The EPPP is changing in 2027. We're already building for it.
ASPPB has announced an integrated EPPP — one exam combining knowledge and skills — replacing the current exam starting in Fall 2027. Here's what's publicly known, what it means for your timeline, and exactly what we're doing about it.
The timeline
What's changing
Knowledge and skills merge into a single examination — replacing the paused two-part (Part 1 / Part 2-Skills) plan — administered in one sitting (planned ~5 hours) at Pearson centers, with a single pass/fail standard.
Scientific Orientation to Practice · Assessment · Intervention · Consultation & Supervision · Interpersonal Relationships · Ethical & Professional Practice — reorganizing today's eight knowledge domains around competencies.
Beyond single-best multiple choice: extended multiple-choice, scenario-based question sets, and audio and video portions.
What it means for you
Testing before Fall 2027? Nothing changes — you take the current exam, and that's exactly what this program prepares you for today. Candidates close to ready are generally better served finishing under the format they've prepared for than waiting into a transition year. Testing Fall 2027 or later? The knowledge doesn't expire — ethics, assessment, intervention, and the science core carry directly into the new competency domains — but item formats and emphasis will shift, and your preparation should too.
What we're doing about it
- Built for it from day one: our content system already supports scenario-based question sets and audio/video items — the exact formats the integrated exam adds.
- Audio-first learning is live now: every domain has a listenable walkthrough — the study habit that maps to an exam with audio portions.
- Blueprint remap on final specifications: when ASPPB publishes the operational blueprint, our bank re-tags to the six competency domains and your adaptive plan follows automatically.
- Transition guidance: free-training and subscriber cohorts will get a clear "test now vs. test later" advisory as official dates firm up.
Exam facts summarized from ASPPB's public announcements and state-board communications as of July 2026; details may change as ASPPB finalizes specifications. This program is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ASPPB.