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Psychology License from Colorado 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 Colorado 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 Colorado 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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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

Both Colorado and Wisconsin are PSYPACT participants, which helps you right up until you actually relocate. As long as Colorado remains your licensed home state, the compact lets you treat Wisconsin clients by telehealth (APIT) and work in Wisconsin in person for up to 30 days per calendar year (TAP). None of that makes you licensed in Wisconsin. A permanent move puts you in front of the Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board (Department of Safety and Professional Services) for endorsement — your EPPP score carries over rather than being retaken, but the degree, supervised experience, jurisprudence exam, and background check are all reviewed on Wisconsin's terms.

What changes, Colorado → Wisconsin

Side-by-side: Colorado vs Wisconsin (Psychology (licensed psychologist)), verified 2026-08-07
Colorado (current)Wisconsin (destination)
PSYPACT statusPSYPACT member — multistate license honoredPSYPACT member — multistate license honored
Application feeNot verifiable from a primary source. DORA/DPO does not publish a psychologist endorsement application fee on any public page — the Psychology Applications page states only that fees are shown on the respective application, and the endorsement application itself is filed inside the DPO Online Services portal behind a login. No fee amount is asserted here rather than guessedDSPS 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 timeNo board-stated range. DORA/DPO publishes no processing time for psychologist licensure by endorsement; the only related timing note on the Psychology Applications page is that a license issued within 120 days of the upcoming renewal expiration is given the next expiration dateNeither DSPS nor the Psychology Examining Board publishes a stated review timeline for reciprocity applications; applicants monitor progress through the LicensE application status lookup.
Licensing authorityColorado State Board of Psychologist Examiners (Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations)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

  1. Confirm Wisconsin's current requirements on the Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board (Department of Safety and Professional Services) website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board (Department of Safety and Professional Services) (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state.
  4. Hold an active psychologist license in another state, territory, foreign country or province, and keep it active until the Wisconsin credentialing process is complete.
  5. Have the Psychology Examining Board find the other jurisdiction's standards substantially equivalent to Wisconsin's (Wis. Stat. 455.04(3)).
  6. 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.
  7. Submit Form #2687 authorizing release of FBI information and complete digital fingerprinting.
  8. Pass the Wisconsin Jurisprudence Examination on state law related to the practice of psychology with a score of at least 80%.
  9. 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 Colorado psychology license?

A psychology license transfers from Colorado 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 Colorado 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 Colorado 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..

Colorado 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 Colorado. 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 Colorado 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 Colorado 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.

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

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