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Psychology License from Nebraska to Colorado: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Colorado State Board of Psychologist Examiners (Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations) ↗

A psychology license transfers from Nebraska to Colorado by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Colorado State Board of Psychologist Examiners (Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations), verify your Nebraska license, and meet Colorado's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — Board Rule 1.12(C) lets the applicant attest to a written competence examination required and passed in any jurisdiction, including one other than the state the applicant is endorsing from; if no written exam was required when the applicant was first licensed, the Board accepts 20 years of independent doctoral-level practice in an ASPPB jurisdiction instead. Every endorsement applicant must pass the Board-developed Colorado Mental Health Jurisprudence Examination — Rule 1.12(D) applies it with no exemptions.

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

Nebraska and Colorado 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 Nebraska to Colorado means applying to the Colorado State Board of Psychologist Examiners (Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations) for licensure by endorsement exactly as you would if neither state had ever joined — license verification, doctoral transcript, supervised-experience review, Colorado's jurisprudence requirement. What the shared participation genuinely gives you is different and still valuable: while you remain licensed and resident in Nebraska, you can serve Colorado clients by telepsychology under an APIT authorization, and work in person in Colorado for up to 30 days a year under a TAP. That can cover a transition period — it cannot cover the move.

What changes, Nebraska → Colorado

Side-by-side: Nebraska vs Colorado (Psychology (licensed psychologist)), verified 2026-08-07
Nebraska (current)Colorado (destination)
PSYPACT statusPSYPACT member — multistate license honoredPSYPACT member — multistate license honored
Application fee$45.75–$183 (The license fee is prorated by issuance month against the 01/01 odd-year expiration: $183 in any month of an odd-numbered year or January–June of an even-numbered year, $45.75 July–December of an even-numbered year. A temporary license (valid up to 1 year pending the jurisprudence exam) is a separate $50. Nebraska State Patrol fingerprint fees are separate. The initial license fee is waived entirely for applicants under 26, low-income applicants, and military-connected applicants.)Not 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 guessed
Processing time1–2 weeks (Applications are reviewed in date order received; the Department states applicants receive an e-mail within approximately 10 days advising either that the license has been issued or that the application is incomplete. Converted from the Department's 'approximately 10 days' statement.)No 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 date
Licensing authorityNebraska Board of Psychology (DHHS Division of Public Health, Licensure Unit)Colorado State Board of Psychologist Examiners (Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations)

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

Step by step

  1. Confirm Colorado's current requirements on the Colorado State Board of Psychologist Examiners (Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations) website (linked below) — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the Colorado State Board of Psychologist Examiners (Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations) (application linked below).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state.
  4. Hold a current, unrestricted psychologist license in good standing in another state, U.S. territory or through the federal government, held for at least one year.
  5. Hold a doctoral degree in psychology, or a doctoral degree with a major the licensing jurisdiction determined equivalent to psychology.
  6. Attest to one year of supervised post-doctoral experience before your original licensure, or to one year of active practice averaging at least 20 hours per week.
  7. Pass the Colorado Mental Health Jurisprudence Examination — an open-book online exam on Colorado mental health law and rules.
  8. Submit verification of licensure from every jurisdiction, federal agency and military branch where you have ever been licensed, registered, listed or certified.
  9. Be at least 21 years of age and pass a Colorado Bureau of Investigation background check.
  10. Pay the fees (Not 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 guessed) and allow No 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 date.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Colorado accept a Nebraska psychology license?

A psychology license transfers from Nebraska to Colorado by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Colorado State Board of Psychologist Examiners (Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations), verify your Nebraska license, and meet Colorado's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — Board Rule 1.12(C) lets the applicant attest to a written competence examination required and passed in any jurisdiction, including one other than the state the applicant is endorsing from; if no written exam was required when the applicant was first licensed, the Board accepts 20 years of independent doctoral-level practice in an ASPPB jurisdiction instead. Every endorsement applicant must pass the Board-developed Colorado Mental Health Jurisprudence Examination — Rule 1.12(D) applies it with no exemptions.

Do I retake the EPPP moving from Nebraska to Colorado?

No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — Board Rule 1.12(C) lets the applicant attest to a written competence examination required and passed in any jurisdiction, including one other than the state the applicant is endorsing from; if no written exam was required when the applicant was first licensed, the Board accepts 20 years of independent doctoral-level practice in an ASPPB jurisdiction instead. Every endorsement applicant must pass the Board-developed Colorado Mental Health Jurisprudence Examination — Rule 1.12(D) applies it with no exemptions.

What does the move cost?

Not 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 guessed (Not 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 guessed).

How long will it take?

No 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 date — No 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 date.

Nebraska and Colorado 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 Colorado (APIT) and in-person practice there for up to 30 days a year (TAP) while your license stays in Nebraska. Relocating to Colorado requires licensure by endorsement from the Colorado State Board of Psychologist Examiners (Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations) like any other applicant.

Can I start seeing Colorado clients before my Colorado license is issued?

While your Nebraska license remains active and is your home-state license, a PSYPACT authorization can cover Colorado 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 Nebraska stops being your licensed home state — they are a bridge during a transition, not a substitute for the Colorado 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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