Illinois psychologist license application

All states require that psychologists who offer any type of patient care must be licensed. Requirements vary by state.

In Illinois, psychologists must be licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Licensing requirements include:

being at least 21 years old;
completion of a doctoral degree in clinical, school or counseling psychology, or its equivalent, from an approved college, university or school accredited by the American Psychological Association / Council for the National Register of Health Service providers;
completion of two years of supervised, professional experience, one of which must be post doctoral;
passage of an exam; and
payment of a license application fee.

Licensure must be renewed every two years.

Additional licensing information can be obtained from:

Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
320 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor, Springfield, IL 62786
Phone: 217.785.0800, Fax: 217.782.7645

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.