OAR 335-060-0005: Definitions

(1) An Inactive License or Certificate may be obtained by those otherwise qualified individuals who meet the conditions for exemption from licensure under ORS 681.230, or do not require a license under 681.250 or a certificate under 681.360. (2) A Conditional License is a license certificate issued by the Board to applicants who have completed degree requirements in OAR 335-060-0006, and are engaged in post-graduate supervised clinical experience until they obtain regular licensure. The examination is not required for a conditional license. (3) Equivalent credentials for licensure are defined as follows: (a) For regular licenses in speech-language pathology, if completing a doctoral program in which a master's degree has not been conferred, an applicant must submit a transcript showing completion of course work equivalent to, or exceeding, a master's degree that meets the requirements in OAR 335-060-0006. In addition to the transcript, the Board may require a letter from the academic department chair or program director documenting that the applicant has completed coursework equivalent to or exceeding a master's degree. (b) For applicants for conditional licenses in speech-language pathology or initial licenses in audiology, when the applicant has completed all degree requirements, but the university is not scheduled to confer the degree before employment begins, the Board will accept a letter from the university registrar, documenting that the applicant has completed all degree requirements, and has been approved to receive the degree, and issue a temporary license for up to 90 days. An official transcript showing the conferral of the degree must be submitted within 60 days of issuance of the temporary license. (c) For applicants who completed their professional training in speech pathology or audiology outside of the United States, the Board requires a determination letter from a credential evaluation service approved by the American Speech-Language Hearing Association to determine equivalency to a master's degree or doctoral degree issued by an accredited program. (d) Applicants for licensure or certification educated in foreign countries must submit documentation that course work was completed in an institution of higher education that is regionally accredited or recognized by the appropriate regulatory authority for that country. (4) For the purposes of licensing speech-language pathologists under ORS 681.260 or audiologists under 681.264, and for purposes of student placement in supervised field work under 681.230: (a) The “accrediting organization” that approves graduate programs is the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (b) All graduate or undergraduate coursework must be completed at an institution of higher education that is regionally accredited by one of the following: (A) Commission of Higher Education, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; (B) Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, New England Association of Schools and Colleges; (C) Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools; (D) Commission on Colleges, Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges; (E) Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; (F) Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities, Western Association of Schools and Colleges.