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APPLICATION FOR
INITIAL CALIFORNIA
LAW & ETHICS EXAMINATION
Instructions and Important Information
Read Carefully Before Completing Your Application
WHO MAY APPLY
This application may ONLY be used by the following individuals:
Applicants who have held an Associate registration and have not ever taken the Law and
Ethics Exam; and
Out-of-state applicants who have submitted an Application for Licensure, have received
notice of approval, and have been instructed to apply for the Law and Ethics exam.
If you have previously taken the Law and Ethics Exam, you must instead submit a Request for Re-
Examination.
HOW TO APPLY
1. Ensure that your current email address is on file via the BreEZe system online.
Otherwise you will not receive notice that you are eligible to take the exam.
2. Complete the attached application.
3. FEE: Attach a $150 check or money order payable to “Behavioral Sciences Fund”:
4. Submit your application and fee to the address below:
Board of Behavioral Sciences
1625 North Market Blvd., Suite S200
Sacramento CA 95834
Alternatively, you may apply via the BreEZe system online.
APPLICANTS PURSUING DUAL LICENSURE
The California Law and Ethics Examination is different for each license type. A separate
application and fee are required for each examination.
TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF APPLICATION
To confirm receipt, mail your application using a method that includes tracking. You may also
contact your bank to see if your check has been cashed.
ADDRESS CHANGE
If your address has changed, be sure to update it ASAP online at www.breeze.ca.gov.
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APPLICATION PROCESSING TIME
Allow 46 weeks for processing. Please do not contact the Board to check on the status unless
your application has been on file for 45 or more days. Pearson Vue administers the exam. After the
Board processes your application, you will receive an e-mail notifying you of eligibility from Pearson
Vue. You may contact Pearson Vue to schedule your exam once you receive the email. Do not
attempt to schedule a date with Pearson Vue until you receive notification of eligibility. Pearson Vue
testing centers are located throughout the state as well as some out of state, offering testing 56
days a week. Refer to the Candidate Handbook for testing site locations.
EXPEDITED PROCESSING
The Board is required to expedite the licensure process for the following applicants:
Honorably discharged veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces pursuant to Business and
Professions Code (BPC) section 115.4. Download the request form from the Board’s website
and include it ON TOP OF your application.
Spouses/Partners of persons on active duty military pursuant to BPC section 115.5.
Download the request form from the Board’s website and include it ON TOP OF your
application.
Refugees / Asylees / Special Immigrant Status Holders ("SI" or "SQ") pursuant to BPC
section 135.4. Download the request form from the Board’s website and include it ON TOP OF
your application.
TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS
Reasonable accommodations will be provided to candidates who have a qualifying disability or
medical condition. All testing sites are physically accessible to individuals with disabilities. All other
accommodations require pre-approval of a Request for Accommodation. If English is your second
language (ESL), you may apply for an ESL accommodation.
LAW AND ETHICS EXAM IMPACT ON ASSOCIATE REGISTRATION RENEWAL
Registrants Must Take the California Law and Ethics Exam to Renew
You are required to take the California Law and Ethics Exam for the license type you are pursuing
while a registrant in order to renew (unless you have already passed the California Law and Ethics
Exam). Your registration will not be renewable until you have taken the required exam.
Passing Score Required for Issuance of a Subsequent Registration
Applicants cannot be issued a subsequent ASW, AMFT, or APCC registration (second or third
number, etc.) without first passing the California Law and Ethics Exam. (Note: Applicants who
have already passed the Standard Written exam do not have to pass the Law and Ethics exam
unless it has been more than seven years since they passed the Standard Written.)
QUESTIONS?
Please visit the Contact Us link at www.bbs.ca.gov and select an option under “Message the
Board.”
37A-509 (Revised 01/2021)
APPLICATION FOR
INITIAL CALIFORNIA
LAW AND ETHICS EXAMINATION
Office Use Only:
Carefully read the “Instructions and Important InformationFIRST
Attach $150 Fee Allow 45 Days for Processing
Examination Type (SELECT ONLY ONE):
LCSW Law and Ethics Examination
LPCC Law and Ethics Examination
LMFT Law and Ethics Examination
SSN or ITIN*:
Legal Name**: Last First Middle
* You may provide either your Social Security Number, your Federal Employer Identification
Number, or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, as applicable.
** You must use your legal name. Your “legal name” is the name established legally by your
birth certificate, marriage or domestic partnership certificate, or divorce decree (for example).
If you have a name change that you would like processed with your application, you must
attach the Notification of Name Changeform and all required documentation. This form is
available online at https://www.bbs.ca.gov/pdf/forms/change_name.pdf. Your license will
reflect your new name only if a complete Notification of Name Changeis received with your
application. Do not send original documents unless specifically requested.
NOTE: Knowingly providing false information or omitting pertinent information may be
grounds for denial of this application.
Signature of Applicant Date