- The NPTR
application is completed in three separate parts each corresponding
to one of the three educational and training Criteria for Credentialing
as a Health Service Provider in Psychology. Your education and training
are evaluated one step at a time, and your application for credentialing
as a Health Service Provider in Psychology can be completed when you
finish your education and training.
The fee for applying to the NPTR is $150 and is divided into three
equal and nonrefundable $50 payments each corresponding to one of the
three parts of the application. The fee remains frozen for a period
of 7 years regardless of any increases in the standard National Register
application fee.
Part I: Completion of Internship
You are eligible to open your trainee record at the completion of internship.
To begin the application process, review the Guidelines
for Defining an Internship or Organized Health Service Training Program
in Psychology , complete the online Application
Form and view the Trainee
List.
Documentation of Internship or Organized Health Service Training Program:
- Complete the Internship or Organized Health Service Training Program
Form and the Breadth & Quality of Internship Experience Form.
- Sign and date the Attestation Form.
- Submit the general information and the above internship information
along with the $50 credential review fee to the National Register.
- Ensure that your supervisor(s) completes and submits directly to
the National Register the Internship Confirmation Form(s), available
in a PDF format online or by contacting the National Register.
Part II: Completion of Doctoral Degree
You are eligible to complete Part II of the application once you have
received your doctoral degree. Review the Guidelines
for Defining a Doctoral Degree in Psychology.
Documentation of Doctoral Degree:
- Complete the Education and Highest Degree Form and submit that form
to the National Register with the $50 credential review fee.
- Sign and date the Attestation Form.
- Request an official transcript be submitted from the educational
institution granting the doctoral degree directly to the National
Register.
- Request an official transcript be submitted from any other educational
institutions in which you completed graduate level courses directly
to the National Register.
Part III: Completion of Postdoctoral Supervised Experience
This section completes the application. Review the Guidelines
for Postdoctoral Supervised Experience.
Documentation of Postdoctoral Supervised Experience:
- Complete the Supervised Postdoctoral Experience Form for each site
and/or supervisor.
- Sign and date the Attestation Form.
- Complete the Breadth & Quality of Postdoctoral Experience Form.
- Send the forms along with the $50 credential review fee to the National
Register.
- Request your supervisor(s) to complete the Postdoctoral Supervisor
Confirmation Form(s) and submit it to the National Register.
When you have met all the above criteria, you can apply for a license
to practice at the independent level. And, when you receive your license,
you may then apply to become a National Register Health Service Provider
in Psychology.
If you have any questions or comments regarding applying for the NPTR,
you may contact applications@nationalregister.org.
