Mississippi Licensing Requirements for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

The information below is collected from state licensure boards or regulatory agencies responsible for regulating the professions of speech-language pathology and/or audiology. The information is reviewed on an annual basis. Please be advised that laws, regulations, and policies may change at any time, so always check with your state for the most up-to-date information.

Initial Licensure

Audiology and Speech Language Pathology

Master's degree in speech-language pathology, communicative disorders, or speech and hearing science or doctoral degree in audiology.
Completion of nine months of supervised professional employment; for applicants with a doctoral degree, the supervised professional employment may be met prior to the awarding of the degree if it is part of the course of study. If not, the supervised professional employment shall begin after the degree is awarded.
Passage of the national examination in speech-language pathology or audiology.

Note: Audiologists may dispense hearing aids under an audiology license.

Exemptions

Physicians or physician-supervised personnel who conduct hearing testing
Hearing aid dispensers
Federal employees
Public and private school employees
Students appropriately designated as speech-language pathology or audiology interns or trainees
Hearing tester employed by a private industry or firm for services relative to its employees and employment practices
Persons licensed in Mississippi practicing within the scope of their profession
Volunteers, within the confines of the organization for which they work

Reciprocity

The Board may waive the examination for licensure for any applicant currently licensed in another state with equivalent standards.
The Board shall waive the examination for licensure for any applicant who is a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) holder.

Interim Practice

The Board shall issue a temporary license to an applicant who fulfills all requirements for licensure except for the supervised professional employment and/or the exam; applicants who have completed the supervised professional employment but have not passed the exam in another jurisdiction are not eligible for a license of any type until an exam is passed.
A nonresident who meets the qualifications for licensure may offer speech-language pathology or audiology services for no more than five days in any calendar year if provided in cooperation with a state licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist.
A nonresident licensed under the laws of another state with equivalent requirements or who holds a CCC may offer speech-language pathology or audiology services for no more than 30 days in any calendar year if provided in cooperation with a state licensed speech-language pathologist or audiologist.

Continuing Education

Twenty contact hours or two Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are required per two-year renewal period. Excess hours may not be carried over from one renewal period to the next; 10 hours must be directly related to clinical practice.

Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact

Mississippi is a member state of the Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact. Information on the current status of the ASLP-IC can be found on the ASLP-IC website.