Psychology License from Arkansas to South Dakota: Does It Transfer? (2026)

A psychology license transfers from Arkansas to South Dakota by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the South Dakota Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Department of Social Services), verify your Arkansas license, and meet South Dakota's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) and South Dakota does not require the EPPP Part 2 (EPPPII). South Dakota's state exam is an oral examination on the ASPPB Code of Conduct and mandatory reporting (75% to pass), but the Board voted on 2023-09-08 to waive the oral examination, effective 2023-09-09, for applicants who meet the licensure-by-endorsement requirements. Under SDCL 36-27A-17 the Board may also, at its discretion, exempt an ABPP diplomate holding a current out-of-state license from examination requirements.

No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) and South Dakota does not require the EPPP Part 2 (EPPPII). South Dakota's state exam is an oral examination on the ASPPB Code of Conduct and mandatory reporting (75% to pass), but the Board voted on 2023-09-08 to waive the oral examination, effective 2023-09-09, for applicants who meet the licensure-by-endorsement requirements. Under SDCL 36-27A-17 the Board may also, at its discretion, exempt an ABPP diplomate holding a current out-of-state license from examination requirements.

$300 ($300.00 Application for Licensure fee. A separate initial licensure fee is prorated by the month the license is granted — $200.00 (July-September), $150.00 (October-December), $100.00 (January-March), $50.00 (April-June) — and annual renewal is $300.00. Oral examination fees are included in the application fee; a retake of a failed oral exam is $200.00. EPPP fees are paid directly to the national examination company) ($300.00 Application for Licensure fee. A separate initial licensure fee is prorated by the month the license is granted — $200.00 (July-September), $150.00 (October-December), $100.00 (January-March), $50.00 (April-June) — and annual renewal is $300.00. Oral examination fees are included in the application fee; a retake of a failed oral exam is $200.00. EPPP fees are paid directly to the national examination company).

The Board publishes no processing-time estimate. Timing depends on Board review-officer approval of the completed file and, for applicants who do not qualify for the endorsement oral-exam waiver, on scheduling the oral examination — The Board publishes no processing-time estimate. Timing depends on Board review-officer approval of the completed file and, for applicants who do not qualify for the endorsement oral-exam waiver, on scheduling the oral examination.

No. PSYPACT never transfers a license, including between two participating states. It authorizes telepsychology into South Dakota (APIT) and in-person practice there for up to 30 days a year (TAP) while your license stays in Arkansas. Relocating to South Dakota requires licensure by endorsement from the South Dakota Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Department of Social Services) like any other applicant.

While your Arkansas license remains active and is your home-state license, a PSYPACT authorization can cover South Dakota 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 South Dakota license.