§ 154F.3 — Requirements for license

Iowa § 154F.3

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title IV: PUBLIC HEALTH
• Ch. 154F: SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY

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Each applicant for a license as a speech pathologist or audiologist shall meet all of the
following requirements:
1. For a license as a speech pathologist:
a. Possessamaster’sdegreefromanaccreditedschool, college, oruniversitywithamajor
in speech pathology.
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.
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. For a license as an audiologist:
a. Possessamaster’sdegreefromanaccreditedschool, college, oruniversitywithamajor
in audiology.
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.
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.
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. Pass an examination as determined by the board in rule.