Indiana requirements

Psychologist licensure requirements in Indiana

What it takes to become a Licensed Psychologist in Indiana: no postdoc required, plus supervision, time limits, exams and whether you can be supervised by video. Every figure is sourced to the state board and dated.

Sourced to Indiana State Psychology Board (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency)Checked September 25, 2026Not individually reviewed by a clinicianAbout this site

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DegreeDoctoral degree in psychology from an APA/CPA-accredited program or one meeting 868 IAC 1.1-4-1; HSPP needs a clinical, counseling, school or other applied health-service doctorate
InternshipHSPP: minimum 1,500-hour internship within 24 months, meeting 868 IAC 1.1-13-3.1(b) (APA/APPIC approved or board-reviewed)
Supervised experienceHSPP: not fewer than 2 years — 1,500-hour internship + 1,600 hours supervised experience (≥900 direct patient contact) in ≥12 months via doctoral practicum, post-internship experience, or both
Pre-doctoral hoursYes: internship counts, and the 1,600-hour second component may be doctoral-level practicum (after 48 semester hours and a 400-hour basic practicum)
Postdoc required?No
Postdoc hoursNot required; if used, post-internship experience counts toward the 1,600 hours (≥900 direct) and must be completed within a consecutive 60-month period
Credential during the postdocLicensed psychologist (without HSPP) practising under supervision of an HSPP-endorsed psychologist; no separate trainee credential
ExamsEPPP (scaled 500) + Indiana written jurisprudence exam (50 questions, 75% to pass), jurisprudence first
EPPP-2not adopted — board states it 'has not adopted EPPP part II'
PSYPACTmember — IC 25-33.5 (Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact) added by P.L.65-2022

Supervision during the postdoc

  • Supervision: ≥1 hour/week individual face-to-face supervision provided on-site in the supervisor's office or professional setting
  • Who may supervise: HSPP licensed by the board, psychologist practising legally in Indiana under IC 25-33-1-14(a), or psychologist practising legally where experience occurred; not employee/contractor paid by supervisee
  • Minimum time: 1,600-hour component accrued in not less than 12 months
  • Time limit: Internship within 24 months; post-internship experience within a consecutive 60-month period; application abandoned after 1 year incomplete

Related credentials

  • School psychology: Separate: school psychologists licensed by the Indiana Department of Education; 'independent practice school psychologist' endorsement under IC 20-28-12
  • Specialty or health-service credential: Two-tier: psychologist license (doctorate + exams, no supervised-experience requirement) and HSPP endorsement for independent health-service practice

Can you be supervised remotely in Indiana?

Only partly. Some supervision or presence must be in person or on site. What shapes this: no video supervision, in-person minimum.

  • Video supervision: Post-internship (HSPP) experience: at least 1 h/week individual face-to-face supervision provided on-site in the supervisor's office or a setting the supervisor is responsible for; the experience itself must be conducted there. Doctoral practicum route also requires weekly face-to-face supervision (1 h per 10 h on-site).
  • Phone only: not allowed
  • In-person minimum: all required weekly individual supervision (≥1 h/week) must be face-to-face on-site
  • Supervisor licensed in Indiana? not required: HSPP licensed by Indiana, psychologist practising legally in Indiana under IC 25-33-1-14(a), or psychologist practising legally where the experience occurred
  • Supervisor credential: None beyond license (HSPP-endorsed psychologist for Indiana experience)

The client’s location decides which state’s rules apply. This is not legal advice; confirm with the board before building a program. Compare every state on the remote-supervision map.

In the board’s own words

“applicants must complete not fewer than two (2) years of experience” — 868 IAC 1.1-13-3.1(a)✓ checked by hand
“A minimum of one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of experience in a successfully completed internship” — 868 IAC 1.1-13-3.1(a)(1)✓ checked by hand
“A minimum of one thousand six hundred (1,600) hours of supervised experience, accrued in not less than twelve (12) months, including a minimum of nine hundred (900) hours of direct patient contact” — 868 IAC 1.1-13-3.1(a)(2)✓ checked by hand
“(A) doctoral level practicum experiences ... (B) post-internship experience ... or (C) a combination of clauses (A) and (B).” — 868 IAC 1.1-13-3.1(a)(2)✓ checked by hand
“The applicant must pass the written jurisprudence examination before the board will authorize the applicant to take the EPPP.” — 868 IAC 1.1-5-4(c)✓ checked by hand
“At this time the Indiana State Psychology Board has not adopted EPPP part II.” — IPLA Psychology Licensing Information page✓ matched in the source
“Have a minimum of one (1) hour per week of individual face-to-face supervision provided on-site in: (A) the office of the supervisor” — 868 IAC 1.1-13-3.1(c)-(d) (HSPP supervised experience), via Cornell LII (official: iar.iga.in.gov/code/current/868/1.1)✓ matched in the source
“individual face-to-face supervision provided on-site” — 868 IAC 1.1-13-3.1(c)-(d) (HSPP supervised experience), via Cornell LII (official: iar.iga.in.gov/code/current/868/1.1)✓ matched in the source
“Be conducted in: (A) the office of the supervisor; or (B) another suitable professional setting over which the supervisor has professional responsibility.” — 868 IAC 1.1-13-3.1(c)-(d) (HSPP supervised experience), via Cornell LII (official: iar.iga.in.gov/code/current/868/1.1)✓ matched in the source
“psychologist practicing legally in another state, territory, District of Columbia, or Canadian province where the supervised experience took place” — 868 IAC 1.1-13-1.1(c), (i) (HSPP definitions; supervisor), via Cornell LII✓ matched in the source
“The supervisor shall not be an employee of the supervisee or an independent contractor whose services are paid for by the supervisee.” — 868 IAC 1.1-13-3.1(c)-(d) (HSPP supervised experience), via Cornell LII (official: iar.iga.in.gov/code/current/868/1.1)✓ matched in the source
“individual face-to-face supervision provided on-site” — 868 IAC 1.1-13-3.1(c)-(d) (HSPP supervised experience), via Cornell LII (official: iar.iga.in.gov/code/current/868/1.1)✓ matched in the source

3 more quotes are in the state explorer.

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Sources

Checked against Indiana State Psychology Board (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency)’s rules, statutes and publications on September 25, 2026. The board decides; if your situation is unusual, confirm with them.

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