Licensed Psychologist · Oklahoma · regulated by Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists · high confidence
| Degree | Doctoral degree in psychology from an APA-accredited program (graduates on/after 1/1/1997), limited exceptions; CPA or equivalent for foreign |
|---|---|
| Internship | Predoctoral internship may partially fulfil the two years; max 2,000 h credited (2,000 h full/half-time; 1,500+ h academic setting) |
| Supervised experience | Two years supervised experience as a psychologist, in line with the doctoral program; at least one year postdoctoral |
| Pre-doctoral hours | Predoctoral internship counts (≤2,000 h); practicum not counted toward the two years |
| Postdoc required? | Yes |
| Postdoc hours | 2,000 h (1,500+ h in academic setting): full-time 1 year or half-time 2 years, within ≤3 years |
| Credential during the postdoc | None (no provisional license); Board approval for 'Private Practice Under Supervision' (1 year, ≥90 min weekly supervision) in private settings |
| Exams | EPPP (ASPPB pass point 500) + Oklahoma Jurisprudence Examination (70%), in person |
| EPPP-2 | not stated; board exam page lists only the EPPP, rule says 'all parts of the exam, as required by the Board' |
| PSYPACT | member – 59 O.S. §1377 et seq. (Laws 2019, HB 1057, c. 187, eff. 11/1/2019) |
Supervision during the postdoc
- Supervision: 75 h regularly scheduled formal face-to-face individual supervision, distributed through each month
- Who may supervise: Licensed psychologist trained in the applicant's program area (or closely related) and currently practising in it; no family/close relationships
- Time limit: Postdoctoral experience within a period not to exceed three years
Related credentials
- School psychology: School psychologists certified by the State Department of Education are exempt within State Board of Education settings
- Specialty or health-service credential: HSP certification (59 O.S. §1362.1): ABPP, or 2 years (doctoral internship + postdoctoral year at a health-service site); academic/research postdoc needs 2 years
Can you be supervised remotely in Oklahoma?
Only partly. Some supervision or presence must be in person or on site. What shapes this: in-person minimum, video limited.
- Video supervision: Hybrid supervision: for internships and postdocs, no more than 50% of the minimum required individual supervision hours and no more than 50% of the additional required supervision hours may be virtual. Postdoc = 75 h formal face-to-face individual supervision.
- In-person minimum: ≥50% of required individual and additional supervision hours in person
- Supervisor credential: none beyond license (supervisor trained in the applicant's program area)
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
OAC 575:10-1-2 last amended 41 Ok Reg, No. 23, eff. 8/25/2024 (current text read). Act compilation is the board's Nov 2024 update; 2025–26 session amendments could not be checked (OSCN blocked).
Where the rules are unclear
Oklahoma’s own documents disagree or are silent on these points. Ask the board if they affect you:
- Does 'virtually' include audio-only?
In the board’s own words
“two (2) years of supervised professional experience, one (1) year of which shall be postdoctoral.” — 59 O.S. §1362(2)✓ matched in the source
“Under no circumstances may more than 2,000 hours of predoctoral internship experience as an intern be accepted.” — OAC 575:10-1-2(i)✓ matched in the source
“(total of 2,000 hours, except for an academic setting it is 1,500+ hours)” — OAC 575:10-1-2(l)(1)✓ matched in the source
“of appropriate experience, or equivalent, for a period not to exceed three years” — OAC 575:10-1-2(l)(1)✓ matched in the source
“75 hours of regularly scheduled, formal, face-to-face, individual supervision from his/her supervisor(s) reasonably distributed throughout each month of the postdoctoral experience” — OAC 575:10-1-2(l)(3)✓ matched in the source
“The Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) and the Jurisprudence Examination (JP) are required to become licensed in Oklahoma.” — OSBEP Exam Information page✓ matched in the source
“An applicant is deemed to have passed the jurisprudence examination if he/she has 70 percent of the total items correct.” — OAC 575:10-1-2(n)✓ checked by hand
“no more than fifty (50) percent of the minimum required hours of individual supervision” — OSBEP Applicants page (Supervision / Hybrid Supervision)✓ matched in the source
“no more than fifty (50) percent of the additional required hours of supervision shall be conducted virtually.” — OSBEP Applicants page (Supervision / Hybrid Supervision)✓ matched in the source
Other licenses in Oklahoma
- LPC (professional counselor)
- LMFT (marriage and family therapist)
- LCSW (clinical social worker)
- All Oklahoma licenses · every state
Sources
- 59 O.S. §1362 (Qualifications of applicants), board-published Psychologists Licensing Act (updated Nov 2024), PDF p. 8
- OAC 575:10-1-2(c),(h)–(n) (Requirements to become licensed), eff. 8/25/2024
- OSBEP Applicants page (Supervision, Internship, Post Doctoral Experience, HSP sections)
- OSBEP Exam Information page
Checked against Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists’s rules, statutes and publications on September 25, 2026. The board decides; if your situation is unusual, confirm with them.