Apply for Licensure as a Psychologist by Examination if any of the following descriptions apply to you:

• You are applying to upgrade to a Psychologist license OR

• You are not currently licensed in another jurisdiction (state, U.S. territory or District of Columbia) OR

• You are currently licensed in another jurisdiction and all of the following statements are true:
  • You have not practiced continuously for at least two years, AND
  • You do not hold a Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology (CPQ), AND
  • You are not credentialed by the National Registry of Health Service Providers in Psychology (NRHSPP).

If you don’t meet the criteria above, apply for licensure by Reciprocity.

The exam for Delaware Psychologist licensure is the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP).

• If you have never passed the EPPP, the Board of Psychology must approve your application to take it.
• If you passed the EPPP over five years ago, you must re-take it. The Board must approve you to sit for the exam again.
• If you passed the EPPP less than five years ago, you do not need to re-take it.
• If you hold a Diploma of American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology, you do not need to re-take it.

For more information about the exam process, see the Examinations webpage. If you need special accommodation due to a disability, complete and submit the Request for Special Accommodation form.

In order to apply for a license or submit a service request, you must first have a DELPROS user account. To LOG IN or CREATE a DELPROS (Delaware Professional Regulation Online Services) user account:

1. Go to: https://delpros.delaware.gov/OH_HomePage.
2. Click GO on the Apply/Manage a License and Service Requests tile.
3. If you do not have a DELPROS user account, click the REGISTER button on the left side of page for NEW USERS.
4. If you already have a DELPROS user account, enter your email address and password on the right side for EXISTING USERS and click the LOGIN button.

DELPROS allows you to save your incomplete application and return to it later to finish the process. You only have six (6) months to submit your application once you begin.

• If you do not submit your application within six months of starting it, you will be required to restart the entire online application again.

You may check the status of your application online throughout the entire application process by using the “View Application Status” feature in DELPROS on your e-License dashboard.

1. Know the requirements for the license you are pursuing.
   • For more information on the requirements for licensure, refer to your profession’s License Law and Rules and Regulations.
2. Request and gather all documents required to upload on the Attachments page. All information and forms are located on your profession’s webpages.

On the ATTACHMENTS page of your application, you may be instructed to:

• either “attach” or “upload” the required document(s) directly to your application. This means you will find the document(s) saved on your computer or device and upload it to your application.

• click “acknowledge” . This means you will either have to mail the documents yourself or request the “third-party” mail the document(s) directly to the Board office.
  • Examples of “third-party forms” are transcripts from schools, employment verifications from a supervisor, and license verifications from another state.
• Forms requiring a supervisor signature, seal, or notary may have to be MAILED to the Board office directly UNLESS the document specifically indicates to UPLOAD the document.

The requirements for this license type are provided in the following section(s).