Psychology License from Illinois to Alaska: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Alaska Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing) ↗

A psychology license transfers from Illinois to Alaska by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Alaska Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing), verify your Illinois license, and meet Alaska's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — 12 AAC 60.030 requires verification of the applicant's EPPP score sent directly to the division by the licensing jurisdiction or ASPPB, and waives that verification if the applicant was first licensed before that jurisdiction required the EPPP. Alaska is unusual in requiring no state jurisprudence or law exam: AS 08.86.150 entitles a qualifying credentials applicant to be licensed 'without examination'.

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

Leaving Illinois for Alaska takes you outside the compact's reach: Alaska has enacted PSYPACT but was not participating as of 2026-08-07, so no APIT or TAP authorization covers Alaska clients, and there is no telehealth or temporary-practice bridge to work across while your application is pending. You apply to the Alaska Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing) for licensure by endorsement — your existing EPPP score is accepted rather than retaken, and Alaska applies its own credential review, jurisprudence requirement, and background check. Any authorizations you hold for other participating states remain valid only while your Illinois license does.

What changes, Illinois → Alaska

Side-by-side: Illinois vs Alaska (Psychology (licensed psychologist)), verified 2026-08-07
	Illinois (current)	Alaska (destination)
PSYPACT status	PSYPACT member — multistate license honored	PSYPACT enacted — not yet issuing
Application fee	$100 (ENDORSEMENT licensure-method application fee for profession code 071, per the IDFPR Licensed Clinical Psychologist application packet; the SENIOR PSYCHOLOGIST method is also $100, while EXAMINATION and ACCEPTANCE OF EXAMINATION are $50. Application fees are nonrefundable.)	$300–$800 ($200 nonrefundable application fee + $100 credential review fee due with the application; the $500 initial license fee may be submitted with the application or on completion of licensing requirements, for $800 total)
Processing time	~6 weeks (The IDFPR application packet instructs applicants to 'allow 6 weeks from mailing your application before making an inquiry concerning its status.' That is the Department's stated floor for a status inquiry, not a promised decision date, and no upper bound is published — hence the open-ended range.)	No board-stated range. The division states only that 'the average processing time varies by program' and that a complete, fully-paid application is then sent to the board for approval; the board does not publish a target turnaround for the psychologist license by credentials
Licensing authority	Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation — Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board	Alaska Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing)

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

Step by step

Confirm Alaska's current requirements on the Alaska Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing) website (linked below) — rules change.
Submit the endorsement application to the Alaska Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing) (application linked below).
Arrange license verification from your current state.
Hold a current psychologist license or certificate from another jurisdiction issued on examination and qualification requirements essentially similar to or higher than Alaska's, OR be a diplomate in good standing of the American Board of Professional Psychology.
Have verification of licensure sent directly to the division by every jurisdiction where a psychology license is or has ever been held, including any disciplinary history.
Submit official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate schools attended (ABPP applicants may substitute ABPP verification).
Submit five reference letters — three from licensed psychologists, APA members or ABPP diplomates, and two from unrelated persons.
Submit a vita covering dates and places of residency from high school graduation to the date of application.
Pay the fees ($300–$800 ($200 nonrefundable application fee + $100 credential review fee due with the application; the $500 initial license fee may be submitted with the application or on completion of licensing requirements, for $800 total)) and allow No board-stated range. The division states only that 'the average processing time varies by program' and that a complete, fully-paid application is then sent to the board for approval; the board does not publish a target turnaround for the psychologist license by credentials.

Official links

Alaska Board of Psychologist and Psychological Associate Examiners (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing) ↗Alaska application ↗

Frequently asked questions

Does Alaska accept a Illinois psychology license?

Do I retake the EPPP moving from Illinois to Alaska?

No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — 12 AAC 60.030 requires verification of the applicant's EPPP score sent directly to the division by the licensing jurisdiction or ASPPB, and waives that verification if the applicant was first licensed before that jurisdiction required the EPPP. Alaska is unusual in requiring no state jurisprudence or law exam: AS 08.86.150 entitles a qualifying credentials applicant to be licensed 'without examination'.

What does the move cost?

$300–$800 ($200 nonrefundable application fee + $100 credential review fee due with the application; the $500 initial license fee may be submitted with the application or on completion of licensing requirements, for $800 total) ($200 nonrefundable application fee + $100 credential review fee due with the application; the $500 initial license fee may be submitted with the application or on completion of licensing requirements, for $800 total).

How long will it take?

No board-stated range. The division states only that 'the average processing time varies by program' and that a complete, fully-paid application is then sent to the board for approval; the board does not publish a target turnaround for the psychologist license by credentials — No board-stated range. The division states only that 'the average processing time varies by program' and that a complete, fully-paid application is then sent to the board for approval; the board does not publish a target turnaround for the psychologist license by credentials.

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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