Psychology License from California to Mississippi: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Mississippi Board of Psychology ↗
A psychology license transfers from California to Mississippi by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Mississippi Board of Psychology, verify your California license, and meet Mississippi's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — an applicant already licensed in another jurisdiction documents it through the ASPPB PLUS primary-source credential review rather than re-testing, but must still be recommended for and pass the Mississippi Board's jurisprudence/oral examination before licensure.
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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 Mississippi participates. Endorse into Mississippi through the Mississippi Board of Psychology, 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, Mississippi's jurisprudence requirement applied — but what it unlocks afterwards is considerably more than a single state.
What changes, California → Mississippi
| California (current) | Mississippi (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| PSYPACT status | Licensure by endorsement | PSYPACT 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) | $400 (Board fee schedule lists a single combined $400 'Application and Background Check' fee; the required oral examination is a separate $150 fee, and a temporary practice certificate is $100. Renewal is $300/year.) |
| Processing time | 4–6 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. Timing is driven by ASPPB PLUS primary-source verification and by the Board's published oral-exam dates, neither of which the Board expresses as a range. |
| Licensing authority | California Board of Psychology (Department of Consumer Affairs) | Mississippi Board of Psychology |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Mississippi sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Mississippi's current requirements on the Mississippi Board of Psychology website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Mississippi Board of Psychology (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
- Hold a current psychologist license in another jurisdiction and have it primary-source verified.
- Complete the ASPPB PLUS application with primary source verification of degree, training and licensure.
- Submit the Board's demographic form and clear a criminal background check.
- Pass the Mississippi Board jurisprudence/oral examination before a permanent license is issued.
- For the faster Universal Recognition of Licensure Act route, prove Mississippi residency, at least 1 year of licensure in good standing, and no pending investigations or disciplinary history.
- Pay the fees ($400 (Board fee schedule lists a single combined $400 'Application and Background Check' fee; the required oral examination is a separate $150 fee, and a temporary practice certificate is $100. Renewal is $300/year.)) and allow The Board publishes no processing-time estimate. Timing is driven by ASPPB PLUS primary-source verification and by the Board's published oral-exam dates, neither of which the Board expresses as a range..
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Does Mississippi accept a California psychology license?
A psychology license transfers from California to Mississippi by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Mississippi Board of Psychology, verify your California license, and meet Mississippi's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — an applicant already licensed in another jurisdiction documents it through the ASPPB PLUS primary-source credential review rather than re-testing, but must still be recommended for and pass the Mississippi Board's jurisprudence/oral examination before licensure.
Do I retake the EPPP moving from California to Mississippi?
No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — an applicant already licensed in another jurisdiction documents it through the ASPPB PLUS primary-source credential review rather than re-testing, but must still be recommended for and pass the Mississippi Board's jurisprudence/oral examination before licensure.
What does the move cost?
$400 (Board fee schedule lists a single combined $400 'Application and Background Check' fee; the required oral examination is a separate $150 fee, and a temporary practice certificate is $100. Renewal is $300/year.) (Board fee schedule lists a single combined $400 'Application and Background Check' fee; the required oral examination is a separate $150 fee, and a temporary practice certificate is $100. Renewal is $300/year.).
How long will it take?
The Board publishes no processing-time estimate. Timing is driven by ASPPB PLUS primary-source verification and by the Board's published oral-exam dates, neither of which the Board expresses as a range. — The Board publishes no processing-time estimate. Timing is driven by ASPPB PLUS primary-source verification and by the Board's published oral-exam dates, neither of which the Board expresses as a range..
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-08-07.
- Mississippi Board of Psychology — Applying for a License (Never Licensed / Licensed in Another Jurisdiction / UROLA pathways) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Mississippi Board of Psychology — Fees ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Mississippi Board of Psychology — board home (PSYPACT effective April 8, 2024 notice; license search link) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- California Board of Psychology — Out-of-State Application for Licensure as a Psychologist (Categories A/B/C, SPE and credential substitutes, CPLEE, prelicensure coursework, fingerprints) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- California Board of Psychology — Frequently Asked Questions (no licensing reciprocity; EPPP score transfer from ASPPB; 180-day pre-licensure practice for an applicant licensed elsewhere) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- California Board of Psychology — 2024 Fee Schedule ($236 initial application, $127 CPLEE application, $231 initial licensure, $233 out-of-state fingerprint hard card) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- California Board of Psychology — Application Processing Timeframes (approximately 1.5 months / 4-6 weeks per item; updated July 16, 2026) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- PSYPACT — PSYPACT Map/States (California is not a PSYPACT member) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-08-07
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