16 Tex. Admin. Code § 111.40 - Intern in Speech-Language Pathology License - Licensing Requirements - Education and Clinical Work
(a) An
individual shall not practice as an intern in speech-language pathology without
a current license issued by the department. An applicant for an intern in
speech-language pathology license must meet the requirements under the Act and
this section.
(b) Education. The
graduate degree shall be completed at a college or university which has a
program accredited by a national accrediting organization that is approved by
the department and recognized by the United States Secretary of Education under
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
§
1001, et seq.).
(1) Original or certified copies of the
transcripts showing the conferred degree shall verify the applicant completed
the following:
(A) at least thirty-six (36)
semester credit hours shall be in professional course work acceptable toward a
graduate degree; and
(B) at least
twenty-four (24) semester credit hours acceptable toward a graduate degree
shall be earned in the area of speech-language pathology including normal
development and use of speech, language, and hearing; prevention evaluation,
habilitation, and rehabilitation of speech, language, and hearing disorders;
and related fields that augment the work of clinical practitioners of
speech-language pathology.
(2) A maximum of six academic semester credit
hours associated with clinical experience and a maximum of six academic
semester credit hours associated with a thesis or dissertation may be counted
toward the thirty-six (36) hours but not in lieu of the requirements of
paragraph (1)(B).
(3) A quarter
hour of academic credit shall be considered as two-thirds of a semester credit
hour.
(4) An applicant who
possesses a master's degree with a major in audiology and is pursuing a license
in speech-language pathology may apply if the department has an original
transcript showing completion of a master's degree with a major in audiology on
file and a letter from the program director or designee of the college or
university stating that the individual completed enough hours to establish a
graduate level major in speech-language pathology and would meet the academic
and clinical experience requirements for a license as a speech-language
pathologist.
(5) An applicant whose
transcript is in a language other than English or whose degree was earned at a
foreign university shall submit an original evaluation form from an approved
transcript evaluation service. The transcript evaluation service must determine
that the applicant's degree is a master's degree or higher with a major in one
of the areas of communicative sciences or disorders. The applicant shall bear
all expenses incurred during the procedure.
(6) An applicant who graduated from a college
or university not accredited by the ASHA Council on Academic Accreditation
shall submit an original signed letter from ASHA stating the Council for
Clinical Certification accepted the course work and clinical experience. The
applicant shall bear all expenses incurred during the procedure.
(c) Clinical Work. An applicant
shall complete at least twenty-five (25) clock hours of supervised observation
before completing the minimum of the following hours of supervised clinical
direct client contact, which may be referred to as clinical practicum, with
individuals who present a variety of communication disorders within an
educational institution or in one of its cooperating programs:
(1) 275 clock hours if the master's degree
was earned prior to November 10, 1993; or
(2) 350 clock hours if the master's degree
was earned between November 10, 1993 and December 31, 2004; or
(3) 400 clock hours if the master's degree
was earned on or after January 1, 2005.
(d) In the event the course work and clinical
experience set out in subsections (b) - (c), were earned more than ten (10)
years before the date of application for the intern license, the applicant
shall submit proof of current knowledge of the practice of speech-language
pathology. Proof of current knowledge may include: recently completing
continuing education or other courses; holding a current license in another
state; holding a current ASHA certification; or retaking and passing the
written examination.
(e) An
applicant who successfully completed all education and clinical requirements
under this section, but who has not had the degree officially conferred may be
licensed as an intern in order to begin the internship but shall submit
verification from the program director or designee verifying the applicant has
met all academic course work, clinical experience requirements, and completed a
thesis or passed a comprehensive examination, if required, and is awaiting the
date of next graduation for the degree to be conferred.
(f) An applicant whose master's degree is
received at a college or university accredited by the ASHA Council on Academic
Accreditation will receive automatic approval of the course work and clinical
experience if the program director or designee verifies that all requirements
have been met and review of the transcript shows that the applicant has
successfully completed at least twenty-four (24) semester credit hours
acceptable toward a graduate degree in the area of speech-language
pathology.
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