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Transfer Your Psychology License to South Carolina: Reciprocity & Endorsement (2026)

Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation) ↗

Your psychology license does not transfer to South Carolina automatically — you apply to the South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation) for licensure by endorsement. The board verifies your active license, doctoral degree, and supervised experience and accepts your existing EPPP score rather than re-testing you. Expect Not verified. S.C. Code Regs. 10-34 sets only a ceiling — Preliminary and Formal Applications 'Not to exceed $500'; biennial renewal 'Not to exceed $395'; temporary permit 'Not to exceed $250'. Regulation 100-7 states the actual amounts are published on the Board's LLR website, which refused connections from the research environment on 2026-08-07, so the current dollar figure was not verified and has not been guessed. EPPP fees are paid to the examination provider, processing No board-stated range. S.C. Code Regs. 100-1(C)(1) requires an application to be complete 30 days prior to a Board meeting to be assured of review at that meeting, and the oral examination can only be scheduled after Preliminary Application approval and receipt of all Formal Application materials — so timing is driven by the Board's meeting calendar. South Carolina participates in PSYPACT, but that only covers telepsychology and up to 30 days a year of temporary in-person work — it does not license you in South Carolina, and a move here still runs through endorsement.

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Verdict

PSYPACT member — multistate license honored

Be precise about what you are actually trying to do in South Carolina, because the two mechanisms answer different questions. If you are staying licensed and resident elsewhere and want to see South Carolina clients by telehealth, South Carolina's PSYPACT participation is the relevant route and you never touch the South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation) — you work through ASPPB and the commission instead. If you are moving to South Carolina, or want an unrestricted South Carolina license for any other reason, the compact contributes nothing at all and the endorsement steps below are your path.

South Carolina's own regulation is explicit that this is not reciprocity in the ordinary sense: 'The Board has no formal agreements with other state boards to license applicants by reciprocity. The Board can consider for licensure by reciprocity only those applicants for licensure who have been previously licensed by a state board whose criteria for licensure are equal to or more stringent than the criteria used by this Board.' S.C. Code 40-55-110 gives the Board discretion to waive the assembled examination for an equivalently-licensed applicant or an American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology certificate holder, but the decision is discretionary and case-by-case. Every applicant, including transfers, still faces the in-person oral examination before the Board covering scope of practice, ethics and jurisprudence, and a failed oral exam carries a six-month wait. South Carolina is a PSYPACT participating state, so APIT telepsychology and 30-day TAP in-person authority are available to psychologists licensed in another PSYPACT state — but PSYPACT never transfers a license and a permanent South Carolina license still requires this process. The LLR board website was unreachable from the research environment on 2026-08-07; all values here come from the South Carolina General Assembly's official statute and regulation texts.

South Carolina requirements at a glance

Out-of-state psychology license transfer requirements for South Carolina, verified 2026-08-07
ExamEPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — S.C. Code Regs. 100-2 makes the EPPP the written examination with the ASPPB-determined passing score, and Formal Application materials include documentation of a passing EPPP score. South Carolina additionally requires an in-person oral examination before a Board member covering scope of practice, professional ethics and jurisprudence
Additional requirements
  • Have been previously licensed by a state board whose licensure criteria are equal to or more stringent than South Carolina's — the Board has no formal reciprocity agreements with any state board
  • File and obtain Board approval of the Preliminary Application for Licensure (with the application fee) before continuing to the Formal Application
  • Submit Formal Application materials including three professional references and documentation of a passing EPPP score
  • Appear in person before the Board (or a delegated Board member) and pass the oral examination
  • Document two years of supervised professional experience, one year of which may be pre-doctoral — the Board may waive supervised experience when it deems appropriate
FeesNot verified. S.C. Code Regs. 10-34 sets only a ceiling — Preliminary and Formal Applications 'Not to exceed $500'; biennial renewal 'Not to exceed $395'; temporary permit 'Not to exceed $250'. Regulation 100-7 states the actual amounts are published on the Board's LLR website, which refused connections from the research environment on 2026-08-07, so the current dollar figure was not verified and has not been guessed. EPPP fees are paid to the examination provider
Processing timeNo board-stated range. S.C. Code Regs. 100-1(C)(1) requires an application to be complete 30 days prior to a Board meeting to be assured of review at that meeting, and the oral examination can only be scheduled after Preliminary Application approval and receipt of all Formal Application materials — so timing is driven by the Board's meeting calendar

Step by step

  1. Confirm South Carolina's current requirements on the South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation) website — rules change.
  2. Submit the endorsement application to the South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation).
  3. Arrange license verification from your current state.
  4. Have been previously licensed by a state board whose licensure criteria are equal to or more stringent than South Carolina's — the Board has no formal reciprocity agreements with any state board.
  5. File and obtain Board approval of the Preliminary Application for Licensure (with the application fee) before continuing to the Formal Application.
  6. Submit Formal Application materials including three professional references and documentation of a passing EPPP score.
  7. Appear in person before the Board (or a delegated Board member) and pass the oral examination.
  8. Document two years of supervised professional experience, one year of which may be pre-doctoral — the Board may waive supervised experience when it deems appropriate.
  9. Pay the fees (Not verified. S.C. Code Regs. 10-34 sets only a ceiling — Preliminary and Formal Applications 'Not to exceed $500'; biennial renewal 'Not to exceed $395'; temporary permit 'Not to exceed $250'. Regulation 100-7 states the actual amounts are published on the Board's LLR website, which refused connections from the research environment on 2026-08-07, so the current dollar figure was not verified and has not been guessed. EPPP fees are paid to the examination provider) and allow No board-stated range. S.C. Code Regs. 100-1(C)(1) requires an application to be complete 30 days prior to a Board meeting to be assured of review at that meeting, and the oral examination can only be scheduled after Preliminary Application approval and receipt of all Formal Application materials — so timing is driven by the Board's meeting calendar.

Official links

South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation) ↗Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact ↗

Coming from a specific state?

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Frequently asked questions

Does my psychology license transfer to South Carolina?

Your psychology license does not transfer to South Carolina automatically — you apply to the South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation) for licensure by endorsement. The board verifies your active license, doctoral degree, and supervised experience and accepts your existing EPPP score rather than re-testing you. Expect Not verified. S.C. Code Regs. 10-34 sets only a ceiling — Preliminary and Formal Applications 'Not to exceed $500'; biennial renewal 'Not to exceed $395'; temporary permit 'Not to exceed $250'. Regulation 100-7 states the actual amounts are published on the Board's LLR website, which refused connections from the research environment on 2026-08-07, so the current dollar figure was not verified and has not been guessed. EPPP fees are paid to the examination provider, processing No board-stated range. S.C. Code Regs. 100-1(C)(1) requires an application to be complete 30 days prior to a Board meeting to be assured of review at that meeting, and the oral examination can only be scheduled after Preliminary Application approval and receipt of all Formal Application materials — so timing is driven by the Board's meeting calendar. South Carolina participates in PSYPACT, but that only covers telepsychology and up to 30 days a year of temporary in-person work — it does not license you in South Carolina, and a move here still runs through endorsement.

Do I have to retake the EPPP to get licensed in South Carolina?

No. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — S.C. Code Regs. 100-2 makes the EPPP the written examination with the ASPPB-determined passing score, and Formal Application materials include documentation of a passing EPPP score. South Carolina additionally requires an in-person oral examination before a Board member covering scope of practice, professional ethics and jurisprudence.

How much does it cost to get a South Carolina psychology license by endorsement?

Not verified. S.C. Code Regs. 10-34 sets only a ceiling — Preliminary and Formal Applications 'Not to exceed $500'; biennial renewal 'Not to exceed $395'; temporary permit 'Not to exceed $250'. Regulation 100-7 states the actual amounts are published on the Board's LLR website, which refused connections from the research environment on 2026-08-07, so the current dollar figure was not verified and has not been guessed. EPPP fees are paid to the examination provider (Not verified. S.C. Code Regs. 10-34 sets only a ceiling — Preliminary and Formal Applications 'Not to exceed $500'; biennial renewal 'Not to exceed $395'; temporary permit 'Not to exceed $250'. Regulation 100-7 states the actual amounts are published on the Board's LLR website, which refused connections from the research environment on 2026-08-07, so the current dollar figure was not verified and has not been guessed. EPPP fees are paid to the examination provider).

How long does South Carolina take to process an endorsement application?

No board-stated range. S.C. Code Regs. 100-1(C)(1) requires an application to be complete 30 days prior to a Board meeting to be assured of review at that meeting, and the oral examination can only be scheduled after Preliminary Application approval and receipt of all Formal Application materials — so timing is driven by the Board's meeting calendar — No board-stated range. S.C. Code Regs. 100-1(C)(1) requires an application to be complete 30 days prior to a Board meeting to be assured of review at that meeting, and the oral examination can only be scheduled after Preliminary Application approval and receipt of all Formal Application materials — so timing is driven by the Board's meeting calendar.

Is South Carolina a PSYPACT state?

Yes — South Carolina was participating as of 2026-08-07. That lets a psychologist licensed in another participating state provide telepsychology to South Carolina clients under an APIT authorization, and work in person in South Carolina for up to 30 days a year under a TAP. It does not license you in South Carolina: relocating still requires endorsement through the South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation).

Can I practice in South Carolina using PSYPACT instead of getting licensed?

Only within the compact's limits, and only if you are not moving. Telepsychology into South Carolina is covered by APIT; in-person work is capped at 30 days per calendar year under a TAP. Beyond that — and for any relocation to South Carolina — you need a South Carolina license by endorsement.

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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