Kansas requirements

Psychologist licensure requirements in Kansas

What it takes to become a Licensed Psychologist in Kansas: a 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.

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Licensed Psychologist · Kansas · regulated by Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (BSRB) · high confidence

DegreeDoctoral degree in content primarily psychological; APA-accredited at graduation, or program meeting K.A.R. 102-1-12 criteria
InternshipRequired in the doctoral program (except I/O): ≥1,800 hours over 1 year full-time or 2 consecutive years half-time; ≥4 h general supervision per 40 h, ≥1 h individual per 10 h direct contact
Supervised experienceTwo years of supervised experience: one may be predoctoral (the internship), at least one must be postdoctoral; a year = at least 1,800 clock-hours
Pre-doctoral hoursYes: one year of predoctoral supervised experience (the K.A.R. 102-1-12(b)(11) internship) counts; otherwise two postdoctoral years (3,600 h)
Postdoc required?Yes
Postdoc hoursOne year = at least 1,800 clock-hours, with ≥900 hours clinical psychological services and ≥180 hours general/nonclinical services
Credential during the postdocTemporary license (K.S.A. 74-5316(b)): 2 years, renewable once for 2 more; title may use 'licensed' only after 'temporary'
ExamsEPPP (board: scaled 500; K.A.R. 102-1-4: pass criterion 70% correct); no jurisprudence exam found
EPPP-2not adopted (rules and board page name only the EPPP)
PSYPACTmember — K.S.A. 74-5352 (L. 2021, ch. 100), effective January 1, 2022

Supervision during the postdoc

  • Supervision: 1 hour individual clinical supervision per 20 hours of direct client contact; face-to-face in person or by protected televideo
  • Who may supervise: Postdoc supervisor: ≥2 years clinical practice after doctoral-level psychology licensure; predoc supervisor licensed at doctoral level; no familial/harmful dual relationship; not under sanction
  • Time limit: Temporary license 2 years + one 2-year renewal; renewal requires ≥900 postdoc hours (or 1,800 if seeking 2 years) in the prior 2 years

Related credentials

  • Master’s level: Licensed Master's Level Psychologist (LMLP): 60 graduate hours incl. psychology master's, 750 h practicum or 1,500 h postgrad experience, exam; Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist (LCP) adds 3,000 h/2 years supervised

Can you be supervised remotely in Kansas?

Yes. Required supervision can be done entirely by live video, with no in-person minimum.

  • Video supervision: Postdoc: 1 h individual supervision per 20 direct-contact hours, face-to-face in person or by televideo if confidentiality is technologically protected; telephone only with board approval for extenuating circumstances.
  • Phone only: only with board approval for extenuating circumstances
  • In-person minimum: none
  • Supervisor credential: None beyond license: 2+ years clinical practice after doctoral-level psychology licensure; no board supervisor designation

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.

Recent and pending changes

K.A.R. 102-1-1 and 102-1-5a amended effective Dec. 16, 2022 (televideo supervision, direct client contact incl. videoconferencing). L. 2023, ch. 90 added community-based psychologist license (K.S.A. 74-5310(c)).

In the board’s own words

“two years of supervised experience in the practice of psychology, one year of which may be predoctoral supervised experience and at least one year of which shall be postdoctoral” — K.A.R. 102-1-5a(a)✓ checked by hand
“"Year of supervised experience" means at least 1,800 clock-hours of supervised experience” — K.A.R. 102-1-1(r)✓ checked by hand
“At least 900 hours of supervised experience each year shall be spent providing clinical psychological services.” — K.A.R. 102-1-5a(c)(2)✓ checked by hand
“Consists of at least 1,800 hours over one year of full-time training or two consecutive years of half-time training” — K.A.R. 102-1-12(b)(11)(A)✓ checked by hand
“the supervisor shall provide one hour of individual clinical supervision for every 20 hours during which the supervisee has direct patient or client contact” — K.A.R. 102-1-5a(e)(2)✓ checked by hand
“Pass a nationally standardized competency examination (EPPP) 500.” — BSRB Psychologists page (Wayback 2026-08-14)✓ matched in the source
“Provide individual face-to-face supervision by meeting in person or, if confidentiality is technologically protected, by televideo, with the supervisee.” — Kansas Register Vol. 41 No. 48 (Dec. 1, 2022), BSRB permanent regulations eff. Dec. 16, 2022: K.A.R. 102-1-1(f) and 102-1-5a (psychologist supervised experience)✓ matched in the source
“meeting in person or, if confidentiality is technologically protected, by televideo” — Kansas Register Vol. 41 No. 48 (Dec. 1, 2022), BSRB permanent regulations eff. Dec. 16, 2022: K.A.R. 102-1-1(f) and 102-1-5a (psychologist supervised experience)✓ matched in the source
“When meeting face-to-face is not practical due to extenuating circumstances approved by the board, telephonic supervision may be approved by the board” — Kansas Register Vol. 41 No. 48 (Dec. 1, 2022), BSRB permanent regulations eff. Dec. 16, 2022: K.A.R. 102-1-1(f) and 102-1-5a (psychologist supervised experience)✓ matched in the source
“have at least two years of experience that includes the clinical practice of psychology after the date of licensure at the doctoral level in psychology” — Kansas Register Vol. 41 No. 48 (Dec. 1, 2022), BSRB permanent regulations eff. Dec. 16, 2022: K.A.R. 102-1-1(f) and 102-1-5a (psychologist supervised experience)✓ matched in the source
“Be a staff member of the practice setting or have an understanding of the practice setting's organization and administrative policies and procedures” — Kansas Register Vol. 41 No. 48 (Dec. 1, 2022), BSRB permanent regulations eff. Dec. 16, 2022: K.A.R. 102-1-1(f) and 102-1-5a (psychologist supervised experience)✓ matched in the source
“if the supervisor is not employed by the public or private institution or agency that employs the supervisee” — Kansas Register Vol. 41 No. 48 (Dec. 1, 2022), BSRB permanent regulations eff. Dec. 16, 2022: K.A.R. 102-1-1(f) and 102-1-5a (psychologist supervised experience)✓ matched in the source

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Checked against Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (BSRB)’s rules, statutes and publications on September 25, 2026. The board decides; if your situation is unusual, confirm with them.

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