Ohio Admin. Code 4753-3-04 - Educational requirements for licensure
(A) To be eligible for licensure, an
applicant must demonstrate that the following course work requirements are met:
(1) He/she obtained a broad general
education, which may include study from among the areas of human psychology,
sociology, psychological and physical development, the physical sciences,
especially those that pertain to acoustic and biological phenomena, and human
anatomy and physiology, including neuroanatomy and neurophysiology.
(2) For licensure as an audiologist
applicants shall have obtained at least a doctor of audiology degree before or
after January 1, 2006 or the equivalent from an audiology program accredited by
an organization recognized by the "United States Department of Education" or at
least a masters degree in audiology or equivalent if all requirements under
division (F) of section
4753.06 of the Revised Code were
met prior to January 1, 2006.
(a) The
educational requirements shall be deemed met when the applicant is certified by
the "American Speech-Language-Hearing Association" and/ or the "American Board
of Audiology."
(b) Academic credit
for a doctor of audiology or equivalent shall include course work accumulated
in the completion of a well integrated course of study dealing with the normal
aspects of human hearing, balance, and related development and clinical
evaluation, audiologic diagnosis and treatment of disorders of human hearing,
balance, and related development.
(c) Applicants applying based on equivalency
shall:
(i) Hold a post-baccalaureate doctoral
degree with a major emphasis in audiology consisting of a minimum of three
years of didactic coursework consisting of a total of one hundred twenty
semester hours or equivalent quarter hours in the normal aspects of human
hearing and balance, related development, clinical evaluation, audiologic
diagnosis and treatment of disorders of human hearing, balance and related
development.
(ii) Have completed a
minimum of three hundred fifty clock hours of clinical experience prior to the
fourth year of training supervised by an audiologist meeting the requirements
of clinical supervisor stated in paragraph (D)(1) of rule
4753-3-07 of the Administrative
Code.
(iii) Have successfully
completed a minimum of two thousand clock hours of supervised clinical extern
experience sufficient in depth and breadth to achieve the knowledge and skills
outcome in the fourth year of academic training supervised by preceptor meeting
the requirements stated in paragraph (D)(1) of rule
4753-3-07 of the Administrative
Code.
(iv) The course of study
shall include content on ethical practice standards.
(v) Pass examination(s) approved by the
board.
(3) He/she obtained at least a master's
degree in the area in which licensure is sought or the equivalent as determined
by the board from a college or university accredited by one of the following
regional or national accrediting organizations or their successor
organizations:
(a) "Middle States Association
of Colleges and Schools- Commission on Higher Education"
(b) "New England Association of Schools and
Colleges"
(c) "North Central
Association of Colleges and Schools"
(d) "Northwest Association of Schools and
Colleges"
(e) "Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools"
(f)
"Western Association of Schools and Colleges - Accrediting Commission for
Senior Colleges"
The best source for determining whether the college or university is accredited by one of the above organizations or successors is the college or university itself.
(4) The academic credit upon which the
master's degree or higher was awarded must include course work accumulated in
the completion of a well-integrated course of study, as follows:
(a) A total of seventy-five semester hours or
one hundred twelve and one-half quarter hours were accumulated.
(b) The course work consisted of at least the
minimum number of hours in all areas listed below:
(i) Twenty-seven semester hours in basic
science course work. Of the twenty-seven semester hours, six semester hours
must be in biological/physical sciences and mathematics and six semester hours
must be in behavioral or social sciences;
(ii) Fifteen semester hours in basic human
communication processes, including all of the following: the anatomic and
physiologic bases, the physical and psychophysical bases, and the linguistic
and psycholinguistic aspects;
(iii)
Thirty-six semester hours in professional course work. Of the thirty-six
semester hours, thirty of the semester hours must be in courses for which
graduate credit was received and comply with the requirements below that are
applicable to the area in which licensure is sought:
(a) For speech-language pathology: thirty
semester hours shall be in speech-language pathology, with at least six
semester hours in language disorders; six semester hours shall be in audiology,
with three semester hours in hearing disorders and hearing evaluation and three
semester hours in habilitative/ rehabilitative procedures.
(b) For audiology: thirty semester hours
shall be in audiology, with at least six semester hours in hearing disorders
and hearing evaluation and at least six semester hours in habilitative/
rehabilitative procedures; six semester hours shall be in speech-language
pathology, not associated with hearing impairment, with three semester hours in
speech disorders and three semester hours in language disorders.
(c) For both speech-language pathology and
audiology, course of study shall include content on ethical practice
standards.
(B) Verification of education shall be the
official transcript submitted to the board by the university or college.
(1) No credit may be allowed for courses
listed on the application unless satisfactory completion of the course is
verified by an official transcript.
(2) Satisfactory completion is defined as the
applicant's having received academic credit in semester hours, quarter hours,
or other unit or credit with a passing grade as defined by the college or
university.
(3) Where the course
work is reported in quarter hours, the following formula will be used: one
semester hour equals one and one half quarter hours.
(4) The applicant is solely responsible for
authorizing the college or university to send an official transcript to the
board.
(5) The board may require
additional verification of course work content.
(C) Course work listed on a college or
university transcript shall be evaluated under the following standards:
(1) A specific course may be split and
credited to no more than two categories. If a course is split, a description of
the course taken from the university catalog must be submitted. At least one
semester hour of the course must address the area in which partial credit is
requested.
(2) Up to six semester
hours for a thesis or dissertation may be accepted in the basic human
communications processes or the professional course work categories.
(a) An abstract of the thesis/dissertation
content must be submitted with the application.
(b) Academic credit that is associated with
thesis or dissertation and for which graduate credit was received may apply in
the professional area, but may not be counted as meeting any of the minimum
requirements.
(c) "Minimum
requirements" means six semester credit hours in speech disorders, six semester
credit hours in language disorders, three semester credit hours in hearing
disorders and hearing evaluations, three semester credit hours in
habilitative/rehabilitative procedures, and twenty-one graduate semester credit
hours in the area of licensure.
(d)
Credit earned for research methodology courses, such as research methods,
introduction to graduate study, etc., may be counted toward the thirty semester
credit hours of course work at the graduate level but may not be used toward
any of the minimum requirements.
(D) Course work requirements for licensure
shall be deemed to be met when the applicant was awarded a master's degree or
higher in the area in which licensure is sought from a college or university
program accredited by a regional or national specialized accrediting
organization in speech-language pathology and/or audiology recognized by the
"United States Department of Education" and the "Council for Higher Education
Accreditation," One Dupont Circle Northwest, Suite 510 Washington, D.C.
20036-1135, or its predecessors or successors, at the time the master's degree
was awarded.
(E) Course work
requirements for licensure shall be deemed to be met when the applicant holds a
current certificate in audiology in good standing received from the "American
Board of Audiology" when both of the following criteria are met:
(1) Verification of certification is received
from the "American Board of Audiology."
(2) The student clinical and professional
experience completed for certification, if performed in Ohio, were done in
conformance with Ohio law and rules.
(F) Pursuant to division (C) of section
4753.08 of the Revised Code,
educational requirements for licensure shall be waived for an applicant who
presents proof of a current certificate of clinical competence in the area in
which licensure is sought that is in good standing and received from the
"American Speech-Language-Hearing Association" when both of the following
criteria are met:
(1) Verification of
certification is received from the "American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association."
(2) The student
clinical and professional experience completed for certification, if performed
in Ohio, were done in conformance with Ohio law and rules.
(G) In order to expedite the licensure of
graduates prior to the preparation of final transcripts, the board shall
consider on an individual basis any application for which the university
provides a letter from the registrar, graduate officer or speech-language
pathology and/or audiology department chairperson,
under signature and official letterhead, containing all of the following:
(1) A statement that the final transcript is
not available;
(2) A statement that
the applicant has met all requirements for a master's degree or
higher;
(3) A statement that the
applicant has met all requirements for clinical practica;
(4) A statement of the area in which the
master's degree or higher was earned;
(5) A statement that the university's program
awarding the degree in speech-language pathology or audiology is fully
accredited and adheres to the guidelines set forth by the American
speech-language hearing association;
(6) The university or college seal
or notarized signature of the university or college official providing such
letter.
The applicant is solely responsible
for authorizing the college or university to send an official transcript to the
board within ninety days of licensure or when it is available.
(6)
The
applicant is solely responsible for authorizing the college or university to
send an official transcript to the board within ninety days of licensure or
when it is available.
(H) If the person seeks licensure as an
audiologist under division (F)(1)(b) of section
4753.06 of the Revised Code, the
person must meet the requirements of division (B) of section
4753.06 of the Revised Code
regarding a master's degree in audiology as that division existed on December
31, 2005. The requirements for licensure under section
4753.06 of the Revised Code that
existed on December 31, 2005, are as follows:
(1) He has obtained a broad general education
to serve as a background for his specialized academic training and preparatory
professional experience. Such background may include study from among the areas
of human psychology, sociology, psychological and physical development, the
physical sciences, especially those that pertain to acoustic and biological
phenomena, and human anatomy and physiology, including neuroanatomy and
neurophysiology.
(2) He submits to
the board an official transcript demonstrating that he has at least a master's
degree in the area in which licensure is sought or the equivalent as determined
by the board. His academic credit must include course work accumulated in the
completion of a well-integrated course of study approved by the board and
delineated by rule dealing with the normal aspects of human communication,
development and disorders thereof, and clinical techniques for the evaluation
and the improvement or eradication of such disorders. The course work must have
been completed at colleges or universities accredited by regional or national
accrediting organizations recognized by the board.
(3) He submits to the board evidence of the
completion of appropriate, supervised clinical experience in the professional
area, speech-language pathology or audiology, for which licensure is requested,
dealing with a variety of communication disorders. The appropriateness of the
experience shall be determined under rules of the board. This experience shall
have been obtained in an accredited college or university, in a cooperating
program of an accredited college or university, or in another program approved
by the board.
(4) He presents to
the board written evidence that he has obtained professional experience. The
professional experience shall be appropriately supervised as determined by
board rule. The amount of professional experience shall be determined by board
rule and shall be bona fide clinical work that has been accomplished in the
major professional area, speech-language pathology or audiology, in which
licensure is sought. This experience shall not begin until the requirements of
paragraphs (B) and (C) of this rule have been completed unless approved by the
board. Before beginning the supervised professional experience pursuant to this
rule, any applicant for licensure to practice speech-language pathology or
audiology shall meet the requirements for a conditional license pursuant to
section 4753.071 of the Revised
Code.
(5) He submits to the board
evidence that he has passed the examination for licensure to practice
speech-language pathology or audiology pursuant to division (B) of section
4753.05 of the Revised
Code.
(I) A person
applying for licensure as an audiologist under division (F)(1)(b) of section
4753.06 of the Revised Code
shall complete the application prescribed by the board. Applications shall be:
(1) Typewritten or printed in ink or
submitted electronically via the Ohio e-license system;
(2) Signed by the applicant or electronically
signed if applying electronically via the Ohio e-license system;
(3) Accompanied by the fee prescribed by rule
4753-5-01 of the Administrative
Code;
(4) Accompanied by such
evidence, statements, or documents as specified on the form; and
(5) Contain proof that the applicant
completed the requisite amount of continuing education as follows:
(a) Applicants currently practicing as an
audiologist in good standing with another state shall submit proof of
completing a minimum of twenty contact hours of continuing education in the
previous two years preceding the date licensure is sought with the
board.
(b) Applicants who have not
been engaged in the practice of audiology with another state for less than
twelve months shall submit proof of completing a minimum of ten contact hours
of continuing education in the previous year preceding the date licensure is
sought with the board.
(c)
Applicants who have not been engaged in the practice of audiology with another
state for twelve to twenty-four months shall submit proof of completing a
minimum of twenty contact hours of continuing education in the previous two
years preceding the date licensure is sought with the board.
(d) Applicants who have not been engaged in
the practice of audiology with another state for twenty-five months to
forty-eight months shall submit proof of completing a minimum of forty contact
hours of continuing education in the previous four years preceding the date
licensure is sought with the board.
(e) Applicants who have not been engaged in
the practice of audiology with another state for forty-nine months to sixty
months shall submit proof of completing a minimum of fifty contact hours of
continuing education in the previous five years preceding the date licensure is
sought with the board.
(f)
Applicants who have not engaged in the practice of audiology for more than five
years prior to the date the individual applies to the board for licensure may
be subject to additional requirements outlined by the board and could include
assigned hours of continuing education on specific topics. The board shall
require additional continuing education and other activities, which may
include, but are not limited to:
(i)
Competency based performance appraisals.
(ii) Mentorship.
(iii) Additional continuing education, which
may include topics covering:
(a) Anatomy and
physiology of the speech and hearing mechanisms.
(b) Hearing disorders.
(c) Diagnostics.
(d) Electrophysiology including auditory and
vestibular measures.
(e) Specialty
assessment such as APD and AR.
(f)
Pediatrics.
(g)
Geriatrics.
(h) Treatment including
such topics as hearing aid theory, hearing aid assessment, hearing aid fitting,
hearing aid technologies, product training, cochlear implants, vestibular
rehab, aural rehabilitation and counseling.
(i) Ethics, HIPAA and record
keeping.
(iv) Extended
course work.
(v) Professional
development plan.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4753.05
Rule Amplifies: 4753.06
Prior Effective Dates: 11/16/1992 (Emer.), 02/09/1993, 09/10/1994, 01/19/1996 (Emer.), 05/16/1996, 07/24/2000, 06/26/2003, 04/24/2006, 05/01/2010, 12/15/2010, 12/01/2011, 12/10/2017
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4753.05
Rule Amplifies: 4753.06
Prior Effective Dates: 11/16/1992 (Emer.), 02/09/1993, 09/10/1994, 01/19/1996 (Emer.), 05/16/1996, 07/24/2000, 06/26/2003, 04/24/2006, 05/01/2010, 12/15/2010, 12/01/2011
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