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

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Wyoming Board of Psychology ↗

A psychology license transfers from California to Wyoming by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Wyoming Board of Psychology, verify your California license, and meet Wyoming's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — endorsement applicants submit an ASPPB Request for Transfer of Score rather than registering to test, and W.S. 33-27-117(b) expressly permits the Board to waive any examination for a psychologist already licensed in a jurisdiction whose requirements equal or exceed Wyoming's; the Board's endorsement application imposes no separate Wyoming jurisprudence or oral examination, though W.S. 33-27-117(a)(iv) reserves the Board's power to prescribe written or oral examinations.

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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 Wyoming participates. Endorse into Wyoming through the Wyoming 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, Wyoming's jurisprudence requirement applied — but what it unlocks afterwards is considerably more than a single state.

What changes, California → Wyoming

Side-by-side: California vs Wyoming (Psychology (licensed psychologist)), verified 2026-08-07
California (current)Wyoming (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)$600 ($600 non-refundable application fee payable to the State of Wyoming, plus a separate $39 criminal background check fee ($639 total as stated on the Board's application).)
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 review timeline for endorsement applications. The application states only that incomplete applications remain on file for one year; the Board office is appointment-only and does not accept walk-ins.
Licensing authorityCalifornia Board of Psychology (Department of Consumer Affairs)Wyoming Board of Psychology

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

Step by step

  1. Confirm Wyoming's current requirements on the Wyoming Board of Psychology website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Wyoming Board of Psychology (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state.
  4. Qualify under one of three endorsement pathways: hold a current ASPPB Certificate of Professional Qualification (CPQ) in good standing; or be a member of the National Register of Health Service Psychologists or an ABPP diplomate while licensed in another jurisdiction; or hold a license in good standing in a jurisdiction whose requirements equal or exceed Wyoming's and have practiced continuously for the five years immediately preceding the application.
  5. Submit two FD-258 fingerprint cards completed within the last six months and authorize a fingerprint-based criminal background check.
  6. Provide documentation of lawful presence in the United States (List A, or List B plus List C documents).
  7. Have license verifications sent from every jurisdiction where you are or have ever been licensed.
  8. Pay the fees ($600 ($600 non-refundable application fee payable to the State of Wyoming, plus a separate $39 criminal background check fee ($639 total as stated on the Board's application).)) and allow The Board publishes no review timeline for endorsement applications. The application states only that incomplete applications remain on file for one year; the Board office is appointment-only and does not accept walk-ins..

Official links

Wyoming Board of Psychology ↗Wyoming application ↗Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact ↗

Related guides

Reverse: Wyoming → CaliforniaPsychology in CaliforniaPsychology in WyomingAll psychology statesThe PSYPACT explained

Frequently asked questions

Does Wyoming accept a California psychology license?

A psychology license transfers from California to Wyoming by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Wyoming Board of Psychology, verify your California license, and meet Wyoming's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — endorsement applicants submit an ASPPB Request for Transfer of Score rather than registering to test, and W.S. 33-27-117(b) expressly permits the Board to waive any examination for a psychologist already licensed in a jurisdiction whose requirements equal or exceed Wyoming's; the Board's endorsement application imposes no separate Wyoming jurisprudence or oral examination, though W.S. 33-27-117(a)(iv) reserves the Board's power to prescribe written or oral examinations.

Do I retake the EPPP moving from California to Wyoming?

No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — endorsement applicants submit an ASPPB Request for Transfer of Score rather than registering to test, and W.S. 33-27-117(b) expressly permits the Board to waive any examination for a psychologist already licensed in a jurisdiction whose requirements equal or exceed Wyoming's; the Board's endorsement application imposes no separate Wyoming jurisprudence or oral examination, though W.S. 33-27-117(a)(iv) reserves the Board's power to prescribe written or oral examinations.

What does the move cost?

$600 ($600 non-refundable application fee payable to the State of Wyoming, plus a separate $39 criminal background check fee ($639 total as stated on the Board's application).) ($600 non-refundable application fee payable to the State of Wyoming, plus a separate $39 criminal background check fee ($639 total as stated on the Board's application).).

How long will it take?

The Board publishes no review timeline for endorsement applications. The application states only that incomplete applications remain on file for one year; the Board office is appointment-only and does not accept walk-ins. — The Board publishes no review timeline for endorsement applications. The application states only that incomplete applications remain on file for one year; the Board office is appointment-only and does not accept walk-ins..

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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