Licensure requirements for speech-language pathologist

(1) To be eligible for initial interim licensure by the board as a speech-language pathologist, the applicant shall: (a) Provide a certified university transcript conferring a master's degree or doctorate degree in the area of speech-language pathology or communication disorders, or substantive equivalent. The board shall promulgate administrative regulations to specify the required course work; or (b) Provide documentation of completion of degree requirements, including a supervised direct clinical practicum with individuals presenting with a variety of disorders of communications and swallowing. The experience shall be obtained with a training institution or in one (1) of its cooperating programs. (2) To be eligible for initial licensure by the board as a speech-language pathologist, the applicant shall: (a) Provide a certified university transcript conferring a master's degree or doctorate degree in the area of speech-language pathology or communication disorders, or substantive equivalent. The board shall promulgate administrative regulations to specify the required course work; (b) Provide documentation of completion of a postgraduate professional experience approved by the board pursuant to administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter; and (c) Pass a national examination approved by the board at the time of the application for licensure or provide documentation of national certification.