Each applicant for a license as a speech pathologist or audiologist shall meet all of the following requirements:

1. 1. For a license as a speech pathologist:

   1. a. Possess a master’s degree from an accredited school, college, or university with a major in speech pathology.
   2. b. Show evidence of completion of not less than four hundred hours of supervised clinical training in speech pathology as a student in an accredited school, college, or university.
   3. c. Show evidence of completion of not less than nine months’ clinical experience under the supervision of a licensed speech pathologist following the receipt of the master’s degree.

2. 2. For a license as an audiologist:

   1. a. Possess a master’s degree from an accredited school, college, or university with a major in audiology.
   2. b. Show evidence of completion of not less than four hundred hours of supervised clinical training in audiology as a student in an accredited school, college, or university.
   3. c. Show evidence of completion of not less than nine months’ clinical experience under the supervision of a licensed audiologist following the receipt of the master’s degree.
   4. d. In lieu of paragraphs “a” through “c”, hold a doctoral degree in audiology from an accredited school, college, or university which incorporates the academic coursework and the minimum hours of supervised training required by rules adopted by the board.
3. 3. Pass an examination as determined by the board in rule.

2008 Acts, ch 1088, §73

Referred to in §154F.2, 154F.4, 154F.5