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Assistant in Speech-Language Pathology License

Licensing authority: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation · Application information

Initial assistant licensure — Communicative sciences or disorders degree
Texas Speech-Language Pathology Jurisprudence Exam
Clinical hours
Twenty-five observation hours and twenty-five clinical assisting hours; provide verification to the supervisor on license issuance. Missing hours must be completed under one hundred percent direct supervision after issuance and before independent assistant duties.
Coursework
At least twenty-four semester credit hours in speech-language pathology or audiology, with no more than six in audiology, at least three in language disorders, and at least three in speech disorders.
Education
Communicative sciences or disorders degree; a baccalaureate degree or higher is required.
Fingerprints
All new applicants must submit fingerprints for a national criminal history review.
Foreign education
Submit an ASHA-approved transcript evaluation; a foreign other-major degree requires United States academic leveling coursework.
Jurisprudence certificate age
The jurisprudence certificate issuance date must be within twelve months before application.
Older education
Education or experience more than ten years old requires proof of current knowledge through recent courses or a current license elsewhere.
Supervisor
Submit an assistant supervision plan with a department-approved speech-language pathologist.
Initial assistant licensure — Other baccalaureate major with equivalent preparation
Texas Speech-Language Pathology Jurisprudence Exam
Clinical hours
Twenty-five observation hours and twenty-five clinical assisting hours; provide verification to the supervisor on license issuance. Missing hours must be completed under one hundred percent direct supervision after issuance and before independent assistant duties.
Coursework
At least twenty-four semester credit hours in speech-language pathology or audiology, with no more than six in audiology, at least three in language disorders, and at least three in speech disorders.
Education
Other baccalaureate major with equivalent preparation; a baccalaureate degree or higher is required.
Equivalent preparation
TDLR evaluates transcripts case by case for equivalent academic preparation.
Fingerprints
All new applicants must submit fingerprints for a national criminal history review.
Foreign education
Submit an ASHA-approved transcript evaluation; a foreign other-major degree requires United States academic leveling coursework.
Jurisprudence certificate age
The jurisprudence certificate issuance date must be within twelve months before application.
Older education
Education or experience more than ten years old requires proof of current knowledge through recent courses or a current license elsewhere.
Supervisor
Submit an assistant supervision plan with a department-approved speech-language pathologist.
Initial assistant licensure — Prior assistant license with completed clinical hours
Texas Speech-Language Pathology Jurisprudence Exam
Clinical hours
Under adopted §111.50(e), an applicant who held an assistant license in another state and completed the hours for that license need not submit proof of the twenty-five observation and twenty-five assisting hours.
Coursework
At least twenty-four semester credit hours in speech-language pathology or audiology, with no more than six in audiology, at least three in language disorders, and at least three in speech disorders.
Education
Prior assistant license with completed clinical hours; a baccalaureate degree or higher is required.
Fingerprints
All new applicants must submit fingerprints for a national criminal history review.
Foreign education
Submit an ASHA-approved transcript evaluation; a foreign other-major degree requires United States academic leveling coursework.
Jurisprudence certificate age
The jurisprudence certificate issuance date must be within twelve months before application.
Older education
Education or experience more than ten years old requires proof of current knowledge through recent courses or a current license elsewhere.
Supervisor
Submit an assistant supervision plan with a department-approved speech-language pathologist.
Executive director approved late renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete applicable continuing education and professional ethics requirements.
Criminal history
Complete criminal history review and any requested fingerprints.
Expiration
Expired for at least eighteen months but less than three years; executive director approval is required.
Fee
Pay twice the renewal fee.
Human trafficking training
Complete required HHSC-approved human trafficking prevention training.
Practice
Do not practice while the license is expired.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Late renewal after ninety days and before eighteen months
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete applicable continuing education and professional ethics requirements.
Criminal history
Complete criminal history review and any requested fingerprints.
Expiration
Expired for more than ninety days but less than eighteen months.
Fee
Pay twice the renewal fee.
Human trafficking training
Complete required HHSC-approved human trafficking prevention training.
Practice
Do not practice while the license is expired.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Late renewal within ninety days
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete applicable continuing education and professional ethics requirements.
Criminal history
Complete criminal history review and any requested fingerprints.
Expiration
Expired for ninety days or less.
Fee
Pay one and one-half times the renewal fee.
Human trafficking training
Complete required HHSC-approved human trafficking prevention training.
Practice
Do not practice while the license is expired.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Alternative military licensure — current other license
Texas Speech-Language Pathology Jurisprudence Exam
Fees
State application and examination fees are waived under Chapter 55.
Individual evaluation
TDLR evaluates speech-language pathology credentials individually; submit the underlying application and military supplement with service, marital-status where applicable, and license documentation.
License eligibility
Hold a current similar-scope license from another state in good standing.
Military status
Military service member, military veteran, or military spouse.
Waiver discretion
The executive director may waive any prerequisite after reviewing credentials. Examinations of the underlying license remain represented subject to any approved waiver.
Alternative military licensure — former texas license
Texas Speech-Language Pathology Jurisprudence Exam
Fees
State application and examination fees are waived under Chapter 55.
Individual evaluation
TDLR evaluates speech-language pathology credentials individually; submit the underlying application and military supplement with service, marital-status where applicable, and license documentation.
License eligibility
Held the corresponding Texas license within the five years before application.
Military status
Military service member, military veteran, or military spouse.
Waiver discretion
The executive director may waive any prerequisite after reviewing credentials. Examinations of the underlying license remain represented subject to any approved waiver.
Renewal of license that expired during active military service
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Extension
Two additional years to complete continuing education and other renewal requirements.
Fee
No increased fee or penalty for the service-related delay.
Service
Establish that the renewal delay occurred because of active military service.
Underlying renewal
Complete remaining applicable renewal requirements; TDLR describes waiver of the examination requirement for military expired-license renewal.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure using verified military training or experience
Texas Speech-Language Pathology Jurisprudence Exam
Examinations
Military experience credit does not replace the examinations required for the underlying credential.
Fees
State application and examination fees are waived under Chapter 55.
Military status
Military service member or veteran applying with verified relevant military training, education, or experience.
Supporting documents
Submit the licensing application and military supplemental application with supporting service documentation.
Training credit
Verified relevant military preparation is credited toward non-examination licensing requirements.
New application following expiration beyond renewal eligibility
Texas Speech-Language Pathology Jurisprudence Exam
Expiration
A license expired at least eighteen months may be renewed only under the director-approved exception below three years; otherwise satisfy the original-license requirements, including examinations.
Original requirements
Meet the education, clinical experience, supervision, application, and background requirements for the relevant original license; any applicable ASHA waiver remains a condition.
New license application after revocation
Texas Speech-Language Pathology Jurisprudence Exam
Original requirements
Meet the applicable original-license requirements; examination waivers are determined separately.
Revocation wait
Ordinarily wait until the first anniversary of revocation. Earlier application is permitted when revocation was solely for an administrative penalty and payment is complete or an agreed payment plan remains in good standing.
Timely renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete applicable continuing education and professional ethics requirements.
Criminal history
Complete criminal history review and any requested fingerprints.
Expiration
Unexpired license; renewal may begin sixty days before expiration.
Fee
Pay the normal renewal fee.
Human trafficking training
Complete required HHSC-approved human trafficking prevention training.
Practice
Do not practice while the license is expired.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New license for formerly Texas licensed practitioner returning from another jurisdiction
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Current license and practice
Currently licensed and in practice in the other jurisdiction during the two years immediately before application.
Fee
Pay twice the normal renewal fee.
Previous texas license
Previously held this license in Texas and moved to another jurisdiction.
Reexamination
Texas Occupations Code §51.401(e) expressly allows the new license without reexamination.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Intern in Speech-Language Pathology License

Licensing authority: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation · Application information

Initial intern licensure — Graduate audiology degree with a graduate level speech language pathology major
Texas Speech-Language Pathology Jurisprudence Exam
Application
Submit the prescribed application, supporting documents, and applicable fee; complete licensing requirements within one year of application.
Education
Graduate audiology degree with a graduate-level speech-language pathology major. Provide the transcript or university Course Work and Clinical Experience verification prescribed by TDLR.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints for a national criminal history review unless fingerprints were already supplied for a Texas speech-language pathology assistant or intern license.
Foreign education
Foreign degrees or transcripts not in English require an ASHA-approved evaluation establishing the required degree equivalence.
Jurisprudence certificate age
The jurisprudence certificate issuance date must be within twelve months before application.
Non accredited education
A non-ASHA-accredited program requires ASHA verification accepting the coursework and clinical experience.
Older education
If the degree was earned more than ten years ago, provide current knowledge through recent continuing education or coursework, a current license elsewhere, or taking and passing the written examination within the last year.
Other jurisdiction license
Provide verification from every jurisdiction in which a professional license has been held; another jurisdiction’s license is an applicant condition.
Program director verification
The accredited program director must verify enough completed hours to establish a graduate-level major in speech-language pathology.
Purpose
Intern licensure authorizes completion of supervised professional experience, rather than independent full licensure.
Supervision
Obtain a department-approved Texas speech-language pathologist supervisor and a signed supervision plan before beginning the internship.
Initial intern licensure — Conferred graduate degree
Texas Speech-Language Pathology Jurisprudence Exam
Application
Submit the prescribed application, supporting documents, and applicable fee; complete licensing requirements within one year of application.
Education
Conferred graduate degree. Provide the transcript or university Course Work and Clinical Experience verification prescribed by TDLR.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints for a national criminal history review unless fingerprints were already supplied for a Texas speech-language pathology assistant or intern license.
Foreign education
Foreign degrees or transcripts not in English require an ASHA-approved evaluation establishing the required degree equivalence.
Jurisprudence certificate age
The jurisprudence certificate issuance date must be within twelve months before application.
Non accredited education
A non-ASHA-accredited program requires ASHA verification accepting the coursework and clinical experience.
Older education
If the degree was earned more than ten years ago, provide current knowledge through recent continuing education or coursework, a current license elsewhere, or taking and passing the written examination within the last year.
Other jurisdiction license
Provide verification from every jurisdiction in which a professional license has been held; another jurisdiction’s license is an applicant condition.
Purpose
Intern licensure authorizes completion of supervised professional experience, rather than independent full licensure.
Supervision
Obtain a department-approved Texas speech-language pathologist supervisor and a signed supervision plan before beginning the internship.
Initial intern licensure with education earned more than ten years ago
Application
Submit the prescribed application, supporting documents, and applicable fee; complete licensing requirements within one year of application.
Current knowledge
Provide current knowledge through ten hours of recent education, a current license elsewhere, or passing the written examination within the last year; Praxis is conditional on selecting the examination option.
Education
Master’s degree or higher in communicative sciences or disorders from an accredited or approved program; submit transcripts.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints for a national criminal history review unless fingerprints were already supplied for a Texas speech-language pathology assistant or intern license.
Foreign education
Foreign degrees or transcripts not in English require an ASHA-approved evaluation establishing the required degree equivalence.
Jurisprudence certificate age
The jurisprudence certificate issuance date must be within twelve months before application.
Non accredited education
A non-ASHA-accredited program requires ASHA verification accepting the coursework and clinical experience.
Older education
If the degree was earned more than ten years ago, provide current knowledge through recent continuing education or coursework, a current license elsewhere, or taking and passing the written examination within the last year.
Other jurisdiction license
Provide verification from every jurisdiction in which a professional license has been held; another jurisdiction’s license is an applicant condition.
Supervision
Submit a department-approved supervisor and supervision plan.
Initial intern licensure — Completed graduate requirements awaiting degree conferral
Texas Speech-Language Pathology Jurisprudence Exam
Application
Submit the prescribed application, supporting documents, and applicable fee; complete licensing requirements within one year of application.
Degree conferral
All academic and clinical graduate requirements must be complete. The 2025 adopted rule requires applicants from foreign or unaccredited programs to wait for formal degree conferral.
Education
Completed graduate requirements awaiting degree conferral. Provide the transcript or university Course Work and Clinical Experience verification prescribed by TDLR.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints for a national criminal history review unless fingerprints were already supplied for a Texas speech-language pathology assistant or intern license.
Foreign education
Foreign degrees or transcripts not in English require an ASHA-approved evaluation establishing the required degree equivalence.
Jurisprudence certificate age
The jurisprudence certificate issuance date must be within twelve months before application.
Non accredited education
A non-ASHA-accredited program requires ASHA verification accepting the coursework and clinical experience.
Older education
If the degree was earned more than ten years ago, provide current knowledge through recent continuing education or coursework, a current license elsewhere, or taking and passing the written examination within the last year.
Other jurisdiction license
Provide verification from every jurisdiction in which a professional license has been held; another jurisdiction’s license is an applicant condition.
Purpose
Intern licensure authorizes completion of supervised professional experience, rather than independent full licensure.
Supervision
Obtain a department-approved Texas speech-language pathologist supervisor and a signed supervision plan before beginning the internship.
Executive director approved late renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete applicable continuing education and professional ethics requirements.
Criminal history
Renewal includes a criminal background check and updated fingerprints if TDLR requires them.
Expiration
Expired for at least eighteen months but less than three years; executive director approval is required.
Fee
Pay twice the renewal fee.
Human trafficking training
Complete an HHSC-approved human trafficking prevention course required for renewal.
Intern term source disagreement
For interns, the 2025 adopted rules state the initial license is one year and renewed licenses are two years; the renewal webpage still describes intern licenses as one year.
Practice
Do not practice while the license is expired.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Late renewal after ninety days and before eighteen months
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete applicable continuing education and professional ethics requirements.
Criminal history
Renewal includes a criminal background check and updated fingerprints if TDLR requires them.
Expiration
Expired for more than ninety days but less than eighteen months.
Fee
Pay twice the renewal fee.
Human trafficking training
Complete an HHSC-approved human trafficking prevention course required for renewal.
Intern term source disagreement
For interns, the 2025 adopted rules state the initial license is one year and renewed licenses are two years; the renewal webpage still describes intern licenses as one year.
Practice
Do not practice while the license is expired.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Late renewal within ninety days
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete applicable continuing education and professional ethics requirements.
Criminal history
Renewal includes a criminal background check and updated fingerprints if TDLR requires them.
Expiration
Expired for ninety days or less.
Fee
Pay one and one-half times the renewal fee.
Human trafficking training
Complete an HHSC-approved human trafficking prevention course required for renewal.
Intern term source disagreement
For interns, the 2025 adopted rules state the initial license is one year and renewed licenses are two years; the renewal webpage still describes intern licenses as one year.
Practice
Do not practice while the license is expired.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Alternative military licensure — current other license
Texas Speech-Language Pathology Jurisprudence Exam
Fees
State application and examination fees are waived under Chapter 55.
Individual evaluation
TDLR evaluates speech-language pathology credentials individually; submit the underlying application and military supplement with service, marital-status where applicable, and license documentation.
License eligibility
Hold a current similar-scope license from another state in good standing.
Military status
Military service member, military veteran, or military spouse.
Waiver discretion
The executive director may waive any prerequisite after reviewing credentials. Examinations of the underlying license remain represented subject to any approved waiver.
Alternative military licensure — former texas license
Texas Speech-Language Pathology Jurisprudence Exam
Fees
State application and examination fees are waived under Chapter 55.
Individual evaluation
TDLR evaluates speech-language pathology credentials individually; submit the underlying application and military supplement with service, marital-status where applicable, and license documentation.
License eligibility
Held the corresponding Texas license within the five years before application.
Military status
Military service member, military veteran, or military spouse.
Waiver discretion
The executive director may waive any prerequisite after reviewing credentials. Examinations of the underlying license remain represented subject to any approved waiver.
Renewal of license that expired during active military service
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Extension
Two additional years to complete continuing education and other renewal requirements.
Fee
No increased fee or penalty for the service-related delay.
Service
Establish that the renewal delay occurred because of active military service.
Underlying renewal
Complete remaining applicable renewal requirements; TDLR describes waiver of the examination requirement for military expired-license renewal.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure using verified military training or experience
Texas Speech-Language Pathology Jurisprudence Exam
Examinations
Military experience credit does not replace the examinations required for the underlying credential.
Fees
State application and examination fees are waived under Chapter 55.
Military status
Military service member or veteran applying with verified relevant military training, education, or experience.
Supporting documents
Submit the licensing application and military supplemental application with supporting service documentation.
Training credit
Verified relevant military preparation is credited toward non-examination licensing requirements.
New application following expiration beyond renewal eligibility
Texas Speech-Language Pathology Jurisprudence Exam
Expiration
A license expired at least eighteen months may be renewed only under the director-approved exception below three years; otherwise satisfy the original-license requirements, including examinations.
Original requirements
Meet the education, clinical experience, supervision, application, and background requirements for the relevant original license; any applicable ASHA waiver remains a condition.
New license application after revocation
Texas Speech-Language Pathology Jurisprudence Exam
Original requirements
Meet the applicable original-license requirements; examination waivers are determined separately.
Revocation wait
Ordinarily wait until the first anniversary of revocation. Earlier application is permitted when revocation was solely for an administrative penalty and payment is complete or an agreed payment plan remains in good standing.
Timely renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete applicable continuing education and professional ethics requirements.
Criminal history
Renewal includes a criminal background check and updated fingerprints if TDLR requires them.
Expiration
Unexpired license; renewal may begin sixty days before expiration.
Fee
Pay the normal renewal fee.
Human trafficking training
Complete an HHSC-approved human trafficking prevention course required for renewal.
Intern term source disagreement
For interns, the 2025 adopted rules state the initial license is one year and renewed licenses are two years; the renewal webpage still describes intern licenses as one year.
Practice
Do not practice while the license is expired.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New license for formerly Texas licensed practitioner returning from another jurisdiction
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Current license and practice
Currently licensed and in practice in the other jurisdiction during the two years immediately before application.
Fee
Pay twice the normal renewal fee.
Previous texas license
Previously held this license in Texas and moved to another jurisdiction.
Reexamination
Texas Occupations Code §51.401(e) expressly allows the new license without reexamination.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Speech-Language Pathologist License

Licensing authority: Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation · Application information

Initial licensure with equivalent out of jurisdiction credentials or reciprocity
Application
Submit the prescribed application, supporting documents, and applicable fee; complete licensing requirements within one year of application.
Clinical contact
Required clinical experience is 275 hours before November 10, 1993; 350 hours from November 10, 1993 through December 31, 2004; and 400 hours from January 1, 2005 onward.
Clinical observation
Complete twenty-five supervised observation hours before direct client contact.
Discretionary prerequisite waiver
The commission or executive director may waive any prerequisite after evaluating the other license; the statute grants discretion rather than an automatic exemption. Ordinary examination requirements remain represented subject to an approved waiver.
Education
Master’s degree or higher in communicative sciences or disorders from an accredited or approved program; submit transcripts.
Equivalent license
Hold a current similar license from a jurisdiction with substantially equivalent licensing requirements or a reciprocity agreement.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints for a national criminal history review unless fingerprints were already supplied for a Texas speech-language pathology assistant or intern license.
Foreign education
Foreign degrees or transcripts not in English require an ASHA-approved evaluation establishing the required degree equivalence.
Internship
Complete at least thirty-six weeks and 1,260 hours of supervised professional experience, full-time at thirty-five hours per week or part-time at least five hours per week; extra weekly hours do not shorten thirty-six weeks.
Internship verification
Submit completion documentation and supervisor licensure, or ASHA certification where the internship jurisdiction does not license supervisors.
Jurisprudence certificate age
The jurisprudence certificate issuance date must be within twelve months before application.
Non accredited education
A non-ASHA-accredited program requires ASHA verification accepting the coursework and clinical experience.
Older education
If the degree was earned more than ten years ago, provide current knowledge through recent continuing education or coursework, a current license elsewhere, or taking and passing the written examination within the last year.
Other jurisdiction license
Provide verification from every jurisdiction in which a professional license has been held; another jurisdiction’s license is an applicant condition.
Initial licensure through current ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence
Application
Submit the prescribed application, supporting documents, and applicable fee; complete licensing requirements within one year of application.
Certificate status
Applicant currently holds the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence; ASHA verification is required.
Education
Master’s degree or higher in communicative sciences or disorders from an accredited or approved program; submit transcripts.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints for a national criminal history review unless fingerprints were already supplied for a Texas speech-language pathology assistant or intern license.
Foreign education
Foreign degrees or transcripts not in English require an ASHA-approved evaluation establishing the required degree equivalence.
Jurisprudence certificate age
The jurisprudence certificate issuance date must be within twelve months before application.
Non accredited education
A non-ASHA-accredited program requires ASHA verification accepting the coursework and clinical experience.
Older education
If the degree was earned more than ten years ago, provide current knowledge through recent continuing education or coursework, a current license elsewhere, or taking and passing the written examination within the last year.
Other jurisdiction license
Provide verification from every jurisdiction in which a professional license has been held; another jurisdiction’s license is an applicant condition.
Praxis and internship waiver
The Department accepts the ASHA certificate as evidence that education, experience, and written examination requirements were met; internship and Praxis score submission may be waived. The currently offered Praxis examination remains represented subject to this waiver.
Initial licensure through previous ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence
Application
Submit the prescribed application, supporting documents, and applicable fee; complete licensing requirements within one year of application.
Certificate status
Applicant previously held the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence; ASHA verification is required.
Education
Master’s degree or higher in communicative sciences or disorders from an accredited or approved program; submit transcripts.
Expired certificate current knowledge
An expired ASHA certificate requires current knowledge, including at least ten hours of continuing education or other courses in the last year, or a current license elsewhere.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints for a national criminal history review unless fingerprints were already supplied for a Texas speech-language pathology assistant or intern license.
Foreign education
Foreign degrees or transcripts not in English require an ASHA-approved evaluation establishing the required degree equivalence.
Jurisprudence certificate age
The jurisprudence certificate issuance date must be within twelve months before application.
Non accredited education
A non-ASHA-accredited program requires ASHA verification accepting the coursework and clinical experience.
Older education
If the degree was earned more than ten years ago, provide current knowledge through recent continuing education or coursework, a current license elsewhere, or taking and passing the written examination within the last year.
Other jurisdiction license
Provide verification from every jurisdiction in which a professional license has been held; another jurisdiction’s license is an applicant condition.
Praxis and internship waiver
The Department accepts the ASHA certificate as evidence that education, experience, and written examination requirements were met; internship and Praxis score submission may be waived. The currently offered Praxis examination remains represented subject to this waiver.
Initial licensure by examination
Application
Submit the prescribed application, supporting documents, and applicable fee; complete licensing requirements within one year of application.
Certificate status
Applicant has never held the ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence.
Clinical contact
Required clinical experience is 275 hours before November 10, 1993; 350 hours from November 10, 1993 through December 31, 2004; and 400 hours from January 1, 2005 onward.
Clinical observation
Complete twenty-five supervised observation hours before direct client contact.
Education
Master’s degree or higher in communicative sciences or disorders from an accredited or approved program; submit transcripts.
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints for a national criminal history review unless fingerprints were already supplied for a Texas speech-language pathology assistant or intern license.
Foreign education
Foreign degrees or transcripts not in English require an ASHA-approved evaluation establishing the required degree equivalence.
Internship
Complete at least thirty-six weeks and 1,260 hours of supervised professional experience, full-time at thirty-five hours per week or part-time at least five hours per week; extra weekly hours do not shorten thirty-six weeks.
Internship verification
Submit completion documentation and supervisor licensure, or ASHA certification where the internship jurisdiction does not license supervisors.
Jurisprudence certificate age
The jurisprudence certificate issuance date must be within twelve months before application.
Non accredited education
A non-ASHA-accredited program requires ASHA verification accepting the coursework and clinical experience.
Older education
If the degree was earned more than ten years ago, provide current knowledge through recent continuing education or coursework, a current license elsewhere, or taking and passing the written examination within the last year.
Other jurisdiction license
Provide verification from every jurisdiction in which a professional license has been held; another jurisdiction’s license is an applicant condition.
Upgrade from current Texas intern license
Speech-Language Pathology (5331)
Fingerprints
Submit fingerprints for a national criminal history review unless fingerprints were already supplied for a Texas speech-language pathology assistant or intern license.
Internship
Complete at least thirty-six weeks and 1,260 hours of supervised professional experience, full-time at thirty-five hours per week or part-time at least five hours per week; extra weekly hours do not shorten thirty-six weeks.
Jurisprudence
The upgrade application’s examination requirements identify Praxis; this route does not require a new jurisprudence completion.
Praxis waiver
A Praxis examination waiver may be granted for an ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence holder.
Supervisor report
Submit the supervisor’s signed internship completion report within thirty days of completion.
Texas intern license
Hold a current Texas intern in speech-language pathology license.
Executive director approved late renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete applicable continuing education and professional ethics requirements.
Criminal history
Complete criminal history review and any requested fingerprints.
Expiration
Expired for at least eighteen months but less than three years; executive director approval is required.
Fee
Pay twice the renewal fee.
Human trafficking training
Complete required HHSC-approved human trafficking prevention training.
Practice
Do not practice while the license is expired.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Late renewal after ninety days and before eighteen months
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete applicable continuing education and professional ethics requirements.
Criminal history
Complete criminal history review and any requested fingerprints.
Expiration
Expired for more than ninety days but less than eighteen months.
Fee
Pay twice the renewal fee.
Human trafficking training
Complete required HHSC-approved human trafficking prevention training.
Practice
Do not practice while the license is expired.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Late renewal within ninety days
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing education
Complete applicable continuing education and professional ethics requirements.
Criminal history
Complete criminal history review and any requested fingerprints.
Expiration
Expired for ninety days or less.
Fee
Pay one and one-half times the renewal fee.
Human trafficking training
Complete required HHSC-approved human trafficking prevention training.
Practice
Do not practice while the license is expired.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Alternative military licensure — current other license
Fees
State application and examination fees are waived under Chapter 55.
Individual evaluation
TDLR evaluates speech-language pathology credentials individually; submit the underlying application and military supplement with service, marital-status where applicable, and license documentation.
License eligibility
Hold a current similar-scope license from another state in good standing.
Military status
Military service member, military veteran, or military spouse.
Waiver discretion
The executive director may waive any prerequisite after reviewing credentials. Examinations of the underlying license remain represented subject to any approved waiver.
Alternative military licensure — former texas license
Fees
State application and examination fees are waived under Chapter 55.
Individual evaluation
TDLR evaluates speech-language pathology credentials individually; submit the underlying application and military supplement with service, marital-status where applicable, and license documentation.
License eligibility
Held the corresponding Texas license within the five years before application.
Military status
Military service member, military veteran, or military spouse.
Waiver discretion
The executive director may waive any prerequisite after reviewing credentials. Examinations of the underlying license remain represented subject to any approved waiver.
Renewal of license that expired during active military service
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Extension
Two additional years to complete continuing education and other renewal requirements.
Fee
No increased fee or penalty for the service-related delay.
Service
Establish that the renewal delay occurred because of active military service.
Underlying renewal
Complete remaining applicable renewal requirements; TDLR describes waiver of the examination requirement for military expired-license renewal.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Initial licensure using verified military training or experience
Examinations
Military experience credit does not replace the examinations required for the underlying credential.
Fees
State application and examination fees are waived under Chapter 55.
Military status
Military service member or veteran applying with verified relevant military training, education, or experience.
Supporting documents
Submit the licensing application and military supplemental application with supporting service documentation.
Training credit
Verified relevant military preparation is credited toward non-examination licensing requirements.
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A license expired at least eighteen months may be renewed only under the director-approved exception below three years; otherwise satisfy the original-license requirements, including examinations.
Original requirements
Meet the education, clinical experience, supervision, application, and background requirements for the relevant original license; any applicable ASHA waiver remains a condition.
New license application after revocation
Original requirements
Meet the applicable original-license requirements; examination waivers are determined separately.
Revocation wait
Ordinarily wait until the first anniversary of revocation. Earlier application is permitted when revocation was solely for an administrative penalty and payment is complete or an agreed payment plan remains in good standing.
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No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
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Unexpired license; renewal may begin sixty days before expiration.
Fee
Pay the normal renewal fee.
Human trafficking training
Complete required HHSC-approved human trafficking prevention training.
Practice
Do not practice while the license is expired.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

New license for formerly Texas licensed practitioner returning from another jurisdiction
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Current license and practice
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Fee
Pay twice the normal renewal fee.
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Reexamination
Texas Occupations Code §51.401(e) expressly allows the new license without reexamination.

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Effective from 2026-09-22.

Texas Speech-Language Pathology Jurisprudence Exam

Provider
eStrategy Solutions, contract service provider to the State of Texas
Format
Online jurisprudence examination
Exam fee
$34.00
Practice scope

Inferred from the examination name; the authority has not published an examination outline.

  • Texas Occupations Code Chapter 401 — Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
  • Texas Occupations Code Chapter 51 — Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
  • Texas Occupations Code Chapter 53 — Consequences of Criminal Conviction
  • Texas Occupations Code Chapter 55 — Licensing of Military Service Members, Military Veterans, and Military Spouses
  • Texas Occupations Code Chapter 108 — License Suspension or Revocation Required
  • Texas Occupations Code Chapter 111 — Telemedicine, Teledentistry, and Telehealth
  • Texas Occupations Code Chapter 112 — General Licensing Requirements Applicable to Multiple Health Care Practitioners
  • Texas Occupations Code Chapter 116 — Training Course on Human Trafficking Prevention
  • Texas Occupations Code Chapter 402 — Hearing Instrument Fitters and Dispensers
  • 16 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 111 — Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
  • 16 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 100 — General Provisions for Health-Related Programs
  • 16 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 60 — Procedural Rules of the Commission and the Department
  • 16 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 55 — Rules for Administrative Services
Examination sources

Speech-Language Pathology (5331)

Provider
Educational Testing Service (ETS); computer delivered at a test center or at home (online); ASHA announces a transition to PSI, a wholly owned ETS subsidiary, on January 11, 2027, with availability through ETS and Prometric through December 31, 2026
Format
Computer-delivered selected-response questions; the test may contain some questions that do not count toward the score; the score is based on the number of questions answered correctly
Exam questions
132 selected-response questions (approximately 44 in each of the three content categories)
Time limit
150 minutes
Passing score
States, institutions, and associations that require the test set their own passing scores; the passing score for purposes of ASHA certification is 162 on a 100-200 scale
Exam fee
$146.00
Examination outline
  • I. Foundations and Professional Practice (approximately 44 questions; approximately 33% of examination). Speech-language pathologists must have strong foundational knowledge about typical communication development, as well as common characteristics of communication and swallowing disorders and potential factors impacting communication. SLPs must also understand the professional practice requirements that support the provision of services. Knowledge about these requirements ensures that ethical, culturally competent services are provided within the framework of legislative and regulatory requirements and are founded in research.
    • A. Foundations — 1. Typical development and performance across the lifespan: a. developmental norms; b. speech sound and phonology; c. receptive and expressive language (–– syntax and morphology; –– semantics; –– pragmatics/social language); d. fluency; e. voice, resonance, and motor speech; f. feeding and swallowing; g. cognition; h. processing; i. motor and linguistic processes
    • A. Foundations — 2. Factors that influence communication, feeding, and swallowing: a. medical; b. cultural and ethnic; c. linguistic; d. psychological; e. anatomy/physiology; f. environmental; g. genetics; h. auditory
    • A. Foundations — 3. Epidemiology and characteristics of common communication and swallowing disorders: a. speech sound and phonology; b. syntax and morphology; c. semantics; d. pragmatics; e. fluency; f. voice, resonance, and motor speech; g. feeding and swallowing; h. cognition; i. processing
    • B. Professional Practice — 1. Wellness and prevention: a. prevention terminology, practices, and public education; b. risk factors for communication disorders
    • B. Professional Practice — 2. Culturally and linguistically appropriate service delivery: a. understanding, respecting, and responding to explicit and implicit cultural factors that influence communication; b. identifying the impact of assimilation and acculturation on communication patterns; c. communication differences between speakers of the same language
    • B. Professional Practice — 3. Counseling, collaboration, and teaming: a. interpersonal communication and counseling techniques; b. integration of other professionals into the assessment and treatment process; c. communication with patient/client/student, families, and other professionals
    • B. Professional Practice — 4. Documentation: a. legal and regulatory requirements; b. purposes of documentation; c. privacy requirements; d. official records
    • B. Professional Practice — 5. Ethics: a. standards of ethical practice (–– permissions, referrals, and record keeping; –– client/patient/student privacy; –– supervisory requirements; –– conflicts of interest; –– professional competence)
    • B. Professional Practice — 6. Legislation and client advocacy: a. federal laws and regulations impacting delivery of services; b. reporting requirements of governmental agencies; c. licensing requirements and standards
    • B. Professional Practice — 7. Research methodology and evidence-based practice: a. criterion for test selection; b. determining reliability of assessment procedures; c. models of research design; d. test construction principles; e. tenets of evidence-based practice
  • II. Screening, Assessment, Evaluation, and Diagnosis (approximately 44 questions; approximately 33% of examination). Speech-language pathologists use a variety of tools and strategies to gather information about clients with communication and swallowing disorders. They must synthesize and analyze the information to develop appropriate management plans. This section will focus on screening, assessment, evaluation, and diagnosis of communication and swallowing disorders. Topics include how SLPs use and interpret various screening and assessment tools to determine whether additional formal evaluation is indicated, as well as issues related to the selection of appropriate tools and approaches for screening, assessment, and evaluation. Identification of relevant factors from the case history, determining an appropriate assessment protocol, and interpretation of findings to determine a diagnosis and formulate recommendations are covered in this section of the exam, as well.
    • A. Screening — 1. Communication disorders: a. role of the SLP in screening for speech, language, and hearing disorders; b. screening procedures and approaches; c. identification of clients/patients and characteristics requiring further evaluation; d. knowledge of populations at risk for communication disorders
    • A. Screening — 2. Feeding and swallowing disorders: a. role of the SLP in screening for feeding and swallowing disorders; b. screening procedures and approaches; c. identification of clients/patients and characteristics which require further evaluation; d. knowledge of factors leading to increased risk of swallowing and feeding disorders in various populations
    • B. Approaches to Assessment and Evaluation — 1. Developing case histories: a. reviewing records for pertinent information; b. interviewing techniques to obtain pertinent information; c. integrating critical factors identified in the case history
    • B. Approaches to Assessment and Evaluation — 2. Selecting appropriate assessment instruments, procedures, and materials: a. identifying factors that influence test/procedure selection; b. identifying factors that require adaptation of traditional assessment procedures, instruments, and materials; c. selecting instrumental approaches that can be utilized to evaluate various communication and swallowing disorders (e.g., imaging, acoustic, aerodynamic, etc.)
    • B. Approaches to Assessment and Evaluation — 3. Assessing factors that influence communication and swallowing disorders: a. cultural and ethnic factors; b. linguistic factors; c. medical factors (e.g., stable versus progressive conditions, early versus late onset, etc.); d. developmental and cognitive factors; e. psychological factors; f. environmental factors
    • B. Approaches to Assessment and Evaluation — 4. Assessment of anatomy and physiology: a. assessment of pertinent anatomy, physiology, and neural substrates for: –– respiration; –– phonation; –– speech sound production; –– resonance; –– speech/language perception and processing; –– feeding and swallowing
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 1. Speech sound production: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. parameters of assessment of speech sound production; c. instrumental assessment of speech sound production; d. differential diagnosis of speech sound disorders; e. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 2. Fluency: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. parameters of assessment of fluency; c. instrumental assessment of fluency disorders; d. differential diagnosis of fluency disorders (e.g., stuttering versus cluttering); e. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 3. Voice, resonance, and motor speech: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. parameters of assessment of voice, resonance, and motor speech disorders; c. instrumental assessment of voice, resonance, and motor speech disorders; d. differential diagnosis of voice, resonance, and motor speech disorders; e. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 4. Receptive and expressive language: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. parameters of assessment of receptive and expressive language disorders; c. instrumental assessment of language disorders; d. differential diagnosis of language disorders; e. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 5. Social aspects of communication, including pragmatics: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. parameters of assessment of social aspects of communication, including pragmatics; c. differential diagnosis of social communication disorders and pragmatic disorders; d. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 6. Cognitive aspects of communication: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. parameters of assessment of cognitive communication disorders; c. differential diagnosis of cognitive communication disorders; d. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 7. Augmentative and alternative communication: a. standard and nonstandard assessment procedures; b. low tech and high tech instrumental assessment procedures; c. parameters of assessment for augmentative and alternative communication; d. interpretation of assessment data
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 8. Hearing: a. assessment approaches; b. considerations related to age, developmental status, medical condition, etc.; c. interpretation of assessment (e.g., audiograms and tympanograms) and identification of indicators for referral
    • C. Assessment Procedures and Assessment — 9. Feeding and swallowing: a. instrumental and noninstrumental assessment procedures; b. considerations related to age, developmental status, medical/surgical history, etc.; c. differential diagnosis of feeding and swallowing disorders; d. interpretation of assessment data and indications for referral
    • D. Etiology — 1. Genetic: a. modes of inheritance; b. genetic conditions associated with communication disorders and feeding/swallowing disorders, including common syndromes; c. features of common syndromes and their impact on communication and feeding/swallowing (e.g., Trisomy 21, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, etc.)
    • D. Etiology — 2. Developmental: a. developmental delay; b. congenital and acquired conditions associated with developmental communication and feeding/swallowing disorders
    • D. Etiology — 3. Disease processes: a. childhood (e.g., congenital vocal fold paralysis, cystic fibrosis); b. acquired (e.g., Bell’s palsy, iatrogenic); c. progressive (e.g., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, myopathy)
    • D. Etiology — 4. Auditory problems: a. congenital and childhood hearing loss; b. acquired hearing loss
    • D. Etiology — 5. Neurological: a. congenital (e.g., cerebral palsy); b. acquired (e.g., TBI, neoplasms, stroke)
    • D. Etiology — 6. Structural and functional: a. congenital (e.g., craniofacial anomalies); b. acquired (e.g., head and neck surgery, trauma, and iatrogenic causes); c. functional causes (e.g., velopharyngeal mislearning, vocal misuse)
    • D. Etiology — 7. Psychogenic
  • III. Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation of Treatment (approximately 44 questions; approximately 33% of examination). Speech-language pathologists are responsible for designing and implementing evidence-based treatments to help clients maximize their functioning in communication and/or swallowing. Consequently, the test includes a range of items that pertain to treatment planning, implementation, and evaluation. This topic area includes issues related to the development and evaluation of treatment plans, as well as evidence-based principles and procedures associated with specific communication and swallowing disorders.
    • A. Treatment Planning — 1. Evaluating factors that can affect treatment: a. evaluating the evidence base associated with a particular treatment strategy or approach; b. evaluating the role of client factors such as age, disorder type, disorder severity, concomitant disorders, personal goals/aspirations, and sociocultural background when planning and implementing treatment goals; c. evaluating the role of external factors such as caregivers’ interactions with the client, school or workplace policies, public laws, medications and iatrogenic, and societal stereotypes when planning and implementing treatment goals
    • A. Treatment Planning — 2. Initiating and prioritizing treatment and developing goals: a. processes and procedures for developing comprehensive, appropriate treatment goals; b. processes and procedures associated with integrating assessment results, caregiver or client/patient/student preferences, and treatment outcomes research; c. factors that affect when to begin, modify, or terminate a treatment plan; d. factors that affect the order in which treatment goals are addressed
    • A. Treatment Planning — 3. Determining appropriate treatment details: a. factors related to treatment scheduling (e.g., number and duration of sessions, time and location of sessions); b. factors related to treatment delivery (e.g., individual versus group sessions, sequential or simultaneous targeting of goals); c. personnel requirements (e.g., extent to which caregivers, teachers, peers, etc., are involved with treatment); d. training requirements (e.g., extent to which caregivers, teachers, peers, etc., need to be trained prior to participating in treatment or implementing generalization activities)
    • A. Treatment Planning — 4. Generating a prognosis: a. considering/accounting for client/patient/student factors (e.g., age, motivation, nature of disorder) that can affect treatment outcome; b. considering/accounting for external factors (e.g., family support, availability of services) that can affect treatment outcome
    • A. Treatment Planning — 5. Communicating recommendations: a. procedures, requirements, and best practices for communicating treatment-related recommendations to clients/patients/students and (when appropriate) their family members; b. procedures, requirements, and best practices for communicating treatment-related recommendations to other professionals who are involved in the client/patient/student’s treatment plan; c. principles of interprofessional practice
    • A. Treatment Planning — 6. General treatment principles and procedures: a. general principles and procedures to consider when selecting a treatment (e.g., age, disorder, sociocultural background, severity of impairment, nature of disability)
    • B. Treatment Evaluation — 1. Establishing methods for monitoring treatment progress and outcomes to evaluate assessment and/or treatment plans: a. procedures associated with identifying appropriate measures of treatment progress and treatment outcomes; b. methods associated with measuring baseline performance; c. methods associated with measuring progress while treatment is ongoing; d. procedures associated with modifying progress measures, if necessary, while treatment is ongoing; e. methods associated with evaluating performance when treatment concludes (e.g., short- and long-term outcomes); f. methods associated with determining the social validity of treatment outcomes and the impact of treatment outcomes on a client/patient’s quality of life
    • B. Treatment Evaluation — 2. Follow-up on post-treatment referrals and recommendations
    • C. Treatment — 1. Speech sound production: a. principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of disorders that affect speech sound production; b. strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with speech sound production disorders or differences
    • C. Treatment — 2. Fluency: a. principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of fluency disorders; b. strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with fluency disorders
    • C. Treatment — 3. Voice, resonance, and motor speech: a. voice (–– principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of voice disorders; –– strategies and procedures for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with voice disorders); b. resonance (–– principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of resonance disorders; –– strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with resonance disorders); c. motor speech (–– principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of motor speech disorders; –– strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with motor speech disorder)
    • C. Treatment — 4. Receptive and expressive language: a. principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of receptive and expressive disorders; b. strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disabilities associated with receptive and expressive language functioning
    • C. Treatment — 5. Social aspects of communication, including pragmatics: a. principles and characteristics of interventions used to treat social aspects of communication, including pragmatics; b. strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with social aspects of communication
    • C. Treatment — 6. Communication impairments related to cognition: a. principles and characteristics of interventions used to treat communication impairments that are related to cognitive functioning; b. srategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with cognitively based communication impairments
    • C. Treatment — 7. Treatment involving augmentative and alternative communication: a. factors involved in determining candidacy for AAC approaches; b. factors involved in selecting an appropriate AAC approach; c. principles and characteristics of AAC options/strategies; strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating communicative and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability in those who use AAC
    • C. Treatment — 8. Hearing and aural rehabilitation: a. principles and characteristics of interventions used in the treatment of hearing loss; b. strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating speech-language and/or related (e.g., educational, occupational) disability associated with hearing impairment
    • C. Treatment — 9. Swallowing and feeding: a. rationale for selection of interventions used in the treatment of swallowing and feeding disorders based on evaluation data; b. other factors (outside of evaluation data) affecting the likelihood of success for a given treatment for feeding/swallowing disorders; c. strategies for preventing, reducing, or eliminating swallowing and feeding disorders; d. strategies for reducing the common health-related adverse consequences of swallowing and feeding disorders
Examination sources