The integrated EPPP launching in Fall 2027 tests six competency domains: Scientific Orientation to Practice (15%), Assessment (20%), Intervention (20%), Consultation and Supervision (10%), Interpersonal Relationships (15%), and Ethical and Professional Practice (20%). It is a single-day, computer-based exam at Pearson centers, scored pass/fail, with new question types including audio and video scenarios.

Those weights are not my estimate. They come from ASPPB's own content specifications document, published in 2026 for the Fall 2027 exam. Most coverage of the new EPPP still says "six domains, details to come." The details exist, and they change how you should think about prep. This post walks through all of it.

This is part of my series on the 2027 EPPP changes:

• EPPP Changes 2027: the complete guide
• How much the new EPPP costs
• The new eligibility recommendations
• Should you take the EPPP now or wait?

The six domains of the integrated EPPP

Domain	Weight	What it covers
1. Scientific Orientation to Practice	15%	Core psychology and psychopathology knowledge, research methods and statistics, critically evaluating and applying research, communicating findings
2. Assessment	20%	Psychometrics, selecting and administering instruments, integrating client characteristics, differential diagnosis, communicating results
3. Intervention	20%	Evidence-based treatment and prevention, planning and implementing interventions, adapting treatment, evaluating outcomes
4. Consultation and Supervision	10%	Consultation models, supervision models and evidence, program evaluation, supervisee feedback and gatekeeping
5. Interpersonal Relationships	15%	Psychosocial factors in relationships, interpersonal dynamics, identity and intersectionality, self-reflection, culturally appropriate interaction
6. Ethical and Professional Practice	20%	APA and CPA ethics codes, professional standards, ethical decision-making, legal vs ethical conflicts, limits of competence

Three domains (Assessment, Intervention, Ethics) carry 20% each. That is 60% of the exam in territory the current EPPP already tests, just with more application. The strategic surprise is the other 40%, and that is where prep needs to change.

Where did the old eight domains go?

The current exam has eight knowledge domains. The new blueprint reorganizes rather than deletes them. Here is the mapping, based on the sub-competencies in the content specifications:

Current domain (weight)	Where it lives in 2027
Biological Bases of Behavior (~10%)	Sub-competency 1.A.1 inside Scientific Orientation
Cognitive-Affective Bases (~13%)	Sub-competency 1.A.2 inside Scientific Orientation
Social and Cultural Bases (~11%)	Sub-competency 1.A.3, plus much of Interpersonal Relationships
Growth and Lifespan Development (~12%)	Sub-competency 1.A.4 inside Scientific Orientation
Assessment and Diagnosis (~16%)	Domain 2, expanded to 20%
Treatment and Intervention (~15%)	Domain 3, expanded to 20%
Research Methods and Statistics (~7%)	Sub-competencies 1.B and 1.C inside Scientific Orientation
Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues (~16%)	Domain 6, expanded to 20%

Read that table twice, because the implication is big. The four classic content domains (bio, cognitive-affective, social, lifespan) currently add up to roughly 46% of the exam. In the new blueprint, they are sub-competencies of a single 15% domain, sharing that 15% with research methods. Meanwhile, Consultation and Supervision (10%) and Interpersonal Relationships (15%) are now a quarter of the exam, and today's exam barely touches supervision models or consultation processes as standalone topics.

Two honest caveats on that reading. First, knowledge does not stop mattering because the label moved: you cannot answer an Assessment or Intervention scenario without psychopathology, lifespan, and bio-bases knowledge underneath it. The specifications explicitly require applying evidence-based models of psychopathology inside the Assessment domain. Second, weights describe scoring, not how often content appears inside integrated scenarios. Treat the mapping as directional, not as permission to skip neuroanatomy.

The new question types

ASPPB has named four formats for the integrated exam:

1. Single-best-answer multiple-choice with 3 or 4 options. The familiar format, and note the 3-option variant is new relative to the current exam's standard 4.
2. Extended multiple-choice. Formats that go beyond one-best-of-four, such as selecting multiple correct responses.
3. Scenario-based question sets. A clinical vignette followed by a series of linked questions, which is how the exam integrates knowledge and skills in one item family.
4. Audio and video portions. Watching or listening to clinical material and answering questions about it. This is the format that most directly tests skills that a text vignette cannot, like picking up interpersonal process.

If you have taken the current 225-question EPPP, the mental adjustment is real: less "which neurotransmitter," more "watch this segment, then decide what the psychologist should do next, and why."

Pass/fail scoring

The integrated EPPP reports pass/fail based on total score. The current 200 to 800 scale with the 500 cut (in most jurisdictions) goes away for the new exam. The passing standard will be set through a formal standard-setting process after the Spring 2027 beta test, which means the cut literally does not exist yet. If you want to understand how the current scale works while it still applies to you, I cover it in how the EPPP is scored.

One practical consequence of pass/fail: state-by-state cut score differences, which I mapped in the passing score by state post, should matter less under the new model. How boards handle score reporting during the transition is one of the open questions.

Logistics: one day, computer-based, Pearson

The integrated exam is a single-day, computer-based administration at Pearson testing centers, the same network that delivers the current EPPP. ASPPB communications have described a planned length of about five hours, though the final specification, including the question count, has not been published. For comparison, the current exam is 225 questions in 4 hours 15 minutes.

How prep changes for the 2027 exam

My honest read, separated from the facts above:

• The knowledge core stays the spine. Sixty percent of the new exam (Assessment, Intervention, Ethics) maps onto the highest-weight domains of the current exam. Deep, retrieval-based practice on that material transfers.
• Supervision and consultation become real study topics. Ten percent is a full domain. Supervision models, evaluation strategies, gatekeeping duties. Most current prep treats this as a footnote inside ethics.
• Interpersonal process becomes testable. With audio and video items and a 15% Interpersonal Relationships domain, "read the room" turns into exam content: power differentials, communication dynamics, cultural context, self-reflection practices.
• Practice with scenarios, not just facts. Scenario sets reward candidates who can hold a case in mind across several linked decisions. That is a skill you build by doing case-style questions, not by rereading summaries.

If you are testing before Fall 2027, none of this replaces the current blueprint: study the eight domains, weighted the way I describe in the domain weights breakdown.

What is still unpublished

As of August 2026: the question count, the official final exam length, the cut score (set after the 2027 beta), and item-level detail on how audio and video questions are scored. A sample exam based on the new blueprint is scheduled for Fall 2026, and that will be the first real look at item style. Anyone claiming to sell "integrated EPPP practice exams" before the sample exam exists is improvising.

FAQ

What are the six domains of the new EPPP? Scientific Orientation to Practice (15%), Assessment (20%), Intervention (20%), Consultation and Supervision (10%), Interpersonal Relationships (15%), and Ethical and Professional Practice (20%), per ASPPB's 2026 content specifications for the Fall 2027 exam.

Does the new EPPP still test biological bases, development, and the other classic content areas? Yes, but as sub-competencies inside the Scientific Orientation to Practice domain rather than as standalone weighted domains. The knowledge also shows up implicitly inside Assessment and Intervention scenarios.

Will the new EPPP have video questions? Yes. ASPPB's announcement lists scenario-based questions with audio and video portions among the item types, alongside single-best multiple-choice and extended multiple-choice.

Is the new EPPP pass/fail? Yes. Pass/fail based on total score, replacing the 200 to 800 scaled score with the 500 cut used by most jurisdictions today.

How long is the integrated EPPP? ASPPB has described a single-day exam planned to run about five hours, but the official final length and question count have not been published yet.

How many questions are on the new EPPP? Not published as of August 2026. The Fall 2026 sample exam should give the first concrete look.

The bottom line

The new blueprint is public, weighted, and more application-heavy than the exam it replaces, with a full quarter of the test on supervision, consultation, and interpersonal competencies. If you test before Fall 2027, study the current eight domains and ignore the noise. If you test after, watch for the Fall 2026 sample exam and build scenario skills early.

Either way, the method that survives the transition is the same one that works now: diagnose your weak spots, then drill them with realistic questions. thePsychology.ai does exactly that for the current exam, with a free diagnostic that shows your domain-by-domain standing. Try it free for 7 days.

Sources

• ASPPB, Content Specifications for the EPPP Operational in Fall of 2027 and Forward (full document with domain weights and sub-competencies, as distributed to licensing boards): https://psychology.ca.gov/about_us/meetings/materials/20260213_hc_3.pdf
• ASPPB, content specifications announcement: https://asppb.net/news/asppb-announces-content-specifications-for-the-examination-for-professional-practice-in-psychology-eppp-operational-in-fall-of-2027/
• ASPPB, EPPP blueprint launch timelines (PDF): https://asppb.net/wp-content/uploads/EPPP-BLUEPRINT-LAUNCH-TIMELINES-1.pdf