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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
Individuals must have ASHA certification.
Continuing Education Requirement
Must meet continuing education requirement for ASHA certification maintenance
Speech-Language Pathologist
Teacher of Speech and Language Impaired
- Master's degree in speech and language
- Completion of 60 semester hours. 12 semester hours must be in the normal development of speech, language, and hearing. 30 semester hours must be obtained in the evaluation and management of communication disorders. Of the 30 hours, 24 must be in speech pathology and six in audiology. No more than six hours may be counted for completion of a clinical practicum.
- A minimum of 300 clock hours of supervised practicum experience with persons who present a variety of communication disorders, to be acquired in conjunction with academic training, of which 150 hours must be at the graduate level.
A teacher of the speech and language impaired in a classroom program must also be certified at the elementary level.
Note
2001 Michigan S.B. 501 provides that a school district, intermediate school district or public school academy may employ a person who does not hold a teaching certificate to provide speech and language services if the person meets the requirements for speech-language certification by ASHA.
Continuing Education Requirement
Six semester hours of credit, 18 State Board Continuing Education Units, or a combination of the two are required every five years. Three SB-CEUs = one semester hour.
Emergency Certification
A Full-Year Special Permit may be issued when a properly certificated teacher is unavailable and the applicant has completed 120 hours of satisfactory college credit, including 15 semester hours of appropriate education credit. This permit may be renewed upon evidence that the individual completed six semester hours of satisfactory additional credit towards the requirements for regular certification.
An Emergency Permit may be issued at the recommendation of the superintendent of a local school district to a candidate with reasonable qualifications if a full-year permit is not available and failure to grant a permit will deprive children of an education. A labor dispute is not considered an emergency.
Support Personnel
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