S.C. Code Regs. 115-1 - General Licensing Provisions

Each applicant for a license must submit a notarized application form to the board office. The appropriate fee must be received before the application may be evaluated.

(A) An applicant for active licensure in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology must submit or cause to be submitted documented evidence of the following:

(1) a diploma showing a post-graduate degree in speech-language pathology or audiology from a school or program with regional accreditation determined by the board to be equivalent to those accredited by the Council of Academic Accreditation (CAA) for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) or other board approved authority;

(2) a passing score on a national examination as approved by the board; and

(3)

(a) completed supervised professional employment (SPE); or

(b) meets ASHA's standards for Certificate of Clinical Competence or its equivalent as approved by the board, in Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology in effect at the time of application; or

(c) have a current ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence or its equivalent as approved by the board.

(B) An applicant for active licensure in Audiology with a Masters in Audiology before January 1, 2007, must submit or cause to be submitted documented evidence of the following:

(1) at least a masters degree in audiology or its equivalent from a school or program determined by the board to be equivalent to those accredited by the Council of Academic Accreditation (CAA) for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA);

(2) successful completion of a supervised clinical practicum approved by the board; and

(3) successful completion of postgraduate professional experience approved by the board; or

(4) meets ASHA's standards for Certificate of Clinical Competence or its equivalent as approved by the board.

(C) An applicant for active licensure in Audiology with a Doctorate in Audiology after January 1, 2007, must submit or cause to be submitted documented evidence of the following:

(1) a doctoral degree in audiology from a school or educational institution with regional accreditation determined by the board to be equivalent to those accredited by the Council of Academic Accreditation (CAA) for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA); or

(2) meets ASHA's standards for Certificate of Clinical Competence or its equivalent as approved by the board.

(D) An applicant for a speech-language pathology or audiology intern license must submit or cause to be submitted documented evidence of having satisfied the requirement of (A)(1).

(1) A speech-language pathology or audiology intern license must be issued to an applicant who has satisfied the requirement of subsection (A)(1) but who has not passed the examination required by subsection (A)(2) or who lacks the supervised professional employment as required by subsection (A)(3), or both.

(2) A person who has been issued a license as an intern who has not met the requirement of subsection (A)(2) must pass an examination approved by the board within twelve months of the issuance of the intern license.

(E) An applicant whose license is expired must submit a new application for licensure along with the required fee, provide evidence of continuing education earned within the last two years (16 hours for a speech-language pathologist or audiologist and 8 hours for a speech-language pathologist assistant), and meet all licensure requirements in effect at the time of said application.

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S.C. Code Regs. 115-1

Amended by State Register Volume 22, Issue No. 6, Part 3, eff June 26, 1998; State Register Volume 38, Issue No. 6, eff 6/27/2014; State Register Volume 43, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/24/2019; State Register Volume 46, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/27/2022.