Communications Disorders and Sciences (School)

The table below indicates earning a Master of Arts or Master of Science in Communication Disorders and Sciences degree. The master of science and master of arts programs in speech-language pathology at the University of Oregon are accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association but each state/territory maintains its own requirements for licensure as a speech-language pathologist and audiologist. Please note that this table does not include an evaluation of state specific requirements beyond that of educational and curricular requirements. Laws, regulations, and policies may change at any time, so always check with the state for the most up-to-date information.

State Licensure: All fifty states in the U.S. oversee and regulate the practice of speech-language pathology through licensure. Under a licensure system, states define by statute the scope of practice of a profession and provide that these tasks may be legally performed only by those who are licensed. Some states have a single license and some have a two-tiered system of interim and permanent licensure. The names and types of licenses, as well as requirements, vary from state to state. Importantly, the type of required state licensure often depends on the setting in which an SLP will work. Licensing regulations and licensing bodies differ for non-educational versus educational settings in many states.

Non-Educational Settings:  State licensing authorities, commonly referred to as “State Boards,” determine the specific educational and training requirements for SLP licensure in non-educational settings such as hospitals, outpatient clinics, private practice, skilled nursing facilities, etc.

Educational Settings:  State licensing authorities, commonly referred to as “Educational Agencies,” credential SLPs under special teacher requirements in all states except DE, HI, KS, MD, MI, MO, MT, NC, NM, OR, SD, TX, and VA. These agencies determine the specific educational and training requirements for SLP licensure in their school settings.

More information by state and territory

state/territory

uo satisfies requirements?

professional associations OR LICENSE AUTHORITY

Alabama

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/AL/ALteachrequire/

Alaska

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/AK/AKteachrequire/

[NOTE: Taken within the past five years: three semester (4.5 quarter) hours of approved Alaska studies, three semester (4.5 quarter) hours of multicultural education or cross-cultural communications]

Arizona

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/AZ/AZteachrequire/

Arkansas

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/AR/ARteachrequire/

California

Yes

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/CA/CAteachrequire/

Colorado

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/CO/COteachrequire/

Connecticut

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/CT/CTteachrequire/

[NOTE: Six semester or nine quarter hours of credit / course work in: 1) Foundations of education; 2) Psychology: child, educational, developmental, adolescent, or cognitive learning; and 3) Classroom instruction and management, bilingual/bicultural education, reading, curriculum development or behavioral management. A course of study in special education comprised of not fewer than 36 clock hours, including study in understanding the growth and development of exceptional children, handicapped and gifted and talented children, and methods for identifying, planning for, and working effectively with special-needs children in the regular classroom.]

Delaware

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/DE/licensure/

Florida

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/FL/FLteachrequire/

Georgia

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/GA/GAteachrequire/

Hawaii

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/HI/licensure/

Idaho

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/ID/IDteachrequire/

Illinois

No

https://www.asha.org/Advocacy/state/info/IL/ILteachrequire/

Indiana

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/IN/INteachrequire/

Iowa

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/IA/IAteachrequire/

Kansas

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/KS/licensure/

Kentucky

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/KY/KYteachrequire/

Louisiana

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/LA/LAteachrequire/

Maine

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/ME/MEteachrequire/

Maryland

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/MD/licensure/

Massachusetts

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/MA/MAteachrequire/

Michigan

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/MI/licensure/

Minnesota

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/MN/MNteachrequire/

Mississippi

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/MS/MSteachrequire/

Missouri

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/MO/licensure/

Montana

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/MT/licensure/

Nebraska

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/NE/NEteachrequire/

Nevada

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/NV/NVteachrequire/

New Hampshire

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/NH/NHteachrequire/

New Jersey

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/NJ/NJteachrequire/

New Mexico

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/NM/licensure/

New York

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/NY/NYteachrequire/

North Carolina

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/NC/licensure/

North Dakota

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/ND/NDteachrequire/

Ohio

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/OH/Ohteachrequire/

Oklahoma

No

https://www.asha.org/Advocacy/state/info/OK/OKteachrequire/

Oregon

Yes

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/OR/licensure/

Pennsylvania

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/PA/PAteachrequire/

Rhode Island

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/RI/RIteachrequire/

South Carolina

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/SC/SCteachrequire/

South Dakota

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/SD/licensure/

Tennessee

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/TN/TNteachrequire/

Texas

No

https://www.asha.org/Advocacy/state/info/TX/licensure/

Utah

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/UT/UTteachrequire/

Vermont

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/VT/VTteachrequire/

Virginia

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/VA/licensure/

Washington

Yes

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/WA/WAteachrequire/

West Virginia

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/WV/WVteachrequire/

Wisconsin

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/WI/WIteachrequire/

Wyoming

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/WY/WYteachrequire/

District of Columbia

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/DC/DCteachrequire/

American Samoa

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/u.s.-territories/ and https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/osacs/  

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

No

https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/u.s.-territories/ and https://www.asha.org/advocacy/state/info/osacs/ 

Guam

No

https://www.asha.org/Advocacy/state/info/Guam/

Virgin Islands

No

https://www.asha.org/Advocacy/state/info/U-S--Virgin-Islands/

Puerto Rico

No

https://www.asha.org/Advocacy/state/info/Puerto-Rico/