Licensed Psychologist · North Dakota · regulated by North Dakota State Board of Psychologist Examiners · high confidence
| Degree | Doctorate from a program accredited as a doctoral program in psychology by a board-approved accrediting body |
|---|---|
| Internship | 1,500 hours supervised predoctoral internship; ≥100 h supervision (≥50 one-to-one); APA/CPA-accredited internship accepted |
| Supervised experience | Two full years: 1,500 h predoctoral internship + 1,500 h postdoctoral OR 1,500 h additional predoctoral training (or a combination) |
| Pre-doctoral hours | Internship counts; a second 1,500 h of qualifying predoctoral training (after ≥600 h practicum) may replace the postdoctoral year |
| Postdoc required? | optional (alternative route) |
| Postdoc hours | 1,500 hours if the postdoctoral route is used; ≥100 h supervision, ≥50 one-to-one with a licensed psychologist |
| Credential during the postdoc | Psychology resident (registered with board; status up to three years) |
| Exams | EPPP (scaled score 500) + ND professional responsibility (jurisprudence/ethics) examination, oral or written |
| EPPP-2 | not adopted (rules name only the EPPP as the national written exam) |
| PSYPACT | member – Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact codified at NDCC ch. 43-32.1 |
Supervision during the postdoc
- Supervision: Weekly; ≥100 h direct supervision (face-to-face or distance), ≥50 h with the primary supervisor
- Who may supervise: Primary supervisor licensed psychologist with ≥3 years post-license experience and supervision competency
- Time limit: Resident status up to 3 years; predoctoral-route training within 6 years of doctorate and 10 years of first application
Related credentials
- School psychology: Public-school employees with a master's in school psychology are exempt within their district (standards set with ESPB)
- Specialty or health-service credential: Licenses industrial-organizational psychologists separately (3,000 h supervised experience, ≥1,500 post-doctoral)
Can you be supervised remotely in North Dakota?
Mostly, with some limits. What shapes this: prior board approval.
- Video supervision: Postdoctoral residency: weekly supervision, ≥100 h direct supervision 'either face-to-face or through distance communications', ≥50 h with the primary supervisor (NDCC 43-32-20.1). Predoc route allows remote face-to-face audio and video.
- In-person minimum: None set by the state
- Supervisor licensed in North Dakota? other: primary supervisor = psychologist with ≥3 yrs post-license experience; rules say 'licensed in good standing' without naming ND; supervisor form is filed by 'any licensee supervising' ND residents
- Supervisor credential: none beyond license + 3 yrs post-license + competency in supervision
- Supervisee cap: None set by the state
- Board approval first: Primary supervisor identified before starting; resident must register with the Board (supervision relationship form, application) and supervisor form filed before beginning practice in ND.
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
Rule 66-02-01-11.1 last amended 7/1/2018; 66-02-01-13 last amended 1/1/2020 (admin-code PDF dated 2024-10-04). Master's-level licensure rule 66-02-01-05 repealed.
Where the rules are unclear
North Dakota’s own documents disagree or are silent on these points. Ask the board if they affect you:
- Does 'distance communications' include telephone-only supervision?
In the board’s own words
“one year of which must be an internship program, and one year of which may be postdoctoral” — NDCC 43-32-20(1)(d)✓ matched in the source
“Applicants for licensure as a psychologist must complete one thousand five hundred hours of supervised predoctoral internship in the practice of psychology.” — NDAC 66-02-01-11.1(1)✓ matched in the source
“One thousand five hundred hours of supervised postdoctoral experience in the practice of psychology. At least one hundred hours of supervision is required” — NDAC 66-02-01-11.1(1)(a)✓ matched in the source
“One thousand five hundred hours of additional supervised predoctoral training experience in the practice of psychology.” — NDAC 66-02-01-11.1(1)(b)✓ matched in the source
“Supervision must occur weekly and consist of at least one hundred hours of direct supervision, either face-to-face or through distance communications.” — NDCC 43-32-20.1(3)✓ matched in the source
“The passing score is a scaled score of 500.” — NDAC 66-02-01-09.1✓ matched in the source
“consist of at least one hundred hours of direct supervision, either face-to-face or through distance communications.” — NDCC 43-32-20.1✓ matched in the source
“Before starting supervised employment, a psychologist with at least three years of post-license practice experience must be identified as the primary supervisor.” — NDCC 43-32-20.1✓ matched in the source
“An applicant seeking registration as a resident shall submit the following to the board: (1) A supervision relationship form;” — NDCC 43-32-20.1✓ matched in the source
“at least fifty of which must be one to one with a psychologist licensed in good standing.” — N.D. Admin. Code 66-02-01 (-11.1; fee/deadline table)✓ matched in the source
“which may include remote face-to-face audio and video interactions” — N.D. Admin. Code 66-02-01 (-11.1; fee/deadline table)✓ matched in the source
Other licenses in North Dakota
- LPCC (professional counselor)
- LMFT (marriage and family therapist)
- LCSW (clinical social worker)
- All North Dakota licenses · every state
Sources
- NDCC 43-32-20 (Licensing – qualifications of applicants)
- NDCC ch. 43-32.1 (Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact)
- NDAC 66-02-01-11.1 (Supervised professional experience)
Checked against North Dakota State Board of Psychologist Examiners’s rules, statutes and publications on September 25, 2026. The board decides; if your situation is unusual, confirm with them.