Psychologist Licensure in Michigan: Degree, Supervised Hours and the EPPP

The Public Health Code sets the full Psychologist (LP) licence and, separately, a limited licence for master's-level practitioners (MCL 333.18223(2)), plus temporary licences for the two training routes (MCL 333.18223(3)-(4)).

A master's-track temporary licence exists to earn the 1 year of supervised postgraduate experience the limited licence requires, and it runs 24 months with one additional 24-month renewal; a doctoral student's temporary licence carries three additional 24-month renewals.

The doctoral temporary licence of subsection (4) is what the guides call the Temporary Educational Limited License — the psychologist guide shortens it to the Educational Limited License — and the board publishes a "Doctoral Temporary Educational Limited" guide for it.

Each temporary licence is a step toward a licence, not a licence in itself: the LLP is the master's rung, and the LP is the independent one.

The statute accepts a doctoral degree in psychology or in a closely related field, so long as the program carries ASPPB's national register designation, APA or CPA accreditation, or a similar designation from an entity the board approves — and includes education and training appropriate to the practice of psychology.

A grace clause covered programs that were in the process of obtaining the designation or becoming accredited before August 1, 2011 and obtained it on or before August 31, 2020.

The master's route has its own degree line: a master's degree in psychology from a regionally accredited college, university, or institution approved by the board, with education, training and experience appropriate to the practice of psychology.

The LARA guides add application mechanics — transcripts sent directly from the school and a Certification of Education Form.

Michigan's statute requires the postdoctoral experience in terms: not less than 1 year, in the practice of psychology, in an organized health care setting or other arrangement the board establishes.

The board's Supervision Evaluation form, which documents the hours, puts numbers on it — a minimum of 2,000 hours, completed in a minimum of 1 year, during a period of no more than 2 consecutive years.

For the internship half of doctoral training the form asks only that the applicant completed an internship that was an integrated part of the doctoral degree, and it states no hour total.

Nothing in the statute, the guides or the form as read lets graduates of accredited programs count internship or practicum hours toward the postdoctoral year, so a Michigan applicant should plan on the post-degree hours and confirm the count with the board before relying on any earlier experience.

Both the psychologist and master's limited psychologist guides require the EPPP; the passing score is not stated in the texts read, and the administrative rules that would carry it were not retrieved.

No EPPP Part 2 requirement appears in the sources read — a statement that has a shelf life, because ASPPB's integrated EPPP replaces the two-part exam for first-time takers from fall 2027 and becomes the only version from April 1, 2028.

No Michigan jurisprudence or oral exam was found in the texts read either.

Licensure adds two training requirements: one-time training in identifying victims of human trafficking meeting the standards of Administrative Rule 338.2525, and 2 hours of implicit-bias training within the 5 years immediately preceding issuance.

For the 1 year of supervised postgraduate experience that qualifies a master's-track applicant, the statute requires supervision by a psychologist with a license other than a limited license — or, if none is available, by a psychologist with at least a master's degree in psychology and at least 3 years of experience in the practice of psychology, or by any other individual the board approves.

The limitation the board places on the licence itself is narrower: supervision by a psychologist who has a license other than a limited license, with no fallback stated.

The Supervision Evaluation form sets the contact each stage requires: practicum experience supervised at least 2 hours per week, and post-degree experience met individually, in person or by two-way real-time audiovisual technology, each week for a minimum of 4 hours a month.

A practising LLP who cannot find such a supervisor asks the board for a variance, with a written request filed at least 30 days before the board meeting.

The board must place two limitations on a master's limited licence: supervision by a psychologist holding more than a limited licence, and a bar on advertising or representation that would lead the public to believe the holder is engaging in the practice of psychology.

The limitations fall away for duties performed as an employee of a governmental entity or of a nonprofit serving benevolent and charitable purposes.

Nothing in the sources read creates a route from the LLP to independent master's practice — the step up is the full LP, with the doctorate, the postdoctoral year and the EPPP.

The practice definition itself excludes medicine: psychologists in Michigan do not prescribe.

The PSYPACT Commission map, as read in September 2026, lists Michigan as a member in effect — H 5489, enacted December 22, 2022, effective March 29, 2023.

The board's own page links a PSYPACT information PDF that was not read, so the status here rests on the Commission map.

PSYPACT authorizations are built on a full, unrestricted licence based on a doctoral degree, so a Michigan LLP cannot practise under the compact; an LP can use it for telepsychology or temporary in-person practice in another participating state through ASPPB's E.Passport or Interjurisdictional Practice Certificate plus the PSYPACT authorization, following the scope of the state where each client sits.

The endorsement file asks for verification of licensure sent directly to the Bureau by the licensing agency of every state or country in which the applicant holds or ever held a licence, showing no pending proceedings or sanctions in force, and for EPPP scores transferred electronically through PSY|PRO.

Foreign-educated applicants who graduated from a non-accredited institution need a credential evaluation from a NACES member agency.

Supervision completed in another country can count, provided the supervisor is a licensed psychologist who can verify the requirements on the Psychology Supervision Evaluation.

And for post-degree experience the guide is explicit that the supervisor does not need to hold a licence in the state where the experience took place — useful for an applicant whose supervised year happened outside Michigan.

Both the LP and the LLP renew on a 2-year cycle, attesting to the same continuing-education block: at least 30 board-approved hours, a minimum of 3 in ethics and 2 in pain and symptom management.

On top of that, each renewal cycle carries 1 hour of implicit-bias training per year of the licence cycle, and the one-time human-trafficking training must be certified at renewal.

Licensees keep their own CE records for at least 4 years — the board runs a random audit after each renewal period — and CE Broker tracking is available but optional.

A licence lapsed for less than 3 years can be relicensed on proof of 30 hours of continuing education completed within 2 years of the date of application, including 3 in ethics and 2 in pain and/or symptom management; a lapse beyond 3 years, without a licence in another state or Canadian province, means sitting the EPPP again.

MCL 333.18201, the part's definitions section, was amended by 2022 PA 254 effective March 29, 2023 — the same date PSYPACT went effective in Michigan — though the sources read do not isolate what the amendment changed.

The board's psychologist and master's limited psychologist licensing guides were revised on January 26, 2026, and are the operative statements of the application, endorsement and renewal requirements on this page.

The 24-month term limits on the temporary licences date from 2018 and predate this window, but they still govern anyone entering a training route now.