WAC 246-828-617. Requirements for speech-language pathology assistant certification

An applicant for certification as a speech-language pathology assistant must have one of the following minimum qualifications: (1) An associate of arts or sciences degree, or a certificate of proficiency. (a) Transcripts must show: (i) Coursework that culminates in a speech-language pathology assistant certification program; and (ii) Forty-five quarter hours or 30 semester hours of general education credit from a board-approved institution of higher education as defined in WAC 246-828-025 (1)(b). (b) Transcripts must reflect, or applicant must demonstrate, 100 hours of supervised patient/client/student work experience completed within a one-year time frame, or clinical experience practicum, with at least 50 of those hours under direct supervision; or (2) A bachelor of arts or bachelor of sciences degree with transcripts from a speech, language, and hearing program from a board-approved institution of higher education as defined in WAC 246-828-025 (1)(b). Transcripts must reflect, or applicant must demonstrate, 100 hours of supervised patient/client/student work experience completed within a one-year time frame, or clinical experience practicum, with at least 50 of those hours under direct supervision.