Psychology License from New York to Georgia: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Secretary of State, Professional Licensing Boards Division) ↗
A psychology license transfers from New York to Georgia by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Secretary of State, Professional Licensing Boards Division), verify your New York license, and meet Georgia's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) but must equal or exceed the ASPPB standard passing score, and endorsement applicants licensed on or after 1 November 2020 must also have passed EPPP Part 2 (Skills). Georgia additionally requires its own Jurisprudence (Laws & Rules) examination AND a Board oral examination based on a recent work sample — both apply even to CPQ holders and to senior psychologists licensed 10+ years.
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Licensure by endorsement
This direction has a payoff worth planning around. New York is outside PSYPACT, so you have had no compact authorizations to work with — but Georgia participates. Endorse into Georgia through the Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Secretary of State, Professional Licensing Boards Division), make it your licensed home state, and that license becomes an anchor: from there an ASPPB E.Passport and APIT authorization let you serve clients across every other participating state without another full license. The endorsement itself is still an ordinary application — EPPP score accepted, credentials reviewed, Georgia's jurisprudence requirement applied — but what it unlocks afterwards is considerably more than a single state.
What changes, New York → Georgia
| New York (current) | Georgia (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| PSYPACT status | Licensure by endorsement | PSYPACT member — multistate license honored |
| Application fee | $294 (Fee for licensure and the first registration, submitted with Form 1. A limited permit (Form 5B for out-of-state licensees) is an additional $70, nonrefundable. Fees are set in Education Law and are subject to change; the fee due is the one in law when the application is received.) | $110 ($110 Application Initiation/Registration form fee payable to the Board, which includes a $10 mail-in application processing fee. Separate and additional: the ASPPB PLUS application fee payable to ASPPB, all exam fees payable to the exam vendors, the Fieldprint/GAPS fingerprint fee, and an optional temporary license (available only to endorsement and CPQ applicants) at $100) |
| Processing time | NYSED Office of the Professions publishes no stated review timeframe for psychology licensure or endorsement. | ~4 weeks (Board states applications are generally processed within 20 business days of receipt; a deficiency letter restarts the 20-day count, and an application may also have to wait for a Board meeting (it must be complete at least 15 days before the meeting)) |
| Licensing authority | New York State Board for Psychology (NYSED Office of the Professions) | Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Secretary of State, Professional Licensing Boards Division) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Georgia sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Georgia's current requirements on the Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Secretary of State, Professional Licensing Boards Division) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Secretary of State, Professional Licensing Boards Division) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Hold a current, unencumbered psychologist license in a jurisdiction whose standards the Board finds are not lower than Georgia's.
- Pass the Georgia Jurisprudence (Laws & Rules) examination.
- Pass the Board's oral examination based on a recent work sample, administered monthly by Zoom.
- Complete a fingerprint criminal background check through Fieldprint/GAPS as required by O.C.G.A. 43-39-6 and 43-39-8(b)(6).
- Register with the Board through the GOALS portal, then complete the ASPPB PLUS licensure application, which carries a separate fee payable to ASPPB.
- Submit a Secure and Verifiable Document and an Affidavit of Citizenship with the Application Initiation form.
- Pay the fees ($110 ($110 Application Initiation/Registration form fee payable to the Board, which includes a $10 mail-in application processing fee. Separate and additional: the ASPPB PLUS application fee payable to ASPPB, all exam fees payable to the exam vendors, the Fieldprint/GAPS fingerprint fee, and an optional temporary license (available only to endorsement and CPQ applicants) at $100)) and allow ~4 weeks (Board states applications are generally processed within 20 business days of receipt; a deficiency letter restarts the 20-day count, and an application may also have to wait for a Board meeting (it must be complete at least 15 days before the meeting)).
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Does Georgia accept a New York psychology license?
A psychology license transfers from New York to Georgia by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (Secretary of State, Professional Licensing Boards Division), verify your New York license, and meet Georgia's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) but must equal or exceed the ASPPB standard passing score, and endorsement applicants licensed on or after 1 November 2020 must also have passed EPPP Part 2 (Skills). Georgia additionally requires its own Jurisprudence (Laws & Rules) examination AND a Board oral examination based on a recent work sample — both apply even to CPQ holders and to senior psychologists licensed 10+ years.
Do I retake the EPPP moving from New York to Georgia?
No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) but must equal or exceed the ASPPB standard passing score, and endorsement applicants licensed on or after 1 November 2020 must also have passed EPPP Part 2 (Skills). Georgia additionally requires its own Jurisprudence (Laws & Rules) examination AND a Board oral examination based on a recent work sample — both apply even to CPQ holders and to senior psychologists licensed 10+ years.
What does the move cost?
$110 ($110 Application Initiation/Registration form fee payable to the Board, which includes a $10 mail-in application processing fee. Separate and additional: the ASPPB PLUS application fee payable to ASPPB, all exam fees payable to the exam vendors, the Fieldprint/GAPS fingerprint fee, and an optional temporary license (available only to endorsement and CPQ applicants) at $100) ($110 Application Initiation/Registration form fee payable to the Board, which includes a $10 mail-in application processing fee. Separate and additional: the ASPPB PLUS application fee payable to ASPPB, all exam fees payable to the exam vendors, the Fieldprint/GAPS fingerprint fee, and an optional temporary license (available only to endorsement and CPQ applicants) at $100).
How long will it take?
~4 weeks (Board states applications are generally processed within 20 business days of receipt; a deficiency letter restarts the 20-day count, and an application may also have to wait for a Board meeting (it must be complete at least 15 days before the meeting)) — Board states applications are generally processed within 20 business days of receipt; a deficiency letter restarts the 20-day count, and an application may also have to wait for a Board meeting (it must be complete at least 15 days before the meeting).
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-08-07.
- Georgia Secretary of State — How to Guide: Psychologist (endorsement checklist, CPQ, temporary permit, 20-business-day processing) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Georgia Rules and Regulations Chapter 510-3 — Licensure by Endorsement (qualification alternatives, jurisprudence and oral exams) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists — Fee Schedule ($110 application initiation, $100 temporary license) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists — General Instructions, ASPPB PLUS Program (EPPP Part 2 rule, jurisprudence and oral exams, temporary license) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- CSG National Center for Interstate Compacts — PSYPACT member states (Georgia joined 2019) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Georgia Secretary of State — Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists (board home) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- NYSED Office of the Professions — Psychology License Requirements (fees, education, experience, examination, Applicants Licensed in Another Jurisdiction, Licensure by Endorsement, limited permits) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- NYSED Office of the Professions — How to Apply for Licensure as a Psychologist (forms, sequence, Form 3 for out-of-state licensees) ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- NYSED Office of the Professions — Psychology profession landing page ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-08-07
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