Standards for Idaho (ID)

Discipline
Audiologist
License/Certificate
Audiology License
State Department
Idaho Speech and Hearing Services Board
State Department Hyperlink
https://dopl.idaho.gov/shs/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Master's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Requirements stated: Meet the supervised academic clinical practicum and supervised postgraduate experience approved by the board
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
Exceptional Child Certificate with a Hearing Impaired Endorsement
State Department
Idaho State Board of Education
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.sde.idaho.gov/cert-psc/cert/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
PreK - 12th grade
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
6 semester credit hours, or 9 quarter credit hours, of student teaching
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Special Education: Education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students (5272); Qualifying score: 160 or Special Education: Foundational Knowledge (5355); Qualifying score: 145

Discipline
Early Childhood Educator
License/Certificate
Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education Blended Certificate
State Department
Idaho State Board of Education
State Department Hyperlink
https://sde.idaho.gov/cert-psc/cert/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - 3rd grade
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
6 semester credit hours, or 9 quarter credit hours, of early childhood student teaching
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Special Education: Early Childhood/Early Intervention (5692); Qualifying score: 159 and Early Childhood Education (5025); Qualifying score: 156 and Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Exam (70%)

Discipline
Early Childhood Special Educator
License/Certificate
Early Childhood Special Education (Pre-K–3)
State Department
Idaho State Board of Education
State Department Hyperlink
https://sde.idaho.gov/cert-psc/cert/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
PreK - 3rd grade
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
6 semester credit hours, or 9 quarter credit hours, of early childhood student teaching
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Special Education: Early Childhood/Early Intervention (5692); Qualifying score: 159 and Early Childhood Education (5025); Qualifying score: 156

Discipline
Family Therapist
License/Certificate
Marriage and Family Therapy License
State Department
Idaho Licensing Board of Professional Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists
State Department Hyperlink
https://dopl.idaho.gov/cou/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Master's degree or higher in marriage and family therapy
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Completion of a supervised practicum in no less than a twelve (12) month period as part of the graduate program. The practicum must consist of at least three hundred (300) hours of direct client contact, of which at least one hundred fifty (150) hours must be with couples, families and other systems, provided that the Board may grant a license to an applicant who completed a practicum with fewer than the required hours and completed one (1) supplemental practicum hour for every hour in which the practicum was deficient.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
For associate marriage and family therapist and marriage and family therapist applicants, the National Marital and Family Therapy Examination as approved by the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB) or another recognized competency examination in marriage and family therapy that is approved by the Board.

Discipline
Nurse
License/Certificate
Registered Nurse License
State Department
Idaho Board of Nursing
State Department Hyperlink
https://dopl.idaho.gov/bon/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Associate's degree in nursing
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
NCLEX-RN  (pass/fail)

Discipline
Occupational Therapist
License/Certificate
Occupational Therapy License
State Department
Idaho Occupational Therapy Licensure Board
State Department Hyperlink
https://dopl.idaho.gov/oct/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
" successful completion of the academic
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
A minimum of 6 months of supervised fieldwork experience.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
"The written examination shall be the examination conducted by the National Board for

Discipline
Physical Therapist
License/Certificate
Physical Therapy License
State Department
Idaho Physical Therapy Licensure Board
State Department Hyperlink
https://dopl.idaho.gov/pht/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
graduation from a nationally accredited school, with a curriculum acceptable to the board, for physical therapists
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
1) NPTE (score of 600) 2) Jurisprudence examination with a score of at least seventy-five percent (75%).

Discipline
Psychologist
License/Certificate
Psychology License
State Department
Idaho Board of Psychologist Examiners
State Department Hyperlink
https://dopl.idaho.gov/psy/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Doctorate
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
"Prior to application for a certification of
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
"Applicants will pass the National Examination for Professional Practice

Discipline
School Psychologist
License/Certificate
Pupil Personnel Services Certificate with School Psychology
State Department
Idaho State Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.sde.idaho.gov/cert-psc/cert/apply/pupil-service.html
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Not specified
Degree Level Requirement
Master's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Completion of a minimum of 1,200 clock hour internship within a school district under the supervision of the training institution and direct supervision of a certificated school psychologist.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?

Discipline
Social Worker
License/Certificate
Master Social Worker License
State Department
Idaho State Board Of Social Work Examiners Bureau Of Occupational Licenses
State Department Hyperlink
https://dopl.idaho.gov/swo/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Master's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Complete a minimum of three thousand (3,000) hours of supervised social work experience. The hours must be accumulated in not less than two (2) years but in not more than five (5) years unless an extension is approved by the Board for good cause shown. (3-28-23) Supervision must be provided by a qualified and experienced licensed social worker with a current license in good standing and approved to pursue independent practice. For a masters social worker the supervisor must hold a license at the masters, or clinical level
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
The Board approves the uniform, nationally standardized examination of the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) as the Idaho licensure examination. Masters level candidates are required to successfully pass the master’s examination.

Discipline
Social Worker
License/Certificate
Clinical Social Worker License
State Department
Idaho State Board Of Social Work Examiners Bureau of Occupational Licenses
State Department Hyperlink
https://dopl.idaho.gov/swo/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Master's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
"a.Develop a plan for supervision that must be reviewed and approved by a designated Board member
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
The Board approves the uniform, nationally standardized examination of the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) as the Idaho licensure examination.Clinical level candidates are required to successfully pass the clinical examination.

Discipline
Social Worker
License/Certificate
Social Work License
State Department
Idaho State Board Of Social Work Examiners Bureau Of Occupational Licenses
State Department Hyperlink
https://dopl.idaho.gov/swo/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
"Complete a minimum of three thousand (3,000) hours of supervised social work experience. The
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
"The Board approves the uniform, nationally standardized examination of the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) as the Idaho licensure examination. (3-28-23)

Discipline
Speech Language Pathologist
License/Certificate
Speech Language Pathology License
State Department
Idaho Speech and Hearing Services Board
State Department Hyperlink
https://dopl.idaho.gov/shs/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Master’s or doctoral degree from a nationally accredited school of speech-language pathology with a curriculum acceptable to the board
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Meet the current supervised academic clinical practicum and supervised postgraduate professional experience approved by the board;
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
PRAXIS Speech-Language Pathology (5331); Qualifying score: 162

Discipline
Vision Specialist
License/Certificate
Visual Impaired Instruction - Special Education (PreK-12) with a Visually Impaired Endorsement (7035)
State Department
Idaho State Board of Education
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.sde.idaho.gov/cert-psc/cert/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
PreK - 12th grade
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
6 semester credit hours, or 9 quarter credit hours, of student teaching
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
PRAXIS Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments (5282); Qualifying score: 163 and Special Education: Foundational Knowledge (5355); Qualifying score: 145