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Psychology PhD – Clinical

State Licensing Requirements
State State Licensing Board or Department State Licensing Requirements Notes
Alabama Alabama Board of Examiners of Psychology Meets requirements  
Alaska Alaska Board of Psychologists and Psychological Associate Examiners Meets requirements Experience requirements: 1 year post-doctorate (1500 hours)
American Samoa American Samoa Health Services Regulatory Board Not determined  
Arizona Arizona Board of Psychologist Examiners Meets requirements Experience requirements: 3,000 total hours (1500 + 1500 internship)
Arkansas Arkansas Psychology Board Meets requirements Experience requirements: 2,000 hour pre-doctoral internship + 1 year post-doctoral
California California Board of Psychology Does not meet Additional coursework required: Human Sexuality (10 hours), Alcohol/Chemical Dependency Detection and Treatment (15 hours), Child Abuse Assessment (7 hours), Spousal or Partner Abuse Assessment, Detection, and Intervention Strategies (15 hours), Aging and Long-Term Care (6 hours), Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention (6 hours)
Colorado Colorado State Board of Psychologist Examiners Meets requirements Experience requirements: 1500 post-doctoral hours completed over 12 months
Connecticut Connecticut Department of Public Health - The Board of Examiners of Psychologists Meets requirements Experience requirements: 1 year at pre- or post-doctoral level not counting internship
Delaware Delaware Board of Examiners of Psychologists Meets requirements Experience requirements: 1500 hour internship + 1500 hour post-doctoral
District of Columbia D.C. Board of Psychology Meets requirements Experience requirements: 4000 hours (may include 2000 hours of internship + 2000 postdoctoral hours)
Federated States of Micronesia   Not determined  
Florida Florida Board of Psychology Meets requirements Experience requirements: 4000 hours (may include 2000 hours of internship + 2000 postdoctoral hours)
Georgia Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Meets requirements Experience requirements: 1500 hours post-doctoral
Guam Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners Meets requirements Experience requirements: 2 years of internship, one of which must consist of postdoctoral hours
Hawaii Hawaii Board of Psychology Meets requirements Experience requirements: 1900 hour internship + 1900 hours post-doctoral
Idaho Idaho Board of Psychologist Examiners Meets requirements Experience requirements: 1 year internship + 1 year post-doctoral
Illinois IDFPR Clinical Psychology - Clinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary Board Meets requirements Experience requirements: 1750 hour post-doctoral
Indiana Indiana State Psychology Board Meets requirements Experience requirements: 1500 hour internship + 1600 hours supervised experience (may include combination of pre-doctoral and post-doctoral hours)
Iowa Iowa Board of Psychology Meets requirements Experience requirements: 3000 hours (1500 hour internship + 1500 hour post-doctoral)
Kansas Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board Meets requirements Experience requirements: 3600 hours (1800 hour internship + 1800 hours post-doctoral)
Kentucky Kentucky Board of Examiners of Psychology Does not meet Experience requirements: 1800 hour internship + 1800 clinical hours (may be predictor practicum or postdoctoral); Health Service Provider designation (ability to supervise) requires additional 1800 postdoctoral hours
Louisiana Louisiana State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Meets requirements Experience requirements: 2 years (4000 hours) of supervised experience (1 yes internship + 1 year post-doctoral)
Maine Maine State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Does not meet A candidate for initial licensure shall furnish the board with satisfactory evidence that the candidate has successfully completed a minimum of 3 hours of course work in family or intimate partner violence screening and referral and intervention strategies, including knowledge of community resources, cultural factors, evidence-based risk assessment and same-gender abuse dynamics. A candidate may fulfill this requirement through course work taken in fulfillment of other educational requirements for licensure or through separate course work provided through any combination of contact hours, Internet hours and distance learning programs, as evidenced by certification from an accredited educational institution.
Maryland Maryland Department of Health Board of Examiners of Psychologists Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 1750 hour internship + 1500 supervised clinical hours (pre-doctoral practicum hours may count towards required 1500 hours)
Massachusetts Massachusetts Board of Registration of Psychologists Does not meet Experiential requirements: 2 years of supervised experience consisting of no less than 3200 clock hours (1 year internship [at least 1600 clock hours] + 1 year [1600 clock hours] post-doctoral) 
Michigan Michigan Board of Psychology Does not meet Experiential requirements: 2000 hours of post-doctoral training
Minnesota Minnesota Board of Psychology Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 1800 hour internship + 1800 hours post-doctoral 
Mississippi Mississippi Board of Psychology Meets requirements Experiential requirements: minimum of 2000 hours of supervised experience
Missouri Missouri Committee of Psychologists Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 1500 hours experience in a successfully completed internship to be completed in not less than twelve nor more than twenty-four months
Montana Montana Board of Psychologists Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 3200 hours of supervised experience, minimum of 1600 hours post-doctoral (no more than six months of research, teaching, or a combination of both)
Nebraska Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Meets requirements Experiential requirements: minimum of 1500 hour internship + 1 year (1500 hours total, 1000 or more direct service hours) supervised post-doctoral
Nevada Nevada Board of Psychological Examiners Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 1750 hours post-doctoral
New Hampshire New Hampshire Board of Psychologists Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 1500 hour internship + 1500 supervised post-doctoral hours
New Jersey New Jersey State Board of Psychological Examiners Does not meet

Specific course requirements:

  1. Personality Theory and Human Development Theory: six credits;
    2. Learning Theory and/or Physiological Psychology: six credits;
    3. Psychological Measurement and Psychological Assessment: six credits;
    4. Psychopathology: six credits;
    5. Psychological therapy/counseling or Industrial/Organizational Psychology: six credits; and
    6. Research and Statistical Design: six credits.
Experiential requirements: 2 years full time supervised experience in the practice of psychology
New Mexico New Mexico Board of Psychologist Examiners Meets requirements Experiential requirements: After totaling approved doctoral practicum hours and allowed hours for doctoral internship, the remainder of the (3000 hours) supervised experience must be obtained in supervised postdoctoral psychological work
New York New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions - State Board for Psychology Does not meet

Additional requirement: Mandated Reporter Training

Experiential requirements: 2 years of full-time supervised experience (1750 clock hour internship + 1750 clock hour postdoctoral experience)
North Carolina North Carolina Psychology Board Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 1 year post-doctoral
North Dakota North Dakota State Board of Psychologist Examiners Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 1500 hours of in-program (including internship) and 1500 hours post-doc
Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Health Care Professions Licensing Board Does not meet

Psychopharmacology course required

Experiential requirements: 3000 hours of supervised experience (1500 hours required post-doctoral)
Ohio Ohio Board of Psychology Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 2 years of supervised professional experience in psychological work satisfactory to the board, at least one year of which must be a predoctoral internship
Oklahoma Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 2000 hour internship + 2000 hour post-doctoral
Oregon Oregon State Board of Psychology Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 1 year post-doctoral (1500 hours)
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 2 years of supervised experience (1 year internship + 1 year post-doctoral)
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Board of Psychologist Examiners Meets requirements Experiential requirements: Program includes a minimum of 500 hours of supervised practice + 2000 hour pre-doctoral internship
Republic of Palau   Not determined  
Republic of Micronesia   Not determined  
Rhode Island Rhode Island Department of Health Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 2 years (3000 hours) of supervised experience (1 year of required post-doctoral)
South Carolina South Carolina Board of Examiners in Psychology Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 2 years (3000 hours) of experience; 1500 hour internship + 1500 hour post doctoral
South Dakota South Dakota Board of Examiners of Psychologists Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 1800 hours pre-doctoral + 1 year post-doctoral
Tennessee Tennessee Board of Examiners of Psychology Meets requirements Experiential requirements: minimum 1 year (1900 hours) of post-doctoral supervision
Texas Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 3500 hours of experience, at least 1750 must have been through internship and 1750 post-doctoral
US Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Psychological Examiners Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 3000 total hours, 1500 may be pre-doctoral
Utah Psychology Board - Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 4000 hours of pre- or post-doctoral experience completed over a minimum of 2 years (max of 4 years of post-doc)
Vermont Vermont Board of Psychological Examiners Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 4000 hours including a minimum of 2000 post-doctoral hours
Virginia Virginia Board of Psychology Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 1500 hours required outside of the internship experience; otherwise, hours accrued during the program count toward the 1500
Washington Washington Board of Psychology Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 1500 hour internship + 1500 clinical hours (may be pre-doctoral practicum or post-doctoral)
West Virginia West Virginia Board of Examiners of Psychologists Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 1800 hours encompassing internship and post-doctoral training
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 3000 total hours (1500 hour internship + 1500 additional hours [pre-doctoral, post-doctoral, or excess internship])
Wyoming Wyoming Board of Psychology Meets requirements Experiential requirements: 3000 total hours