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

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Montana Board of Psychologists (Department of Labor & Industry, Business Standards Division) ↗

A psychology license transfers from Illinois to Montana by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Montana Board of Psychologists (Department of Labor & Industry, Business Standards Division), verify your Illinois license, and meet Montana's endorsement requirements. Montana requires a passing EPPP score plus completion of the Board's jurisdictional course; the EPPP is a national exam, so an existing passing score is verified rather than retaken. The separate 'Psychologist Licensed by Experience' route — 20 or more years licensed in a U.S. or Canadian jurisdiction with at least 10 years of clinical experience — requires only the Board's jurisdictional course and no EPPP.

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

Leaving Illinois for Montana takes you outside the compact's reach: Montana has enacted PSYPACT but was not participating as of 2026-08-07, so no APIT or TAP authorization covers Montana clients, and there is no telehealth or temporary-practice bridge to work across while your application is pending. You apply to the Montana Board of Psychologists (Department of Labor & Industry, Business Standards Division) for licensure by endorsement — your existing EPPP score is accepted rather than retaken, and Montana 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 → Montana

Side-by-side: Illinois vs Montana (Psychology (licensed psychologist)), verified 2026-08-07
Illinois (current)Montana (destination)
PSYPACT statusPSYPACT member — multistate license honoredPSYPACT 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.)$175 (Application fee stated on the Board's license-information page for both Psychologist and Psychologist Licensed by Experience. A postdoctoral supervision application is a separate $25 where applicable; renewal is $600 active / $1,200 late. Background-check costs are not published here.)
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.)Neither the Board's license-information page nor its statutes page states a processing-time range for psychologist applications.
Licensing authorityIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation — Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary BoardMontana Board of Psychologists (Department of Labor & Industry, Business Standards Division)

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

Step by step

  1. Confirm Montana's current requirements on the Montana Board of Psychologists (Department of Labor & Industry, Business Standards Division) website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Montana Board of Psychologists (Department of Labor & Industry, Business Standards Division) (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
  4. Hold an active out-of-state license in good standing whose qualifications the Board finds substantially equivalent to Montana's (MCA 37-1-304).
  5. Hold a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from an APA-approved program, or an APA-approved retraining program, or a course of study meeting the Board's rules.
  6. Document at least 2 years of supervised experience in the practice of psychology, at least 1 year of it postdoctoral.
  7. Pass the EPPP and complete the Montana Board jurisdictional course.
  8. Apply through the state's eBiz professional licensing portal.
  9. Pay the fees ($175 (Application fee stated on the Board's license-information page for both Psychologist and Psychologist Licensed by Experience. A postdoctoral supervision application is a separate $25 where applicable; renewal is $600 active / $1,200 late. Background-check costs are not published here.)) and allow Neither the Board's license-information page nor its statutes page states a processing-time range for psychologist applications..

Official links

Montana Board of Psychologists (Department of Labor & Industry, Business Standards Division) ↗Montana application ↗License verification ↗

Related guides

Reverse: Montana → IllinoisPsychology in IllinoisPsychology in MontanaAll psychology statesThe PSYPACT explained

Frequently asked questions

Does Montana accept a Illinois psychology license?

A psychology license transfers from Illinois to Montana by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Montana Board of Psychologists (Department of Labor & Industry, Business Standards Division), verify your Illinois license, and meet Montana's endorsement requirements. Montana requires a passing EPPP score plus completion of the Board's jurisdictional course; the EPPP is a national exam, so an existing passing score is verified rather than retaken. The separate 'Psychologist Licensed by Experience' route — 20 or more years licensed in a U.S. or Canadian jurisdiction with at least 10 years of clinical experience — requires only the Board's jurisdictional course and no EPPP.

Do I retake the EPPP moving from Illinois to Montana?

No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. Montana requires a passing EPPP score plus completion of the Board's jurisdictional course; the EPPP is a national exam, so an existing passing score is verified rather than retaken. The separate 'Psychologist Licensed by Experience' route — 20 or more years licensed in a U.S. or Canadian jurisdiction with at least 10 years of clinical experience — requires only the Board's jurisdictional course and no EPPP.

What does the move cost?

$175 (Application fee stated on the Board's license-information page for both Psychologist and Psychologist Licensed by Experience. A postdoctoral supervision application is a separate $25 where applicable; renewal is $600 active / $1,200 late. Background-check costs are not published here.) (Application fee stated on the Board's license-information page for both Psychologist and Psychologist Licensed by Experience. A postdoctoral supervision application is a separate $25 where applicable; renewal is $600 active / $1,200 late. Background-check costs are not published here.).

How long will it take?

Neither the Board's license-information page nor its statutes page states a processing-time range for psychologist applications. — Neither the Board's license-information page nor its statutes page states a processing-time range for psychologist applications..

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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