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M.S.-SLP Professional Licensure Disclosure

The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology Program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). In compliance with the U.S. Department of Education requirements for participation in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (NC-SARA), Vanderbilt University provides a list of U.S. states and territories where its Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology meets academic requirements for state licensure, as follows (information current as of August 14, 2020):

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

Alabama Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

Alaska Regulation of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists

Arizona Department of Health Services-Special Licensing

Arkansas Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

California Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensers Board

Colorado Office of Speech-Language Pathology Certification

Connecticut Speech and Language Pathologist

Delaware Board of Speech Pathologists, Audiologists, and Hearing Aid Dispensers-Speech/Language Pathology

District of Columbia Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Licensing

Florida Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

Georgia Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

Hawaii Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology

Idaho Speech, Hearing, and Communicaiton Services Licensure Board

Illinois Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

Indiana Speech-Language Pathology Audiology Board

Iowa Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology

Kansas Health Occupations Credentialing

Kentucky Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Maine Board of Speech, Audiology and Hearing

Maryland State Board of Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers & Speech-Language Pathologists

Massachusetts Board of Registration for Speech-Langauge Pathology and Audiology

Michigan Board of Speech-Language Pathology

Minnesota Speech-Language Pathologist and Audiologist Licensing

Mississippi State Department of Health Professional Licensure

Missouri Advisory Commission for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists

Montana Board of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services-Audiology and Speech Language Pathology

Nevada Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology & Hearing Aid Dispensing Board

New Hampshire Speech-Language Pathology Governing Board

New Jersey Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Advisory Committee

New Mexico Speech-Pathology, Audiology, and Hearing Aid Dispensing Practices

New York Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists

North Dakota State Board of Examiners for Audiology & Speech Language Pathology

Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board

Oklahoma Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

Oregon Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Pennsylvania State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Rhode Island Department of Health-Speech Language Pathology/Audiology

South Carolina Board of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

South Dakota Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology

Tennessee Board of Communication Disorders and Sciences

Texas State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Utah Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Licensing

Vermont Office of Professional Regulation – Speech-Language Pathologist

Virginia Board of Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology

Washington State Department of Health-Hearing and Speech Services

West Virginia Board of Examiners of Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology

Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services-Hearing and Speech Examining Board

Wyoming State Board of Examiners of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

  Meets standard Does Not Meet Standard No determination No Licensure/
Certificate Offered in Jurisdiction
Alabama X
Alaska X
Arizona X
Arkansas X
California X
Colorado X
Connecticut X
Delaware X
Florida X
Georgia X
Hawaii X
Idaho X
Illinois X
Indiana X
Iowa X
Kansas X
Kentucky X
Louisiana X
Maine X
Maryland X
Massachusetts X
Michigan X
Minnesota X
MIssissippi X
Missouri X
Montana X
Nebraska X
Nevada X
New Hampshire X
New Jersey X
New Mexico X
New York X
North Carollina X
North Dakota X
Ohio X
Oklahoma X
Oregon X
Pennsylvania X
Rhode Island X
South Carolina X
South Dakota X
Tennessee X
Texas X
Utah X
Vermont X
Virginia X
Washington X
West Virginia X
Wisconsin X
Wyoming X
American Samoa X
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico X
District of Columbia X
Guam X
U.S. Virgin Islands X
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands X
Republic of the Marshall Islands X
Federated States of Micronesia X
Republic of Palau X