New Hampshire Psychology Licensure Requirements

500

New Hampshire Admin. Rule Psyc 303.05(d) sets the passing EPPP score at a scaled score of 500 or greater — the ASPPB-recommended cut score. All applicants must take the EPPP (Psyc 303.05(a)). OPLC pre-approves a candidate to sit for the exam once at least 200 hours of postdoctoral supervised experience are complete (Psyc 303.05(b)). A second failure requires remedial coursework or an EPPP prep course before a third attempt (Psyc 303.05(h)). No rule text indicates New Hampshire has moved to EPPP Part 1 only.

Psyc 302.03 requires at least 2 years of supervised clinical experience: one year before the doctoral degree as an internship and one year after the institution certifies all degree requirements are met. Each year must be not less than 1,500 clock hours, completed in not less than 12 and not more than 24 consecutive months. The predoctoral year must be a formal internship in an organized health care setting (Psyc 302.04); APA/CPA-accredited internships are accepted without further documentation, and non-accredited internships must provide a minimum of 1,500 hours within 24 months and at least 375 hours of direct patient contact. The postdoctoral year requires at least one hour per week and not less than 50 total hours of face-to-face individual clinical supervision by a licensed/certified psychologist (Psyc 302.05). The statute itself (RSA 329-B:15, I(c)) states only 'at least 2 years of satisfactory, supervised experience'; the hour figures come from the board's rules. Note separately: for license by ENDORSEMENT, Plc 313.51(a)(3) treats another jurisdiction's requirements as substantially similar if they include 'a minimum of 2,500 hours or 2 full-time years of supervised experience'.

Required

Open-book online examination on RSA 329-B (the psychologists practice act) and Admin. Rules Psyc 100 through Psyc 500. Developed by the Board of Psychologists and administered by OPLC through a contracted third party (ProV) on a secure website, taken individually using a board-supplied study guide. Passing score is at least 80 percent; unlimited retakes are allowed.

Fee: $40

Rule Psyc 306.01 (Document #14569, effective 6-30-2026) requires the jurisprudence exam of each applicant for initial licensure or reinstatement. The fee is set by Plc 1004.18 at $40. An OPLC notice effective 5/12/2025 listed the 'Psychologist Jurisprudence Examination (Once enacted by the Board)' among exams to be proctored by ProV; the enabling rule took effect 6-30-2026.

1. Earn a doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution; APA- or CPA-accredited programs are accepted without further documentation, and non-accredited programs must meet the residency and 24-semester-hour coursework criteria in Psyc 302.01 and 302.02.
2. Complete a predoctoral internship year of at least 1,500 clock hours in an organized health care setting, finished in 12 to 24 consecutive months.
3. Complete a postdoctoral supervised year of at least 1,500 clock hours under a licensed psychologist, with at least one hour per week and no fewer than 50 total hours of face-to-face individual supervision.
4. After 200 postdoctoral hours, get OPLC pre-approval and pass the EPPP with a scaled score of 500 or greater.
5. Pass the New Hampshire jurisprudence examination on RSA 329-B and Psyc 100-500 with a score of at least 80 percent.
6. File the Universal Application for Initial Licensure and Addendum with OPLC, including the Summary of Supervised Clinical Experience form, Graduate Program Course Sheet, fingerprints and a criminal history records release, and the $330 licensing fee plus the $28 Professionals Health Program fee.

PSYPACT member

New Hampshire licenses psychologists from other states through the standard application plus verification, and offers a streamlined route for holders of national credentials. Under Psyc 303.03(a), an applicant already licensed in another state submits the same application form and supporting documentation as an initial applicant, including the written essay questions, plus the fees. Under Psyc 303.03(b), an applicant who holds a current ASPPB Certificate of Professional Qualification (CPQ), ABPP board certification, or an active National Register (NRHSP) credential instead submits the application and fees, evidence of the credential, a current curriculum vitae, and verification of licensure from every jurisdiction where currently licensed. OPLC's general endorsement rule, Plc 313.51, deems another jurisdiction's psychologist requirements substantially similar to New Hampshire's if they require a doctoral degree in psychology from a regionally accredited institution (or equivalent), passage of a state-approved examination, and a minimum of 2,500 hours or 2 full-time years of supervised experience. Temporary licensure for out-of-state licensees is available under Psyc 303.04 and Plc 305 ($150 fee, max 90 days per 12-month period), and psychologists licensed elsewhere may practice in New Hampshire when deployed in an official emergency action by the state, the Red Cross, the APA disaster response network, or FEMA. New Hampshire is a PSYPACT state: the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact is enacted at RSA 329-D:1, effective September 8, 2019, and the Board of Psychologists links to psypact.gov from its page. New Hampshire also issues its own 'tele-pass' license (Psyc 304) to psychologists who reside outside the state and hold an active, good-standing license in another U.S. or Canadian jurisdiction.

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