Psychology License from Nevada to Arkansas: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Arkansas Psychology Board ↗

A psychology license transfers from Nevada to Arkansas by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Arkansas Psychology Board, verify your Nevada license, and meet Arkansas's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — Board Rule 10.1 requires the Board to accept examination scores administered elsewhere that meet or exceed the Arkansas cut score, and Rule 5.6.A licenses a qualifying out-of-state psychologist 'without written examination'. The Board's formal interview and oral examination now applies only to applicants who applied before July 3, 2020; Arkansas has no separate written jurisprudence exam.

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Verdict

Licensure by endorsement

Both Nevada and Arkansas are PSYPACT participants, which helps you right up until you actually relocate. As long as Nevada remains your licensed home state, the compact lets you treat Arkansas clients by telehealth (APIT) and work in Arkansas in person for up to 30 days per calendar year (TAP). None of that makes you licensed in Arkansas. A permanent move puts you in front of the Arkansas Psychology Board 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 Arkansas's terms.

What changes, Nevada → Arkansas

Side-by-side: Nevada vs Arkansas (Psychology (licensed psychologist)), verified 2026-08-07
	Nevada (current)	Arkansas (destination)
PSYPACT status	PSYPACT member — multistate license honored	PSYPACT member — multistate license honored
Application fee	$150 (Non-refundable application fee submitted with the Applicant Screening Information Form; paying by PayPal adds a 2.95% surcharge. Criminal-background-check costs are separate and not published by the Board.)	$200–$400 ($200 application fee buys the application packet (payable in full or as a $50 deposit plus a $150 remainder); a further $200 registration/certification fee plus a pro-rated license fee is due at licensure. Criminal background check costs ($60 LiveScan in state) are paid separately to the Arkansas State Police)
Processing time	The Board states only that applicants should allow approximately 5–10 business days for initial review of the screening application. It publishes no end-to-end licensure timeline, which also depends on PLUS verification and Nevada State Examination scheduling, so no range is recorded here.	No board-stated range. Credential reviews are conducted only at regularly scheduled Board meetings, a file must be complete by the 1st of the month to be considered at the next meeting, and a file that fails review waits for the following meeting; the Board publishes no target turnaround
Licensing authority	Nevada State Board of Psychological Examiners	Arkansas Psychology Board

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

Step by step

Confirm Arkansas's current requirements on the Arkansas Psychology Board website (linked below) — rules change.
Submit the endorsement application to the Arkansas Psychology Board (application linked below).
Arrange license verification from your current state.
Qualify by one of three routes: doctoral-level licensure in a state that entered the ASPPB Agreement of Reciprocity, an ASPPB Certificate of Professional Qualification (CPQ), or National Register certification — the CPQ and National Register routes require at least five years of active licensure in another jurisdiction.
Pay the application fee first, then request the matching 'Agreement of Reciprocity', 'National Register' or 'CPQ' application packet from the Board's administrative staff.
Apply to the Identification Bureau of the Arkansas State Police for a state and national criminal background check and sign a release of information to the Board.
Have a License Verification Form completed and returned by every state board that issued a psychology license, showing issuance and expiration dates.
Submit a Statement of Intent to Practice as a Psychologist.
Pay the fees ($200–$400 ($200 application fee buys the application packet (payable in full or as a $50 deposit plus a $150 remainder); a further $200 registration/certification fee plus a pro-rated license fee is due at licensure. Criminal background check costs ($60 LiveScan in state) are paid separately to the Arkansas State Police)) and allow No board-stated range. Credential reviews are conducted only at regularly scheduled Board meetings, a file must be complete by the 1st of the month to be considered at the next meeting, and a file that fails review waits for the following meeting; the Board publishes no target turnaround.

Official links

Arkansas Psychology Board ↗Arkansas application ↗Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact ↗

Frequently asked questions

Does Arkansas accept a Nevada psychology license?

Do I retake the EPPP moving from Nevada to Arkansas?

No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — Board Rule 10.1 requires the Board to accept examination scores administered elsewhere that meet or exceed the Arkansas cut score, and Rule 5.6.A licenses a qualifying out-of-state psychologist 'without written examination'. The Board's formal interview and oral examination now applies only to applicants who applied before July 3, 2020; Arkansas has no separate written jurisprudence exam.

What does the move cost?

$200–$400 ($200 application fee buys the application packet (payable in full or as a $50 deposit plus a $150 remainder); a further $200 registration/certification fee plus a pro-rated license fee is due at licensure. Criminal background check costs ($60 LiveScan in state) are paid separately to the Arkansas State Police) ($200 application fee buys the application packet (payable in full or as a $50 deposit plus a $150 remainder); a further $200 registration/certification fee plus a pro-rated license fee is due at licensure. Criminal background check costs ($60 LiveScan in state) are paid separately to the Arkansas State Police).

How long will it take?

No board-stated range. Credential reviews are conducted only at regularly scheduled Board meetings, a file must be complete by the 1st of the month to be considered at the next meeting, and a file that fails review waits for the following meeting; the Board publishes no target turnaround — No board-stated range. Credential reviews are conducted only at regularly scheduled Board meetings, a file must be complete by the 1st of the month to be considered at the next meeting, and a file that fails review waits for the following meeting; the Board publishes no target turnaround.

Nevada and Arkansas 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 Arkansas (APIT) and in-person practice there for up to 30 days a year (TAP) while your license stays in Nevada. Relocating to Arkansas requires licensure by endorsement from the Arkansas Psychology Board like any other applicant.

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

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