Licensed Educational Psychologist

• Obtain a Qualifying Master's Degree and Postgraduate Units in Pupil Personnel Services
  • Obtain a Master's degree from a school accredited by a regional or national institutional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
  • Complete a minimum of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of postgraduate coursework in pupil personnel services (may be within your master's degree or outside of your degree).
  • Electronic Transcripts
• Live Scan
  • Live Scan available only in California
  • Results submitted to DOJ and FBI electronically
  • Live Scan Instructions
  • Live Scan Request Form
  • Additional information
• Criminal Background Check
  • Evaluation of the applicant's criminal history is part of the application process
  • Criminal Conviction FAQ
• Complete Experience Requirements
• Take and Pass the LEP Written Exam
  • Exam must be taken annually, to avoid abandonment of application
  • Application for Licensure
  • LEP Written Examination Candidate Handbook
  • Request for Re-Examination
• Obtain LEP license

  Applicants must request license and pay an initial license fee within one year after passing Clinical Exam

  • Request for Initial License Issuance

California law requires experience as a credentialed school psychologist to qualify for licensure as an educational psychologist. The list below identifies those accredited universities in California, that offer a degree and credential in School Psychology. The Board does not publish a list of schools with LEP programs, which are based outside of California, online or otherwise.

• California State Universities (CSU)
  • California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
  • California State University, Chico
  • California State University, Dominguez Hills
  • California State University, East Bay
  • California State University, Fresno
  • California State University, Long Beach
  • California State University, Los Angeles
  • California State University, Monterey
  • California State University, Northridge
  • California State University, Sacramento
  • California State University, San Bernardino
  • San Diego State University
  • San Francisco State University
• Universities of California (UC)
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of California, Riverside
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
• Alliant International University
  • Alliant International University
• Azusa Pacific University
  • Counseling Psychology
• California Baptist University
  • School Education
• Chapman University
  • School Psychology
• Fresno Pacific University
  • Fresno Pacific University
• La Sierra University
  • Counseling Psychology
• Loyola Marymount University
  • Loyola Marymount University
• National University
  • National University
• Phillips Graduate Institute
  • Phillips Graduate Institute
• Saint Mary's College of California
  • Counseling
• University of La Verne
  • University of La Verne
• University of the Pacific
  • Education Specialist in School Psychology

• Forms

  Expedite Requests

  • Active-Duty Military Expedite Request
  • Military Veteran Expedite Request
  • Military Spouse/Domestic Partner Expedite Request (Exam applications, and Testing Accommodation requests ONLY)
  • Military Spouse/Domestic Partner Fee Waiver and Expedite Request (Associate applications, Licensure applications and Initial License Issuance applications ONLY)
  • Refugee/Asylee/Special Immigrant Visa Holders Expedite Request

  Licensure Applications

  • LEP Application for Licensure

  Exam Requests and Info

  • Request for Re-Examination
  • Schedule Exam with Pearson Vue

  Initial License Request

  • Request for Initial License Issuance
• Publications
  • Fingerprint FAQs

  Exams

  • LEP Written Examination Candidate Handbook