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Academic program professional licensure disclosure webpage:Professional Licensure DisclosuresUMBC makes every effort to ensure state licensure or certification information is current;however, state requirements may change. If you are planning to pursue professional licensure orcertification, it is strongly recommended that you contact the appropriate licensing entity in thatstate to seek information and guidance regarding licensure or certification requirements beforebeginning an academic program.The doctoral program in Clinical Psychology at UMBC is accredited by APA (AmericanPsychological Association). APA accreditation is recognized in all 50 states as providingrequired education for psychology license eligibility. State Boards of Psychology determinetraining requirements for licensure and typically include post-doctoral training as well asexaminations beyond the educational requirements so a doctoral degree from UMBC in ClinicalPsychology is not sufficient to meet licensure requirements in most states. Students shouldconfirm state licensing requirements directly with the state they are interested in licensure.ASPPB (Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards) provides a compendium calledPsyBook https://www.asppb.net/page/psybook which summarizes requirements for each statethat may be a helpful resource for students determining vocational location and licensingrequirements.Generally, the way licensure works in clinical psychology, is (1) complete an approvededucation program. APA accredited programs are recognized in all states although some statesimpose additional education and training requirements; (2) complete an APPIC (Association ofPsychology and Postdoctoral Internship Centers) accredited full-time one year internship—internship is a requirement for the degree if you are in an APA accredited program such asUMBC and APPIC coordinates a nationwide internship match for students each year; (3)complete a 1 year post-doctoral fellowship with supervised clinical experience under theappropriate license or registration for the state you are located in (some states do not require apost-doc); (4) take the national (EPPP—Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology)and state examinations required; (5) complete any additional requirements for the state you areseeking licensure in (typically background checks and credential verifications but some stateshave some specific training requirements as well).

UMBC produces graduates who are successfully licensed in many states. No UMBC graduatehas been turned down for licensure due to insufficiencies in the education and training UMBCprovides but as noted above some states do have additional training and education requirementsand most states have post-doctoral clinical supervision requirements as well.Below is a state by state listing of our recent understanding of educational requirements basedlargely on the annual review by ASPPB to give you a general idea of how well UMBC fits withthe educational requirements of each state. You should directly check the web sites of the StateLicensing Board you are interested in for the most accurate and up to date information oneducational and other requirements for licensure as there is no guarantee that our summary orASPPB’s is entirely accurate and up to date.State Licensing BoardsAlabamaBoard of Examiners in Psychology http://psychology.alabama.gov/Completion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology--accredited by APA-- meetsAlabama educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.AlaskaThe Board of Psychologists and Psychological Associate pletion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology--accredited by APA-- meetsAlaska educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.ArizonaBoard of Psychologist Examiners https://psychboard.az.gov/verification-license

Completion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology--accredited by APA-- meetsArizona educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.ArkansasPsychology Board https://www.ark.org/abep/index.htmlCompletion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology--accredited by APA-- meetsArkansas educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.CaliforniaBoard of Psychology https://www.psychology.ca.gov/Completion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology accredited by APA does notmeet California educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist. Californiaaccepts accredited programs like UMBC's program to meet educational degree requirements;but California also requires additional specific coursework or continuing education training priorto licensure. Specifically, CA licensure requires 10 hours of training in human sexuality, 7 hoursof training in child abuse assessment, 15 hours in spousal/partner abuse, detection andintervention strategies, 10 hours in aging and long-term care, and 1 semester or 1 quarter termcourse in alcoholism/chemical dependency detection and treatment. Students wishing to becomelicensed in California are advised to work with the UMBC program to tailor their electives tomeet these additional training requirements. While UMBC's clinical psychology program doesnot require this content per se, there are many electives at UMBC and community training eventsthat might be available for students to assist them in preparing for licensure in California.ColoradoDepartment of Regulatory Agencies Division of Professions and letion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology-- accredited by APA-- meetsColorado educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist candidate.Psychologist candidate is a pre-exam stepping stone to full psychologist in Colorado.

ConnecticutState Department of Public Health. pletion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology--accredited by APA-- meetsConnecticut educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.DelawareDivision of Professional Regulation Board of Examiners of ology/Completion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology--accredited by APA-- meetsDelaware educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.District of ColumbiaDC Health Board of Psychology https://dchealth.dc.gov/node/160282Completion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology-- accredited by APA-- meetsDistrict of Columbia educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.FloridaBoard of Psychology https://floridaspsychology.gov/Completion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology-- accredited by APA-- meetsFlorida educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.GeorgiaBoard of Psychology. etion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology--accredited by APA-- meetsGeorgia educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.

HawaiiDepartment of Commerce and Human Affairs Professional & Vocational LicensingDivision Board of Psychology tion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology--accredited by APA-- meetsHawaii educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.IdahoBoard of Psychologist Examiners https://ibol.idaho.gov/IBOL/BoardPage.aspx?Bureau PSYCompletion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology-- accredited by APA-- meetsIdaho educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.IllinoisClinical Psychologists Licensing and Disciplinary pletion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology--accredited by APA-- meetsIllinois educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.IndianaState Psychology Board https://www.in.gov/pla/psych.htmCompletion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology--accredited by APA-- meetsIndiana educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.IowaBoard of Psychology hology

Completion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology--accredited by APA-- meetsIowa educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.KansasBehavioral Sciences Regulatory Board https://ksbsrb.ks.gov/Completion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology--accredited by APA-- meetsKansas educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.KentuckyPublic Protection Cabinet Office of Occupations and Professions Board of letion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology--accredited by APA-- meetsKentucky educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.LouisianaState Board of Examiners of Psychologists http://www.lsbep.org/Completion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology--accredited by APA-- meetsLouisiana educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.MaineBoard of Examiners of pletion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology-- accredited by APA-- meetsMaine educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.MarylandDepartment of Health Board of Examiners of es/home.aspx

Completion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology--accredited by APA-- meetsMaryland educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.MassachusettsBoard of Registration of Psychologists psychologistsCompletion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology--accredited by APA-- meetsMassachusetts educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.MichiganDepartment of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Board of 54-89334 72600 72603 27529 27552---,00.htmlCompletion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology accredited by APA does notmeet Michigan educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist. Michiganaccepts accredited programs like UMBC's program to meet educational degree requirements;but Michigan also requires additional specific coursework or continuing education training priorto licensure. Specifically, Michigan requires additional training in identifying victims of humantrafficking before being approved for licensure. See Michigan admin code R.338-2525 forseveral possibilities that meet this requirement ranging from reading an article to taking acontinuing education workshop uirements.MinnesotaBoard of Psychology https://mn.gov/boards/psychology/Completion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology--accredited by APA-- meetsMinnesota educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.Mississippi

Board of Psychology spxCompletion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology-- accredited by APA-- meetsMississippi educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.MissouriDivision of Professional Registration Committee of mpletion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology--- accredited by APA-- meetsMissouri educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.MontanaDepartment of Labor & Industry Board of Psychology http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/psyCompletion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology-accredited accredited by APA-meets Montana educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.NebraskaDepartment of Health & Human Services ology.aspxCompletion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology- accredited by APA-- meetsNebraska educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.NevadaBoard of Psychological Examiners http://psyexam.nv.gov/Completion of UMBC’s doctoral program in clinical psychology- accredited by APA-- meetsNevada educational requirements to apply for licensure as a psychologist.