Psychology License from Florida to South Carolina: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation) ↗
A psychology license transfers from Florida to South Carolina by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation), verify your Florida license, and meet South Carolina's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — S.C. Code Regs. 100-2 makes the EPPP the written examination with the ASPPB-determined passing score, and Formal Application materials include documentation of a passing EPPP score. South Carolina additionally requires an in-person oral examination before a Board member covering scope of practice, professional ethics and jurisprudence.
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Licensure by endorsement
Both Florida and South Carolina are PSYPACT participants, which helps you right up until you actually relocate. As long as Florida remains your licensed home state, the compact lets you treat South Carolina clients by telehealth (APIT) and work in South Carolina in person for up to 30 days per calendar year (TAP). None of that makes you licensed in South Carolina. A permanent move puts you in front of the South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation) 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 South Carolina's terms.
What changes, Florida → South Carolina
| Florida (current) | South Carolina (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| PSYPACT status | PSYPACT member — multistate license honored | PSYPACT member — multistate license honored |
| Application fee | $305 ($200 nonrefundable application fee + $100 initial licensure fee + $5 unlicensed activity fee, per the Board's MOBILE endorsement fee table; Livescan fingerprint costs are paid separately to the screening vendor) | Not verified. S.C. Code Regs. 10-34 sets only a ceiling — Preliminary and Formal Applications 'Not to exceed $500'; biennial renewal 'Not to exceed $395'; temporary permit 'Not to exceed $250'. Regulation 100-7 states the actual amounts are published on the Board's LLR website, which refused connections from the research environment on 2026-08-07, so the current dollar figure was not verified and has not been guessed. EPPP fees are paid to the examination provider |
| Processing time | ~1 weeks (s. 456.0145(2)(e), F.S. requires the board to issue a license to a qualified applicant within 7 days after receipt of all required documentation; collecting license verifications, the ASPPB score transfer and fingerprint results takes longer) | No board-stated range. S.C. Code Regs. 100-1(C)(1) requires an application to be complete 30 days prior to a Board meeting to be assured of review at that meeting, and the oral examination can only be scheduled after Preliminary Application approval and receipt of all Formal Application materials — so timing is driven by the Board's meeting calendar |
| Licensing authority | Florida Board of Psychology (Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance) | South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — South Carolina sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm South Carolina's current requirements on the South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Have been previously licensed by a state board whose licensure criteria are equal to or more stringent than South Carolina's — the Board has no formal reciprocity agreements with any state board.
- File and obtain Board approval of the Preliminary Application for Licensure (with the application fee) before continuing to the Formal Application.
- Submit Formal Application materials including three professional references and documentation of a passing EPPP score.
- Appear in person before the Board (or a delegated Board member) and pass the oral examination.
- Document two years of supervised professional experience, one year of which may be pre-doctoral — the Board may waive supervised experience when it deems appropriate.
- Pay the fees (Not verified. S.C. Code Regs. 10-34 sets only a ceiling — Preliminary and Formal Applications 'Not to exceed $500'; biennial renewal 'Not to exceed $395'; temporary permit 'Not to exceed $250'. Regulation 100-7 states the actual amounts are published on the Board's LLR website, which refused connections from the research environment on 2026-08-07, so the current dollar figure was not verified and has not been guessed. EPPP fees are paid to the examination provider) and allow No board-stated range. S.C. Code Regs. 100-1(C)(1) requires an application to be complete 30 days prior to a Board meeting to be assured of review at that meeting, and the oral examination can only be scheduled after Preliminary Application approval and receipt of all Formal Application materials — so timing is driven by the Board's meeting calendar.
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Frequently asked questions
Does South Carolina accept a Florida psychology license?
A psychology license transfers from Florida to South Carolina by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation), verify your Florida license, and meet South Carolina's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — S.C. Code Regs. 100-2 makes the EPPP the written examination with the ASPPB-determined passing score, and Formal Application materials include documentation of a passing EPPP score. South Carolina additionally requires an in-person oral examination before a Board member covering scope of practice, professional ethics and jurisprudence.
Do I retake the EPPP moving from Florida to South Carolina?
No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — S.C. Code Regs. 100-2 makes the EPPP the written examination with the ASPPB-determined passing score, and Formal Application materials include documentation of a passing EPPP score. South Carolina additionally requires an in-person oral examination before a Board member covering scope of practice, professional ethics and jurisprudence.
What does the move cost?
Not verified. S.C. Code Regs. 10-34 sets only a ceiling — Preliminary and Formal Applications 'Not to exceed $500'; biennial renewal 'Not to exceed $395'; temporary permit 'Not to exceed $250'. Regulation 100-7 states the actual amounts are published on the Board's LLR website, which refused connections from the research environment on 2026-08-07, so the current dollar figure was not verified and has not been guessed. EPPP fees are paid to the examination provider (Not verified. S.C. Code Regs. 10-34 sets only a ceiling — Preliminary and Formal Applications 'Not to exceed $500'; biennial renewal 'Not to exceed $395'; temporary permit 'Not to exceed $250'. Regulation 100-7 states the actual amounts are published on the Board's LLR website, which refused connections from the research environment on 2026-08-07, so the current dollar figure was not verified and has not been guessed. EPPP fees are paid to the examination provider).
How long will it take?
No board-stated range. S.C. Code Regs. 100-1(C)(1) requires an application to be complete 30 days prior to a Board meeting to be assured of review at that meeting, and the oral examination can only be scheduled after Preliminary Application approval and receipt of all Formal Application materials — so timing is driven by the Board's meeting calendar — No board-stated range. S.C. Code Regs. 100-1(C)(1) requires an application to be complete 30 days prior to a Board meeting to be assured of review at that meeting, and the oral examination can only be scheduled after Preliminary Application approval and receipt of all Formal Application materials — so timing is driven by the Board's meeting calendar.
Florida and South Carolina 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 South Carolina (APIT) and in-person practice there for up to 30 days a year (TAP) while your license stays in Florida. Relocating to South Carolina requires licensure by endorsement from the South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation) like any other applicant.
Can I start seeing South Carolina clients before my South Carolina license is issued?
While your Florida license remains active and is your home-state license, a PSYPACT authorization can cover South Carolina 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 Florida stops being your licensed home state — they are a bridge during a transition, not a substitute for the South Carolina license.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-08-07.
- S.C. Code of Regulations Chapter 100 — Board of Examiners in Psychology (100-1 reciprocity limits and application process, 100-2 EPPP and oral examination, 100-7 fees) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- S.C. Code of Regulations 10-34 — Board of Examiners in Psychology fee ceilings ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- S.C. Code of Laws Title 40 Chapter 55 — Psychologists (40-55-110 reciprocity; 40-55-100 examinations; 40-55-40 fee authority) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- ASPPB — Contact a Licensing Board directory (South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology name and official site) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Florida Board of Psychology — Psychologist licensure pathways incl. MOBILE Endorsement (fees, EPPP/ABPP, Livescan) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Florida Statutes s. 456.0145 — MOBILE Act (2 of last 4 years, ineligibility criteria, 7-day issuance, state jurisprudential exam only if the practice act requires it) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Florida Statutes ch. 490 — s. 490.006 Licensure by endorsement and s. 490.005 Licensure by examination ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Florida Administrative Code Rule 64B19-11.002 Endorsement (amended 11-20-25; DH-MQA-5101 rev. 08/2025; recognized ABPP specialties) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- CSG National Center for Interstate Compacts — PSYPACT member states (Florida joined 2023) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-08-07
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