Psychology License from Tennessee to New Hampshire: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: New Hampshire Board of Psychologists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) ↗
A psychology license transfers from Tennessee to New Hampshire by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the New Hampshire Board of Psychologists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification), verify your Tennessee license, and meet New Hampshire's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — filed as an Official EPPP Score Verification, and Psyc 303.03(b) applicants may instead have ASPPB submit a completed PLUS packet on their behalf. New Hampshire's Psychologist Jurisprudence Examination was still listed as pending enactment by the Board in the OPLC examination-services notice effective 12 May 2025, and the Board's out-of-state checklist for credentialed applicants does not require the essay examination that standard initial applicants take.
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Verdict
Licensure by endorsement
Tennessee and New Hampshire both participate in PSYPACT, and it is worth being blunt about what that does and does not buy you, because the compact's name misleads a lot of psychologists. It does not transfer your license. Moving from Tennessee to New Hampshire means applying to the New Hampshire Board of Psychologists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) for licensure by endorsement exactly as you would if neither state had ever joined — license verification, doctoral transcript, supervised-experience review, New Hampshire's jurisprudence requirement. What the shared participation genuinely gives you is different and still valuable: while you remain licensed and resident in Tennessee, you can serve New Hampshire clients by telepsychology under an APIT authorization, and work in person in New Hampshire for up to 30 days a year under a TAP. That can cover a transition period — it cannot cover the move.
What changes, Tennessee → New Hampshire
| Tennessee (current) | New Hampshire (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| PSYPACT status | PSYPACT member — multistate license honored | PSYPACT member — multistate license honored |
| Application fee | $175–$375 (PH-1034 requires a $175 nonrefundable application fee plus a $200 licensure fee at submission; a $10 state regulatory fee and a $100 ethics and jurisprudence exam fee are also due, for a board-stated total of $485. Temporary license adds $100; provisional license adds $125. Fingerprint/background-check vendor charges are billed separately.) | $358 (Psychologist / Psychologist Tele-Pass application fee from the Board's published fee table, which includes the mandatory $28 Professional Health Program surcharge. The Board's older Psyc 303.03(b) out-of-state checklist still prints $300; the fee table is the newer figure. A temporary psychologist licence is $150. Criminal-background-check costs are the applicant's and are separate.) |
| Processing time | 4–6 weeks (Board-stated: materials are typically in the applicant's file within two weeks of the postmark and, absent complicating factors, average application processing time is four to six weeks.) | Neither the Board of Psychologists pages nor the out-of-state applicant checklist states a processing-time estimate for psychologist applications. |
| Licensing authority | Tennessee Board of Examiners in Psychology (Tennessee Department of Health) | New Hampshire Board of Psychologists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — New Hampshire sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm New Hampshire's current requirements on the New Hampshire Board of Psychologists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the New Hampshire Board of Psychologists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Hold a license from another jurisdiction and submit a Verification of Licensure for every jurisdiction in which you have ever held a psychology licence or certification, or have ASPPB send a completed PLUS packet.
- Provide evidence from the authorizing body of at least one current qualifying credential: an ASPPB CPQ, an ABPP diplomate, or National Register of Health Service Psychologists listing.
- Submit the licensure application pages with the specified photograph and a resume or curriculum vitae.
- Complete and pay for a criminal background check, required of all new applicants since 1 July 2017.
- Pay the fees ($358 (Psychologist / Psychologist Tele-Pass application fee from the Board's published fee table, which includes the mandatory $28 Professional Health Program surcharge. The Board's older Psyc 303.03(b) out-of-state checklist still prints $300; the fee table is the newer figure. A temporary psychologist licence is $150. Criminal-background-check costs are the applicant's and are separate.)) and allow Neither the Board of Psychologists pages nor the out-of-state applicant checklist states a processing-time estimate for psychologist applications..
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Frequently asked questions
Does New Hampshire accept a Tennessee psychology license?
A psychology license transfers from Tennessee to New Hampshire by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the New Hampshire Board of Psychologists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification), verify your Tennessee license, and meet New Hampshire's endorsement requirements. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — filed as an Official EPPP Score Verification, and Psyc 303.03(b) applicants may instead have ASPPB submit a completed PLUS packet on their behalf. New Hampshire's Psychologist Jurisprudence Examination was still listed as pending enactment by the Board in the OPLC examination-services notice effective 12 May 2025, and the Board's out-of-state checklist for credentialed applicants does not require the essay examination that standard initial applicants take.
Do I retake the EPPP moving from Tennessee to New Hampshire?
No — the EPPP is passed once and your score is verified rather than retaken. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — filed as an Official EPPP Score Verification, and Psyc 303.03(b) applicants may instead have ASPPB submit a completed PLUS packet on their behalf. New Hampshire's Psychologist Jurisprudence Examination was still listed as pending enactment by the Board in the OPLC examination-services notice effective 12 May 2025, and the Board's out-of-state checklist for credentialed applicants does not require the essay examination that standard initial applicants take.
What does the move cost?
$358 (Psychologist / Psychologist Tele-Pass application fee from the Board's published fee table, which includes the mandatory $28 Professional Health Program surcharge. The Board's older Psyc 303.03(b) out-of-state checklist still prints $300; the fee table is the newer figure. A temporary psychologist licence is $150. Criminal-background-check costs are the applicant's and are separate.) (Psychologist / Psychologist Tele-Pass application fee from the Board's published fee table, which includes the mandatory $28 Professional Health Program surcharge. The Board's older Psyc 303.03(b) out-of-state checklist still prints $300; the fee table is the newer figure. A temporary psychologist licence is $150. Criminal-background-check costs are the applicant's and are separate.).
How long will it take?
Neither the Board of Psychologists pages nor the out-of-state applicant checklist states a processing-time estimate for psychologist applications. — Neither the Board of Psychologists pages nor the out-of-state applicant checklist states a processing-time estimate for psychologist applications..
Tennessee and New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire (APIT) and in-person practice there for up to 30 days a year (TAP) while your license stays in Tennessee. Relocating to New Hampshire requires licensure by endorsement from the New Hampshire Board of Psychologists (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) like any other applicant.
Can I start seeing New Hampshire clients before my New Hampshire license is issued?
While your Tennessee license remains active and is your home-state license, a PSYPACT authorization can cover New Hampshire 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 Tennessee stops being your licensed home state — they are a bridge during a transition, not a substitute for the New Hampshire license.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-08-07.
- NH Board of Psychologists — Checklist for Psyc 303.03(b) applicants holding licenses from other states and qualifying credentials — read via Internet Archive snapshot dated 2025-06-07 because www.oplc.nh.gov returned HTTP 403 to the research network on 2026-08-07 ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- NH OPLC — Board of Psychologists License Fees ($358 Psychologist/Psychologist Tele-Pass application fee incl. $28 PHP surcharge) — read via Internet Archive snapshot dated 2026-01-15 ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- NH OPLC — Applications for Psychologists (application packet, verification of licensure form, official EPPP score verification, Psyc 303.03(b) checklist, reciprocity link) — read via Internet Archive snapshot dated 2026-01-16 ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- NH OPLC — examination services notice effective 12 May 2025 ('Psychologist Jurisprudence Examination (Once enacted by the Board)') — read via Internet Archive snapshot dated 2025-05-31 ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- NH OPLC — Board of Psychologists home (board scope, licence information index) — read via Internet Archive snapshot dated 2025-05-23 ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Tennessee Board of Examiners in Psychology — board page, applications and forms ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Tennessee Rules 1180-02, Rules Governing Psychologists (July 2026 revision) — reciprocity 1180-02-.03(12), endorsement (13), jurisprudence exam never waived (14), examinations 1180-02-.04 ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- Tennessee Psychologist Application PH-1034 — fees, processing time, EPPP and ethics/jurisprudence exam instructions ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-08-07
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