Alabama Administrative Code
Title 870 - ALABAMA BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY
Chapter 870-X-3 - THE EXAMINATION PROCESS
Section 870-X-3-.01 - Written Examination

Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 870-X-3-.01

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024

(1) The applicant must pass an examination promulgated by or approved by the Board that shows the applicant has mastered knowledge of:

(a) Anatomical, physiological, physical, perceptual, and linguistic aspects of normal speech, language, and hearing;

(b) The current principles, procedures, techniques, and instrumentation used in evaluating speech, voice, language and hearing;

(c) The disorders of voice, speech, language and hearing and their classifications, causes and manifestations;

(d) The principles and remedial procedures used in the habilitation and rehabilitation for disorders of communication; and

(e) The relationships between voice, speech, language, and hearing problems.

(2) The Educational Testing Service (ETS) national examination Praxis II Audiology exam or the Praxis II Speech-Language Pathology exam may serve as the approved examination for audiology or speech-language pathology respectively. Any equivalent examination approved by the Board may also serve as the approved examination. Passage will constitute achievement of a score at or above the cutoff score determined by the Board. Official notice of the applicant's score must be sent to the Board by ETS or other approved equivalent examination body.

Authors: David Savage, Martha W. Paxton, Florence Cuneo, Richard Talbott

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-28A-1, et seq.

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