{"id":1132,"date":"2020-09-21T21:05:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T21:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/?page_id=1132"},"modified":"2025-07-02T21:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T21:19:12","slug":"licensure-certification-disclosure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/licensure-certification-disclosure\/","title":{"rendered":"Licensure\/Certification Disclosure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Licensure Disclosure<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Current qualifications for a Mississippi State Department of Health speech-language pathology licensure are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Education: At least a master\u2019s degree, e.g., M.S., M.A., or M.Ed., in speech-language pathology, communicative disorders, or speech and hearing science from an institution recognized by the State Board of Health. Institutions recognized by the State Board of Health within the meaning of Section 73-38-9 shall be those institutions with academic programs accredited by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association or any other national accrediting body deemed appropriate by the Board.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Supervised Professional Employment: The applicant must have obtained the equivalent of nine (9) months of full-time professional experience (the Supervised Professional Employment) in which bona fide clinical work has been accomplished in the major professional area (speech-language pathology or audiology) in which the license is being sought. Full-time employment is defined as a minimum of thirty (30) clock hours of work a week. For applicants awarded a master\u2019s degree, the Supervised Professional Employment Plan (SPEP) must begin after the degree has been awarded.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    An applicant desiring to complete the Supervised Professional Employment Experience must apply to the Board for a temporary license on a form available from the Board and must demonstrate that he is or will be supervised according to Rule 10.4.5 of these regulations.<\/p>\n

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    1. National Examination in Speech-Language Pathology: The applicant must have passed a National Examination in Speech-Language Pathology\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      The table below provides:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
      (A) A list of all States for which the institution has determined that its curriculum meets the State educational requirements for\u00a0licensure or certification;<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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      (B) A list of all States for which the institution has determined that its curriculum does not meet the State educational requirements for licensure or certification; and\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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      (C) A list of all States for which the institution has not made a determination that its curriculum meets the State educational requirements for licensure or certification.\u00a0<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
      Meets<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nDoes Not Meet<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nA Determination Has Not Been Made<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Alabama\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Alaska\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Arizona\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Arkansas\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      California\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Colorado\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Connecticut\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Delaware\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      District of Columbia\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Florida\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Georgia\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Hawaii\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Idaho\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Illinois\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Indiana\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Iowa\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Kansas\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Kentucky\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Louisiana\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Maine\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Maryland\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Massachusetts\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Michigan (beginning March 16, 2021,
      \nhuman trafficking training is required)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Minnesota\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Mississippi\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Missouri\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Montana (open-book state jurisprudence exam
      \nwhich is included in the application with a score of 80%)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Nebraska\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Nevada\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      New Hampshire\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      New Jersey\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      New Mexico (state jurisprudence exam with a score
      \nof no less than seventy percent)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      New York\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      North Carolina\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      North Dakota\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Ohio\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Oklahoma\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Oregon\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Pennsylvania\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Rhode Island\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      South Carolina\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      South Dakota\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Tennessee\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Texas (must also take the online jurisprudence exam)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Utah\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Vermont\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Virginia\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Washington (must also have four hours of HIV\/AIDS training)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      West Virginia (must also pass a jurisprudence exam)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Wisconsin\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Wyoming\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n

      		\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nAmerican Samoa\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Guam\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Northern Mariana Islands\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      Puerto Rico\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      US Virgin Islands\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

      \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

      Licensure requirements are subject to change. Students should do their own due diligence and determine the appropriate pathway and license type for themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Licensure Disclosure Current qualifications for a Mississippi State Department of Health speech-language pathology licensure are: Education: At least a master\u2019s degree, e.g., M.S., M.A., or M.Ed., in speech-language pathology, communicative disorders, or speech and hearing science from an institution recognized by the State Board of Health. Institutions recognized by […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1132"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1132"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1951,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1132\/revisions\/1951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/slpaud\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}