Frequently Asked Questions - LMLP & LCP

A. The BSRB does not review or approve coursework before an application has been submitted. Please review the educational requirements in K.A.R. 102-4-3a and/or visit with your academic dean.

A. There is not a separate application for a temporary license. Once the licensure application has been submitted and reviewed by the board you will be notified of your eligibility for a temporary license.

A. No. Continuing education is not required during the time you are temporarily licensed.

A. Yes, even if the program is accredited by APA.

A. The Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) is the exam which Kansas requires for licensure. The exam is given at Pearson Vue. The exam is offered Monday through Friday. The pass score for the Master’s Level Psychologist License is a scaled score of 400.

A. You should submit a complete licensure application to the Board office at least eight weeks prior to the date you wish to register for the examination. Once the BSRB approves your application, you will be instructed on how to register for the exam. The exam is given by PES not the BSRB.

A. Indefinitely.

A. You must have a master’s degree in psychology, or have passed the comprehensive examinations in a doctoral program in psychology; and

If you graduated on or after July 1, 2003 Kansas state law requires 60 graduate semester credit hours. If you graduated prior to July 1, 2003 Kansas state law requires 36 graduate semester credit hours. These hours may be part of or in addition to the coursework completed for the graduate degree in Psychology. These graduate semester credit hours shall be distributed across several coursework areas. For specific requirements please see K.A.R. 102-4-3a.

A. No. Kansas does not have reciprocity with any one state. Kansas does have licensure through reciprocity, which can be met by one of the following:

1. The state in which you are currently licensed has substantially equivalent requirements to those for licensure in Kansas, or
2. You are currently licensed and in good standing and meet the following requirements:
a. Continuous licensure and practice as a master’s level psychologist for the last 5 years with the minimum required work experience hours as listed in K.A.R. 102-4-4b(b)(3)(A), and
b. a master’s degree in psychology.

A. No, at this time Kansas does not require applicants to pass a Jurisprudence examination.

A. At this time, continuing education programs, for master’s level psychologists, are not pre-approved by the BSRB. K.A.R. 102-4-10a states continuing education shall be oriented to the enhancement of master’s level psychology practice, values, skills and knowledge.

A. Extensions are not granted for the renewal of a license. If you are unable to renew your license by the expiration date, you will be required to reinstate.

A. Once you are licensed as a Masters Level Psychologist you may submit a clinical supervision training plan. The training plan must be pre-approved by the BSRB. Link to training plan.

A. Yes. If you are licensed and practicing in Kansas, a training plan must be submitted to, and approved by, the BSRB, before a person can count any accrued practice hours. The BSRB will not backdate any training plans. You will not be allowed to count any hours you accrue if you do not have an approved training plan on file with the BSRB. This does not apply to temporarily licensed doctoral level Psychologists.

A. You must submit all changes in your training plan to the BSRB office within 45 days of the change. If you fail to do this you will loose the hours accrued after the change. Please see K.A.R. 102-4-7a (h).

ALL changes to the training plan need to be submitted in WRITING to the BSRB office for approval.

A. Yes. Please see the MLP forms section of our website.

A. No. The BSRB cannot approve a training plan for someone who is not licensed and practicing in Kansas.

A. The supervision and the experience hours accrued in another state will be reviewed and compared with the requirements for clinical licensure in Kansas. The hours and supervision will need to meet our requirements in order to be accepted. Please see K.A.R. 102-4-7a.

A. The clinical supervisor shall meet one of the following:

1. The clinical supervisor shall be a Licensed Psychologist (LP).
2. The clinical supervisor shall be a Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist (LCP) in Kansas who has practiced as a clinical psychotherapist for two years beyond the supervisor’s licensure date.

A. The clinical supervisor shall meet one of the following:

1. The clinical supervisor shall be a Licensed Psychologist (LP).
2. The clinical supervisor shall be a person with qualifications substantially equivalent to the requirements for licensure in the State of Kansas as a clinical psychotherapist with no fewer than two years of clinical practice beyond the qualifying licensure date that is acceptable to the Board.

A. 3,000 hours of post-graduate supervised work experience over a minimum of 24 months, including 1500 hours of direct client contact providing psychotherapy and assessment and 100 hours of supervision, are required. The supervision shall be provided throughout the entirety of the postgraduate supervised experience at a ratio of one hour of clinical supervision for each 15 hours of direct client contact. Of the 100 required supervision hours, at least 50 hours must be individual supervision. The remaining 50 hours may be in either group or individual supervision. There may be no more than 6 supervisees in a supervisory group. There shall be at least two separate supervision sessions per month, at least one of which shall be individual supervision. You may begin accrual of supervised hours once your training plan has been approved in writing by the BSRB.

A. No. There is no mandatory number of hours that must be met weekly or monthly during supervision, except the two supervision sessions per month.

A. No. The 3,000 hours of post-graduate experience must be obtained in no less than 24 months from the date supervision begins.

A. Yes. There is no maximum time limit for accruing post-graduate experience.

A. Yes. All requirements, except taking and passing the examination, must be completed prior to submitting an application.

A. The Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) is the exam which Kansas requires for licensure. The exam is given by Professional Examination Services (PES) and is administered, via computer, at Thomson Prometric Testing Centers. The exam is offered Monday through Friday. The pass score for the Clinical Psychotherapist license is a scaled score of 500.

A. You must submit a complete licensure application to the Board office at least eight weeks prior to the date you wish to register for the examination. Once the BSRB approves your application, you will be instructed on how to register for the exam. The exam is given by PES not the BSRB.

A. No. Kansas does not have reciprocity with any one state. Kansas does have licensure through reciprocity, which can be met by one of the following:

1. The state in which you are currently licensed has substantially equivalent requirements to those for licensure in Kansas and at least three years clinical practice including the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders as listed in K.A.R. 102-4-4b(c)(2), or
2. You are currently licensed and in good standing and meet the following requirements:
c. Continuous licensure and practice as a clinical psychotherapist for the last 5 years with the minimum required work experience hours as listed in K.A.R. 102-4-4b(b)(3)(A),
d. at least three years clinical practice including the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders as listed in K.A.R. 102-4-4b(c)(2)
e. and a master’s degree in psychology.

A. No, at this time Kansas does not require applicants to pass a Jurisprudence examination.