The following information summarizes the requirements currently necessary to begin work in the public school system as an:
Audiologist or Speech-Language Pathologist
This information has been collected by researching individual state department of education regulations and policy documents, state administrative code provisions and by contacting each state department of education. Please be advised that regulations and policy may change at any time, so always check with your state department of education for the most up-to-date information.
Audiologist– Five Year Educator License
- Hold a five year educator license
- Master's degree in audiology
or
- Hold a master's degree in another area and complete an approved program for audiology
- Praxis II-Specialty area for audiology
or
- Master's degree in audiology
- Praxis I – Pre-Professional Skills Test
- Praxis II-Specialty Area for Audiology
License Class AAA
- Meet requirements for AA license
- Specialist degree in audiology
License Class AAAA
- Meet requirements for AA license
- Doctoral degree in audiology
Continuing Education Requirement
Three semester hours in content of job/skill related area; or five continuing education units (CEUs) in content or job/skill related area are required every five years.
Emergency Certification
A one year nonrenewable educator license may be issued at the request of the Superintendent of the local school district to licensed teachers (holding at least a bachelor's degree) hired to teach out-of-field, or for an individual who has begun but not completed the process for licensure.
- ASHA approved master's degree program in speech pathology
- Praxis I: Pre-professional skills test (PPST)
- Praxis II: Specialty Area for Speech Pathology
or
- ASHA approved master's degree program in speech pathology
- Original ASHA Membership Card
License Class AAA
- Meet the requirements for standard AA license
- Specialist degree in speech pathology
License Class AAAA
- Meet the requirements for standard AA license
- Doctoral degree in speech pathology
Continuing Education Requirement
Three semester hours in content or job/skill related area or five continuing education units (CEUs) in content or job/skill related area every five years.
Emergency Certification
A one-year Nonrenewable Educator License may be issued at the request of the Superintendent of the local school district to licensed teachers (at least a bachelor's degree) hired to teach out-of-field or for an individual who has begun but not completed the process for licensure.
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