Florida Administrative Code
6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
6A - State Board of Education
Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION
Section 6A-4.0176 - Specialization Requirements for Certification in the Area of Speech-Language Impaired (Grades K-12) - Academic Class
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 6A-4.0176
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Completion of the following education courses to satisfy the courses required in paragraph (2)(a) of Rule 6A-4.006, F.A.C.
(a) Three (3) semester hours in survey of
exceptional student education; and,
(b) Three (3) semester hours in school
organization or general curriculum which includes the elementary and secondary
instructional levels.
(2) Completion of specialization requirements by one of the following plans:
(a) Plan One. A master's or higher degree
with a graduate major in speech-language pathology;
(b) Plan Two. A valid license in
speech-language pathology issued pursuant to Chapter 468, Part I, F.S.
Appropriate documentation to the Department shall be a letter of verification
of licensure from the issuing agency;
(c) Plan Three. A valid certificate of
clinical competence issued by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association.
Appropriate documentation to the Department shall be a letter of verification
from the issuing agency; or
(d)
Plan Four. A master's or higher degree with a minimum of sixty (60) semester
hours of college credit in speech-language pathology, and three hundred (300)
clock hours of supervised clinical practice to include one hundred fifty (150)
clock hours at the graduate level. The supervised clinical practice shall
include each of the following areas: evaluation of speech and language
problems; management of language disorders in children; management of disorders
of articulation, fluency, and voice; and assessment and management of auditory
disorders. Appropriate documentation to the Department shall be a letter of
verification from a designated official of the training institution. Thirty
(30) semester hours of the minimum required college credit in speech-language
pathology shall be graduate credit and shall include the following:
1. Three (3) semester hours of graduate
credit in each of the following:
a. Evaluation
of speech, language, and hearing disorders;
b. Management of articulation
disorders;
c. Management of fluency
disorders;
d. Management of voice
disorders;
e. Management of
auditory disorders; and,
2. Six (6) semester hours of graduate credit
in management of language disorders of
children.
Rulemaking Authority 1001.02, 1012.55, 1012.56 FS. Law Implemented 1001.02, 1012.54, 1012.55, 1012.56 FS.
New 10-3-91.
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