Preparation for Speech-Language Pathology Certification

Completion of the required courses will enable the student to apply for official certification. This certification authorizes the holder to provide speech-language pathology services in any accredited school in Oklahoma. A list of required courses may be obtained from the program advisor.

The speech-language pathologist is a professional concerned with clinical diagnosis, evaluation and remediation of communication handicaps which impair an individual’s ability to appropriately access social and academic learning experiences

This program consists of an approved curriculum at the undergraduate level and at the graduate level.

General Guidelines for the Standard Speech-Language Pathology Certificate

The applicant must satisfy all criteria for elementary-secondary school certificate programs, including admission to teaching education standards.
Individuals who have not previously completed a teacher education program must apply for and be admitted to teacher education at the University of Central Oklahoma before certification will be recommended.
The applicant must hold a Master’s degree for the standard certificate.
The applicant shall pass the ETS Praxis Series Speech-Language Pathology test or the state curriculum examination in Speech-Language Pathology prior to being issued a standard certificate/license.
The applicant shall have completed at least nine semester hours within the five years immediately preceding the date of application in order to apply for certification. Evidence of speech-language pathology experience in a hospital, other agency, or private practice may be substituted at a rate of three (3) semester hours for each year of experience. If employment is used in lieu of course completion, official verification of employment must accompany the application for certification.
For recommendation from the University of Central Oklahoma, a minimum of the last nine semester hours of course work must be completed at the University of Central Oklahoma.
Applicants must successfully complete all portfolio requirements as designated by the program.

Standard Speech-Language Pathology Certificate (Additional Guidelines)

The applicant must satisfy all requirements related to formal admission to the Jackson College of Graduate Studies at the University of Central Oklahoma. Applications may be completed online at http://www.uco.edu/graduate/admissions.html.
The applicant must satisfy all requirements and be admitted to the Speech-Language Pathology program at the University of Central Oklahoma.
The applicant must complete an approved program for the Speech-Language Pathology Certificate, which consists of a minimum of forty-six (46) semester hours of graduate course work culminating in a Master’s degree.
The academic and practicum requirements of the ASHA C.C.C. must be met before an individual can receive a Master’s degree in speech-language pathology (SLP) and before standard certification can be recommended.
If an individual holds a bachelor degree in an area other than speech-language pathology, a number of prerequisites will be required in the specialization area. The standard requirements for ASHA C.C.C. and the Master’s degree combined are greater than the forty-six (46) semester hours required for the Master’s degree alone. Again, the Master’s degree will not be conferred unless ALL academic and practicum requirements for national certification (ASHA C.C.C) have been met. The individual seeking a certificate/degree in speech-language pathology will need to contact an advisor in that area for specifics.