Psychology License from Rhode Island to Wisconsin: Does It Transfer? (2026)

A psychology license transfers from Rhode Island to Wisconsin by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board (Department of Safety and Professional Services), verify your Rhode Island license, and meet Wisconsin's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — an applicant who sat the EPPP Part 1 in another jurisdiction requests an official ASPPB score transfer report sent directly to DSPS; the Wisconsin Jurisprudence Examination, a computer-based test on Wisconsin statutes and administrative code requiring a score of 80% to pass, is still required of reciprocity applicants.

No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — an applicant who sat the EPPP Part 1 in another jurisdiction requests an official ASPPB score transfer report sent directly to DSPS; the Wisconsin Jurisprudence Examination, a computer-based test on Wisconsin statutes and administrative code requiring a score of 80% to pass, is still required of reciprocity applicants.

DSPS does not publish the initial psychologist credential fee on the profession page or in its Renewal Dates and Fees schedule — the application fee is calculated and paid in the LicensE portal, so no verified amount could be recorded. Verified adjacent figures: biennial renewal $66 (with late fee $91), and an additional $266 fee if the Examining Board requires the applicant to appear before it prior to licensure. (DSPS does not publish the initial psychologist credential fee on the profession page or in its Renewal Dates and Fees schedule — the application fee is calculated and paid in the LicensE portal, so no verified amount could be recorded. Verified adjacent figures: biennial renewal $66 (with late fee $91), and an additional $266 fee if the Examining Board requires the applicant to appear before it prior to licensure.).

Neither DSPS nor the Psychology Examining Board publishes a stated review timeline for reciprocity applications; applicants monitor progress through the LicensE application status lookup. — Neither DSPS nor the Psychology Examining Board publishes a stated review timeline for reciprocity applications; applicants monitor progress through the LicensE application status lookup..

No. PSYPACT never transfers a license, including between two participating states. It authorizes telepsychology into Wisconsin (APIT) and in-person practice there for up to 30 days a year (TAP) while your license stays in Rhode Island. Relocating to Wisconsin requires licensure by endorsement from the Wisconsin Psychology Examining Board (Department of Safety and Professional Services) like any other applicant.

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