ABESPA – Application Information

**Starting July 16, 2023, the application fee is reduced from $100 to $5. Inactive/reactivation fees are reduced from $40 to $2. This is in accordance with Act 114 of 2023.

Upon receipt of a completed application packet, an applicant is granted a 30-day grace period to begin work while his/her initial application is being processed. Below are the licensure requirements listed by licensure type.

Additional application materials, i.e. CFY plans, verifications, etc., may be emailed to [email protected] or sent by mail. Transcripts must remain in a sealed envelope. The application fee is non-refundable.

If you are transitioning from an SP Provisional license to SP, do not reapply for licensure. Forward the confirmation from ASHA that you have received your CCC’s to [email protected].

Requirements listed by license type:

  • Audiology
    • Master’s or doctoral degree in communicative disorders
    • Passing score on the PRAXIS, ASHA certification, or ABA certification
    • If the applicant holds only a master’s degree, the applicant shall submit evidence of no less than 36 weeks of full-time professional experience or its part-time equivalent
  • Speech-Language Pathology
    • Master’s degree or doctoral degree in communicative disorders
    • Passing score on the PRAXIS exam or ASHA certification
    • Completion of no less than 36 weeks of full-time professional experience or its part-time equivalent
  • Speech-Language Pathology Provisional
    • Master’s degree in communicative disorders
    • Completed CFY Plan
    • Appropriate clinical experience in speech-language pathology
  • Speech-Language Pathology Assistant Graduate Student Presentation
    • A Bachelor’s degree in speech-language pathology or complete a speech-language pathology assistant training program culminating in an associate degree
    • At least 100 hours of fieldwork experience carrying out speech-language pathology assistant responsibilities

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