- (a) Arkansas Code § 17-100-301 provides for licensure in either speech-language pathology or audiology independently.
(b)
- (1) To be licensed in speech-language pathology, an individual must have appropriate academic training and clinical experience in speech-language pathology.
- (2) To be licensed in audiology, an individual must have appropriate academic training and clinical experience in audiology.
- (3) Persons in the process of completing the clinical fellowship experience are eligible for provisional licensure only.
(c)
- (1) To receive licensure in both areas, an individual must have appropriate academic training and clinical experience in each area.
- (2) A degree in "speech-language and hearing" or "communicative disorders" does not, in itself, qualify an individual for licensure in both areas.