Maryland Characteristics of State Teacher Requirements

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

Audiologists working in any setting are required to hold an active Maryland license before delivering services. This includes schools.

1. Holds a doctoral degree from an accredited educational institution
2. Supervised clinical training as required by the Board with standards consistent with the ACAE and the CAA
3. Passage of an examination (score 600) and open-book jurisdictional exam

 Waiver

The Board may waive any of the qualifications required for a license if the individual:

1. Is of good moral character and pays the application fee
2. Holds or held a national certification in audiology from a Board recognized organization that meets the practice requirements established by the Board
3. Holds a current license in another state that has equivalent requirements
   or
4. On or before Sept. 30, 2007, holds a current license and master's degree from an accredited program, meets practice requirements that are equivalent to the Board requirements and meets any other requirements adopted by the Board

Continuing Education for License Renewal

1. 20 CEUs per 2-year renewal cycle; 30 CEUs for dual licensees
2. Continuing education credits may not be carried over from one renewal cycle to another
3. The Board will waive CEU requirements for individuals newly licensed, reinstated or transfers from other states if license is obtained during the 2 year cycle

Speech-Language Pathologist

State Licensure

1. Master's degree
2. Supervised training as required by the Board
3. Supervised postgraduate professional practice
4. Passage of an examination (score 600) and open-book jurisdictional exam

 Waiver

The Board may waive any of the qualifications required for a license if the individual: 

1. Is of good moral character and pays the application fee
2. Holds or held a national certification in speech language pathology from a Board recognized organization that meets the practice requirements established by the Board
   or
3. Holds a current license in another state that that has equivalent requirements

*Individuals who have been continuously practicing speech-language pathology in public schools on or before September 30, 2007, are exempted from the licensure requirement. 

Continuing Education for License Renewal

1. 20 CEUs per 2-year renewal cycle; 30 CEUs for dual licensees
2. Continuing education credits may not be carried over from one renewal cycle to another
3. The Board will waive CEU requirements for individuals newly licensed, reinstated or transfers from other states if license is obtained during the 2 year cycle 

Resources

The information contained herein was collected and summarized annually. For detailed information on teacher certification requirements, contact the state department of education and visit this website: 

Maryland Board of Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers and Speech-Language Pathologists Licensing Information

Questions regarding this document? Call ASHA at 800-498-2071 and ask for the State Advocacy Team.