Psychology License from Delaware to Missouri: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Missouri State Committee of Psychologists (Division of Professional Registration) ↗
A psychology license transfers from Delaware to Missouri by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Missouri State Committee of Psychologists (Division of Professional Registration), verify your Delaware license, and meet Missouri's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken). Reciprocity applicants (licensed 5 or more years) request an ASPPB score transfer only if their license verifications do not already carry the EPPP score, and then sit for the Missouri jurisprudence exam alone; Endorsement of Score applicants (licensed under 5 years) must request an ASPPB EPPP score transfer and sit for both the jurisprudence and the oral exam.
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Licensure by endorsement
Delaware and Missouri both participate in PSYPACT, and it is worth being blunt about what that does and does not buy you, because the compact's name misleads a lot of psychologists. It does not transfer your license. Moving from Delaware to Missouri means applying to the Missouri State Committee of Psychologists (Division of Professional Registration) for licensure by endorsement exactly as you would if neither state had ever joined — license verification, doctoral transcript, supervised-experience review, Missouri's jurisprudence requirement. What the shared participation genuinely gives you is different and still valuable: while you remain licensed and resident in Delaware, you can serve Missouri clients by telepsychology under an APIT authorization, and work in person in Missouri for up to 30 days a year under a TAP. That can cover a transition period — it cannot cover the move.
What changes, Delaware → Missouri
| Delaware (current) | Missouri (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| PSYPACT status | PSYPACT member — multistate license honored | PSYPACT member — multistate license honored |
| Application fee | $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) | $150 (Application for Licensure/Temporary/Provisional Licensure (Form 375-0332) fee — the same $150 whether applying by reciprocity or by endorsement of score. Fingerprint and criminal-background-check fees are paid separately to IdentoGO/MACHS.) |
| Processing time | 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 Committee publishes no application processing-time range. It states only that fingerprint results reach the board office in 7–10 days when electronically collected, or up to 8 weeks for mailed fingerprint cards; the applicant is then scheduled for the jurisprudence (and, where required, oral) examination. |
| Licensing authority | Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Division of Professional Regulation, Department of State) | Missouri State Committee of Psychologists (Division of Professional Registration) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Missouri sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Missouri's current requirements on the Missouri State Committee of Psychologists (Division of Professional Registration) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Missouri State Committee of Psychologists (Division of Professional Registration) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
- Submit Form 375-0332 with a 2x2 passport-style photograph and the $150 fee.
- Have every jurisdiction of licensure return the Verification of Licensure (Form 375-0335) directly to the Committee.
- Submit three mental health professional references from people who have known you at least two years (Form 375-0550).
- Provide proof of fingerprint submission for the Missouri State Highway Patrol and FBI criminal background check.
- Pass the Missouri jurisprudence examination, plus the oral examination if you are licensed fewer than 5 years and hold no National Register, ABPP or CPQ credential.
- Pay the fees ($150 (Application for Licensure/Temporary/Provisional Licensure (Form 375-0332) fee — the same $150 whether applying by reciprocity or by endorsement of score. Fingerprint and criminal-background-check fees are paid separately to IdentoGO/MACHS.)) and allow The Committee publishes no application processing-time range. It states only that fingerprint results reach the board office in 7–10 days when electronically collected, or up to 8 weeks for mailed fingerprint cards; the applicant is then scheduled for the jurisprudence (and, where required, oral) examination..
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Frequently asked questions
Does Missouri accept a Delaware psychology license?
A psychology license transfers from Delaware to Missouri by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Missouri State Committee of Psychologists (Division of Professional Registration), verify your Delaware license, and meet Missouri's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken). Reciprocity applicants (licensed 5 or more years) request an ASPPB score transfer only if their license verifications do not already carry the EPPP score, and then sit for the Missouri jurisprudence exam alone; Endorsement of Score applicants (licensed under 5 years) must request an ASPPB EPPP score transfer and sit for both the jurisprudence and the oral exam.
Do I retake the EPPP moving from Delaware to Missouri?
No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken). Reciprocity applicants (licensed 5 or more years) request an ASPPB score transfer only if their license verifications do not already carry the EPPP score, and then sit for the Missouri jurisprudence exam alone; Endorsement of Score applicants (licensed under 5 years) must request an ASPPB EPPP score transfer and sit for both the jurisprudence and the oral exam.
What does the move cost?
$150 (Application for Licensure/Temporary/Provisional Licensure (Form 375-0332) fee — the same $150 whether applying by reciprocity or by endorsement of score. Fingerprint and criminal-background-check fees are paid separately to IdentoGO/MACHS.) (Application for Licensure/Temporary/Provisional Licensure (Form 375-0332) fee — the same $150 whether applying by reciprocity or by endorsement of score. Fingerprint and criminal-background-check fees are paid separately to IdentoGO/MACHS.).
How long will it take?
The Committee publishes no application processing-time range. It states only that fingerprint results reach the board office in 7–10 days when electronically collected, or up to 8 weeks for mailed fingerprint cards; the applicant is then scheduled for the jurisprudence (and, where required, oral) examination. — The Committee publishes no application processing-time range. It states only that fingerprint results reach the board office in 7–10 days when electronically collected, or up to 8 weeks for mailed fingerprint cards; the applicant is then scheduled for the jurisprudence (and, where required, oral) examination..
Delaware and Missouri 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 Missouri (APIT) and in-person practice there for up to 30 days a year (TAP) while your license stays in Delaware. Relocating to Missouri requires licensure by endorsement from the Missouri State Committee of Psychologists (Division of Professional Registration) like any other applicant.
Can I start seeing Missouri clients before my Missouri license is issued?
While your Delaware license remains active and is your home-state license, a PSYPACT authorization can cover Missouri 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 Delaware stops being your licensed home state — they are a bridge during a transition, not a substitute for the Missouri license.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-08-07.
- Missouri State Committee of Psychologists — Application Instruction Letter (LICENSURE BY RECIPROCITY and ENDORSEMENT OF SCORE section, fees, exam and waiver rules) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Missouri State Committee of Psychologists — Application Forms index ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Missouri State Committee of Psychologists — committee home ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Delaware Division of Professional Regulation — Psychologist License by Reciprocity ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists — Fee Schedule (Psychologist $305) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists — board home (licensure options, meeting schedule) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Delaware Code Title 24 Chapter 35 — Psychologists (qualifications, EPPP, reciprocity) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- CSG National Center for Interstate Compacts — PSYPACT member states (Delaware joined 2019) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-08-07
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