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Psychology License from California to Indiana: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Indiana State Psychology Board (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency) ↗

A psychology license transfers from California to Indiana by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Indiana State Psychology Board (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency), verify your California license, and meet Indiana's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — the Psychologist by Reciprocity checklist requires verification of the active out-of-state license rather than a new EPPP registration (the Board has not adopted EPPP Part 2). Every applicant for Indiana psychology licensure, with no exemptions, must pass the Indiana jurisprudence examination: 50 true-false and multiple-choice questions on Indiana psychology statutes and rules, 75% to pass, completed within 7 days of the Board emailing it..

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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 Indiana participates. Endorse into Indiana through the Indiana State Psychology Board (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency), 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, Indiana's jurisprudence requirement applied — but what it unlocks afterwards is considerably more than a single state.

What changes, California → Indiana

Side-by-side: California vs Indiana (Psychology (licensed psychologist)), verified 2026-08-07
California (current)Indiana (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)$100 (Psychologist by Reciprocity application fee, nonrefundable, paid by credit or debit card. The HSPP endorsement is a separate $100 application, and the criminal background check is paid to the Board's 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 only that it reviews an application on receipt of all requested documentation, and that an application not completed within one year of filing is abandoned. Null rather than a guess.
Licensing authorityCalifornia Board of Psychology (Department of Consumer Affairs)Indiana State Psychology Board (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency)

The destination column is what you must satisfy — Indiana sets the rules for this move.

Step by step

  1. Confirm Indiana's current requirements on the Indiana State Psychology Board (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency) website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Indiana State Psychology Board (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency) (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state.
  4. Hold an active psychologist license in another state or jurisdiction meeting IC 25-1-21-5, verified directly by that state (license cards are not accepted).
  5. Pass the Indiana jurisprudence examination (50 questions, 75% passing) — no applicant is exempt.
  6. Complete a criminal background check through the Board's vendor.
  7. Apply separately, for an additional $100, for the Health Service Provider in Psychology (HSPP) endorsement, which is not included in the reciprocity application and is required to independently diagnose and treat mental and behavioral disorders.
  8. Pay the fees ($100 (Psychologist by Reciprocity application fee, nonrefundable, paid by credit or debit card. The HSPP endorsement is a separate $100 application, and the criminal background check is paid to the Board's vendor.)) and allow The Board publishes no processing-time estimate — it states only that it reviews an application on receipt of all requested documentation, and that an application not completed within one year of filing is abandoned. Null rather than a guess..

Official links

Indiana State Psychology Board (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency) ↗Indiana application ↗Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact ↗

Related guides

Reverse: Indiana → CaliforniaPsychology in CaliforniaPsychology in IndianaAll psychology statesThe PSYPACT explained

Frequently asked questions

Does Indiana accept a California psychology license?

A psychology license transfers from California to Indiana by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Indiana State Psychology Board (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency), verify your California license, and meet Indiana's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — the Psychologist by Reciprocity checklist requires verification of the active out-of-state license rather than a new EPPP registration (the Board has not adopted EPPP Part 2). Every applicant for Indiana psychology licensure, with no exemptions, must pass the Indiana jurisprudence examination: 50 true-false and multiple-choice questions on Indiana psychology statutes and rules, 75% to pass, completed within 7 days of the Board emailing it..

Do I retake the EPPP moving from California to Indiana?

No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — the Psychologist by Reciprocity checklist requires verification of the active out-of-state license rather than a new EPPP registration (the Board has not adopted EPPP Part 2). Every applicant for Indiana psychology licensure, with no exemptions, must pass the Indiana jurisprudence examination: 50 true-false and multiple-choice questions on Indiana psychology statutes and rules, 75% to pass, completed within 7 days of the Board emailing it..

What does the move cost?

$100 (Psychologist by Reciprocity application fee, nonrefundable, paid by credit or debit card. The HSPP endorsement is a separate $100 application, and the criminal background check is paid to the Board's vendor.) (Psychologist by Reciprocity application fee, nonrefundable, paid by credit or debit card. The HSPP endorsement is a separate $100 application, and the criminal background check is paid to the Board's vendor.).

How long will it take?

The Board publishes no processing-time estimate — it states only that it reviews an application on receipt of all requested documentation, and that an application not completed within one year of filing is abandoned. Null rather than a guess. — The Board publishes no processing-time estimate — it states only that it reviews an application on receipt of all requested documentation, and that an application not completed within one year of filing is abandoned. Null rather than a guess..

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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