence Examination
Continuing Education
Document professional competence and at least the basic continuing-education requirements within the preceding 24 months.
Examination Trigger
Written request is not received within five years.
Fees
Pay the prorated residual licensure fee and satisfy prorated continuing education for the remaining period; failing to send the fee within 30 days returns the license to inactive status.
Oje
Retake and pass OJE. After failure the Board may require a study plan and/or approved consultation; it may accept successfully completed remediation or require another successful OJE attempt.
Written Request
Request reactivation in writing and describe professional activities during inactivity.
Reactivation within five years with maintained competence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Decision
The Board determines professional and continuing-education activities maintained competence and may reactivate at its discretion. Applicants found deficient use the separate OJE route.
Continuing Education
Document professional competence and at least the basic continuing-education requirements within the preceding 24 months.
Fees
Pay the prorated residual licensure fee and satisfy prorated continuing education for the remaining period; failing to send the fee within 30 days returns the license to inactive status.
Inactivity
Written request is received within five years.
Written Request
Request reactivation in writing and describe professional activities during inactivity.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after nonpayment within sixty days
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the signed Renewal Notice and Affidavit, required conviction/charge/discipline disclosures, applicable fee and any delinquent fee, and the healthcare-workforce data survey and fee.
Continuing Education
Complete 40 credits per reporting period, including four in ethics/Oregon law, one in pain management, four in cultural competency and two in suicide risk assessment/treatment/management. First renewal at twelve months or less has the rule’s reporting exemption; hardship exemptions or extensions may be granted.
Deadline
Submit a completed reinstatement application postmarked within 60 days of the renewal due date.
Fees
Pay the required reinstatement, renewal and delinquent fees.
Lapse Cause
License lapsed for nonpayment of renewal or delinquent fees.
Timeliness
Submit by the stated due date; courtesy-reminder failure does not excuse renewal. A nonpayment lapse occurs after 30 days.
Unlicensed Practice
Attest that no psychology practice occurred during the lapsed period.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Active license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the signed Renewal Notice and Affidavit, required conviction/charge/discipline disclosures, applicable fee and any delinquent fee, and the healthcare-workforce data survey and fee.
Continuing Education
Complete 40 credits per reporting period, including four in ethics/Oregon law, one in pain management, four in cultural competency and two in suicide risk assessment/treatment/management. First renewal at twelve months or less has the rule’s reporting exemption; hardship exemptions or extensions may be granted.
Timeliness
Submit by the stated due date; courtesy-reminder failure does not excuse renewal. A nonpayment lapse occurs after 30 days.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Change to semi active status and renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Age
At least 62 years old.
Application
Submit the signed Renewal Notice and Affidavit, required conviction/charge/discipline disclosures, applicable fee and any delinquent fee, and the healthcare-workforce data survey and fee.
Continuing Education
Complete 40 credits per reporting period, including four in ethics/Oregon law, one in pain management, four in cultural competency and two in suicide risk assessment/treatment/management. First renewal at twelve months or less has the rule’s reporting exemption; hardship exemptions or extensions may be granted.
Practice Limit
No more than 20 client-contact hours of psychology practice weekly.
Timeliness
Submit by the stated due date; courtesy-reminder failure does not excuse renewal. A nonpayment lapse occurs after 30 days.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Psychologist

Psychologist license with active, semi-active and inactive statuses.

Licensing authority: Oregon Board of Psychology · Application information

Licensure by endorsement — fifteen years or more
Oregon Jurisprudence Examination
Applicant Class
Possess and maintain an active doctoral-level psychologist license from an ASPPB member-jurisdiction board for at least fifteen years, including at Oregon issuance.
Application
Submit the endorsement application, fingerprint-based background check, official verification of all current or expired healthcare licenses and clarifying information requested by the Board; pay applicable fees.
Oje Score Age
Become licensed within two years of passing OJE. A formerly licensed Oregon applicant must retake OJE if the application is received more than two years after the license expired (OAR 858-010-0030(2)(b)-(c)).
Waived Requirements
The Board waives the EPPP and post-doctoral-experience requirement for the fifteen-year endorsement class.
Licensure by endorsement — at least five but fewer than fifteen years
Applicant Class
Maintain an active, good-standing doctoral-level psychologist license issued by an ASPPB member-jurisdiction board for at least five but fewer than fifteen years.
Application
Submit an endorsement application, fingerprint/background-check materials, verification of each current or expired healthcare license, doctoral transcript, post-doctoral experience documentation and EPPP score report; provide requested clarifying documents.
Education
Meet OAR 858-010-0010(1), (2) or (3).
Eppp Passing Score
Computer-administered EPPP requires a scaled score of 500 under OAR 858-010-0025(1)(b); the rule separately specifies historical passing standards. A previously obtained passing score can be transferred and does not require another sitting.
Eppp Reexamination
After the second EPPP failure, submit a study plan for Board review and approval for each subsequent attempt under the May 11, 2026 amendment.
Exam Sequence
Approved applicants may take EPPP and OJE in either order, before, during or after post-doctoral supervised experience.
Fees
Pay the required application and background-check fees.
Oje Score Age
Become licensed within two years of passing OJE. A formerly licensed Oregon applicant must retake OJE if the application is received more than two years after the license expired (OAR 858-010-0030(2)(b)-(c)).
Post Doctoral Experience
At least twelve months of qualifying post-doctoral supervised work; fewer-than-five-year applicants must document at least 1500 hours and the detailed weekly supervision rules.
Primary Source Verification
Required education, EPPP and experience records must come directly from approved primary sources; CPQ, ABPP and National Register files may supply qualifying verification.
Superseded Board Instruction
The Board Applicant FAQ, Exams Q14, still states: A third exam failure will result in the denial of your application for licensure, and you must wait one year to reapply. The controlling amended OAR 858-010-0025(2) instead permits subsequent attempts with a Board-approved study plan; the older FAQ demand is recorded for applicant awareness.
Licensure by endorsement — fewer than five years
Applicant Class
Maintain an active, good-standing doctoral-level psychologist license issued by an ASPPB member-jurisdiction board for fewer than five years.
Application
Submit an endorsement application, fingerprint/background-check materials, verification of each current or expired healthcare license, doctoral transcript, post-doctoral experience documentation and EPPP score report; provide requested clarifying documents.
Education
Meet OAR 858-010-0010(1) or (2).
Eppp Passing Score
Computer-administered EPPP requires a scaled score of 500 under OAR 858-010-0025(1)(b); the rule separately specifies historical passing standards. A previously obtained passing score can be transferred and does not require another sitting.
Eppp Reexamination
After the second EPPP failure, submit a study plan for Board review and approval for each subsequent attempt under the May 11, 2026 amendment.
Exam Sequence
Approved applicants may take EPPP and OJE in either order, before, during or after post-doctoral supervised experience.
Fees
Pay the required application and background-check fees.
Oje Score Age
Become licensed within two years of passing OJE. A formerly licensed Oregon applicant must retake OJE if the application is received more than two years after the license expired (OAR 858-010-0030(2)(b)-(c)).
Post Doctoral Experience
At least twelve months of qualifying post-doctoral supervised work; fewer-than-five-year applicants must document at least 1500 hours and the detailed weekly supervision rules.
Primary Source Verification
Required education, EPPP and experience records must come directly from approved primary sources; CPQ, ABPP and National Register files may supply qualifying verification.
Superseded Board Instruction
The Board Applicant FAQ, Exams Q14, still states: A third exam failure will result in the denial of your application for licensure, and you must wait one year to reapply. The controlling amended OAR 858-010-0025(2) instead permits subsequent attempts with a Board-approved study plan; the older FAQ demand is recorded for applicant awareness.
Change to inactive status and renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
No continuing-education reporting while inactive or when changing to inactive status; reactivation requires recent CE.
Practice
Do not practice psychology in Oregon; use the required inactive-license designation in public representations.
Request
Request inactive status in writing and pay applicable inactive-renewal fees and complete required renewal disclosures and survey.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reactivation with insufficient professional competence
Oregon Jurisprudence Examination
Continuing Education
Document professional competence and at least the basic continuing-education requirements within the preceding 24 months.
Examination Trigger
The Board determines professional and continuing-education activities have not maintained competence, including within five years.
Fees
Pay the prorated residual licensure fee and satisfy prorated continuing education for the remaining period; failing to send the fee within 30 days returns the license to inactive status.
Oje
Retake and pass OJE. After failure the Board may require a study plan and/or approved consultation; it may accept successfully completed remediation or require another successful OJE attempt.
Written Request
Request reactivation in writing and describe professional activities during inactivity.
Reactivation after five years
Oregon Jurisprudence Examination
Continuing Education
Document professional competence and at least the basic continuing-education requirements within the preceding 24 months.
Examination Trigger
Written request is not received within five years.
Fees
Pay the prorated residual licensure fee and satisfy prorated continuing education for the remaining period; failing to send the fee within 30 days returns the license to inactive status.
Oje
Retake and pass OJE. After failure the Board may require a study plan and/or approved consultation; it may accept successfully completed remediation or require another successful OJE attempt.
Written Request
Request reactivation in writing and describe professional activities during inactivity.
Reactivation within five years with maintained competence
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Decision
The Board determines professional and continuing-education activities maintained competence and may reactivate at its discretion. Applicants found deficient use the separate OJE route.
Continuing Education
Document professional competence and at least the basic continuing-education requirements within the preceding 24 months.
Fees
Pay the prorated residual licensure fee and satisfy prorated continuing education for the remaining period; failing to send the fee within 30 days returns the license to inactive status.
Inactivity
Written request is received within five years.
Written Request
Request reactivation in writing and describe professional activities during inactivity.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after nonpayment within sixty days
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the signed Renewal Notice and Affidavit, required conviction/charge/discipline disclosures, applicable fee and any delinquent fee, and the healthcare-workforce data survey and fee.
Continuing Education
Complete 40 credits per reporting period, including four in ethics/Oregon law, one in pain management, four in cultural competency and two in suicide risk assessment/treatment/management. First renewal at twelve months or less has the rule’s reporting exemption; hardship exemptions or extensions may be granted.
Deadline
Submit a completed reinstatement application postmarked within 60 days of the renewal due date.
Fees
Pay the required reinstatement, renewal and delinquent fees.
Lapse Cause
License lapsed for nonpayment of renewal or delinquent fees.
Timeliness
Submit by the stated due date; courtesy-reminder failure does not excuse renewal. A nonpayment lapse occurs after 30 days.
Unlicensed Practice
Attest that no psychology practice occurred during the lapsed period.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Active license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the signed Renewal Notice and Affidavit, required conviction/charge/discipline disclosures, applicable fee and any delinquent fee, and the healthcare-workforce data survey and fee.
Continuing Education
Complete 40 credits per reporting period, including four in ethics/Oregon law, one in pain management, four in cultural competency and two in suicide risk assessment/treatment/management. First renewal at twelve months or less has the rule’s reporting exemption; hardship exemptions or extensions may be granted.
Timeliness
Submit by the stated due date; courtesy-reminder failure does not excuse renewal. A nonpayment lapse occurs after 30 days.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Change to semi active status and renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Age
At least 62 years old.
Application
Submit the signed Renewal Notice and Affidavit, required conviction/charge/discipline disclosures, applicable fee and any delinquent fee, and the healthcare-workforce data survey and fee.
Continuing Education
Complete 40 credits per reporting period, including four in ethics/Oregon law, one in pain management, four in cultural competency and two in suicide risk assessment/treatment/management. First renewal at twelve months or less has the rule’s reporting exemption; hardship exemptions or extensions may be granted.
Practice Limit
No more than 20 client-contact hours of psychology practice weekly.
Timeliness
Submit by the stated due date; courtesy-reminder failure does not excuse renewal. A nonpayment lapse occurs after 30 days.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Ordinary licensing after servicemember portability ends
Application
Submit a new standard or endorsement application under the method for which the applicant currently qualifies, with all current documentation, background check and fees; applicable educational and experience requirements remain.
Fifteen Year Endorsement
Applicants who meet the separately described fifteen-year endorsement class are excused from EPPP and the post-doctoral experience requirement.
Oje Score Age
Become licensed within two years of passing OJE. A formerly licensed Oregon applicant must retake OJE if the application is received more than two years after the license expired (OAR 858-010-0030(2)(b)-(c)).
Prior Exam Scores
Previously passed, registered EPPP Part 1 remains an examination involved in the new licensing requirements; an acceptable transferred score avoids another sitting.
Trigger
Wishes to practice beyond the duration of qualifying military orders.
Reapplication after continuing education affidavit lapse
Application
Submit a new standard or endorsement application under the method for which the applicant currently qualifies, with all current documentation, background check and fees; applicable educational and experience requirements remain.
Fifteen Year Endorsement
Applicants who meet the separately described fifteen-year endorsement class are excused from EPPP and the post-doctoral experience requirement.
Oje Score Age
Become licensed within two years of passing OJE. A formerly licensed Oregon applicant must retake OJE if the application is received more than two years after the license expired (OAR 858-010-0030(2)(b)-(c)).
Prior Exam Scores
Previously passed, registered EPPP Part 1 remains an examination involved in the new licensing requirements; an acceptable transferred score avoids another sitting.
Trigger
A complete Renewal Notice/Affidavit and delinquent fee were not submitted within thirty days.
Reapplication after revocation for continuing education noncompliance
Application
Submit a new standard or endorsement application under the method for which the applicant currently qualifies, with all current documentation, background check and fees; applicable educational and experience requirements remain.
Fifteen Year Endorsement
Applicants who meet the separately described fifteen-year endorsement class are excused from EPPP and the post-doctoral experience requirement.
Oje Score Age
Become licensed within two years of passing OJE. A formerly licensed Oregon applicant must retake OJE if the application is received more than two years after the license expired (OAR 858-010-0030(2)(b)-(c)).
Prior Exam Scores
Previously passed, registered EPPP Part 1 remains an examination involved in the new licensing requirements; an acceptable transferred score avoids another sitting.
Trigger
License revoked for noncompliance with continuing-education requirements.
Reapplication after a nonpayment lapse longer than sixty days
Application
Submit a new standard or endorsement application under the method for which the applicant currently qualifies, with all current documentation, background check and fees; applicable educational and experience requirements remain.
Fifteen Year Endorsement
Applicants who meet the separately described fifteen-year endorsement class are excused from EPPP and the post-doctoral experience requirement.
Oje Score Age
Become licensed within two years of passing OJE. A formerly licensed Oregon applicant must retake OJE if the application is received more than two years after the license expired (OAR 858-010-0030(2)(b)-(c)).
Prior Exam Scores
Previously passed, registered EPPP Part 1 remains an examination involved in the new licensing requirements; an acceptable transferred score avoids another sitting.
Trigger
More than sixty days since the last renewal due date.
New licensure application after retired status
Application
Submit a new standard or endorsement application under the method for which the applicant currently qualifies, with all current documentation, background check and fees; applicable educational and experience requirements remain.
Fifteen Year Endorsement
Applicants who meet the separately described fifteen-year endorsement class are excused from EPPP and the post-doctoral experience requirement.
Oje Score Age
Become licensed within two years of passing OJE. A formerly licensed Oregon applicant must retake OJE if the application is received more than two years after the license expired (OAR 858-010-0030(2)(b)-(c)).
Prior Exam Scores
Previously passed, registered EPPP Part 1 remains an examination involved in the new licensing requirements; an acceptable transferred score avoids another sitting.
Trigger
Former licensee retired; retired status is not a license and cannot be reactivated.
Servicemember portability licensure
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Affidavit
Provide the required notarized identity, truthful-disclosure, scope-of-practice and good-standing affidavit, including a promise to maintain the qualifying active license throughout the orders.
Application
Submit the complete application, actual background-check costs, military orders, relationship evidence if applicable, and official verification of every healthcare license, registration or certification.
Eligible Applicant
A United States servicemember, spouse or domestic partner who relocates residence to Oregon under military orders for military service in Oregon.
Qualifying License
Possess a current psychologist license elsewhere in good standing: no revocation or discipline, pending unprofessional-conduct investigation, or voluntary surrender while under such investigation.
Term
Valid only for the duration of the military orders while the qualifying license stays active and in good standing; report disqualifying events and subsequent discipline or investigations. Continued practice beyond the orders requires a new standard or endorsement application.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Standard licensure by examination — approved domestic doctoral program
Applicant Class
Never licensed as a psychologist elsewhere, or holding only an inactive license elsewhere; use the standard application.
Application
Submit the complete application and required documentation, official transcripts, references, social-security-number authorization, applicable education forms, experience verification, existing exam scores and all healthcare license verifications; supply clarifying information requested by the Board.
Application Period
An incomplete application is retained for one year; an approved complete application is active for two years while experience and examinations are completed. Timely written extension requests may be considered.
Background Check
All licensure applications, including reapplications, require a fingerprint-based criminal records check. Do not complete fingerprints more than 90 days before applying.
Character
Meet the good-moral-character standard and comply with the applicable licensing statute and Board rules.
Education
Possess an APA-, CPA- or PCSAS-accredited doctoral psychology degree as of degree conferral, or meet the accredited-institution/program-site-visit alternative and all its conditions under OAR 858-010-0010(3).
Eppp Passing Score
Computer-administered EPPP requires a scaled score of 500 under OAR 858-010-0025(1)(b); the rule separately specifies historical passing standards. A previously obtained passing score can be transferred and does not require another sitting.
Eppp Reexamination
After the second EPPP failure, submit a study plan for Board review and approval for each subsequent attempt under the May 11, 2026 amendment.
Exam Sequence
Approved applicants may take EPPP and OJE in either order, before, during or after post-doctoral supervised experience.
Fees
Pay the required application and fingerprinting fees.
Internship
Complete the organized degree-program internship, at least 1500 hours within 24 months, with the supervision and training requirements of OAR 858-010-0013.
Oje Score Age
Become licensed within two years of passing OJE. A formerly licensed Oregon applicant must retake OJE if the application is received more than two years after the license expired (OAR 858-010-0030(2)(b)-(c)).
Oregon Residency
For experience completed in Oregon on or after August 1, 2018, obtain an approved Resident Supervision Contract before practicing or using the psychologist-resident designation. Resident status begins on Board approval, has a period of no more than two years subject to extension for good cause, and is a step toward this license.
Post Doctoral Experience
At least 12 months and 50 qualifying weeks of post-doctoral supervised psychological services, including at least 1500 qualifying service hours where OAR 858-010-0036(2)(f) applies. Supervision must meet the rule’s weekly frequency, supervisor, documentation and evaluation requirements.
Practicum
The doctoral program includes an organized practicum of at least two semesters or three quarters and at least 300 hours of supervised psychological services under OAR 858-010-0012.
Superseded Board Instruction
The Board Applicant FAQ, Exams Q14, still states: A third exam failure will result in the denial of your application for licensure, and you must wait one year to reapply. The controlling amended OAR 858-010-0025(2) instead permits subsequent attempts with a Board-approved study plan; the older FAQ demand is recorded for applicant awareness.
Supervised Employment
ORS 675.030(1)(d) requires two years of supervised employment in psychology under a qualified supervisor or in the military. The implementing degree-program internship and post-doctoral requirements govern the qualifying experience.
Standard licensure by examination — foreign doctoral program
Applicant Class
Never licensed as a psychologist elsewhere, or holding only an inactive license elsewhere; use the standard application.
Application
Submit the complete application and required documentation, official transcripts, references, social-security-number authorization, applicable education forms, experience verification, existing exam scores and all healthcare license verifications; supply clarifying information requested by the Board.
Application Period
An incomplete application is retained for one year; an approved complete application is active for two years while experience and examinations are completed. Timely written extension requests may be considered.
Background Check
All licensure applications, including reapplications, require a fingerprint-based criminal records check. Do not complete fingerprints more than 90 days before applying.
Character
Meet the good-moral-character standard and comply with the applicable licensing statute and Board rules.
Education
Possess a foreign doctoral psychology degree where APA/CPA accreditation is unavailable, evaluated by a Board-recognized credentialing body. Applicant pays the evaluation cost and demonstrates all OAR 858-010-0010(4) criteria, including three academic years, one continuous year physically in residence, organized psychology faculty and curriculum, practicum, internship and dissertation.
Eppp Passing Score
Computer-administered EPPP requires a scaled score of 500 under OAR 858-010-0025(1)(b); the rule separately specifies historical passing standards. A previously obtained passing score can be transferred and does not require another sitting.
Eppp Reexamination
After the second EPPP failure, submit a study plan for Board review and approval for each subsequent attempt under the May 11, 2026 amendment.
Exam Sequence
Approved applicants may take EPPP and OJE in either order, before, during or after post-doctoral supervised experience.
Fees
Pay the required application and fingerprinting fees.
Foreign Coursework
Provide at least 30 semester or 45 quarter graded graduate credits and the specified core content; clinical competence requires 18 semester or 27 quarter credits in assessment, diagnosis, intervention and efficacy evaluation. A deficiency of up to six semester or nine quarter credits in the designated areas may be remedied by qualifying graduate coursework; submit syllabi when requested.
Internship
Complete the organized degree-program internship, at least 1500 hours within 24 months, with the supervision and training requirements of OAR 858-010-0013.
Oje Score Age
Become licensed within two years of passing OJE. A formerly licensed Oregon applicant must retake OJE if the application is received more than two years after the license expired (OAR 858-010-0030(2)(b)-(c)).
Oregon Residency
For experience completed in Oregon on or after August 1, 2018, obtain an approved Resident Supervision Contract before practicing or using the psychologist-resident designation. Resident status begins on Board approval, has a period of no more than two years subject to extension for good cause, and is a step toward this license.
Post Doctoral Experience
At least 12 months and 50 qualifying weeks of post-doctoral supervised psychological services, including at least 1500 qualifying service hours where OAR 858-010-0036(2)(f) applies. Supervision must meet the rule’s weekly frequency, supervisor, documentation and evaluation requirements.
Practicum
The doctoral program includes an organized practicum of at least two semesters or three quarters and at least 300 hours of supervised psychological services under OAR 858-010-0012.
Superseded Board Instruction
The Board Applicant FAQ, Exams Q14, still states: A third exam failure will result in the denial of your application for licensure, and you must wait one year to reapply. The controlling amended OAR 858-010-0025(2) instead permits subsequent attempts with a Board-approved study plan; the older FAQ demand is recorded for applicant awareness.
Supervised Employment
ORS 675.030(1)(d) requires two years of supervised employment in psychology under a qualified supervisor or in the military. The implementing degree-program internship and post-doctoral requirements govern the qualifying experience.
Statutory discretionary licensing qualification — ABPP diplomate
Application Method
Use the Board’s implemented standard or endorsement application according to current active-license status; provide required documents, background check and fees.
Board Discretion
ORS 675.050(1) permits licensing without national examination upon evidence satisfactory to the Board; it does not confer an automatic waiver. The current implementing instructions require candidates to have a passing EPPP score except the fifteen-year endorsement class. EPPP remains a referenced examination while any individual waiver is a condition.
Eppp Passing Score
Computer-administered EPPP requires a scaled score of 500 under OAR 858-010-0025(1)(b); the rule separately specifies historical passing standards. A previously obtained passing score can be transferred and does not require another sitting.
Fifteen Year Waiver
If the applicant qualifies for the fifteen-year endorsement class, the implementing Board instruction waives EPPP; that class also has its own OJE-only route.
Oje Score Age
Become licensed within two years of passing OJE. A formerly licensed Oregon applicant must retake OJE if the application is received more than two years after the license expired (OAR 858-010-0030(2)(b)-(c)).
Other Qualifications
Meet the applicable requirements established by the Board. Certification credentials are qualifications and verification evidence, not separate examination leaves.
Qualification
Be an ABPP diplomate in good standing.
Statutory discretionary licensing qualification — ASPPB Certificate of Professional Qualification
Application Method
Use the Board’s implemented standard or endorsement application according to current active-license status; provide required documents, background check and fees.
Board Discretion
ORS 675.050(1) permits licensing without national examination upon evidence satisfactory to the Board; it does not confer an automatic waiver. The current implementing instructions require candidates to have a passing EPPP score except the fifteen-year endorsement class. EPPP remains a referenced examination while any individual waiver is a condition.
Eppp Passing Score
Computer-administered EPPP requires a scaled score of 500 under OAR 858-010-0025(1)(b); the rule separately specifies historical passing standards. A previously obtained passing score can be transferred and does not require another sitting.
Fifteen Year Waiver
If the applicant qualifies for the fifteen-year endorsement class, the implementing Board instruction waives EPPP; that class also has its own OJE-only route.
Oje Score Age
Become licensed within two years of passing OJE. A formerly licensed Oregon applicant must retake OJE if the application is received more than two years after the license expired (OAR 858-010-0030(2)(b)-(c)).
Other Qualifications
Meet the applicable requirements established by the Board. Certification credentials are qualifications and verification evidence, not separate examination leaves.
Qualification
Possess a valid ASPPB Certificate of Professional Qualification.
Statutory discretionary licensing qualification — National Register Health Service Provider credential
Application Method
Use the Board’s implemented standard or endorsement application according to current active-license status; provide required documents, background check and fees.
Board Discretion
ORS 675.050(1) permits licensing without national examination upon evidence satisfactory to the Board; it does not confer an automatic waiver. The current implementing instructions require candidates to have a passing EPPP score except the fifteen-year endorsement class. EPPP remains a referenced examination while any individual waiver is a condition.
Eppp Passing Score
Computer-administered EPPP requires a scaled score of 500 under OAR 858-010-0025(1)(b); the rule separately specifies historical passing standards. A previously obtained passing score can be transferred and does not require another sitting.
Fifteen Year Waiver
If the applicant qualifies for the fifteen-year endorsement class, the implementing Board instruction waives EPPP; that class also has its own OJE-only route.
Oje Score Age
Become licensed within two years of passing OJE. A formerly licensed Oregon applicant must retake OJE if the application is received more than two years after the license expired (OAR 858-010-0030(2)(b)-(c)).
Other Qualifications
Meet the applicable requirements established by the Board. Certification credentials are qualifications and verification evidence, not separate examination leaves.
Qualification
Be credentialed as a Health Service Provider in Psychology by the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology.
Statutory discretionary licensing qualification — conditional licensing reciprocity agreement
Application Method
Use the Board’s implemented standard or endorsement application according to current active-license status; provide required documents, background check and fees.
Board Discretion
ORS 675.050(1) permits licensing without national examination upon evidence satisfactory to the Board; it does not confer an automatic waiver. The current implementing instructions require candidates to have a passing EPPP score except the fifteen-year endorsement class. EPPP remains a referenced examination while any individual waiver is a condition.
Eppp Passing Score
Computer-administered EPPP requires a scaled score of 500 under OAR 858-010-0025(1)(b); the rule separately specifies historical passing standards. A previously obtained passing score can be transferred and does not require another sitting.
Fifteen Year Waiver
If the applicant qualifies for the fifteen-year endorsement class, the implementing Board instruction waives EPPP; that class also has its own OJE-only route.
Oje Score Age
Become licensed within two years of passing OJE. A formerly licensed Oregon applicant must retake OJE if the application is received more than two years after the license expired (OAR 858-010-0030(2)(b)-(c)).
Other Qualifications
Meet the applicable requirements established by the Board. Certification credentials are qualifications and verification evidence, not separate examination leaves.
Qualification
Hold a license in a jurisdiction that is a party to an Oregon licensing reciprocity agreement and satisfy that agreement. This records the statute’s conditional pathway; it does not assert that an agreement with a particular jurisdiction exists.

Temporary Psychologist Authorization

Temporary practice authorization governed by ORS 676.308 and OAR 858-010-0056; the statute includes military domestic partners as well as spouses.

Licensing authority: Oregon Board of Psychology · Application information

Temporary military domestic partner authorization
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the completed temporary-authorization application, supporting evidence and fee; report material application changes within 30 days.
Experience
ORS 676.308(2)(c) requires services or teaching of the regulated subject for at least one of the preceding three years and demonstrated competency under Board rules.
Qualifying License
Maintain current active authority to practice psychology in another state or territory, based on a doctoral psychology degree, in good standing with no restrictions, discipline or pending investigation.
Relationship
Be the domestic partner of an active United States Armed Forces member assigned to an Oregon duty station by military orders; provide relationship and orders evidence.
Statute Rule Relationship
ORS 676.308 includes domestic partners; OAR 858-010-0056 states spouse and requests a marriage certificate. The statute controls eligibility and its experience requirement; the rule’s narrower relationship wording is recorded for applicant awareness.
Term
Not renewable; ends at the earliest of two years after issuance, end of the military member’s Oregon service, or expiration of the qualifying out-of-state authorization.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Temporary military spouse authorization
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Submit the completed temporary-authorization application, supporting evidence and fee; report material application changes within 30 days.
Experience
ORS 676.308(2)(c) requires services or teaching of the regulated subject for at least one of the preceding three years and demonstrated competency under Board rules.
Qualifying License
Maintain current active authority to practice psychology in another state or territory, based on a doctoral psychology degree, in good standing with no restrictions, discipline or pending investigation.
Relationship
Be the spouse of an active United States Armed Forces member assigned to an Oregon duty station by military orders; provide relationship and orders evidence.
Statute Rule Relationship
ORS 676.308 includes domestic partners; OAR 858-010-0056 states spouse and requests a marriage certificate. The statute controls eligibility and its experience requirement; the rule’s narrower relationship wording is recorded for applicant awareness.
Term
Not renewable; ends at the earliest of two years after issuance, end of the military member’s Oregon service, or expiration of the qualifying out-of-state authorization.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Temporary Permit

Limited permit for an approved full-licensure applicant; the applicant must pass the OJE within the permit period.

Licensing authority: Oregon Board of Psychology · Application information

Temporary permit — five or more years licensed
Oregon Jurisprudence Examination
Application
Submit the temporary permit application, proof of good standing and fee; certify having read and understood Oregon psychology law.
Consultation
The rule’s weekly Oregon-consultation requirement applies only below five years of licensure.
Eligibility
Be an approved applicant for full Oregon licensure by endorsement and maintain an active psychologist license in good standing elsewhere.
License Duration
At least five years of licensure.
Oje Deadline
Take and pass OJE within 90 calendar days after approval. Failure cancels the permit; the Board may extend it up to 30 days to transition clients and may approve a consultation contract for continued services.
Temporary permit — fewer than five years licensed
Oregon Jurisprudence Examination
Application
Submit the temporary permit application, proof of good standing and fee; certify having read and understood Oregon psychology law.
Consultation
Name an Oregon licensed psychologist and consult at least one hour weekly about Oregon law.
Eligibility
Be an approved applicant for full Oregon licensure by endorsement and maintain an active psychologist license in good standing elsewhere.
License Duration
Fewer than five years of licensure.
Oje Deadline
Take and pass OJE within 90 calendar days after approval. Failure cancels the permit; the Board may extend it up to 30 days to transition clients and may approve a consultation contract for continued services.

Visitor’s Permit

Limited permit for an actively licensed psychologist who does not seek full Oregon licensure and provides services for a specific purpose and limited period.

Licensing authority: Oregon Board of Psychology · Application information

Visitor’s limited permit
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Active License
Maintain an active psychologist license in good standing in another jurisdiction and submit proof; the Board’s current permit page limits visitor eligibility to psychologists licensed in the 50 United States.
Application
Submit the visitor-permit application and fee and certify having read and understood Oregon psychology law.
Purpose
Do not seek full Oregon licensure; supply a statement of work specifying purpose, location and dates, including upon re-entry. Ongoing or open-ended practice does not qualify.
Term
No more than 30 days in a twelve-month period.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Oregon Jurisprudence Examination

Provider
Oregon Board of Psychology
Format
Online, open-book multiple-choice examination
Exam questions
60 multiple-choice items, one correct answer per item
Passing score
The Board determines the passing score for each administration
Examination outline
  • Oregon Revised Statutes directing psychological practice
    • Privilege
    • Confidentiality of protected health information
    • Parental authority
    • Rights of minors
    • Mandated abuse reporting for special populations
    • Duty to report prohibited or unprofessional conduct
    • Records
    • Rights of mentally ill persons
    • Commitment and least restrictive care
    • Practice regulations
    • Licensure regulations
  • Oregon Administrative Rules (Chapter 858)
    • Licensure and renewal requirements and procedures
    • Continuing education
    • Maintenance of records
    • Board notification requirements
    • Investigations
  • APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
    • Resolving ethical issues
    • Competence
    • Avoiding harm
    • Multiple relationships
    • Conflict of interest
    • Privacy and confidentiality
    • Advertising practices
    • Record keeping and fees
    • Education and training
    • Research and publication standards
    • Bases for assessments and therapy
    • Informed consent
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