Maryland Psychology Jurisprudence Exam
PDF – Complete Study Guide & Exam Prep
1. What is the name of the regulatory board that governs psychology in Maryland?
Answer: State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
2. List five functions of the Board.
Answer: Licensing psychologists, approving psychology accreditation,
renewing licenses, reviewing continuing education, providing regulations,
interpreting scope of practice, educating and investigating complaints
3. How many members serve on the Board?
Answer: 9 members
4. How many psychologist members serve on the Board, and how many consumer
members are there?
Answer: 7 psychologists, 2 consumer members
5. What are the three required specific areas among the psychologist members?
Answer: At least 2 engaged professionally in psychology, 2 engaged in
teaching/training/research in psychology
6. What are the qualifications to serve as a psychologist board member?
Answer: Licensed psychologist who has practiced, taught, or engaged in
research for at least 5 years, US citizen, resident of Maryland
7. What are the qualifications to serve as a consumer Board member?
Answer: Member of general public; never a psychologist or in training; no
,household member who is a psychologist; no financial interest in psychology
for 2 years prior
8. How long is a term on the Board?
Answer: 4 years
9. How many consecutive terms may a Board member serve?
Answer: Maximum of 2 consecutive full terms
10. What is the minimum age for psychology licensure in Maryland?
Answer: At least 18 years old
11. What degree is required for psychology licensure in Maryland?
Answer: Doctoral degree in psychology
12. What are the requirements for the doctoral degree program?
Answer: Accredited by APA or Canadian Psychological Association, listed by
National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, or meets
requirements for basic degree (3+3 completion for degree earned before 1981
US/1983 Canada)
13. How many hours of supervised experience are required for licensure?
Answer: 3,250 hours across 2 years of supervised experience
14. What percentage of supervised experience must be obtained under a licensed
psychologist?
Answer: 75% by a psychologist
15. What is the supervision ratio requirement (supervision hours per practice
hours)?
Answer: 2 hours of supervision for every 20 hours of practice
, 16. What two examinations must applicants pass for licensure?
Answer: The EPPP (national exam) and the Maryland Jurisprudence Exam
17. What is the passing score for the Maryland Jurisprudence Exam?
Answer: 75%
18. What is the passing score for the EPPP?
Answer: Scaled score of 500 (or 70%) for exams on or after January 1, 2002;
75% for exams before 2002
19. What must accompany a licensure application?
Answer: Verified application, application fees ($300 for initial licensing
records check)
20. What two background check components are required?
Answer: Two complete sets of fingerprints for state records; two complete sets
for FBI national records check
21. Can the Board limit the number of times an applicant can take an exam?
Answer: No, the Board cannot limit the number of attempts, but
pre-examination fees apply each time
22. What is the renewal period for a psychology license in Maryland?
Answer: Every 2 years (biennially)
23. How many continuing education (CE) hours are required per renewal period?
Answer: 40 hours
24. How many of the 40 CE hours must be in ethics and law?
Answer: 3 hours specifically in ethics and law (Maryland laws and
regulations)
PDF – Complete Study Guide & Exam Prep
1. What is the name of the regulatory board that governs psychology in Maryland?
Answer: State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
2. List five functions of the Board.
Answer: Licensing psychologists, approving psychology accreditation,
renewing licenses, reviewing continuing education, providing regulations,
interpreting scope of practice, educating and investigating complaints
3. How many members serve on the Board?
Answer: 9 members
4. How many psychologist members serve on the Board, and how many consumer
members are there?
Answer: 7 psychologists, 2 consumer members
5. What are the three required specific areas among the psychologist members?
Answer: At least 2 engaged professionally in psychology, 2 engaged in
teaching/training/research in psychology
6. What are the qualifications to serve as a psychologist board member?
Answer: Licensed psychologist who has practiced, taught, or engaged in
research for at least 5 years, US citizen, resident of Maryland
7. What are the qualifications to serve as a consumer Board member?
Answer: Member of general public; never a psychologist or in training; no
,household member who is a psychologist; no financial interest in psychology
for 2 years prior
8. How long is a term on the Board?
Answer: 4 years
9. How many consecutive terms may a Board member serve?
Answer: Maximum of 2 consecutive full terms
10. What is the minimum age for psychology licensure in Maryland?
Answer: At least 18 years old
11. What degree is required for psychology licensure in Maryland?
Answer: Doctoral degree in psychology
12. What are the requirements for the doctoral degree program?
Answer: Accredited by APA or Canadian Psychological Association, listed by
National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, or meets
requirements for basic degree (3+3 completion for degree earned before 1981
US/1983 Canada)
13. How many hours of supervised experience are required for licensure?
Answer: 3,250 hours across 2 years of supervised experience
14. What percentage of supervised experience must be obtained under a licensed
psychologist?
Answer: 75% by a psychologist
15. What is the supervision ratio requirement (supervision hours per practice
hours)?
Answer: 2 hours of supervision for every 20 hours of practice
, 16. What two examinations must applicants pass for licensure?
Answer: The EPPP (national exam) and the Maryland Jurisprudence Exam
17. What is the passing score for the Maryland Jurisprudence Exam?
Answer: 75%
18. What is the passing score for the EPPP?
Answer: Scaled score of 500 (or 70%) for exams on or after January 1, 2002;
75% for exams before 2002
19. What must accompany a licensure application?
Answer: Verified application, application fees ($300 for initial licensing
records check)
20. What two background check components are required?
Answer: Two complete sets of fingerprints for state records; two complete sets
for FBI national records check
21. Can the Board limit the number of times an applicant can take an exam?
Answer: No, the Board cannot limit the number of attempts, but
pre-examination fees apply each time
22. What is the renewal period for a psychology license in Maryland?
Answer: Every 2 years (biennially)
23. How many continuing education (CE) hours are required per renewal period?
Answer: 40 hours
24. How many of the 40 CE hours must be in ethics and law?
Answer: 3 hours specifically in ethics and law (Maryland laws and
regulations)
