PPLE - Pennsylvania Psychology Law
Exam Questions and Answers 2026
1 -Correct Answer ✔-hour(s) per week a postdoc may be supervised by a delegated
supervisor
2 -Correct Answer ✔-hours per week a supervisor must supervise a postdoc
2 -Correct Answer ✔-hours, at least, per week that pre-doctoral interns must participate
in learning activities
3 -Correct Answer ✔-contact hours (50-60 min) in ethics required biennially for
continuing education
3 -Correct Answer ✔-Continuing Education Units (CEUs) required biennially for
continuing education
10 -Correct Answer ✔-contact hours equals 1 CEU
10 -Correct Answer ✔-hours toward CEU credits can be earned by scholarly writing; Full
maximum for sole authorship of article or chapter - shared divides maximum by number
of authors
15 -Correct Answer ✔-teaching hours can count toward CEU, at a rate of 1 clock hour
for 1 contact hour; can only claim same course or workshop once every four years.
15 -Correct Answer ✔-semester hours required for graduate training in psychology
15 -Correct Answer ✔-hours minimum worked each week to be able to count toward
total post-doctoral hours for licensure
30 -Correct Answer ✔-contact hours (50-60 min each) required biennially for continuing
education
45 -Correct Answer ✔-hours maximum worked each week to be able to count toward
total post-doctoral hours for licensure
48 -Correct Answer ✔-hours to make a written report of child abuse after having made
immediate verbal report to ChildLine
375 -Correct Answer ✔-hours, at least, that pre-doctoral interns must spend in direct
patient contact
,375 -Correct Answer ✔-hours, maximum, that pre-doctoral interns may spend pursuing
research during the pre-doctoral internship
450 -Correct Answer ✔-hours of clinical contact, at least, that doctoral students must
complete before beginning the pre-doctoral internship
1500 -Correct Answer ✔-hours of pre-doctoral internship experience
1750 -Correct Answer ✔-post-doctoral hours to be eligible for licensure
15 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars is the verification fee
20 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars to retake the PPLE after the first failure
25 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars for Certification Fee
80 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars to register a fictitious/corporate name with the Board
90 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars to retake the PPLE after the second and any subsequent
failiures
105 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars for Initial Application Fee
165 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars for continuing education sponsor to apply
300 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars is the Biennial Renewal Fee
1000 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars is the fine if a psychologist knows another psychologist
is mentally/physically/or drugedly incompetent and not in treatment
10 -Correct Answer ✔-days to report a name or address change
14 -Correct Answer ✔-days a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA without
permission
30 -Correct Answer ✔-days to notify patients and supervisees that license has been
suspended or revoked
30 -Correct Answer ✔-days to notify Board of conviction for felony or misdemeanor, or
on next biennial renewal application, whichever comes first
,30 -Correct Answer ✔-days within which Board must hold hearing after automatically
suspending license without hearing following immediate and clear danger to public
health and safety
60 -Correct Answer ✔-days before one can retake the PPLE after the second and any
subsequent failures
90 -Correct Answer ✔-days (or more often) a postdoctoral supervisor must write
evaluations/progress reports which will be submitted to the board
90 -Correct Answer ✔-days to notify the Board of disciplinary action by another
jurisdiction, or on biennial registration (whichever is sooner)
6 -Correct Answer ✔-months a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA if
granted temporary permission by PA board
6 -Correct Answer ✔-months (or more) must be worked at given site to count those
hours toward postdoctoral experience
12 -Correct Answer ✔-months a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA if
granted temporary permission PLUS an extension
4 -Correct Answer ✔-years that CE records must be kept for (as board may decide to
audit)
4 -Correct Answer ✔-years that Board members serve a term
5 -Correct Answer ✔-years that psychologist must maintain client records before
disposing
5 -Correct Answer ✔-years before a psychologist can apply for reinstatement of a
revoked license
8 -Correct Answer ✔-years maximum that Board members may serve (combining
maximum terms)
10 -Correct Answer ✔-years to earn postdoctoral experience for licensure
10 -Correct Answer ✔-years that postdoctoral supervisor must keep supervision records
for, or until supervisee is licensed
10 -Correct Answer ✔-contact hours (50-60 min) of CE credit obtained in excess can be
carried over from one biennium to the next
, 0 -Correct Answer ✔-contact hours (50-60 min) of CE in ethics that can be carried over
to satisfy the next biennium's ethic's requirement
15 -Correct Answer ✔-contact hours (50-60 min) of CE credit may be obtained in home
study so long as program is approved
5 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars (multiplied by months late) is owed for reactivating lapsed
license; does not preclude discipline by board.
60 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars earned per diem by Board members when attending to
the work of the Board
1000 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars (maximum) and imprisonment of no more than six
months for FIRST offense of practicing without current valid license
2000 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars (minimum) or imprisonment of at least six months for
SECOND (and subsequent) offense of practicing without current valid license
1000 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars civil penalty that Board may levy on psychologist who
practices without license
180 -Correct Answer ✔-days maximum that a temporary suspension remains in place
when board suspends license in light of immediate and clear danger to public health
and safety
6 -Correct Answer ✔-months (maximum) imprisonment and no more than $1,000 fine
for FIRST offense of practicing without current valid license
6 -Correct Answer ✔-months (minimum) imprisonment OR at least $2,000 fine for
SECOND (and subsequent) offense of practicing without current valid license
2 -Correct Answer ✔-years of supervised experience, at least, subsequent to a doctoral
degree is necessary for licensure
4 -Correct Answer ✔-years must pass before a psychologist can count instruction of
identical course or workshop for CE credit
6 -Correct Answer ✔-times the Board meets annually
9 -Correct Answer ✔-members of the PA Psychology Board
6 -Correct Answer ✔-members of the PA Psychology Board that are licensed
psychologists
Exam Questions and Answers 2026
1 -Correct Answer ✔-hour(s) per week a postdoc may be supervised by a delegated
supervisor
2 -Correct Answer ✔-hours per week a supervisor must supervise a postdoc
2 -Correct Answer ✔-hours, at least, per week that pre-doctoral interns must participate
in learning activities
3 -Correct Answer ✔-contact hours (50-60 min) in ethics required biennially for
continuing education
3 -Correct Answer ✔-Continuing Education Units (CEUs) required biennially for
continuing education
10 -Correct Answer ✔-contact hours equals 1 CEU
10 -Correct Answer ✔-hours toward CEU credits can be earned by scholarly writing; Full
maximum for sole authorship of article or chapter - shared divides maximum by number
of authors
15 -Correct Answer ✔-teaching hours can count toward CEU, at a rate of 1 clock hour
for 1 contact hour; can only claim same course or workshop once every four years.
15 -Correct Answer ✔-semester hours required for graduate training in psychology
15 -Correct Answer ✔-hours minimum worked each week to be able to count toward
total post-doctoral hours for licensure
30 -Correct Answer ✔-contact hours (50-60 min each) required biennially for continuing
education
45 -Correct Answer ✔-hours maximum worked each week to be able to count toward
total post-doctoral hours for licensure
48 -Correct Answer ✔-hours to make a written report of child abuse after having made
immediate verbal report to ChildLine
375 -Correct Answer ✔-hours, at least, that pre-doctoral interns must spend in direct
patient contact
,375 -Correct Answer ✔-hours, maximum, that pre-doctoral interns may spend pursuing
research during the pre-doctoral internship
450 -Correct Answer ✔-hours of clinical contact, at least, that doctoral students must
complete before beginning the pre-doctoral internship
1500 -Correct Answer ✔-hours of pre-doctoral internship experience
1750 -Correct Answer ✔-post-doctoral hours to be eligible for licensure
15 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars is the verification fee
20 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars to retake the PPLE after the first failure
25 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars for Certification Fee
80 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars to register a fictitious/corporate name with the Board
90 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars to retake the PPLE after the second and any subsequent
failiures
105 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars for Initial Application Fee
165 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars for continuing education sponsor to apply
300 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars is the Biennial Renewal Fee
1000 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars is the fine if a psychologist knows another psychologist
is mentally/physically/or drugedly incompetent and not in treatment
10 -Correct Answer ✔-days to report a name or address change
14 -Correct Answer ✔-days a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA without
permission
30 -Correct Answer ✔-days to notify patients and supervisees that license has been
suspended or revoked
30 -Correct Answer ✔-days to notify Board of conviction for felony or misdemeanor, or
on next biennial renewal application, whichever comes first
,30 -Correct Answer ✔-days within which Board must hold hearing after automatically
suspending license without hearing following immediate and clear danger to public
health and safety
60 -Correct Answer ✔-days before one can retake the PPLE after the second and any
subsequent failures
90 -Correct Answer ✔-days (or more often) a postdoctoral supervisor must write
evaluations/progress reports which will be submitted to the board
90 -Correct Answer ✔-days to notify the Board of disciplinary action by another
jurisdiction, or on biennial registration (whichever is sooner)
6 -Correct Answer ✔-months a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA if
granted temporary permission by PA board
6 -Correct Answer ✔-months (or more) must be worked at given site to count those
hours toward postdoctoral experience
12 -Correct Answer ✔-months a psychologist licensed elsewhere can work in PA if
granted temporary permission PLUS an extension
4 -Correct Answer ✔-years that CE records must be kept for (as board may decide to
audit)
4 -Correct Answer ✔-years that Board members serve a term
5 -Correct Answer ✔-years that psychologist must maintain client records before
disposing
5 -Correct Answer ✔-years before a psychologist can apply for reinstatement of a
revoked license
8 -Correct Answer ✔-years maximum that Board members may serve (combining
maximum terms)
10 -Correct Answer ✔-years to earn postdoctoral experience for licensure
10 -Correct Answer ✔-years that postdoctoral supervisor must keep supervision records
for, or until supervisee is licensed
10 -Correct Answer ✔-contact hours (50-60 min) of CE credit obtained in excess can be
carried over from one biennium to the next
, 0 -Correct Answer ✔-contact hours (50-60 min) of CE in ethics that can be carried over
to satisfy the next biennium's ethic's requirement
15 -Correct Answer ✔-contact hours (50-60 min) of CE credit may be obtained in home
study so long as program is approved
5 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars (multiplied by months late) is owed for reactivating lapsed
license; does not preclude discipline by board.
60 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars earned per diem by Board members when attending to
the work of the Board
1000 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars (maximum) and imprisonment of no more than six
months for FIRST offense of practicing without current valid license
2000 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars (minimum) or imprisonment of at least six months for
SECOND (and subsequent) offense of practicing without current valid license
1000 -Correct Answer ✔-dollars civil penalty that Board may levy on psychologist who
practices without license
180 -Correct Answer ✔-days maximum that a temporary suspension remains in place
when board suspends license in light of immediate and clear danger to public health
and safety
6 -Correct Answer ✔-months (maximum) imprisonment and no more than $1,000 fine
for FIRST offense of practicing without current valid license
6 -Correct Answer ✔-months (minimum) imprisonment OR at least $2,000 fine for
SECOND (and subsequent) offense of practicing without current valid license
2 -Correct Answer ✔-years of supervised experience, at least, subsequent to a doctoral
degree is necessary for licensure
4 -Correct Answer ✔-years must pass before a psychologist can count instruction of
identical course or workshop for CE credit
6 -Correct Answer ✔-times the Board meets annually
9 -Correct Answer ✔-members of the PA Psychology Board
6 -Correct Answer ✔-members of the PA Psychology Board that are licensed
psychologists
