The Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology licenses psychologists in Kentucky. Kentucky is a PSYPACT® participating jurisdiction. That means a Kentucky license can serve as your declared PSYPACT® home state, and psychologists licensed elsewhere in the compact can already deliver telepsychology to clients located here. Kentucky offers a licensure-by-endorsement route for psychologists already licensed elsewhere.
Kentucky Psychology License Requirements
A doctoral degree in psychology, with official transcripts sent to the board directly by the institution.
Supervised professional experience as Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology defines it. Definitions of qualifying supervision differ between boards — confirm how your hours will be counted before filing.
A passing EPPP score, transferred officially from ASPPB. Note that individual boards set their own passing scores, so a score accepted elsewhere does not automatically satisfy this one.
Licensure by endorsement: Kentucky licenses by reciprocity where you have at least five years of full-time experience as a licensed psychologist, passing EPPP scores, and either an ASPPB Certificate of Professional Qualification or a National Register certificate. Reciprocity does not exempt you from Kentucky's own state examinations.
Five years of full-time experience as a licensed psychologist, plus a CPQ or National Register certificate.
The Kentucky jurisprudence examination. Kentucky requires its own state examinations even of reciprocity applicants. Qualifying for reciprocity shortens the credentials review, not the examination.
Fingerprint-based criminal background check.
Disclosure and verification of any disciplinary action in any jurisdiction.
How Much Does an Kentucky Psychology License Cost?
| Fee | Amount | Notes |
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| Application for licensure by reciprocity | $150 | Verify the current amount with the Board — Kentucky has had fee changes under consideration. |
| EPPP or score transfer | $0 | Charged by ASPPB, not by the state. ASPPB has signalled an additional skills component alongside the existing knowledge examination — confirm the current structure and cost with ASPPB rather than budgeting from an older figure. |
| Licensure verification from each prior jurisdiction | $0 | Charged by each issuing board. Every board that has ever licensed you must send one, including lapsed licenses. Amounts vary by state. |
| Fingerprint / background check | $0 | Vendor-dependent. Verify with Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology before scheduling — out-of-order submissions are typically not refunded. |
Fees above are paid to Kentucky and ASPPB. Our service fee is separate — see pricing.
We handle the Kentucky application end-to-end.
Eligibility screening, document prep, board follow-ups, and tracking — so you don't lose a board meeting cycle to a missing form.
View full pricingHow Long Does It Take to Get an Kentucky Psychology License?
Typical Processing
Three to six months from a complete filing is a common range, and complex files run longer. The board cannot begin substantive review until out-of-state verifications and official transcripts have arrived.
Recommended Lead Time
Start at least six months before you need to practise in Kentucky.
Published processing targets rarely survive contact with a file that has a documentation gap in it. The controllable part is the front end — pathway determination, transcripts requested with correct routing, and verifications ordered from every board that has ever licensed you. Confirm current targets directly with Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology.
Where Kentucky Applications Get Delayed
The credential is not optional on the reciprocity route. Kentucky wants a CPQ or National Register certificate alongside the five years of full-time experience — not as an alternative to it. Applicants with the experience but neither credential do not qualify by this route.
Reciprocity still means sitting Kentucky's examinations. The route shortens the credentials review, not the testing.
Three-year renewal cycle, and the fee has been moving. Kentucky renews triennially and has had increases under consideration. Confirm the current figure with the Board rather than budgeting from a published summary.
Assuming PSYPACT® replaces the Kentucky license. An APIT® lets a psychologist licensed elsewhere in the compact deliver telepsychology to clients in Kentucky. It does not authorize in-person practice here, and it is not a Kentucky license.
Forgetting a lapsed license. Verification is required from every jurisdiction that has ever licensed you, including licenses you let expire years ago. An omission stalls the file and raises a candour question that is far more troublesome than the verification would have been.
Transcripts sent by the applicant. Boards and ASPPB alike require official transcripts sent directly by the institution or its clearinghouse. A sealed envelope you forward is not accepted, and the failure is silent — you believe it is delivered while the file waits.
Assuming another state's supervised-hours count transfers. Definitions of qualifying supervision differ meaningfully between boards. Hours that satisfied your original licensure may be counted differently here.
Renewing Your Kentucky Psychology License
Renewal Cycle
Kentucky renews psychologist licenses on a three-year cycle. Verify the current fee and your renewal date with the Board — the Board has had renewal-fee increases under consideration, so a figure quoted elsewhere may be out of date.
CE Requirement
Kentucky requires continuing education on the renewal cycle, and most states mandate specific content areas. Verify the current hour count and required topics with Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology — mandated subject lists change more often than the hour totals do. If you also hold an ASPPB E.Passport, its three hours of telepsychology-specific CE are a separate requirement on a separate cycle and do not satisfy state CE.
Late Grace Period
Practising on a lapsed Kentucky license is not authorized regardless of how briefly it lapsed. Verify the delinquency and reinstatement procedure with Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology.
How Kentucky Licenses Psychologists
The Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology licenses psychologists in Kentucky. As in every state, licensure rests on a doctoral degree in psychology, supervised professional experience, and examination — but the specifics differ more than psychologists expect, particularly in how supervised hours are defined and whether a state-specific jurisprudence examination applies.
Licensure by Endorsement
Kentucky licenses by reciprocity where you have at least five years of full-time experience as a licensed psychologist, passing EPPP scores, and either an ASPPB Certificate of Professional Qualification or a National Register certificate. Reciprocity does not exempt you from Kentucky's own state examinations.
Routes worth checking before you file:
- Five years of full-time experience as a licensed psychologist, plus a CPQ or National Register certificate.
One general caution: endorsement is not a transfer. The board still evaluates whether your education, supervised experience, examination, and professional history are equivalent to its own standards, and it can conclude that they are not. Older training histories and non-standard program structures draw the most scrutiny.
The Jurisprudence Examination
Kentucky requires a state jurisprudence examination. Kentucky requires its own state examinations even of reciprocity applicants. Qualifying for reciprocity shortens the credentials review, not the examination. Endorsement does not generally exempt applicants from it — a state-law examination is precisely the thing another state's license cannot evidence.
PSYPACT® and Kentucky
Kentucky is a participating jurisdiction, which is useful in both directions.
If you hold a Kentucky license, Kentucky can serve as your declared PSYPACT® home state. With an ASPPB E.Passport and an Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT®) on top of it, your telepsychology practice reaches every other participating jurisdiction without a separate license in each.
If you are licensed elsewhere in the compact, your APIT® already authorizes telepsychology to clients located in Kentucky — no Kentucky license needed for that work. It does not authorize in-person practice here. For temporary in-person work that is the separate IPC and TAP® route, capped at 30 calendar days per calendar year.
One constraint matters more than it first appears: under the APIT® you must be physically located in your declared home state while delivering telepsychology. A Kentucky license held by someone who lives elsewhere does not make Kentucky a workable home state. Choose the state you actually sit in.
What We Handle
Pathway determination before you spend a non-refundable fee, transcript and EPPP score routing, verification requests to every jurisdiction that has ever licensed you, jurisprudence examination scheduling, fingerprint sequencing, and Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology correspondence through to issuance. Where Kentucky is your intended PSYPACT® home state, we file the E.Passport and APIT® on top of it.
Kentucky Psychology License FAQ
Is Kentucky a PSYPACT state?
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Do I still need a Kentucky license if I have an APIT?
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If I hold a Kentucky license but live in another state, can Kentucky be my PSYPACT home state?
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Does Kentucky offer licensure by endorsement?
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Do I have to take the Kentucky jurisprudence exam?
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How much does a Kentucky psychology license cost?
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What Working with Us Costs
Transparent, a la carte service fees. The state board and ASPPB fees listed above are paid directly to those organizations. Our concierge fee is separate and is the only thing you pay us.
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