Psychology License from New York to Vermont: Does It Transfer? (2026)

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Vermont Board of Psychological Examiners (Office of Professional Regulation, Vermont Secretary of State) ↗

A psychology license transfers from New York to Vermont by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Vermont Board of Psychological Examiners (Office of Professional Regulation, Vermont Secretary of State), verify your New York license, and meet Vermont's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — the Endorsement and Fast Track Endorsement paths require only the online application, license verifications and the Vermont jurisprudence exam, while the examination path requires the EPPP at a passing score of 500. Every path requires Vermont's open-book jurisprudence exam, taken inside the online application, with fewer than six incorrect answers to pass.

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Verdict

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 Vermont participates. Endorse into Vermont through the Vermont Board of Psychological Examiners (Office of Professional Regulation, Vermont Secretary of State), 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, Vermont's jurisprudence requirement applied — but what it unlocks afterwards is considerably more than a single state.

What changes, New York → Vermont

Side-by-side: New York vs Vermont (Psychology (licensed psychologist)), verified 2026-08-07
	New York (current)	Vermont (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.)	$240 (OPR fee chart (updated 2025-07-01), Psychology section: Psychologist - Doctorate (code 048) application fee $240; the $195 figure in the adjacent column is the biennial renewal fee, expiring January 31 of even years. A temporary psychologist licence (048-Temp) has a $60 application fee and does not renew.)
Processing time	NYSED Office of the Professions publishes no stated review timeframe for psychology licensure or endorsement.	~1 weeks (OPR states applicants licensed in another state should allow a minimum of five full business days for processing (the Psychologist Application Instructions say 3-5 business days), and that times vary with volume. A 90-day provisional license may be issued when outstanding license verification is the only remaining deficiency.)
Licensing authority	New York State Board for Psychology (NYSED Office of the Professions)	Vermont Board of Psychological Examiners (Office of Professional Regulation, Vermont Secretary of State)

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

Step by step

Confirm Vermont's current requirements on the Vermont Board of Psychological Examiners (Office of Professional Regulation, Vermont Secretary of State) website (linked below) — rules change.
Submit the endorsement application to the Vermont Board of Psychological Examiners (Office of Professional Regulation, Vermont Secretary of State) (application linked below).
Arrange license verification from your current state.
Apply through the OPR Online Services System and pay the nonrefundable application fee.
Take the open-book Vermont jurisprudence exam within the online application and upload the answer sheet; fewer than six incorrect answers is a pass.
Have official verification of licensure sent directly to OPR from your initial state of licensure and your most recent state of licensure.
For Fast Track Endorsement (doctorate applicants only), verify active licensure or certification to practice independently, in good standing, in another jurisdiction for three or more years immediately preceding the application.
Qualify for standard Endorsement by holding a license or certificate in a jurisdiction whose qualifications OPR finds substantially equivalent to Vermont's.
Pay the fees ($240 (OPR fee chart (updated 2025-07-01), Psychology section: Psychologist - Doctorate (code 048) application fee $240; the $195 figure in the adjacent column is the biennial renewal fee, expiring January 31 of even years. A temporary psychologist licence (048-Temp) has a $60 application fee and does not renew.)) and allow ~1 weeks (OPR states applicants licensed in another state should allow a minimum of five full business days for processing (the Psychologist Application Instructions say 3-5 business days), and that times vary with volume. A 90-day provisional license may be issued when outstanding license verification is the only remaining deficiency.).

Official links

Vermont Board of Psychological Examiners (Office of Professional Regulation, Vermont Secretary of State) ↗Vermont application ↗Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact ↗

Frequently asked questions

Does Vermont accept a New York psychology license?

Do I retake the EPPP moving from New York to Vermont?

No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — the Endorsement and Fast Track Endorsement paths require only the online application, license verifications and the Vermont jurisprudence exam, while the examination path requires the EPPP at a passing score of 500. Every path requires Vermont's open-book jurisprudence exam, taken inside the online application, with fewer than six incorrect answers to pass.

What does the move cost?

$240 (OPR fee chart (updated 2025-07-01), Psychology section: Psychologist - Doctorate (code 048) application fee $240; the $195 figure in the adjacent column is the biennial renewal fee, expiring January 31 of even years. A temporary psychologist licence (048-Temp) has a $60 application fee and does not renew.) (OPR fee chart (updated 2025-07-01), Psychology section: Psychologist - Doctorate (code 048) application fee $240; the $195 figure in the adjacent column is the biennial renewal fee, expiring January 31 of even years. A temporary psychologist licence (048-Temp) has a $60 application fee and does not renew.).

How long will it take?

~1 weeks (OPR states applicants licensed in another state should allow a minimum of five full business days for processing (the Psychologist Application Instructions say 3-5 business days), and that times vary with volume. A 90-day provisional license may be issued when outstanding license verification is the only remaining deficiency.) — OPR states applicants licensed in another state should allow a minimum of five full business days for processing (the Psychologist Application Instructions say 3-5 business days), and that times vary with volume. A 90-day provisional license may be issued when outstanding license verification is the only remaining deficiency..

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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