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The following information summarizes the requirements currently necessary to begin work in the public school system as an:
Audiologist or Speech-Language Pathologist
This information has been collected by researching individual state department of education regulations and policy documents, state administrative code provisions and by contacting each state department of education. Please be advised that regulations and policy may change at any time, so always check with your state department of education for the most up-to-date information.
Audiologist
No audiology provisions.
Speech-Language Pathologist
Teaching Speech-Language Pathologist
Type 10 Special Certificate for a Teaching Speech-Language Pathologist requires all the following:
- Master's or doctoral degree from approved or ASHA-accredited program
- Completion of Basic Skills, Content, Assessment of Professional Teaching (APT) and Special Education Curriculum Tests
Non-Teaching Speech-Language Pathologist
Type 73 School Service Personnel Certificate with a speech-language endorsement requires all the following:
- Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (IDPR) license
or
valid Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from ASHA and valid license from another state and has applied for IDPR license
or
holds or has applied for temporary IDPR license;
- Master's or doctoral degree from approved or ASHA-accredited program;
- Completion of program of study that meets the content area standards for speech-language pathologists approved by the State Board of Education
or
completion of an approved comparable program in another state
or
holds a comparable certificate issued by another state; and
- Completion of Basic Skills and Content tests.
Interim Certification of Speech-Language Pathologist Interns (valid for 3 years and non-renewable)
- IDPR license
or
current CCC from ASHA and valid license from another state and application for IDPR license
or
temporary IDPR license,
and
- Master's or doctoral degree from approved or ASHA-accredited program.
Continuing Education Requirement
Type 10 Certificate holders with master's degrees must complete 80 Continuing Professional Development Units (CPDUs) every five years; holders with a doctoral degree must complete 40 CPDUs every five years. Currently, there is no continuing professional development requirement for renewal of a Type 73 Certificate (non-teaching).
Emergency Certification
None.
Support Personnel
There are two types of support personnel used in Illinois public schools, speech-language pathology assistants licensed by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (IDPR) and speech-language pathology paraprofessionals.
Speech-language pathology assistants must be licensed by the Department of Professional Regulation and must complete a two-year training program. Assistants must have 20% of direct supervision by a state-licensed speech-language pathologist. SLP paraprofessionals must be approved by the State Board of Education and hold a bachelor's degree in communication disorders as well as Illinois teaching certification. Such paraprofessionals may be implemented when an entity has exhausted all search efforts for a certified speech-language pathologist and has been unable to employ such an individual. Any entity that employs a paraprofessional under this program must continue to post the vacancy and actively search for a fully qualified speech-language pathologist. Any supervisor of such a paraprofessional must hold credentials from the state board of education as well as state licensure (IDPR).
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