Psychology License from Arkansas to Wisconsin: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board (Department of Safety and Professional Services) ↗
A psychology license transfers from Arkansas to Wisconsin by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board (Department of Safety and Professional Services), verify your Arkansas license, and meet Wisconsin's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — an applicant who sat the EPPP Part 1 in another jurisdiction requests an official ASPPB score transfer report sent directly to DSPS; the Wisconsin Jurisprudence Examination, a computer-based test on Wisconsin statutes and administrative code requiring a score of 80% to pass, is still required of reciprocity applicants.
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Arkansas and Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin means applying to the Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board (Department of Safety and Professional Services) for licensure by endorsement exactly as you would if neither state had ever joined — license verification, doctoral transcript, supervised-experience review, Wisconsin'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 Wisconsin clients by telepsychology under an APIT authorization, and work in person in Wisconsin for up to 30 days a year under a TAP. That can cover a transition period — it cannot cover the move.
What changes, Arkansas → Wisconsin
| Arkansas (current) | Wisconsin (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) | DSPS does not publish the initial psychologist credential fee on the profession page or in its Renewal Dates and Fees schedule — the application fee is calculated and paid in the LicensE portal, so no verified amount could be recorded. Verified adjacent figures: biennial renewal $66 (with late fee $91), and an additional $266 fee if the Examining Board requires the applicant to appear before it prior to licensure. |
| 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 | Neither DSPS nor the Psychology Examining Board publishes a stated review timeline for reciprocity applications; applicants monitor progress through the LicensE application status lookup. |
| Licensing authority | Arkansas Psychology Board | Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board (Department of Safety and Professional Services) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Wisconsin sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Wisconsin's current requirements on the Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board (Department of Safety and Professional Services) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board (Department of Safety and Professional Services) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Hold an active psychologist license in another state, territory, foreign country or province, and keep it active until the Wisconsin credentialing process is complete.
- Have the Psychology Examining Board find the other jurisdiction's standards substantially equivalent to Wisconsin's (Wis. Stat. 455.04(3)).
- Have every jurisdiction where you hold or have ever held a mental-health credential send a license verification letter directly to the Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board.
- Submit Form #2687 authorizing release of FBI information and complete digital fingerprinting.
- Pass the Wisconsin Jurisprudence Examination on state law related to the practice of psychology with a score of at least 80%.
- Pay the fees (DSPS does not publish the initial psychologist credential fee on the profession page or in its Renewal Dates and Fees schedule — the application fee is calculated and paid in the LicensE portal, so no verified amount could be recorded. Verified adjacent figures: biennial renewal $66 (with late fee $91), and an additional $266 fee if the Examining Board requires the applicant to appear before it prior to licensure.) and allow Neither DSPS nor the Psychology Examining Board publishes a stated review timeline for reciprocity applications; applicants monitor progress through the LicensE application status lookup..
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Frequently asked questions
Does Wisconsin accept a Arkansas psychology license?
A psychology license transfers from Arkansas to Wisconsin by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board (Department of Safety and Professional Services), verify your Arkansas license, and meet Wisconsin's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — an applicant who sat the EPPP Part 1 in another jurisdiction requests an official ASPPB score transfer report sent directly to DSPS; the Wisconsin Jurisprudence Examination, a computer-based test on Wisconsin statutes and administrative code requiring a score of 80% to pass, is still required of reciprocity applicants.
Do I retake the EPPP moving from Arkansas to Wisconsin?
No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — an applicant who sat the EPPP Part 1 in another jurisdiction requests an official ASPPB score transfer report sent directly to DSPS; the Wisconsin Jurisprudence Examination, a computer-based test on Wisconsin statutes and administrative code requiring a score of 80% to pass, is still required of reciprocity applicants.
What does the move cost?
DSPS does not publish the initial psychologist credential fee on the profession page or in its Renewal Dates and Fees schedule — the application fee is calculated and paid in the LicensE portal, so no verified amount could be recorded. Verified adjacent figures: biennial renewal $66 (with late fee $91), and an additional $266 fee if the Examining Board requires the applicant to appear before it prior to licensure. (DSPS does not publish the initial psychologist credential fee on the profession page or in its Renewal Dates and Fees schedule — the application fee is calculated and paid in the LicensE portal, so no verified amount could be recorded. Verified adjacent figures: biennial renewal $66 (with late fee $91), and an additional $266 fee if the Examining Board requires the applicant to appear before it prior to licensure.).
How long will it take?
Neither DSPS nor the Psychology Examining Board publishes a stated review timeline for reciprocity applications; applicants monitor progress through the LicensE application status lookup. — Neither DSPS nor the Psychology Examining Board publishes a stated review timeline for reciprocity applications; applicants monitor progress through the LicensE application status lookup..
Arkansas and Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin (APIT) and in-person practice there for up to 30 days a year (TAP) while your license stays in Arkansas. Relocating to Wisconsin requires licensure by endorsement from the Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board (Department of Safety and Professional Services) like any other applicant.
Can I start seeing Wisconsin clients before my Wisconsin license is issued?
While your Arkansas license remains active and is your home-state license, a PSYPACT authorization can cover Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin license.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-08-07.
- Wisconsin DSPS — Psychologist licensing methods (Exam, Interim, Reciprocity, Late Renewal) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Wisconsin DSPS Form #634 — Credentialing Information for Psychology Licensure Applicants (reciprocity checklist, Wis. Stat. 455.04(3), $266 board-appearance fee) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Wisconsin DSPS — Psychologist exam information (EPPP Part 1, ASPPB score transfer, jurisprudence exam at 80%) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Wisconsin DSPS — Reciprocity/Endorsement Not Available list, rev. 08/03/2026 (Maryland Psychologist and Florida School Psychologist excluded) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Wisconsin DSPS — Renewal Dates and Fees (Psychologists: 09/30 odd year, $66 renewal, $91 with late fee) ↗ (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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