Psychologist Licensure Procedures in Oklahoma

How to become a Psychologist in Oklahoma...

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Explore the information below and begin your journey toward becoming a licensed psychologist in Oklahoma. The following procedures have been the same for many years; however, they are subject to change and it would be wise to contact the Oklahoma Board of Examiners of Psychologists at (405) 524-9094 if you have any concerns or questions regarding requirements for earning your Oklahoma psychologist license.

I'm a High School Graduate...

There simply is never a better time to learn more about your future career options than now. Rest assured you are ahead of the game by already learning how you can earn your Oklahoma psychologist license.

In order to qualify for licensure, you have a ways to go; however, you should only be focusing on using your momentum and concentrating on only a couple, highly important next couple steps outlined below.

Step One:

Advance your education. Period. This is by far the most important step you should focus on. Gaining a college degree is an absolutely necessary step on the way to qualifying for Oklahoma psychologist licensure as well as qualifying for any other professional position should you ever choose to change your career direction.

Learn how you can enroll in either an associate or bachelor degree program.

Click on the links below to browse schools offering psychology programs!

Step Two:

Secondly, you should learn more about the possible career fields in psychology. One great way to learn more about career environments that are based around helping others is to voluteer.

A secondary benefit to volunteering is the boost volunteer work can give to your work resume and to your college application. Volunteering shows your motivation and upstanding character employers and colleges want.

Below are a few links to volunteering organizations in Oklahoma:

If volunteering is out of the question, look to find paid work or speak with professors about career options as soon as possible in your academic career.

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I've already received my Bachelor's or Master's degree...

Once you have your undergraduate or Master's degree you will need to continue on and earn your doctorate degree in psychology, educational psychology or an education degree that specializes in counseling psychology or educational psychology from an accredited college or university.

Step One:

Contact schools offering Master's, PhD or PsyD programs you are interested in.

Step Two:

When choosing a Master's or Doctoral program, you will be narrowing your career focus. Since there are a large variety of areas where you can go within the field of psychology, it would be wise to speak with the career services personnel at your school to learn more about various opportunities you may participate in to boost yourself higher on the list of possible applicants for school and/or for a professional position once you have completed your schooling.

Step Three:

Once you have completed your PhD or PsyD program, you may continue down to:

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I have finished my PhD or PsyD...

Follow the steps to learn how to acquire your Psychologist license in Oklahoma.

Step One:

In addition to earning your doctoral degree, you will need to complete 2 years of supervised work experience. One year of the required work can be done with an internship while earning your doctoral degree. The remaining year of 2000 hours needs to be completed once your degree has been earned. All experience needs to be done under Board approved supervision.

More details about work experience and qualifying supervisors can be found on the following Oklahoma Board of Examiners of Psychologists webpage.

Step Two:

Next, you can download the Oklahoma psychologist licensure application and submit the application along with all supporting documents and necessary fees to the Oklahoma Board of Examiners of Psychologists.

You can download the application from the following Oklahoma Board webpage.

Step Three:

The Board will review your application and notify you when you are eligible to sit for the Oklahoma psychologist examinations. Oklahoma requires the nationally approved Examination for Professional Practice in psychology (EPPP), the Jurisprudence exam of state ethics, and an oral exam.

You will find information about the EPPP on the ASPPB website and information on the state administered exams can be found on the following Oklahoma Board of Examiners of Psychologists webpage.

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