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emergency temporary license

Conditional emergency license confined to the designated disaster area and ending with the suspension or disaster.

Licensing authority: texas behavioral health executive council · Application information

Emergency temporary licensure

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Application: Submit the prescribed emergency application.
Emergency activation: Governor-declared disaster with suspension of obstructing statutes/rules and Executive Director activation of the emergency licensing provision are necessary; this survey does not assert that a qualifying activation is currently in force.
Limits: Practice only within the designated disaster area, display or notify clients of the license, provide complaint information and follow Council rules; expires when the suspension or disaster ends.
Other license: Active good-standing psychology licensure, certification or registration in another jurisdiction, verified in writing; no current disciplinary action.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.70(d)(1)-(2)
PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.70(a)(2)

Licensed Psychologist

Doctoral-level license to practice psychology in Texas.

Licensing authority: Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council · Application information

Licensure with American Board of Professional Psychology specialist certification

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Certificate: Hold active ABPP specialist certification and arrange primary-source verification; EPPP and jurisprudence remain required.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Statutory discretion: Texas Occupations Code 501.256(c) permits a professional-segment waiver for an ABPP specialist, but 22 TAC 463.10(d) expressly retains EPPP.

Restoration after child support suspension is vacated or stayed

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Order: Council must receive the court or Title IV-D order vacating or staying the suspension.
Qualification: Remain otherwise qualified and pay reinstatement fee equal to renewal fee; normal renewal requirements apply if the suspension overlaps renewal.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 884.41(g)-(h)

Licensure with Certificate of Professional Qualification

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Certificate: Hold an active CPQ and arrange primary-source ASPPB verification.
Certificate substitution: 22 TAC 463.10(c) states: An applicant who holds an active Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology (CPQ) is considered to have met all requirements for licensure under this rule except for passage of the Jurisprudence Examination. The Board checklist states: Certificate of Professional Qualification (CPQ) – If applicable. Transcript and EPPP score waived. These substitutions excuse the applicant from documenting or taking the EPPP; the generally named current examination is retained under the survey waiver rule.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.

Licensure with approved deficiency remediation

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Deficiency: Disaster-related deficiency remediation or permitted waiver under 22 TAC 463.14 and 882.14 is discretionary; the degree and requisite examinations cannot be waived under 463.14. No waiver of a statutory, constitutional or federal requirement is authorized.
Degree: Doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution; post-1978 transcript must designate a major in psychology.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Experience: At least 3,500 supervised hours, including at least 1,750 formal doctoral internship hours and 1,750 postdoctoral/provisional hours or the substitutions authorized by 22 TAC 463.11(a)-(b).
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Supervision: Experience must meet 22 TAC 463.11(c)-(d), including qualified licensed supervisors, placement and time limits, and internship documentation.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree: Doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution; post-1978 transcript must designate a major in psychology.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Experience: At least 3,500 supervised hours, including at least 1,750 formal doctoral internship hours and 1,750 postdoctoral/provisional hours or the substitutions authorized by 22 TAC 463.11(a)-(b).
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Supervision: Experience must meet 22 TAC 463.11(c)-(d), including qualified licensed supervisors, placement and time limits, and internship documentation.

Licensure with approved remediation of deficient supervised experience

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree: Doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution; post-1978 transcript must designate a major in psychology.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Experience: At least 3,500 supervised hours, including at least 1,750 formal doctoral internship hours and 1,750 postdoctoral/provisional hours or the substitutions authorized by 22 TAC 463.11(a)-(b).
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Remediation: At least 1,500 internship and 1,500 postdoctoral hours; Board-approved deficiency remediation is discretionary and cannot waive the requisite doctorate or examinations.
Supervision: Experience must meet 22 TAC 463.11(c)-(d), including qualified licensed supervisors, placement and time limits, and internship documentation.

Licensure based on five years of out of state independent practice

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree: Doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution; post-1978 transcript must designate a major in psychology.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Experience waiver: Active doctoral-level psychologist license in good standing and at least five years of independent practice; submit official verification. Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(c) exempts the statutory supervised-experience requirement for this applicant.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.

Election of inactive license status

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

License: Unrestricted active or delinquent license, no pending complaint; elect online and pay the fee.
Practice: No practice under inactive status; continuing education is not required during inactivity.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.21(b)(1)-(2)

Renewal of inactive license status

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Practice: Inactive status does not authorize practice; continuing education is waived while inactive.
Renewal: Complete the online inactive renewal requirements and fee each renewal period; failure to renew or reactivate expires the license subject to pending-complaint rules.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.21(b)(4)

Licensure following an industrial/organizational doctoral program

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Board instruction: The Board general psychologist webpage says: The requirement to have a formal university internship will not be waived. The specific 22 TAC 463.11(e) industrial/organizational exemption governs this route.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree: Doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution; post-1978 transcript must designate a major in psychology.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Experience: Industrial/organizational doctorate; formal internship exemption, but at least 3,500 supervised hours with at least 1,750 postdoctoral hours.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Supervision: Experience must meet 22 TAC 463.11(c)-(d), including qualified licensed supervisors, placement and time limits, and internship documentation.

Alternative military licensing: other license

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
License condition: Current good-standing license of similar scope in another jurisdiction.
Military status: Military service member, veteran or spouse; a spouse must provide marriage evidence.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Restrictions: A restricted license or disqualifying criminal history bars the applicable waiver.
Waiver: The Executive Director may waive prerequisites based on competence, but 22 TAC 882.60(d) does not permit waiver of the qualifying license condition, jurisprudence or fingerprint check; EPPP/Praxis waiver is applicant-specific.

Alternative military licensing: recent texas license

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
License condition: Held the corresponding Texas license within the five years preceding the application.
Military status: Military service member, veteran or spouse; a spouse must provide marriage evidence.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Restrictions: A restricted license or disqualifying criminal history bars the applicable waiver.
Waiver: The Executive Director may waive prerequisites based on competence, but 22 TAC 882.60(d) does not permit waiver of the qualifying license condition, jurisprudence or fingerprint check; EPPP/Praxis waiver is applicant-specific.

Active duty military renewal waiver

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Eligibility: Active-duty licensee; submit written waiver request before renewal and official active-duty verification for that period.
Waiver: Continuing education and renewal fees waived for that renewal period; other applicable renewal and statutory conditions remain.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 883.10(a), renewal waiver
PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 883.10(a), documentation

Restoration of expired or delinquent license after active duty service

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Active duty: Would have qualified for the active-duty waiver before lapse; apply within two years of becoming delinquent.
Relief: Request reinstatement or return to active status under 883.10(b), documenting active-duty eligibility; general reinstatement checklist requires jurisprudence within six months.
Waiver: Continuing education and fee relief depend on active-duty eligibility; any further statutory or Board-specific conditions remain applicable.

Licensure with credit for verified military training

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree: Doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution; post-1978 transcript must designate a major in psychology.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Examinations: Military training credit does not waive examination requirements under Texas Occupations Code 55.007(a).
Experience: At least 3,500 supervised hours, including at least 1,750 formal doctoral internship hours and 1,750 postdoctoral/provisional hours or the substitutions authorized by 22 TAC 463.11(a)-(b).
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
Military training: At least one year delivering psychology services in the military; school psychologists receive practicum and 600 internship-hour credit, LPAs six supervised semester-hour credits, and doctoral psychologists one year/1,750 supervised hours after doctorate. No credit is available with a restricted license or disqualifying criminal history.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Supervision: Experience must meet 22 TAC 463.11(c)-(d), including qualified licensed supervisors, placement and time limits, and internship documentation.

Licensure with a doctoral degree conferred before 1979

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree: Doctorate conferred before January 1, 1979; psychology or substantial equivalence under 22 TAC 463.15, with official transcripts and the required affidavit.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Experience: At least 3,500 supervised hours, including at least 1,750 formal doctoral internship hours and 1,750 postdoctoral/provisional hours or the substitutions authorized by 22 TAC 463.11(a)-(b).
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Supervision: Experience must meet 22 TAC 463.11(c)-(d), including qualified licensed supervisors, placement and time limits, and internship documentation.

Conversion from provisional to full licensure

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Jurisprudence: Jurisprudence passage from the initial licensing application remains involved; the conversion instructions do not demand a second sitting.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Prior license: Hold the two-year psychologist provisional license; complete required EPPP and supervised experience and submit the Request for License Issuance with supporting materials before the two-year period ends.

Reactivation after four or more years of inactivity

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Exemption: The jurisprudence requirement is waived if another license within the same profession is active, as expressly stated in 22 TAC 882.21(b)(8).
Inactivity: Inactive for four years or longer.
Reactivation: Apply online, pay the renewal fee and prove continuing education; pass the relevant jurisprudence examination at 85% unless the stated exception applies.

Reactivation after less than four years of inactivity

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Inactivity: Inactive for less than four years.
Reactivation: Apply online, pay renewal fee, and prove the professional-development requirements for renewal; standard renewal schedule resumes.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.21(b)(6), reactivation
PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.21(b)(7)
PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.21(b)(8)

Licensure by reciprocity

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Board reciprocity requirements: 22 TAC 463.13 states: Pass the jurisprudence examination; and the Board reciprocity checklist requires proof of jurisprudence passage within six months. It does not ask for a new EPPP score report. The general current EPPP requirement in 22 TAC 463.30(c) is retained with its prior-score and reciprocity-documentation conditions.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Reciprocity documentation: Submit the abbreviated reciprocity application, license verification, NPDB report, fingerprints and proof of citizenship or SAVE status.
Reciprocity eligibility: Hold an active psychologist license in good standing in the jurisdiction covered by the Texas agreement; the Texas checklist currently identifies Oklahoma licensees. No other jurisdiction is researched here.

Reinstatement of expired full license

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Apply for reinstatement rather than a new license, pay reinstatement fee, submit certified NPDB report, fingerprints, continuing education and the written explanation of lapse or discipline.
Jurisprudence window: Provide jurisprudence passage no more than six months before reinstatement application.
Prior status: Full lp license is expired.
Professional development: Provide proof of the required 40 professional-development hours.
Review: Provide requested information and appear if required; Board may deny or impose reasonable conditions and deadlines. Unnamed additional examinations remain conditions.

Reinstatement of resigned full license

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Apply for reinstatement rather than a new license, pay reinstatement fee, submit certified NPDB report, fingerprints, continuing education and the written explanation of lapse or discipline.
Jurisprudence window: Provide jurisprudence passage no more than six months before reinstatement application.
Prior status: Full lp license is resigned.
Professional development: Provide proof of the required 40 professional-development hours.
Review: Provide requested information and appear if required; Board may deny or impose reasonable conditions and deadlines. Unnamed additional examinations remain conditions.
Waiting period: Apply no earlier than one year after revocation or resignation, or the longer period in the order; statutory 108.053/108.055 exception applies where relevant.

Reinstatement of retired full license

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Apply for reinstatement rather than a new license, pay reinstatement fee, submit certified NPDB report, fingerprints, continuing education and the written explanation of lapse or discipline.
Checklist scope: The Board checklist heading says: A REINSTATEMENT APPLICATION IS FOR EXPIRED LICENSES ONLY; IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR LICENSES IN DELINQUENT OR INACTIVE STATUS. Controlling 22 TAC 882.22(a) expressly also authorizes retired, revoked and resigned full licenses.
Jurisprudence window: Provide jurisprudence passage no more than six months before reinstatement application.
Prior status: Full lp license is retired.
Professional development: Provide proof of the required 40 professional-development hours.
Review: Provide requested information and appear if required; Board may deny or impose reasonable conditions and deadlines. Unnamed additional examinations remain conditions.

Reinstatement of revoked full license

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Apply for reinstatement rather than a new license, pay reinstatement fee, submit certified NPDB report, fingerprints, continuing education and the written explanation of lapse or discipline.
Jurisprudence window: Provide jurisprudence passage no more than six months before reinstatement application.
Prior status: Full lp license is revoked.
Professional development: Provide proof of the required 40 professional-development hours.
Review: Provide requested information and appear if required; Board may deny or impose reasonable conditions and deadlines. Unnamed additional examinations remain conditions.
Waiting period: Apply no earlier than one year after revocation or resignation, or the longer period in the order; statutory 108.053/108.055 exception applies where relevant.

Biennial active license renewal

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Optional exam credit: 22 TAC 463.35(f)(1) permits one ethics continuing-education hour for voluntary jurisprudence passage; this elective credit does not impose a licensing examination on ordinary renewal.
Professional development: 40 hours, including six ethics and six distinct-population competency hours, subject to 22 TAC 463.35 provider, documentation and carry-forward provisions.
Renewal: Renew online by the last day of the birth month every two years, with fees, continuing education and required updates. Delinquent licenses may be renewed within 12 months; longer delinquency requires reinstatement.
Training: Affirm or demonstrate completion of the required human trafficking prevention training; this course is an applicant condition, not a licensure exam.
Updates: Provide required practice/training information and psychologist profile updates where applicable; submit certified NPDB self-query if selected for audit.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 883.1(c)(2)
PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 463.35(a)(1)
PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 883.1(d)(2)

Licensure following respecialization

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree: Doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution; post-1978 transcript must designate a major in psychology.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Experience: Psychology doctorate, formal postdoctoral respecialization program with at least 1,750 internship hours, followed by at least 1,750 supervised hours as a provisionally licensed psychologist.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Supervision: Experience must meet 22 TAC 463.11(c)-(d), including qualified licensed supervisors, placement and time limits, and internship documentation.

Election of retirement status

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Eligibility: Active, inactive or delinquent license, with no pending complaint or restricted status; submit the online retirement application.
Practice: Retired license does not authorize practice or ordinary renewal; resuming practice requires reinstatement.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.21(e)

Reinstatement when probable cause suspension hearing is untimely

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Hearing: Probable-cause hearing was not held within 14 days; licensee did not request a continuance or waive the hearing.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 884.40(f), untimely probable cause hearing

Reinstatement when final suspension hearing is untimely

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Hearing: Final hearing was not held within 61 days; licensee did not request a continuance or waive the hearing.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 884.40(i), untimely final hearing

Termination of temporary suspension by qualifying order

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Order: A final or superseding Council order or an ALJ order finding no probable cause ends the temporary suspension; substantive terms of the resulting order govern the license.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 884.40(k)(1)-(3)

Licensed Psychologist with Provisional Status

One-time, two-year provisional psychologist license to complete examinations and supervised experience.

Licensing authority: Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council / Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists · Application information

Initial provisional licensure

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Duration: One-time, nonrenewable provisional status for at most two years; complete EPPP and supervised experience and request full license issuance before expiry.
Eligibility: Meet the doctoral and other applicable qualifications; EPPP and/or supervised experience may remain outstanding. Jurisprudence is required before the application.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Statutory supervision exception: Texas Occupations Code 501.253(b) allows a provisional holder independently licensed in good standing elsewhere to practice without supervision; otherwise licensed psychologist supervision is required.

Licensed Psychological Associate

Texas license for psychological associates.

Licensing authority: Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists · Application information

Restoration after child support suspension is vacated or stayed

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Order: Council must receive the court or Title IV-D order vacating or staying the suspension.
Qualification: Remain otherwise qualified and pay reinstatement fee equal to renewal fee; normal renewal requirements apply if the suspension overlaps renewal.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 884.41(g)-(h)

Licensure with approved deficiency remediation

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Deficiency: Disaster-related deficiency remediation or permitted waiver under 22 TAC 463.14 and 882.14 is discretionary; the degree and requisite examinations cannot be waived under 463.14. No waiver of a statutory, constitutional or federal requirement is authorized.
Degree: Graduate degree in a program whose major or program name contains psychology, with at least 60 semester hours, no more than 12 practicum/internship hours counted, and the coursework in 22 TAC 463.8(a)(4). Up to 12 credits from another psychology graduate program may be used.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Exam deadline: Complete EPPP within two years after application approval under the Board LPA checklist.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Practice: Practice under licensed psychologist supervision until independent practice is approved.
Training: At least six semester hours of supervised practicum, internship or structured experience within the graduate program.

Licensure by examination

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree: Graduate degree in a program whose major or program name contains psychology, with at least 60 semester hours, no more than 12 practicum/internship hours counted, and the coursework in 22 TAC 463.8(a)(4). Up to 12 credits from another psychology graduate program may be used.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Exam deadline: Complete EPPP within two years after application approval under the Board LPA checklist.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Practice: Practice under licensed psychologist supervision until independent practice is approved.
Training: At least six semester hours of supervised practicum, internship or structured experience within the graduate program.

Election of inactive license status

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

License: Unrestricted active or delinquent license, no pending complaint; elect online and pay the fee.
Practice: No practice under inactive status; continuing education is not required during inactivity.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.21(b)(1)-(2)

Renewal of inactive license status

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Practice: Inactive status does not authorize practice; continuing education is waived while inactive.
Renewal: Complete the online inactive renewal requirements and fee each renewal period; failure to renew or reactivate expires the license subject to pending-complaint rules.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.21(b)(4)

Approval for independent practice

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Application: Apply for independent practice and provide evidence; remain subject to competency and informed-consent rules.
Experience: At least 3,000 supervised post-graduate hours in 24-48 consecutive months and no more than three placements, with eligible unrelated licensed psychologist supervisors.
Prior license: Hold an LPA license.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 463.8(c)(2)(A)-(C)

Alternative military licensing: other license

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
License condition: Current good-standing license of similar scope in another jurisdiction.
Military status: Military service member, veteran or spouse; a spouse must provide marriage evidence.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Restrictions: A restricted license or disqualifying criminal history bars the applicable waiver.
Waiver: The Executive Director may waive prerequisites based on competence, but 22 TAC 882.60(d) does not permit waiver of the qualifying license condition, jurisprudence or fingerprint check; EPPP/Praxis waiver is applicant-specific.

Alternative military licensing: recent texas license

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
License condition: Held the corresponding Texas license within the five years preceding the application.
Military status: Military service member, veteran or spouse; a spouse must provide marriage evidence.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Restrictions: A restricted license or disqualifying criminal history bars the applicable waiver.
Waiver: The Executive Director may waive prerequisites based on competence, but 22 TAC 882.60(d) does not permit waiver of the qualifying license condition, jurisprudence or fingerprint check; EPPP/Praxis waiver is applicant-specific.

Active duty military renewal waiver

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Eligibility: Active-duty licensee; submit written waiver request before renewal and official active-duty verification for that period.
Waiver: Continuing education and renewal fees waived for that renewal period; other applicable renewal and statutory conditions remain.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 883.10(a), renewal waiver
PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 883.10(a), documentation

Restoration of expired or delinquent license after active duty service

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Active duty: Would have qualified for the active-duty waiver before lapse; apply within two years of becoming delinquent.
Relief: Request reinstatement or return to active status under 883.10(b), documenting active-duty eligibility; general reinstatement checklist requires jurisprudence within six months.
Waiver: Continuing education and fee relief depend on active-duty eligibility; any further statutory or Board-specific conditions remain applicable.

Licensure with credit for verified military training

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree: Graduate degree in a program whose major or program name contains psychology, with at least 60 semester hours, no more than 12 practicum/internship hours counted, and the coursework in 22 TAC 463.8(a)(4). Up to 12 credits from another psychology graduate program may be used.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Exam deadline: Complete EPPP within two years after application approval under the Board LPA checklist.
Examinations: Military training credit does not waive examination requirements under Texas Occupations Code 55.007(a).
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
Military training: At least one year delivering psychology services in the military; school psychologists receive practicum and 600 internship-hour credit, LPAs six supervised semester-hour credits, and doctoral psychologists one year/1,750 supervised hours after doctorate. No credit is available with a restricted license or disqualifying criminal history.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Practice: Practice under licensed psychologist supervision until independent practice is approved.
Training: At least six semester hours of supervised practicum, internship or structured experience within the graduate program.

Licensure under continuation of prior degree requirements

All of the following:

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Board instruction: The Board FAQ says the pre-2019 exception also requires application by August 31, 2021. The March 18, 2026 amendment to 22 TAC 463.8(f) contains the quoted program-start and 42-credit criteria, which govern this route.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree: Graduate psychology program begun before August 31, 2019; 42 credits satisfy the degree-hour rule, with up to 12 credits from another psychology graduate program under 463.8(f)(2).
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Eppp score: Minimum acceptable EPPP score is 500 for the computer examination; an acceptable prior score need not be retaken. Paper-based 70% scores are historical score evidence, not a separate currently offered examination.
Exam deadline: Complete EPPP within two years after application approval under the Board LPA checklist.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Practice: Practice under licensed psychologist supervision until independent practice is approved.
Training: At least six semester hours of supervised practicum, internship or structured experience within the graduate program.

Reactivation after four or more years of inactivity

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Exemption: The jurisprudence requirement is waived if another license within the same profession is active, as expressly stated in 22 TAC 882.21(b)(8).
Inactivity: Inactive for four years or longer.
Reactivation: Apply online, pay the renewal fee and prove continuing education; pass the relevant jurisprudence examination at 85% unless the stated exception applies.

Reactivation after less than four years of inactivity

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Inactivity: Inactive for less than four years.
Reactivation: Apply online, pay renewal fee, and prove the professional-development requirements for renewal; standard renewal schedule resumes.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.21(b)(6), reactivation
PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.21(b)(7)
PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.21(b)(8)

Reinstatement of expired full license

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Apply for reinstatement rather than a new license, pay reinstatement fee, submit certified NPDB report, fingerprints, continuing education and the written explanation of lapse or discipline.
Jurisprudence window: Provide jurisprudence passage no more than six months before reinstatement application.
Prior status: Full lpa license is expired.
Professional development: Provide proof of the required 40 professional-development hours.
Review: Provide requested information and appear if required; Board may deny or impose reasonable conditions and deadlines. Unnamed additional examinations remain conditions.

Reinstatement of resigned full license

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Apply for reinstatement rather than a new license, pay reinstatement fee, submit certified NPDB report, fingerprints, continuing education and the written explanation of lapse or discipline.
Jurisprudence window: Provide jurisprudence passage no more than six months before reinstatement application.
Prior status: Full lpa license is resigned.
Professional development: Provide proof of the required 40 professional-development hours.
Review: Provide requested information and appear if required; Board may deny or impose reasonable conditions and deadlines. Unnamed additional examinations remain conditions.
Waiting period: Apply no earlier than one year after revocation or resignation, or the longer period in the order; statutory 108.053/108.055 exception applies where relevant.

Reinstatement of retired full license

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Apply for reinstatement rather than a new license, pay reinstatement fee, submit certified NPDB report, fingerprints, continuing education and the written explanation of lapse or discipline.
Checklist scope: The Board checklist heading says: A REINSTATEMENT APPLICATION IS FOR EXPIRED LICENSES ONLY; IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR LICENSES IN DELINQUENT OR INACTIVE STATUS. Controlling 22 TAC 882.22(a) expressly also authorizes retired, revoked and resigned full licenses.
Jurisprudence window: Provide jurisprudence passage no more than six months before reinstatement application.
Prior status: Full lpa license is retired.
Professional development: Provide proof of the required 40 professional-development hours.
Review: Provide requested information and appear if required; Board may deny or impose reasonable conditions and deadlines. Unnamed additional examinations remain conditions.

Reinstatement of revoked full license

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Apply for reinstatement rather than a new license, pay reinstatement fee, submit certified NPDB report, fingerprints, continuing education and the written explanation of lapse or discipline.
Jurisprudence window: Provide jurisprudence passage no more than six months before reinstatement application.
Prior status: Full lpa license is revoked.
Professional development: Provide proof of the required 40 professional-development hours.
Review: Provide requested information and appear if required; Board may deny or impose reasonable conditions and deadlines. Unnamed additional examinations remain conditions.
Waiting period: Apply no earlier than one year after revocation or resignation, or the longer period in the order; statutory 108.053/108.055 exception applies where relevant.

Biennial active license renewal

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Optional exam credit: 22 TAC 463.35(f)(1) permits one ethics continuing-education hour for voluntary jurisprudence passage; this elective credit does not impose a licensing examination on ordinary renewal.
Professional development: 40 hours, including six ethics and six distinct-population competency hours, subject to 22 TAC 463.35 provider, documentation and carry-forward provisions.
Renewal: Renew online by the last day of the birth month every two years, with fees, continuing education and required updates. Delinquent licenses may be renewed within 12 months; longer delinquency requires reinstatement.
Training: Affirm or demonstrate completion of the required human trafficking prevention training; this course is an applicant condition, not a licensure exam.
Updates: Provide required practice/training information and psychologist profile updates where applicable; submit certified NPDB self-query if selected for audit.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 883.1(c)(2)
PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 463.35(a)(1)
PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 883.1(d)(2)

Election of retirement status

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Eligibility: Active, inactive or delinquent license, with no pending complaint or restricted status; submit the online retirement application.
Practice: Retired license does not authorize practice or ordinary renewal; resuming practice requires reinstatement.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.21(e)

Reinstatement when probable cause suspension hearing is untimely

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Hearing: Probable-cause hearing was not held within 14 days; licensee did not request a continuance or waive the hearing.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 884.40(f), untimely probable cause hearing

Reinstatement when final suspension hearing is untimely

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Hearing: Final hearing was not held within 61 days; licensee did not request a continuance or waive the hearing.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 884.40(i), untimely final hearing

Termination of temporary suspension by qualifying order

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Order: A final or superseding Council order or an ALJ order finding no probable cause ends the temporary suspension; substantive terms of the resulting order govern the license.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 884.40(k)(1)-(3)

School Psychologist

License for school psychology; the controlling statute and March 2026 rule use School Psychologist.

Licensing authority: Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council · Application information

School psychology licensure from an approved or accredited training program

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
National examination: Texas 22 TAC 463.30(b) requires the School Psychology Examination administered by Educational Testing Service; the Board checklist names the Praxis School Psychology Examination. No version of this currently offered nationwide examination is supplied in the frozen shared context, so it is recorded here pending national registration.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Praxis score: The minimum score is the current Nationally Certified School Psychologist cutoff under 22 TAC 463.31(b); the Board FAQ says Praxis scores do not expire.
Program: Graduate from a NASP-approved/accredited or APA-accredited school psychology training program; provide the official transcript with conferral date. Training and internship requirements are considered met.

Restoration after child support suspension is vacated or stayed

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Order: Council must receive the court or Title IV-D order vacating or staying the suspension.
Qualification: Remain otherwise qualified and pay reinstatement fee equal to renewal fee; normal renewal requirements apply if the suspension overlaps renewal.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 884.41(g)-(h)

Licensure with approved deficiency remediation

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Deficiency: Disaster-related deficiency remediation or permitted waiver under 22 TAC 463.14 and 882.14 is discretionary; the degree and requisite examinations cannot be waived under 463.14. No waiver of a statutory, constitutional or federal requirement is authorized.
Degree: Graduate degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, at least 60 graduate semester credits with at most 12 internship credits, and coursework in psychological and educational foundations, research/statistics, assessments, interventions, legal/ethical issues and school-based practicum.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Internship: At least 1,200 hours with at least 600 in public school; meet 22 TAC 463.9(f) supervision, placement, timing and direct-service criteria.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
National examination: Texas 22 TAC 463.30(b) requires the School Psychology Examination administered by Educational Testing Service; the Board checklist names the Praxis School Psychology Examination. No version of this currently offered nationwide examination is supplied in the frozen shared context, so it is recorded here pending national registration.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Praxis score: The minimum score is the current Nationally Certified School Psychologist cutoff under 22 TAC 463.31(b); the Board FAQ says Praxis scores do not expire.

Election of inactive license status

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

License: Unrestricted active or delinquent license, no pending complaint; elect online and pay the fee.
Practice: No practice under inactive status; continuing education is not required during inactivity.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.21(b)(1)-(2)

Renewal of inactive license status

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Practice: Inactive status does not authorize practice; continuing education is waived while inactive.
Renewal: Complete the online inactive renewal requirements and fee each renewal period; failure to renew or reactivate expires the license subject to pending-complaint rules.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.21(b)(4)

Alternative military licensing: other license

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
License condition: Current good-standing license of similar scope in another jurisdiction.
Military status: Military service member, veteran or spouse; a spouse must provide marriage evidence.
National examination: Texas 22 TAC 463.30(b) requires the School Psychology Examination administered by Educational Testing Service; the Board checklist names the Praxis School Psychology Examination. No version of this currently offered nationwide examination is supplied in the frozen shared context, so it is recorded here pending national registration.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Praxis score: The minimum score is the current Nationally Certified School Psychologist cutoff under 22 TAC 463.31(b); the Board FAQ says Praxis scores do not expire.
Restrictions: A restricted license or disqualifying criminal history bars the applicable waiver.
Waiver: The Executive Director may waive prerequisites based on competence, but 22 TAC 882.60(d) does not permit waiver of the qualifying license condition, jurisprudence or fingerprint check; Praxis waiver is applicant-specific.

Alternative military licensing: recent texas license

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
License condition: Held the corresponding Texas license within the five years preceding the application.
Military status: Military service member, veteran or spouse; a spouse must provide marriage evidence.
National examination: Texas 22 TAC 463.30(b) requires the School Psychology Examination administered by Educational Testing Service; the Board checklist names the Praxis School Psychology Examination. No version of this currently offered nationwide examination is supplied in the frozen shared context, so it is recorded here pending national registration.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Praxis score: The minimum score is the current Nationally Certified School Psychologist cutoff under 22 TAC 463.31(b); the Board FAQ says Praxis scores do not expire.
Restrictions: A restricted license or disqualifying criminal history bars the applicable waiver.
Waiver: The Executive Director may waive prerequisites based on competence, but 22 TAC 882.60(d) does not permit waiver of the qualifying license condition, jurisprudence or fingerprint check; Praxis waiver is applicant-specific.

Active duty military renewal waiver

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Eligibility: Active-duty licensee; submit written waiver request before renewal and official active-duty verification for that period.
Waiver: Continuing education and renewal fees waived for that renewal period; other applicable renewal and statutory conditions remain.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 883.10(a), renewal waiver
PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 883.10(a), documentation

Restoration of expired or delinquent license after active duty service

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Active duty: Would have qualified for the active-duty waiver before lapse; apply within two years of becoming delinquent.
Relief: Request reinstatement or return to active status under 883.10(b), documenting active-duty eligibility; general reinstatement checklist requires jurisprudence within six months.
Waiver: Continuing education and fee relief depend on active-duty eligibility; any further statutory or Board-specific conditions remain applicable.

Licensure with credit for verified military training

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree: Graduate degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, at least 60 graduate semester credits with at most 12 internship credits, and coursework in psychological and educational foundations, research/statistics, assessments, interventions, legal/ethical issues and school-based practicum.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Examinations: Military training credit does not waive examination requirements under Texas Occupations Code 55.007(a).
Internship: At least 1,200 hours with at least 600 in public school; meet 22 TAC 463.9(f) supervision, placement, timing and direct-service criteria.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
Military training: At least one year delivering psychology services in the military; school psychologists receive practicum and 600 internship-hour credit, LPAs six supervised semester-hour credits, and doctoral psychologists one year/1,750 supervised hours after doctorate. No credit is available with a restricted license or disqualifying criminal history.
National examination: Texas 22 TAC 463.30(b) requires the School Psychology Examination administered by Educational Testing Service; the Board checklist names the Praxis School Psychology Examination. No version of this currently offered nationwide examination is supplied in the frozen shared context, so it is recorded here pending national registration.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Praxis score: The minimum score is the current Nationally Certified School Psychologist cutoff under 22 TAC 463.31(b); the Board FAQ says Praxis scores do not expire.

School psychology licensure with NCSP certification

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Certificate: Hold active NCSP certification and provide its certification number.
Certificate substitution: 22 TAC 463.9(b) states all requirements except jurisprudence are considered met; the Board checklist expressly waives proof of Praxis passage and supervised experience for NCSP holders. This excuses taking or documenting Praxis for this applicant.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
National examination: Texas 22 TAC 463.30(b) requires the School Psychology Examination administered by Educational Testing Service; the Board checklist names the Praxis School Psychology Examination. No version of this currently offered nationwide examination is supplied in the frozen shared context, so it is recorded here pending national registration.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Praxis score: The minimum score is the current Nationally Certified School Psychologist cutoff under 22 TAC 463.31(b); the Board FAQ says Praxis scores do not expire.

School psychology licensure based on licensure in another jurisdiction

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree: Graduate degree and 60-credit criteria; a degree not otherwise titled psychology may qualify under 463.9(d)(3) with current good-standing school psychology licensure, or licensure within ten years without administrative/disciplinary actions.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Internship: At least 1,200 hours with at least 600 in public school; meet 22 TAC 463.9(f) supervision, placement, timing and direct-service criteria.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
National examination: Texas 22 TAC 463.30(b) requires the School Psychology Examination administered by Educational Testing Service; the Board checklist names the Praxis School Psychology Examination. No version of this currently offered nationwide examination is supplied in the frozen shared context, so it is recorded here pending national registration.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Praxis score: The minimum score is the current Nationally Certified School Psychologist cutoff under 22 TAC 463.31(b); the Board FAQ says Praxis scores do not expire.

Reactivation after four or more years of inactivity

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Exemption: The jurisprudence requirement is waived if another license within the same profession is active, as expressly stated in 22 TAC 882.21(b)(8).
Inactivity: Inactive for four years or longer.
Reactivation: Apply online, pay the renewal fee and prove continuing education; pass the relevant jurisprudence examination at 85% unless the stated exception applies.

Reactivation after less than four years of inactivity

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Inactivity: Inactive for less than four years.
Reactivation: Apply online, pay renewal fee, and prove the professional-development requirements for renewal; standard renewal schedule resumes.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.21(b)(6), reactivation
PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.21(b)(7)
PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.21(b)(8)

Reinstatement of expired full license

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Apply for reinstatement rather than a new license, pay reinstatement fee, submit certified NPDB report, fingerprints, continuing education and the written explanation of lapse or discipline.
Jurisprudence window: Provide jurisprudence passage no more than six months before reinstatement application.
Prior status: Full school license is expired.
Professional development: Provide proof of the required 40 professional-development hours.
Review: Provide requested information and appear if required; Board may deny or impose reasonable conditions and deadlines. Unnamed additional examinations remain conditions.

Reinstatement of resigned full license

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Apply for reinstatement rather than a new license, pay reinstatement fee, submit certified NPDB report, fingerprints, continuing education and the written explanation of lapse or discipline.
Jurisprudence window: Provide jurisprudence passage no more than six months before reinstatement application.
Prior status: Full school license is resigned.
Professional development: Provide proof of the required 40 professional-development hours.
Review: Provide requested information and appear if required; Board may deny or impose reasonable conditions and deadlines. Unnamed additional examinations remain conditions.
Waiting period: Apply no earlier than one year after revocation or resignation, or the longer period in the order; statutory 108.053/108.055 exception applies where relevant.

Reinstatement of retired full license

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Apply for reinstatement rather than a new license, pay reinstatement fee, submit certified NPDB report, fingerprints, continuing education and the written explanation of lapse or discipline.
Checklist scope: The Board checklist heading says: A REINSTATEMENT APPLICATION IS FOR EXPIRED LICENSES ONLY; IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR LICENSES IN DELINQUENT OR INACTIVE STATUS. Controlling 22 TAC 882.22(a) expressly also authorizes retired, revoked and resigned full licenses.
Jurisprudence window: Provide jurisprudence passage no more than six months before reinstatement application.
Prior status: Full school license is retired.
Professional development: Provide proof of the required 40 professional-development hours.
Review: Provide requested information and appear if required; Board may deny or impose reasonable conditions and deadlines. Unnamed additional examinations remain conditions.

Reinstatement of revoked full license

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Apply for reinstatement rather than a new license, pay reinstatement fee, submit certified NPDB report, fingerprints, continuing education and the written explanation of lapse or discipline.
Jurisprudence window: Provide jurisprudence passage no more than six months before reinstatement application.
Prior status: Full school license is revoked.
Professional development: Provide proof of the required 40 professional-development hours.
Review: Provide requested information and appear if required; Board may deny or impose reasonable conditions and deadlines. Unnamed additional examinations remain conditions.
Waiting period: Apply no earlier than one year after revocation or resignation, or the longer period in the order; statutory 108.053/108.055 exception applies where relevant.

School psychology licensure with a qualifying related graduate degree

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree: Appropriate related-discipline graduate degree or graduate-level retraining certificate under 463.9(d)(3)(A)-(B), together with the 60-credit and required-coursework standards.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Internship: At least 1,200 hours with at least 600 in public school; meet 22 TAC 463.9(f) supervision, placement, timing and direct-service criteria.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
National examination: Texas 22 TAC 463.30(b) requires the School Psychology Examination administered by Educational Testing Service; the Board checklist names the Praxis School Psychology Examination. No version of this currently offered nationwide examination is supplied in the frozen shared context, so it is recorded here pending national registration.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Praxis score: The minimum score is the current Nationally Certified School Psychologist cutoff under 22 TAC 463.31(b); the Board FAQ says Praxis scores do not expire.

Biennial active license renewal

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Optional exam credit: 22 TAC 463.35(f)(1) permits one ethics continuing-education hour for voluntary jurisprudence passage; this elective credit does not impose a licensing examination on ordinary renewal.
Professional development: 40 hours, including six ethics and six distinct-population competency hours, subject to 22 TAC 463.35 provider, documentation and carry-forward provisions.
Renewal: Renew online by the last day of the birth month every two years, with fees, continuing education and required updates. Delinquent licenses may be renewed within 12 months; longer delinquency requires reinstatement.
Training: Affirm or demonstrate completion of the required human trafficking prevention training; this course is an applicant condition, not a licensure exam.
Updates: Provide required practice/training information and psychologist profile updates where applicable; submit certified NPDB self-query if selected for audit.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 883.1(c)(2)
PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 463.35(a)(1)
PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 883.1(d)(2)

Election of retirement status

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Eligibility: Active, inactive or delinquent license, with no pending complaint or restricted status; submit the online retirement application.
Practice: Retired license does not authorize practice or ordinary renewal; resuming practice requires reinstatement.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 882.21(e)

School psychology licensure by examination

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Application: Submit the prescribed application and fees unless an applicable military fee waiver applies.
Citizenship: Provide citizenship or applicable SAVE verification and required immigration-status documentation.
Criminal history: Submit a fingerprint-based criminal history check; disqualifying history is evaluated under controlling law.
Degree: Graduate degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution, at least 60 graduate semester credits with at most 12 internship credits, and coursework in psychological and educational foundations, research/statistics, assessments, interventions, legal/ethical issues and school-based practicum.
Degree documentation: Submit the required official transcript directly from the awarding institution or an accepted primary-source transcript service.
Internship: At least 1,200 hours with at least 600 in public school; meet 22 TAC 463.9(f) supervision, placement, timing and direct-service criteria.
Jurisprudence window: Take and pass the jurisprudence examination no more than six months before the license application; minimum score 85%.
Legal eligibility: Meet Texas Occupations Code 501.2525(a)(3)-(9), including majority, physical and mental competency, no impairing condition, drug or alcohol impairment, fraud, disqualifying criminal history or prohibited unlicensed practice.
National examination: Texas 22 TAC 463.30(b) requires the School Psychology Examination administered by Educational Testing Service; the Board checklist names the Praxis School Psychology Examination. No version of this currently offered nationwide examination is supplied in the frozen shared context, so it is recorded here pending national registration.
Npdb: Submit a certified National Practitioner Data Bank self-query report or the original sealed report.
Other licenses: Provide verification of psychology licenses held in other jurisdictions as directed by the Board.
Praxis score: The minimum score is the current Nationally Certified School Psychologist cutoff under 22 TAC 463.31(b); the Board FAQ says Praxis scores do not expire.

Reinstatement when probable cause suspension hearing is untimely

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Hearing: Probable-cause hearing was not held within 14 days; licensee did not request a continuance or waive the hearing.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 884.40(f), untimely probable cause hearing

Reinstatement when final suspension hearing is untimely

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Hearing: Final hearing was not held within 61 days; licensee did not request a continuance or waive the hearing.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 884.40(i), untimely final hearing

Termination of temporary suspension by qualifying order

No examination is required for this applicant pathway.

Order: A final or superseding Council order or an ALJ order finding no probable cause ends the temporary suspension; substantive terms of the resulting order govern the license.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 884.40(k)(1)-(3)

Temporary Psychologist License

Temporary psychology license for no more than 30 service days within one year; a Texas psychologist sponsor is required.

Licensing authority: Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council / Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists · Application information

Temporary licensure: credential substitution

All of the following:

Examination documentation: Provide evidence of acceptable prior EPPP passage; the Board may accept credentialing documentation under 463.12(c) in place of equivalency and exam-score documentation.
Jurisprudence: Texas Occupations Code 501.256(d) and 22 TAC 463.30(a) require all license applicants to pass jurisprudence. The temporary checklist contains no separate jurisprudence item; its silence is not treated as an exemption.
Limited services: Describe the services and intended dates. No more than 30 service days within one year; notify the Council of service dates at expiration.
Other license: Actively licensed, certified or registered in good standing as the corresponding psychologist or psychological associate in another jurisdiction with substantially equivalent requirements; provide verification.
Permanent application: An applicant for permanent Texas licensure is ineligible; filing a permanent application ends an existing temporary license.
Qualifying credential: Current CPQ, National Health Service Provider status, or ABPP specialist designation with direct credentialing-entity documentation under 463.12(c).
Repeat application: No further temporary license until one year after issuance of the prior one; apply and pay again rather than renewing.
Sponsor: Provide a licensed Texas psychologist sponsor available for consultation.

Temporary licensure: standard

All of the following:

Equivalency: Submit relevant official requirements to establish equivalency unless covered by Texas reciprocity; other-jurisdiction text is applicant documentation and was not researched in this survey.
Examination documentation: Provide evidence of acceptable prior EPPP passage; the Board may accept credentialing documentation under 463.12(c) in place of equivalency and exam-score documentation.
Jurisprudence: Texas Occupations Code 501.256(d) and 22 TAC 463.30(a) require all license applicants to pass jurisprudence. The temporary checklist contains no separate jurisprudence item; its silence is not treated as an exemption.
Limited services: Describe the services and intended dates. No more than 30 service days within one year; notify the Council of service dates at expiration.
Other license: Actively licensed, certified or registered in good standing as the corresponding psychologist or psychological associate in another jurisdiction with substantially equivalent requirements; provide verification.
Permanent application: An applicant for permanent Texas licensure is ineligible; filing a permanent application ends an existing temporary license.
Repeat application: No further temporary license until one year after issuance of the prior one; apply and pay again rather than renewing.
Sponsor: Provide a licensed Texas psychologist sponsor available for consultation.

Temporary Psychological Associate License

Temporary psychology license for no more than 30 service days within one year; a Texas psychologist sponsor is required.

Licensing authority: Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council / Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists · Application information

Temporary licensure: credential substitution

All of the following:

Examination documentation: Provide evidence of acceptable prior EPPP passage; the Board may accept credentialing documentation under 463.12(c) in place of equivalency and exam-score documentation.
Jurisprudence: Texas Occupations Code 501.256(d) and 22 TAC 463.30(a) require all license applicants to pass jurisprudence. The temporary checklist contains no separate jurisprudence item; its silence is not treated as an exemption.
Limited services: Describe the services and intended dates. No more than 30 service days within one year; notify the Council of service dates at expiration.
Other license: Actively licensed, certified or registered in good standing as the corresponding psychologist or psychological associate in another jurisdiction with substantially equivalent requirements; provide verification.
Permanent application: An applicant for permanent Texas licensure is ineligible; filing a permanent application ends an existing temporary license.
Qualifying credential: Current CPQ, National Health Service Provider status, or ABPP specialist designation with direct credentialing-entity documentation under 463.12(c).
Repeat application: No further temporary license until one year after issuance of the prior one; apply and pay again rather than renewing.
Sponsor: Provide a licensed Texas psychologist sponsor available for consultation.

Temporary licensure: standard

All of the following:

Equivalency: Submit relevant official requirements to establish equivalency unless covered by Texas reciprocity; other-jurisdiction text is applicant documentation and was not researched in this survey.
Examination documentation: Provide evidence of acceptable prior EPPP passage; the Board may accept credentialing documentation under 463.12(c) in place of equivalency and exam-score documentation.
Jurisprudence: Texas Occupations Code 501.256(d) and 22 TAC 463.30(a) require all license applicants to pass jurisprudence. The temporary checklist contains no separate jurisprudence item; its silence is not treated as an exemption.
Limited services: Describe the services and intended dates. No more than 30 service days within one year; notify the Council of service dates at expiration.
Other license: Actively licensed, certified or registered in good standing as the corresponding psychologist or psychological associate in another jurisdiction with substantially equivalent requirements; provide verification.
Permanent application: An applicant for permanent Texas licensure is ineligible; filing a permanent application ends an existing temporary license.
Repeat application: No further temporary license until one year after issuance of the prior one; apply and pay again rather than renewing.
Sponsor: Provide a licensed Texas psychologist sponsor available for consultation.

Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Jurisprudence Examination

Provider: eStrategy Solutions, Inc.
Format: Online, open book, multiple choice
Exam questions: 100
Passing score: 85%
Exam fee: $39.00

Examination outline

Legislature Intent & Definition (8%)
- 501.003
- 501.251
- 465.1
- 465.6
Powers & Duties of Board/Council (3%)
- 501.051
- 882.36
- 881.1
Licensure & Examination (13%)
- 501.251
- 465.38
- 465.9
- 882.21
- 883.1
Patient Care Management (45%)
- 463.11
- 465.1
- 465.11
- 465.12
- 465.13
- 465.15
- 465.16
- 465.17
- 465.18
- 465.2
- 465.21
- 465.22
- 465.32
- 465.34
- 465.8
Disciplinary Actions, Unlawful Practice, Ethical Conduct (14%)
- 501.156
- 465.14
- 465.33
- 465.35
- 465.4
- 884.11
- 882.26
- 884.32
Consumer Advocacy (2%)
- 882.3
- 884.1
Other Texas Codes (15%)
- Texas Family Code Chapter 32
- Texas Family Code Chapter 153
- Texas Family Code Chapter 261
- Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 611
- Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 81
- Texas Human Resources Code Chapter 48

Examination sources

TSBEP-JP-Exam-Info-Sheet-rev2025Feb.pdf
Page 1, Examination Content introductory sentence
TSBEP-JP-Exam-Info-Sheet-rev2025Feb.pdf
Page 1, Examination Content, Domain 1000
TSBEP-JP-Exam-Info-Sheet-rev2025Feb.pdf
Page 1, Examination Content, Domain 2000
TSBEP-JP-Exam-Info-Sheet-rev2025Feb.pdf
Page 1, Examination Content, Domain 3000
TSBEP-JP-Exam-Info-Sheet-rev2025Feb.pdf
Page 1, Examination Content, Domain 4000
TSBEP-JP-Exam-Info-Sheet-rev2025Feb.pdf
Page 1, Examination Content, Domain 5000
TSBEP-JP-Exam-Info-Sheet-rev2025Feb.pdf
Page 1, Examination Content, Domain 6000
TSBEP-JP-Exam-Info-Sheet-rev2025Feb.pdf
Page 1, Examination Content, Domain 7000
TSBEP-JP-Exam-Info-Sheet-rev2025Feb.pdf
Page 1, Nature and Purpose, examination format
PSY-Rulebook-2026-March.pdf
22 TAC 463.31(c)
TSBEP-JP-Exam-Info-Sheet-rev2025Feb.pdf
Page 1, Nature and Purpose, administration and registration
jurisprudence-examination.html
Examination webpage, examination boundary

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

ASPPB EPPP Candidate Handbook (January 2026)
p. 21, Appendix A, introduction
ASPPB EPPP Candidate Handbook (January 2026)
p. 21, Appendix A, Domain 1 heading
ASPPB EPPP Candidate Handbook (January 2026)
p. 24, Appendix A, Domain 8 heading
ASPPB EPPP Candidate Handbook (January 2026)
p. 24, Appendix A, last knowledge statement
ASPPB EPPP Candidate Handbook (January 2026)
p. 5, EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge), item counts
ASPPB EPPP Candidate Handbook (January 2026)
p. 11, Taking the EPPP, time allowed for EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge)
ASPPB EPPP Candidate Handbook (January 2026)
p. 12, Taking the EPPP, scoring sentence
ASPPB EPPP Candidate Handbook (January 2026)
p. 14, Scaled Scores and Passing Scores, scale
ASPPB EPPP Candidate Handbook (January 2026)
p. 14, Scaled Scores and Passing Scores, recommended passing scores
ASPPB EPPP Candidate Handbook (January 2026)
p. 6, Applying to sit for the EPPP
ASPPB EPPP Candidate Handbook (January 2026)
p. 8, Schedule an EPPP testing appointment
ASPPB EPPP Candidate Handbook (January 2026)
p. 8, Exam & Test Center Appointment Fees, English EPPP (Part 1-Knowledge) bullet
ASPPB EPPP Candidate Handbook (January 2026)
p. 8, Exam & Test Center Appointment Fees, test sitting fee sub-bullet
ASPPB EPPP Candidate Handbook (January 2026)
p. 10, French EPPP (FEPPP)