Rank | Education | Examination | Experience | Continuing Education | Fees | Reciprocity or Endorsement | |||||||||||||||||||||
State | Average Rank | Education | Examination | Experience | Fees | Continuing Education | Reciprocity | Minimum Undergraduate Hours | Spec_Hrs | Hr_Type | Professional Degree | Written Exam | Practical Exam | National Exam | Sponsor | State Exam | Internship or clinical experience (equiv. Hours) | Hours per Year | CE Each License Cycle | Initial License | Annualized Renewal | Total | License Period (yr(s)) | Reciprocity or Endorsement | Additional Exam | Years Licensed | Additional Fees |
North Carolina | 2 | N/A | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | Yes | 20 | 20 | $300.00 | $150.00 | $450.00 | $1.00 | No | No | ||||||
Oklahoma | 2 | N/A | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | Yes | 20 | 20 | $335.00 | $175.00 | $510.00 | $1.00 | No | No | 5 | $450.00 | ||||
Alabama | 2 | N/A | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | Yes | 20 | 20 | $150.00 | $150.00 | $300.00 | $1.00 | No | No | ||||||
Texas | 2 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 17 | 17 | $523.00 | $318.00 | $841.00 | $1.00 | No | No | ||||||
Alaska | 2 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 15 | 30 | $890.00 | $245.00 | $1,135.00 | $2.00 | No | No | 5 | |||||
Florida | 2 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 15 | 30 | $450.00 | $132.50 | $582.50 | $2.00 | No | No | 3 | $500.00 | ||||
Minnesota | 2 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 20 | 40 | $300.00 | $100.00 | $400.00 | $2.00 | No | No | ||||||
South Dakota | 2 | N/A | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | Yes | 16 | 32 | $175.00 | $50.00 | $225.00 | $2.00 | No | Yes | ||||||
California | 2 | N/A | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | Yes | 18 | 36 | $440.00 | $125.00 | $565.00 | $2.00 | Yes | Yes | 4 | |||||
Mississippi | 2 | N/A | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | Yes | 15 | 15 | $200.00 | $100.00 | $300.00 | $1.00 | No | Yes | 5 | |||||
Nevada | 2 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | No | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 15 | 15 | $200.00 | $250.00 | $450.00 | $1.00 | No | No | ||||||
New York | 2 | N/A | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 60 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 2080 | 0 | $340.00 | $70.00 | $410.00 | $3.00 | No | No | |||||
Hawai‘i | 3 | N/A | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | Yes | 15 | 30 | $400.00 | $135.00 | $535.00 | $2.00 | Yes | No | ||||||
New Mexico | 3 | N/A | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | Yes | 15 | 15 | $425.00 | $175.00 | $600.00 | $1.00 | Yes | No | 5 | |||||
West Virginia | 3 | N/A | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | Yes | 18 | 18 | $375.00 | $150.00 | $525.00 | $1.00 | Yes | No | ||||||
Wyoming | 3 | N/A | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | Yes | 8 | 8 | $300.00 | $65.00 | $365.00 | $1.00 | No | No | ||||||
Louisiana | 3 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 16 | 16 | $450.00 | $225.00 | $675.00 | $1.00 | Yes | No | ||||||
Oregon | 3 | N/A | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | Yes | 2080 | 15 | 15 | $175.00 | $100.00 | $275.00 | $1.00 | Yes | No | 1 | ||||
Arizona | 3 | N/A | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | Yes | 10 | 20 | $405.00 | $175.00 | $580.00 | $2.00 | Yes | No | 3 | |||||
Arkansas | 3 | N/A | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | Yes | 20 | 20 | $100.00 | $100.00 | $200.00 | $1.00 | Yes | No | 5 | |||||
Idaho | 3 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 10 | 10 | $200.00 | $125.00 | $325.00 | $1.00 | No | No | ||||||
Kansas | 3 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 20 | 20 | $300.00 | $75.00 | $375.00 | $1.00 | Yes | No | ||||||
New Jersey | 3 | N/A | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | Yes | 0 | $575.00 | $125.00 | $700.00 | $2.00 | Yes | No | |||||||
South Carolina | 3 | N/A | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | Yes | 15 | 30 | $300.00 | $100.00 | $400.00 | $2.00 | Yes | No | ||||||
Tennessee | 3 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 20 | 40 | $135.00 | $185.00 | $320.00 | $2.00 | Yes | No | 5 | $160.00 | ||||
Washington | 3 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 10 | 10 | $250.00 | $130.00 | $380.00 | $1.00 | No | No | ||||||
Indiana | 3 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 20 | 40 | $250.00 | $50.00 | $300.00 | $2.00 | Yes | No | 5 | |||||
Massachusetts | 3 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 15 | 15 | $321.00 | $84.00 | $405.00 | $1.00 | Yes | No | 5 | |||||
Ohio | 3 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 15 | 30 | $375.00 | $77.50 | $452.50 | $2.00 | Yes | No | 5 | $50.00 | ||||
Utah | 3 | N/A | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 1000 | 12 | 24 | $223.00 | $36.50 | $259.50 | $2.00 | Yes | No | |||||
Connecticut | 3 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 0 | $450.00 | $450.00 | $900.00 | $1.00 | Yes | No | |||||||
Georgia | 3 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 15 | 30 | $300.00 | $100.00 | $400.00 | $2.00 | Yes | No | ||||||
Iowa | 3 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 20 | 60 | $70.00 | $15.00 | $85.00 | $3.00 | Yes | No | 5 | |||||
Missouri | 3 | N/A | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 346.67 | 10 | 10 | $230.00 | $80.00 | $310.00 | $1.00 | Yes | No | 5 | $300.00 | |||
North Dakota | 3 | N/A | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | Yes | 12 | 12 | $85.00 | $35.00 | $120.00 | $1.00 | Yes | No | ||||||
Pennsylvania | 3 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 15 | 30 | $260.00 | $112.50 | $372.50 | $2.00 | Yes | No | 5 | |||||
Vermont | 3 | N/A | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 120 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | Yes | 12 | 24 | $100.00 | $97.50 | $197.50 | $2.00 | Yes | No | |||||
Colorado | 4 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 16 | 32 | $100.00 | $80.00 | $180.00 | $2.00 | Yes | No | $50.00 | |||||
Kentucky | 4 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 15 | 30 | $200.00 | $50.00 | $250.00 | $2.00 | Yes | No | ||||||
Maine | 4 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 12 | 12 | $206.00 | $75.00 | $281.00 | $1.00 | Yes | No | 1.4 | |||||
Maryland | 4 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 12 | 12 | $155.00 | $80.00 | $235.00 | $1.00 | Yes | No | 5 | |||||
Montana | 4 | N/A | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | Yes | 5 | 10 | $265.00 | $32.50 | $297.50 | $2.00 | Yes | No | 4 | |||||
Nebraska | 4 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 16 | 32 | $125.00 | $51.00 | $176.00 | $2.00 | Yes | No | 1 | |||||
Virginia | 4 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 15 | 15 | $135.00 | $135.00 | $270.00 | $1.00 | Yes | No | ||||||
Delaware | 4 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 12 | 24 | $92.00 | $46.00 | $138.00 | $2.00 | Yes | No | ||||||
New Hampshire | 4 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 12 | 12 | $100.00 | $120.00 | $220.00 | $1.00 | Yes | No | 3 | |||||
Rhode Island | 4 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 0 | $275.00 | $125.00 | $400.00 | $2.00 | Yes | No | |||||||
Wisconsin | 4 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 15 | 30 | $125.00 | $52.50 | $177.50 | $2.00 | Yes | No | 2 | |||||
Michigan | 4 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 0 | $190.00 | $55.00 | $245.00 | $2.00 | Yes | No | |||||||
Illinois | 4 | N/A | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | NAVLE | No | 10 | 20 | $100.00 | $50.00 | $150.00 | $2.00 | Yes | No |