Each applicant for a license as a speech pathologist or audiologist shall meet all of the following requirements:
 1. For a license as a speech pathologist:

 a. Possess a master’s degree from an accredited school, college, or university with a major in speech pathology.
 b. Show evidence of completion of not less than four hundred hours of supervised clinical training in speech pathology as a student in an accredited school, college, or university.
 c. Show evidence of completion of not less than nine months’ clinical experience under the supervision of a licensed speech pathologist following the receipt of the master’s degree.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 154F.3

  • Audiologist: means a person who engages in the practice of audiology. See Iowa Code 154F.1
  • Board: means the board of speech pathology and audiology established pursuant to section 147. See Iowa Code 154F.1
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • License: means a license issued by the state under this chapter to a hearing aid specialist. See Iowa Code 154A.1
  • Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Speech pathologist: means a person who engages in the practice of speech pathology. See Iowa Code 154F.1
 2. For a license as an audiologist:

 a. Possess a master’s degree from an accredited school, college, or university with a major in audiology.
 b. Show evidence of completion of not less than four hundred hours of supervised clinical training in audiology as a student in an accredited school, college, or university.
 c. Show evidence of completion of not less than nine months’ clinical experience under the supervision of a licensed audiologist following the receipt of the master’s degree.
 d. In lieu of paragraphs “a” through “c”, hold a doctoral degree in audiology from an accredited school, college, or university which incorporates the academic coursework and the minimum hours of supervised training required by rules adopted by the board.
 3. Pass an examination as determined by the board in rule.
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