Jennifer Pierce, Executive Director
P.O. Box 34540
Reno, NV 89533-4540
(775)-787-3421

Website: www.nvspeechhearing.org

To maintain this yearly license, you must pay a fee and complete 15 clock hours of continuing education credits.

ASHA Certification Requirements for Speech Language Pathology

ASHA Certification Requirements for Audiology

Nevada Department of Education Speech Language Pathologist

Praxis Content Area Exam

SLPs are required to take and pass either the Praxis #5331 (ASHA recognized exam for CCC) or Praxis #5881 (SLPs who hold only a bachelor’s degree in speech pathology)

Test Exception: An individual applying for an endorsement in speech and language impairments and holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators

Educators (includes SLPs) who hold a bachelors’ degree only must take and pass the Praxis Core Academic Skills For Educators

Please note: Bachelor’s level SLPs graduating from NSC take the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators as part of their education requirements

Test Exception: Educators (includes SLPs) who hold a masters’ degree or higher degree from an accredited college or university and has taken the GRE and received a score at or above mid-point

Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT)

Test Exception: An applicant for licensure who meets one of the following requirements will not be required to pass the Principles of Learning and Teaching test:

Has applied for a license in one of the following areas: school counselor, school psychologist, school nurse, school social worker, speech and language impairments, business and industry, early childhood, early childhood developmentally delayed, or elementary