1. (a) A program's curriculum shall not be implemented or revised until it has been approved by the Board.
2. (b) The curriculum shall be designed so that a speech-language pathology assistant who completes the program will have the knowledge and skills necessary to function in accordance with the minimum standards set forth in Section 2538.1(b)(3) of the Business and Professions Code.

3. (c) The curriculum shall consist of not less than sixty (60) semester units or ninety (90) quarter units, which shall include the following:

   1. (1) Twenty (20) to thirty (30) semester units or thirty (30) to forty-five (45) quarter units in general education requirements, including but not limited to, basic communication skills, knowledge of mathematics, liberal arts, and biological, behavioral, and health sciences.

   2. (2) Thirty (30) to forty (40) semester units or forty-five (45) to sixty (60) quarter units in course work that satisfies the competencies defined in the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Guidelines for the Training, Credentialing, Use, and Supervision of Speech-Language Pathology Assistants Appendix C -- Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Suggested Competencies (1996, Spring) including the following observation and field work experiences:

      1. (A) A minimum of fifteen (15) clock hours of directed observation; and
      2. (B) A minimum of one hundred (100) clock hours of field work experience.

4. (d) The course of instruction shall be presented in semester or quarter units under the following formula:

   1. (1) One (1) hour of instruction in theory each week throughout a semester or quarter equals one (1) unit.
   2. (2) Three (3) hours of field work practice each week throughout a semester or quarter equals one (1) unit.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 2531.95 and 2538.1, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 2538.1, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. New section filed 4-10-2001; operative 4-10-2001 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2001, No. 15).

2. Amendment of subsections (c)(1) and (c)(2)(B) and amendment of Note filed 7-18-2023; operative 10-1-2023 (Register 2023, No. 29).