The Tennessee Board of Examiners in Psychology licenses psychologists in Tennessee. Tennessee is a PSYPACT® participating jurisdiction. That means a Tennessee license can serve as your declared PSYPACT® home state, and psychologists licensed elsewhere in the compact can already deliver telepsychology to clients located here. Tennessee offers a licensure-by-endorsement route for psychologists already licensed elsewhere.
Tennessee Psychology License Requirements
A doctoral degree in psychology, with official transcripts sent to the board directly by the institution.
Supervised professional experience as Tennessee Board of Examiners in 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: Tennessee licenses by endorsement (reciprocity) on a Psychologist Application Licensure Endorsement Form, supported by proof of a passing EPPP score, a qualifying internship, valid licensure in another state, and your supervised professional experience. If the Board finds you meet the criteria, it then asks you to complete the Ethics and Jurisprudence examination — that step comes after the eligibility review, not alongside it.
The Tennessee jurisprudence examination. Tennessee's Ethics and Jurisprudence examination is requested once the Board has reviewed your application and determined you qualify. It sits at the end of the process, so it cannot be front-loaded to save time.
Fingerprint-based criminal background check.
Disclosure and verification of any disciplinary action in any jurisdiction.
How Much Does an Tennessee Psychology License Cost?
| Fee | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Application fees (total at submission) | $485 | Tennessee collects its application fees together at submission. Verify the current total with the Board before filing. |
| Biennial renewal | $225 | Tennessee renews psychologist licenses every two years. Verify the current amount with the Board. |
| 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 Tennessee Board of Examiners in Psychology before scheduling — out-of-order submissions are typically not refunded. |
Fees above are paid to Tennessee and ASPPB. Our service fee is separate — see pricing.
We handle the Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee.
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 Tennessee Board of Examiners in Psychology.
Where Tennessee Applications Get Delayed
The Ethics and Jurisprudence exam comes after eligibility review. Tennessee determines whether you qualify first, then asks you to sit the examination. Plan the tail of your timeline around that ordering rather than assuming you can take it early.
Assuming PSYPACT® replaces the Tennessee license. An APIT® lets a psychologist licensed elsewhere in the compact deliver telepsychology to clients in Tennessee. It does not authorize in-person practice here, and it is not a Tennessee 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 Tennessee Psychology License
Renewal Cycle
Tennessee renews psychologist licenses every two years.
CE Requirement
Tennessee requires continuing education on the renewal cycle, and most states mandate specific content areas. Verify the current hour count and required topics with Tennessee Board of Examiners in 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 Tennessee license is not authorized regardless of how briefly it lapsed. Verify the delinquency and reinstatement procedure with Tennessee Board of Examiners in Psychology.
How Tennessee Licenses Psychologists
The Tennessee Board of Examiners in Psychology licenses psychologists in Tennessee. 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
Tennessee licenses by endorsement (reciprocity) on a Psychologist Application Licensure Endorsement Form, supported by proof of a passing EPPP score, a qualifying internship, valid licensure in another state, and your supervised professional experience. If the Board finds you meet the criteria, it then asks you to complete the Ethics and Jurisprudence examination — that step comes after the eligibility review, not alongside it.
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
Tennessee requires a state jurisprudence examination. Tennessee's Ethics and Jurisprudence examination is requested once the Board has reviewed your application and determined you qualify. It sits at the end of the process, so it cannot be front-loaded to save time. Endorsement does not generally exempt applicants from it — a state-law examination is precisely the thing another state's license cannot evidence.
PSYPACT® and Tennessee
Tennessee is a participating jurisdiction, which is useful in both directions.
If you hold a Tennessee license, Tennessee 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 Tennessee — no Tennessee 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 Tennessee license held by someone who lives elsewhere does not make Tennessee 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 Tennessee Board of Examiners in Psychology correspondence through to issuance. Where Tennessee is your intended PSYPACT® home state, we file the E.Passport and APIT® on top of it.
Tennessee Psychology License FAQ
Is Tennessee a PSYPACT state?
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Do I still need a Tennessee license if I have an APIT?
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If I hold a Tennessee license but live in another state, can Tennessee be my PSYPACT home state?
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Does Tennessee offer licensure by endorsement?
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Do I have to take the Tennessee jurisprudence exam?
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How much does a Tennessee 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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