CLINICAL REHABILITATIVE SERVICES CREDENTIAL
IN LANGUAGE, SPEECH, AND HEARING
Speech pathologists who wish to practice
in the public school setting are required
to obtain an M. A. Degree in Communicative
Disorders and the Clinical Rehabilitative
Services Credential in Language, Speech, and
Hearing (CRSC), which they may declare as
an objective when they apply for admission
to the graduate program. The credential may
also be declared as an objective at a later
time as long as the student has maintained
continuous enrollment in the graduate program.
After the student leaves the graduate program,
re-admission is required in order to fulfill
requirements for the credential. It is, therefore,
strongly recommended that students complete
the credential while working on the M. A.
Degree unless they are absolutely certain
that they will not later wish to work in the
public schools.
In order to obtain the CRSC, students must
earn the M. A. Degree in Communicative Disorders.
In addition, they must meet requirements that
are somewhat more specific than those for
the M. A. Degree alone. These requirements
are listed below.
The required courses and clinical practice
for the CRSC must be completed with a grade-point
average of 2.50, and at least a "C"
(2.0) must be earned for each course and practicum.
In the case of credit/no credit grades for
certain clinical practicum courses, the student
must earn a credit. Students are required
to complete clinical dock hours according
to the requirements of the American Speech-Language-
Hearing Association. Some of the clinical
dock hours must be in audiology and aural
rehabilitation. In addition, 100 of the 350
supervised dock hours must be completed at
a school site or its equivalent. The hours
must be supervised in all cases by persons
holding the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence
in Speech-Language Pathology and the appropriate
state license. The supervisor of the public
school practicum must also hold the Clinical
Rehabilitative Services Credential. If equivalences
have been granted for a clinical practicum
that was completed at another university,
appropriate documentation of clinical dock
hours completed at the other institution must
be provided to the Communicative Disorders
Program so that it can be placed in the student's
clinical practicum file.
Finally, the student must demonstrate proficiency
in reading and writing through passing the
University Examination in Writing Proficiency
(EWP) and through obtaining a "C"
(2.0) or better in Human Comm 300 Introduction
to Research in Speech Communication. Alternatively,
the student may demonstrate reading and writing
proficiency by obtaining a "C" (2.0)
or better in Human Comm 500 Research in Speech
Communication. Students must also pass the
CBEST Exam prior to entering the credential
program. The Credential Coordinator should
be contacted by the students early in their
program to review requirements and give further
information on the requirements for the credential.
Academic and Clinical Practicum Requirements
Undergraduate courses from related areas
Psychology 361 Developmental Psychology (3)
Special Ed 371 Exceptional Individual (3)
M. A. Degree in Communicative Disorders
Academic courses in the major. The following
courses are re " for the CRSC, but some
of them may also be used for the partial fulfillment
of requirements for the M. A. Degree.
Human Comm 404 Communicative Disorders of
the Bilingual/ Multicultural Child (3)
Human Comm 490 Seminar: Speech and Hearing
Services in the Schools (2)
Human Comm 571 Seminar in Fluency Disorders
(3)
Human Comm 573 Seminar in Voice Disorders
(3)
Human Comm 574 Seminar in Phonological Disorders
(3)
Human Comm 576 Seminar in Augmentative and
Alternative Communication (3)
Clinical Practicum Requirements
Human Comm 458 Clinical Practicum: Speech
and Language Disorders in Children (3)
Human Comm 468 Audiology Practicum (1)
Human Comm 485 Aural Rehabilitation Practicum
(1)
Human Comm 489A Public School Practicum in
Communicative Disorders (4)
Human Comm 558A Clinical Practicum: Speech
and Language Disorders in Adults (3)
Human Comm 558C Clinical Practicum: Communicative
Disorder and Differences in Individuals from
Diverse Backgrounds (3)
Human Comm 558D Clinical Practicum: Augmentative
Communication and Instrumental Management
of Communicative Disorders (2)
Human Comm 559A Advanced Clinical Practicum:
Communicative Disorders (3)
CERTIFICATION, LICENSURE, AND CREDENTIALS
IN COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS
Certification
The Communicative Disorders program is fully
accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation
in Audiology and Speech- Language Pathology
(CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association (ASHA). Graduate study in this
program leads to certification in speech-language
pathology with ASHA (CCC-SLP).
The CCC-SLP is awarded by the American Speech-Language-
Hearing Association to persons who (a) complete
the M. A. Degree in speech-language pathology,
(b) complete the required clinical practicum
by taking prescribed combinations of clinical
practicum courses, (c) pass the National Examination
in Speech-Language Pathology, (d) successfully
complete a Clinical Fellowship Year, and (e)
submit the appropriate application materials
to the American Speech-Language- Hearing Association.
All students should be familiar with the requirements
for the CCC-SLP Students completing the M.
A. Degree on or after January 2005, must meet
a new set of higher standards in order to
be certified. All students should obtain a
copy of the latest ASHA Membership and Certification
Handbook during the last year of their graduate
studies, and they should read all materials
carefully. Their advisers are not responsible
for informing students of ASHA requirements
that are met after graduation. Copies of the
Handbook are available from the Graduate Assistant
in the CSUF Speech and Hearing Clinic or directly
from ASHA at the following address and telephone
number:
