Oregon Psychology Licensure Requirements

500

OAR 858-010-0025(1)(b) (amended effective 05/11/2026): "For computer administered forms of the EPPP, the Board requires a scaled score of 500" — the ASPPB-recommended cut score. Legacy cut scores for paper administrations (national mean before April 1993; 140 or 70 percent from April 1993 to April 2001) remain in rule for older candidates. Nothing in Oregon rule indicates a move to EPPP Part 1 only. A candidate who fails must submit a Board-approved written study plan before each re-examination after the second failure.

Pre-doctoral: OAR 858-010-0013(2) requires an organized internship, completed as part of the doctoral program, of at least 1,500 hours of supervised experience finished within 24 months. Post-doctoral: OAR 858-010-0036 requires one year of post-doctoral supervised work experience after the doctorate is conferred — defined as psychological services over a period of not less than 12 months including at least 50 weeks of qualifying service (subsection (1)(a)), and a minimum of 1,500 hours of supervised psychological services (subsection (2)(f)). Post-doctoral experience completed in Oregon on or after August 1, 2018 counts only if performed under a Board-approved Resident Supervision Contract, practising under the title "psychologist resident". Endorsement applicants who have held an active license for 15 years or more are not required to document the post-doctoral experience.

Required

Oregon Jurisprudence Examination (OJE) — a Board-written, open-book online exam taken on the candidate's own computer (not at a testing centre), covering Oregon statutes and rules on the practice of psychology plus the APA Ethical Principles. The Board writes the questions and sets the passing score; results are posted in the Applicant Portal within 10-14 days.

Fee: $155

OAR 858-010-0030. Every candidate — standard applicant and endorsement applicant alike — must pass before the Board issues a license. It may be taken before, during or after the post-doctoral experience and in either order with the EPPP. A 30-day wait applies after each failure, and a Board-approved study plan is required before a third or any subsequent attempt. A candidate must re-take it if they do not become licensed within 2 years of passing. Fee from OAR 858-030-0005(2), payable before sitting and non-refundable except in extraordinary circumstances.

1. Earn a doctoral degree in psychology from an APA- or CPA-accredited program, or from a program meeting the equivalency standards in OAR 858-010-0010.
2. Complete an organized pre-doctoral internship of at least 1,500 supervised hours within 24 months as part of that doctoral program.
3. Apply to the Oregon Board of Psychology through the Applicant Portal (you may start up to six months before degree conferral) with transcripts, reference forms, verification of supervised experience, the $325 application fee, and fingerprints for a state and FBI background check.
4. If you will complete your post-doctoral experience in Oregon, get a Resident Supervision Contract approved by the Board before providing any services, then complete at least 1,500 hours of supervised psychological services over at least 12 months (minimum 50 qualifying weeks).
5. Request approval to sit for the EPPP and pass it with a scaled score of at least 500.
6. Pay the $155 exam fee and pass the open-book Oregon Jurisprudence Examination.
7. Submit the final residency evaluation and Record of Supervised Hours within 30 days of finishing the residency; the Board then issues the license.

Not a PSYPACT member

Licensure by endorsement (OAR 858-010-0017) is open to applicants who hold and have maintained an active doctoral-level psychologist license from a board that is a member jurisdiction of ASPPB. Requirements are tiered by how long the applicant has been licensed: those licensed fewer than 5 years must meet Oregon's education requirements, document at least 12 months of post-doctoral supervised experience including at least 1,500 hours, and hold a passing EPPP score; those licensed 5 or more (but fewer than 15) years must meet the education requirements, document a minimum of 12 months of post-doctoral supervised experience, and hold a passing EPPP score; the additional documentation in section (2) applies only to applicants licensed fewer than 15 years, so the Board offers a separate '15+ years' endorsement application for which, as the Board's Apply page puts it, 'some requirements are waived' and the post-doctoral requirement does not apply. All endorsement candidates must still pass the Oregon Jurisprudence Examination and clear a fingerprint-based background check, and all credentials must be primary-source verified (ASPPB CPQ/credentials bank, ABPP certification file, or National Register HSPP file are accepted). Separate pathways exist for military-connected applicants: a two-year, non-renewable Temporary Practice Authorization for spouses of service members stationed in Oregon (OAR 858-010-0056) and servicemember portability under OAR 858-010-0057. Oregon is NOT a PSYPACT state: the Board states plainly that it will not join, that its 2025 legislative concept to adopt the compact was not approved to move forward, and that House Bill 3339 (2025) was unsuccessful.

Oregon Board of Psychology

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