The Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists licenses psychologists in Maryland. Maryland is a PSYPACT® participating jurisdiction. That means a Maryland license can serve as your declared PSYPACT® home state, and psychologists licensed elsewhere in the compact can already deliver telepsychology to clients located here. Maryland offers a licensure-by-endorsement route for psychologists already licensed elsewhere.
Maryland Psychology License Requirements
A doctoral degree in psychology, with official transcripts sent to the board directly by the institution.
Supervised professional experience as Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists 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: Maryland licenses by endorsement, but it does not operate full reciprocity with any state — you meet Maryland's own requirements, including the Maryland Jurisprudence Examination and a criminal background check. Maryland does offer a temporary limited reciprocity of up to one year, for applicants holding an active licence in good standing elsewhere who have been approved to sit the Jurisprudence Examination and have a confirmed date for the next available sitting.
Standard endorsement — Maryland's own requirements, plus the Jurisprudence Examination and background check.
Temporary limited reciprocity, up to one year, once you are approved for the Jurisprudence Examination and hold a confirmed exam date.
The Maryland jurisprudence examination. Required of endorsement applicants. It is also the gateway to the temporary limited reciprocity route — you need approval to sit it and a confirmed date before that bridge is available.
Fingerprint-based criminal background check.
Disclosure and verification of any disciplinary action in any jurisdiction.
How Much Does an Maryland Psychology License Cost?
| Fee | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Application | $300 | Paid to the Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists. Verify the current amount before filing. |
| 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 Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists before scheduling — out-of-order submissions are typically not refunded. |
Fees above are paid to Maryland and ASPPB. Our service fee is separate — see pricing.
We handle the Maryland 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 Maryland 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 Maryland.
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 Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists.
Where Maryland Applications Get Delayed
The temporary licence depends on an exam date, not just an application. Maryland's one-year limited reciprocity requires that you have been approved to sit the Jurisprudence Examination and hold a confirmed date for the next available sitting. Applying is not enough — get the date.
It is a one-year bridge. Temporary limited reciprocity runs for a maximum of one year. If full licensure is not complete inside that window, you have a gap.
Assuming PSYPACT® replaces the Maryland license. An APIT® lets a psychologist licensed elsewhere in the compact deliver telepsychology to clients in Maryland. It does not authorize in-person practice here, and it is not a Maryland 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 Maryland Psychology License
Renewal Cycle
Verify your renewal cycle and expiration date with Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists. Renewal cycles vary between annual and biennial, and some states renew the whole profession on a fixed date rather than on each licensee's anniversary.
CE Requirement
Maryland requires continuing education on the renewal cycle, and most states mandate specific content areas. Verify the current hour count and required topics with Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists — 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 Maryland license is not authorized regardless of how briefly it lapsed. Verify the delinquency and reinstatement procedure with Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists.
How Maryland Licenses Psychologists
The Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists licenses psychologists in Maryland. 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
Maryland licenses by endorsement, but it does not operate full reciprocity with any state — you meet Maryland's own requirements, including the Maryland Jurisprudence Examination and a criminal background check. Maryland does offer a temporary limited reciprocity of up to one year, for applicants holding an active licence in good standing elsewhere who have been approved to sit the Jurisprudence Examination and have a confirmed date for the next available sitting.
Routes worth checking before you file:
- Standard endorsement — Maryland's own requirements, plus the Jurisprudence Examination and background check.
- Temporary limited reciprocity, up to one year, once you are approved for the Jurisprudence Examination and hold a confirmed exam date.
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
Maryland requires a state jurisprudence examination. Required of endorsement applicants. It is also the gateway to the temporary limited reciprocity route — you need approval to sit it and a confirmed date before that bridge is available. Endorsement does not generally exempt applicants from it — a state-law examination is precisely the thing another state's license cannot evidence.
PSYPACT® and Maryland
Maryland is a participating jurisdiction, which is useful in both directions.
If you hold a Maryland license, Maryland 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 Maryland — no Maryland 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 Maryland license held by someone who lives elsewhere does not make Maryland 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 Maryland Board of Examiners of Psychologists correspondence through to issuance. Where Maryland is your intended PSYPACT® home state, we file the E.Passport and APIT® on top of it.
Maryland Psychology License FAQ
Is Maryland a PSYPACT state?
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Do I still need a Maryland license if I have an APIT?
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If I hold a Maryland license but live in another state, can Maryland be my PSYPACT home state?
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Does Maryland offer licensure by endorsement?
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Do I have to take the Maryland jurisprudence exam?
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How much does a Maryland psychology license cost?
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Can I practise in Maryland while my application is pending?
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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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