Psychology License from Arkansas to Delaware: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Division of Professional Regulation, Department of State) ↗
A psychology license transfers from Arkansas to Delaware by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Division of Professional Regulation, Department of State), verify your Arkansas license, and meet Delaware's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — ASPPB sends the score directly to the Board, and the Board accepts the ASPPB-recommended passing score; an American Board (ABPP) diploma substitutes for the EPPP score submission. Delaware publishes no state jurisprudence or law exam for psychologists.
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Licensure by endorsement
Arkansas and Delaware both participate in PSYPACT, and it is worth being blunt about what that does and does not buy you, because the compact's name misleads a lot of psychologists. It does not transfer your license. Moving from Arkansas to Delaware means applying to the Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Division of Professional Regulation, Department of State) for licensure by endorsement exactly as you would if neither state had ever joined — license verification, doctoral transcript, supervised-experience review, Delaware's jurisprudence requirement. What the shared participation genuinely gives you is different and still valuable: while you remain licensed and resident in Arkansas, you can serve Delaware clients by telepsychology under an APIT authorization, and work in person in Delaware for up to 30 days a year under a TAP. That can cover a transition period — it cannot cover the move.
What changes, Arkansas → Delaware
| Arkansas (current) | Delaware (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| PSYPACT status | PSYPACT member — multistate license honored | PSYPACT member — multistate license honored |
| Application fee | $200–$400 ($200 application fee buys the application packet (payable in full or as a $50 deposit plus a $150 remainder); a further $200 registration/certification fee plus a pro-rated license fee is due at licensure. Criminal background check costs ($60 LiveScan in state) are paid separately to the Arkansas State Police) | $305 (Psychologist license application fee on the Board's published fee schedule; the Board lists no separate reciprocity fee. All processing fees are non-refundable and must be paid by card in DELPROS. Fingerprint and criminal-background-check costs are paid separately to the vendor) |
| Processing time | No board-stated range. Credential reviews are conducted only at regularly scheduled Board meetings, a file must be complete by the 1st of the month to be considered at the next meeting, and a file that fails review waits for the following meeting; the Board publishes no target turnaround | The Board publishes no processing-time estimate; it states that a complete application is reviewed at its next scheduled meeting, and the Board generally meets the first Monday of each month (fourth Monday in July, no meeting in August or December) |
| Licensing authority | Arkansas Psychology Board | Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Division of Professional Regulation, Department of State) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Delaware sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Delaware's current requirements on the Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Division of Professional Regulation, Department of State) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Division of Professional Regulation, Department of State) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Hold a current psychologist license in another U.S. jurisdiction.
- Qualify by one pathway: at least two years of continuous practice, OR an ASPPB Certificate of Professional Qualification (CPQ), OR a National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology credential.
- Hold a doctoral degree from an APA- or PCSAS-accredited program.
- Have each jurisdiction where you hold or have ever held a license send licensure verification directly to the Board office.
- Complete a State of Delaware and FBI criminal background check.
- Apply through DELPROS, the Delaware Professional Regulation online licensing system.
- Pay the fees ($305 (Psychologist license application fee on the Board's published fee schedule; the Board lists no separate reciprocity fee. All processing fees are non-refundable and must be paid by card in DELPROS. Fingerprint and criminal-background-check costs are paid separately to the vendor)) and allow The Board publishes no processing-time estimate; it states that a complete application is reviewed at its next scheduled meeting, and the Board generally meets the first Monday of each month (fourth Monday in July, no meeting in August or December).
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Frequently asked questions
Does Delaware accept a Arkansas psychology license?
A psychology license transfers from Arkansas to Delaware by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Division of Professional Regulation, Department of State), verify your Arkansas license, and meet Delaware's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — ASPPB sends the score directly to the Board, and the Board accepts the ASPPB-recommended passing score; an American Board (ABPP) diploma substitutes for the EPPP score submission. Delaware publishes no state jurisprudence or law exam for psychologists.
Do I retake the EPPP moving from Arkansas to Delaware?
No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — ASPPB sends the score directly to the Board, and the Board accepts the ASPPB-recommended passing score; an American Board (ABPP) diploma substitutes for the EPPP score submission. Delaware publishes no state jurisprudence or law exam for psychologists.
What does the move cost?
$305 (Psychologist license application fee on the Board's published fee schedule; the Board lists no separate reciprocity fee. All processing fees are non-refundable and must be paid by card in DELPROS. Fingerprint and criminal-background-check costs are paid separately to the vendor) (Psychologist license application fee on the Board's published fee schedule; the Board lists no separate reciprocity fee. All processing fees are non-refundable and must be paid by card in DELPROS. Fingerprint and criminal-background-check costs are paid separately to the vendor).
How long will it take?
The Board publishes no processing-time estimate; it states that a complete application is reviewed at its next scheduled meeting, and the Board generally meets the first Monday of each month (fourth Monday in July, no meeting in August or December) — The Board publishes no processing-time estimate; it states that a complete application is reviewed at its next scheduled meeting, and the Board generally meets the first Monday of each month (fourth Monday in July, no meeting in August or December).
Arkansas and Delaware are both PSYPACT states — doesn't my license transfer automatically?
No. PSYPACT never transfers a license, including between two participating states. It authorizes telepsychology into Delaware (APIT) and in-person practice there for up to 30 days a year (TAP) while your license stays in Arkansas. Relocating to Delaware requires licensure by endorsement from the Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Division of Professional Regulation, Department of State) like any other applicant.
Can I start seeing Delaware clients before my Delaware license is issued?
While your Arkansas license remains active and is your home-state license, a PSYPACT authorization can cover Delaware clients by telepsychology, and a TAP covers up to 30 days a year of in-person work there. Those are the compact's limits, and they end when Arkansas stops being your licensed home state — they are a bridge during a transition, not a substitute for the Delaware license.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-08-07.
- Delaware Division of Professional Regulation — Psychologist License by Reciprocity ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists — Fee Schedule (Psychologist $305) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists — board home (licensure options, meeting schedule) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Delaware Code Title 24 Chapter 35 — Psychologists (qualifications, EPPP, reciprocity) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- CSG National Center for Interstate Compacts — PSYPACT member states (Delaware joined 2019) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Arkansas Psychology Board — Applicants (application request, $200 fee schedule, out-of-state license verification, oral exam limited to pre-July 3 2020 applicants) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Arkansas Psychology Board — Rules and Regulations (engrossed 11.2.18): Rule 5.6 Interjurisdictional Practice, Rule 10.1 acceptance of written examination scores, Rule 10.2 reciprocity, Section 13 fees ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- PSYPACT — PSYPACT Map/States (Arkansas participating) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-08-07
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