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PRELIMINARY SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY 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 Preliminary speech-Language
Pathology Services Credential in Language, Speech, and
Hearing (SLPSC), 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 SLPSC, 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 clock hours according to the requirements
of the American Speech-Language- Hearing Association.
Some of the clinical clock hours must be in audiology
and aural rehabilitation. In addition, 100 of the 350
supervised clock 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 or a Clear Speech-Language
Pathology Services Credential.
If equivalences have been granted for a clinical practicum
that was completed at another university, appropriate
documentation of clinical clock 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.
To obtain a Clear Speech-Language Pathology Services
Credential in Language, Speech, and Hearing, graduates
must: a) have obtained the preliminary credential; b)
pass the National Examination in Speech-Language Pathology;
c) complete a Required Professional Experience (RPE)
for the California license in speech-language pathology
and/or a Clinical Fellowship Year(CFY) for the ASHA
Certificate of Clinical Competence; and d) apply directly
to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
CERTIFICATION, LICENSURE, AND CREDENTIALS IN
COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS
Certification
The Communicative Disorders program is fully accredited
the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and
Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language
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 MA 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-Hearing-Association. 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:
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Membership and Certification Section
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, Maryland 20852
Telephone (301) 897-5700
Licensure
The speech-language pathology license is required to
work as a speech-language pathologist in all settings
in California except for the public school and in certain
exempt federal employment settings. The license is awarded
by the Speech-Language Pathology and Examining Committee
(SPAEC) of the Medical Board of California to those
who (a) complete the M.A. Degree in speech-language
pathology, (b) complete the required clinical practicum
by taking prescribed practicum courses listed in Appendix
4; (c) pass the National Examination in Speech-Language
Pathology, (d) successfully complete a Required Professional
Experience (RPE), and (e) submit the appropriate application
materials to SPAEC.
Although students will have met or exceeded the academic
and clinical practicum requirements for licensure in
California by the time they complete their M.A. degree
and the last of the clinical practicum courses that
are required for the Certificate of Clinical Competence
in Speech-Language Pathology (ASHA), they should still
become familiar with the specific requirements for licensure
during their last year of graduate studies. Their advisers
are not responsible for informing students of requirements
for licensure that are met after graduation. A copy
of the "Student Manual for Licensure in Speech
Pathology and Audiology" and may be obtained from
the Graduate Assistant in the CSUF Speech and Hearing
Clinics or directly from SPAEC at the following address
and telephone number:
Speech Pathology & Audiology Examining Committee
1434 Howe Avenue, Suite 86
Sacramento, CA 95825-3240
Telephone (916) 263-2666
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