Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of children by becoming a licensed Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) in Minnesota? At TinyEYE, we understand the importance of providing exceptional therapy services to schools, and we're here to guide you through the process of obtaining your SLP license. Follow these steps to unlock your potential and start your rewarding career!
Method 1: Current ASHA Certification
If you already have your American Speech Hearing Association (ASHA) certification, you're on the right track! Follow these instructions to complete your application:
- Print the provided document and use it as a checklist.
- Complete the attached application for licensing as a speech language pathologist.
- Answer every numbered question or statement in the application. Incomplete applications will be returned.
- If something does not apply to you, write "N/A†in the space provided.
- Ensure each question is answered fully, truthfully, and accurately.
- Sign the Records Waiver Authorization and Release.
- Complete, sign, and date the application forms within 30 days of submission.
- Contact ASHA to have a verification of your credential sent directly to you in a sealed envelope. Do not open the envelope.
- Mail the unopened and sealed envelope containing the ASHA verification to the office with your completed application packet and fee.
- Print, complete, and send the Verification of Credential Form (PDF) to each state where you hold or have held an SLP/AUD license.
Method 2: Reciprocity
If you hold a current and unrestricted credential as an SLP or audiologist in another jurisdiction with equivalent or higher requirements, you may qualify for licensing by reciprocity. Here's what you need to do:
- Print the provided document and use it as a checklist.
- Complete the attached application for licensing as a speech language pathologist.
- Answer every numbered question or statement in the application. Incomplete applications will be returned.
- If something does not apply to you, write "N/A†in the space provided.
- Ensure each question is answered fully, truthfully, and accurately.
- Sign the Records Waiver Authorization and Release.
- Complete, sign, and date the application forms within 30 days of submission.
- Print, complete, and send the Verification of Credential Form (PDF) to each state where you hold or have held an SLP/AUD license.
Method 3: Meet All Requirements but Do Not Have Certification
If you meet all the requirements for ASHA certification but do not currently hold a CCC or board certification, you can still qualify for licensing. Follow these steps:
- Print the provided document and use it as a checklist.
- Complete the attached application for licensing as a speech language pathologist/audiologist.
- Answer every numbered question or statement in the application. Incomplete applications will be returned.
- If something does not apply to you, write "N/A†in the space provided.
- Ensure each question is answered fully, truthfully, and accurately.
- Sign the Records Waiver Authorization and Release.
- Complete, sign, and date the application forms within 30 days of submission.
- Contact the educational institution from which you received your degree and request an official transcript in a sealed/unopened envelope. Do not open the envelope.
- Contact the institution where you completed your supervised clinical training and have the appropriate person(s) sign and date Form A.
- Contact the organization where you completed your supervised post-graduate clinical fellowship or doctoral internship experience and have the appropriate person sign and date Form B.
- Print, complete, and send the Verification of Credential Form (PDF) to each state where you hold or have held an SLP/AUD license.
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