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Psychology License from California 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 California 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 California 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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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

This direction has a payoff worth planning around. California is outside PSYPACT, so you have had no compact authorizations to work with — but Delaware participates. Endorse into Delaware through the Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Division of Professional Regulation, Department of State), make it your licensed home state, and that license becomes an anchor: from there an ASPPB E.Passport and APIT authorization let you serve clients across every other participating state without another full license. The endorsement itself is still an ordinary application — EPPP score accepted, credentials reviewed, Delaware's jurisprudence requirement applied — but what it unlocks afterwards is considerably more than a single state.

What changes, California → Delaware

Side-by-side: California vs Delaware (Psychology (licensed psychologist)), verified 2026-08-07
California (current)Delaware (destination)
PSYPACT statusLicensure by endorsementPSYPACT member — multistate license honored
Application fee$236 ($236 psychologist initial application fee (2024 fee schedule, the current schedule published by the Board). Separately + $127 for the CPLEE application and + $231 for initial licensure; out-of-state fingerprint hard card processing is $233)$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 time4–6 weeks (Board states processing takes approximately 1.5 months (4-6 weeks) for applications, subsequent documents/correspondence and requested deficiency documents. Because the application, the CPLEE request and the request for initial licensure are each processed separately at that pace, total time from filing to a California license is considerably longer)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 authorityCalifornia Board of Psychology (Department of Consumer Affairs)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

  1. 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.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Division of Professional Regulation, Department of State) (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state.
  4. Hold a current psychologist license in another U.S. jurisdiction.
  5. 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.
  6. Hold a doctoral degree from an APA- or PCSAS-accredited program.
  7. Have each jurisdiction where you hold or have ever held a license send licensure verification directly to the Board office.
  8. Complete a State of Delaware and FBI criminal background check.
  9. Apply through DELPROS, the Delaware Professional Regulation online licensing system.
  10. 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).

Official links

Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Division of Professional Regulation, Department of State) ↗Delaware application ↗Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact ↗

Related guides

Reverse: Delaware → CaliforniaPsychology in CaliforniaPsychology in DelawareAll psychology statesThe PSYPACT explained

Frequently asked questions

Does Delaware accept a California psychology license?

A psychology license transfers from California 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 California 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 California 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).

Sources

Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-08-07.

Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-08-07

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