Is there a national certification exam for speech-language pathologists?
In most employment settings SLPs are required to be nationally certified through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). To become certified, one must have graduated from an accredited speech-language pathology master’s degree program, have completed 400 supervised hours of clinical experience, completed a year-long Clinical Fellowship (CFY), and passed the computerized ASHA board exam. Upon meeting all the necessary requirements and passing the certification exam, the SLP-CCC credentials are granted which stands for Certificate of Clinical Competency. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are currently over 110,000 ASHA-certified speech pathologists nationwide. Learn more about speech pathologist salary. In addition to national certification, licensure is also requirement in most states. To become licensed, one must submit an application with transcripts and proof of passing the ASHA board exam. Sometimes having a state teaching certificate is accepted in
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