Standards for Colorado (CO)

Discipline
Audiologist
License/Certificate
Audiology License
State Department
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations, Office of Speech-Language
State Department Hyperlink
https://dpo.colorado.gov/Audiology
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Doctorate in audiology
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Praxis Audiology (5343); Qualifying score: 162

Discipline
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist
License/Certificate
Special Education Specialist: Deaf/Hard of Hearing License (Birth-21)
State Department
Colorado Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdesped/sd-hearing_tod
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - 21 yrs
Degree Level Requirement
Master’s Degree in Special Education/Deaf and Hard of Hearing Education
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Praxis Special Education: Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (5272);Qualifying score: 160

Discipline
Early Childhood Educator
License/Certificate
Early Childhood Education Endorsement
State Department
Colorado Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprof/endorsementrequirements
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - 8 yrs
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
"PRAXIS Education of Young Children (5024); Qualifying score: 160

Discipline
Early Childhood Special Educator
License/Certificate
Early Childhood Special Education Endorsement (birth - age 8)
State Department
Colorado Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprof/endorsementrequirements
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - 8 yrs
Degree Level Requirement
Completion of an approved program from a regionally accredited institution in early childhood special education that includes student teaching and practicum
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
the approved program in early childhood special education, will include student teaching and a practicum.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Praxis Special Education: Early Childhood/Early Intervention (5692); Qualifying score: 159

Discipline
Family Therapist
License/Certificate
Marriage & Family Therapist License
State Department
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations, State Board of Marriage and Family Therapist Examiners
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Marriage_Family_Therapy
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Master's or Doctoral degree
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
A jurisprudence examination administered by the division.The examination in marriage and family therapy shall be the marriage and family therapy examination administered under contract with the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB)

Discipline
Nurse
License/Certificate
Registered Nurse (RN)
State Department
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations, Board of Nursing
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.colorado.gov/dora/Nursing
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
For professional Nursing Education Programs, a minimum of seven hundred fifty (750) clinical hours.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
National Council Licensure Examination NCLEX-RN

Discipline
Occupational Therapy
License/Certificate
Occupational Therapy
State Department
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations, Office of Occupational Therapist Registration
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Occupational_Therapy
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
"An applicant for licensure must have successfully completed supervised fieldwork required by the education program where the applicant met the educational requirements
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
"The examination developed by NBCOT is approved. An applicant must achieve at least

Discipline
Physical Therapist
License/Certificate
Physical Therapy License
State Department
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations, State Physical Therapy Board
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Physical_Therapy
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Not Specified
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
To obtain a Colorado license to practice Physical Therapy, you must take and pass the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE). All Colorado applicants must receive a passing score on the NPTE to obtain licensure by examination.

Discipline
Psychologist
License/Certificate
Psychologist License
State Department
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations, Board of Psychologist Examiners
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Psychologist
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
"doctoral degree in psychology or a doctoral degree
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Practicum. The minimum practicum experience is 400 hours, of which at least 150 hours must have been in direct service experience and at least seventy-five hours in formally scheduled supervision. Internship. To be acceptable, internships in clinical psychology must include at least a full-time experience, either for one full-time calendar year or for two half-time calendar years and must encompass at least 1,500 experience hours. To be acceptable, school and counseling psychology internships must include at least a full-time experience, for either an academic or calendar year or for two half-time academic or calendar years and must encompass at least 1,500 experience hours. To be acceptable, internships must be accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) or be substantially equivalent when compared with the guidelines and principles for accreditation of internships published by the APA.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
"Jurisprudence Examination. Applicants shall be required to pass a Board-developed

Discipline
School Psychologist
License/Certificate
Special Services Provider License: School Psychologist Endorsement
State Department
Colorado Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprof/endorsementrequirements
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - 21 yrs
Degree Level Requirement
Master's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
"Sucessfully completed practicums (consisting of a sequence of closely supervised oncampus or field-based activities, designed to develop and evaluate a candidate's mastery of distinct professional skills, consistent with program and/or course goals); successfully completed an internship (consisting of a full-time experience over one year, or half-time over two consecutive years, with a minimum of 1200 clock-hours, of which at least 600 hours must be in a school setting which requires a candidate to demonstrate,
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Passed the NationalSchool Psychology Examination

Discipline
Social Worker
License/Certificate
Licensed Clinical Social Worker or Licensed Social Worker
State Department
Colorado Board of Social Work Examiners, Division of Professions and Occupations, Department of Regulatory Agencies
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Social_Work
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
"Master's or a doctoral degree in social work from an
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
For licensed clinical social worker applicants, the applicant attests that s/he had practiced social work for at least two years under the supervision of a licensed clinical social worker
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
1. Complete the Jurisprudence Exam 2. Submit confirmation of a passing score on the ASWB Advanced, or Clinical examination. All ASWB examination scores are reported as pass/fail, with the number of questions needed to pass the examination, and because test questions change from one administration to the next, statistical adjustments must be made to account for small differences in the overall difficulty of individual examinations

Discipline
Speech Language Pathologist
License/Certificate
Speech-Language Pathologist License
State Department
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Professions and Occupations, Office of Speech-Language Pathology Certification
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Speech_Language_Pathology
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Master's degree or higher in communication sciences and disorders
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
"An applicant for certification must have successfully completed a speech-language pathology
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
"Has passed the national examination approved by the American Speech-LanguageHearing Association or its successor association; Has passed an examination that, in the Director’s determination, is substantially

Discipline
Vision Specialist
License/Certificate
Special Education Specialist: Visually Impaired Endorsement (Birth-21)
State Department
Colorado Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprof/endorsementrequirements
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth-21
Degree Level Requirement
Master’s or higher degree in special education visual impairment or its equivalent
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Completion of an approved program from a regionally accredited institution for special education specialists: visually impaired that includes prescribed field experience requirements.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Program for Licensing Assessments for Colorado Educators PLACE Content Assessment Special Education: Severe Needs-Visually Impaired pass:220. *IMPORTANT* The last administration of all PLACE exams and the NES exam was May 6, 2017; passing test scores will be accepted for five years until May 6, 2022, for current, correlating endorsement areas only.

Discipline
Early Childhood
License/Certificate
Early Childhood Teacher Certification
State Department
Colorado Office of Early Childhood Division of Human Services
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.coloradoofficeofearlychildhood.com/OEC_Providers?p=Providers&s=Early-Childhood-Teacher-Certification&lang=en
Type of License/Certificate
Certification
Age Range
Degree Level Requirement
Associates degree minimally, from a regionally accredited college/university in Early Childhood Education, which must include at least two three-semester hour ECE courses one of which must be in either Intro to ECE or Guidance Strategies
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
New ECE professionals require Level III credential (36-50 points; a combination of formal education, ongoing professional development, and experience
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
The model for the Colorado Early Childhood Credentials provides a common system for all Colorado early childhood professionals to document and quantify their professional growth and accomplishments, and to define and advance their profession. Points are awarded across three areas: 1) Formal Education, 2) Ongoing Professional Development, and 3) Experience. Varying levels across all four areas are awarded points, and points are totaled across all areas, and 'extra points' are awarded in an additional area of Demonstration of Competencies. The total points place a professional within a level of designation (Levels I-VI).