Standards for Indiana (IN)

Discipline
Audiologist
License/Certificate
Licensed Audiologist
State Department
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Speech-Language Pathology Audiology Board
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/speech-language-pathology-and-audiology-home/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - death
Degree Level Requirement
Doctorate
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Certification from the educational institution specified in subdivision (2) that the applicant has completed a minimum of one thousand eight hundred twenty (1,820) clock hours of supervised clinical practicum, including a clinical experience that is equivalent to a minimum of twelve (12) months of full-time supervised experience obtained during completion of his or her audiology doctoral degree program. Supervised clinical practicum hours must be supervised by an individual meeting the requirements for Indiana licensure in audiology.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
" The official score report fromthe Professional ExaminationService certifying that the applicant has passed the examination

Discipline
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialist
License/Certificate
Exceptional Needs - Deaf and Hard of Hearing
State Department
Indiana Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.in.gov/doe/educators/educator-licensing/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
3 yrs - 12th grade
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
A minimum of nine (9) weeks of full-time student teaching with an experienced teacher.
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

Discipline
Early Childhood Educator
License/Certificate
Teacher Certification: Early Childhood Generalist
State Department
Indiana Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.in.gov/doe/educators/educator-licensing/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
3 yrs - 3rd grade
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
A minimum of nine (9) weeks of full-time student teaching with an experienced teacher.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT): Early Childhood (5621) Qualifying score: 157 and Early Childhood Assessment (5026; subtests 5027, 5028) (5026)

Discipline
Early Childhood Special Educator
License/Certificate
Exceptional Needs: Mild Intervention
State Department
Indiana Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.in.gov/doe/educators/educator-licensing/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
3 yrs - 12th grade
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
A minimum of nine (9) weeks of full-time student teaching with an experienced teacher.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Special Education: Foundational Knowledge (5355)Qualifying score: 145

Discipline
Family Therapist
License/Certificate
Licensed Marriage and Family therapist
State Department
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/behavioral-health-and-human-services/behavioral-health-and-human-services-licensing-information/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - death
Degree Level Requirement
Master's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
The practicum shall be a minimum offive hundred (500) face-to-face client contact hours and include a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of supervision from an LMFT who has at least five (5) years of experience. The supervision of the clinical practicum, internship, or field experience in marriage and family therapy experiences are tutorial forms of instruction. Individual supervision is supervision rendered to not more than two individuals at a time and group supervision is supervision rendered to at least two (2) and not more than ten (10) individuals at one rime The applicant must document that at least one hundred (100) hours were spent with an LMFT supervisor who has at least five (5) years of experience or a qualified supervisor approved by the board.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Board's (AMFTRB) Examination in Marital and Family Therapy

Discipline
Nurse
License/Certificate
Registered Nurse
State Department
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Indiana State Board of Nursing
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/nursing-home/nursing-board/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - death
Degree Level Requirement
Associate's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
National Council of State Board of Nursing National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) Pass/Fail

Discipline
Occupational Therapist
License/Certificate
Licensed Occupational Therapist
State Department
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Occupational Therapy Committee
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/occupational-therapy-home/occupational-therapy-licensing-information/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - death
Degree Level Requirement
Master's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
The board may require a person who applies for a license as an occupational therapist to have successfully completed supervised fieldwork experience arranged and approved by the school or program from which the person graduated.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) Exam, with a passing score of 450 out of 600 points.

Discipline
Physical Therapist
License/Certificate
Licensed Physical Therapist
State Department
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Physical Therapy Committee
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physical-therapy-home/physical-therapy-licensing-information/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - death
Degree Level Requirement
graduation from a professional physical therapist education program accredited by a national accreditation agency approved by the board.
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
The required experience is specified within each Institute of Higher Education (University of College) program accredited by the board.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Successfully completes the examination provided by the board. The uniform criterion-referenced passing score on the physical therapy or physical therapist assistant examination, which has been adopted by the board of directors of the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy, is the required passing score. This criterion-referenced passing score shall be a scaled score of six hundred (600).

Discipline
Psychologist
License/Certificate
Licensed Psychologist
State Department
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: State Psychology Board
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/psychology-home/psychology-board/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - death
Degree Level Requirement
Doctorate
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Programs requirea one-year internship as part of their training. Indiana requires applicant to complete at least 1,500 hours of supervised work
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
The Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) with a passing scaled score of 500 and a written jurisprudence exam pass/fail

Discipline
School Psychologist
License/Certificate
School Psychologist
State Department
Indiana Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.in.gov/doe/educators/educator-licensing/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
3 yrs - 12th grade
Degree Level Requirement
Master's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
*NOTE As of July 1, 2019, successful completion of the basic skills testing requirement (CASA or an approved alternative) will no longer be mandatory for educator candidates. However, educator preparation programs may elect to continue to require CASA for program admission.

Discipline
Social Worker
License/Certificate
Licensed Bachelor Social Worker (LBSW)
State Department
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/behavioral-health-and-human-services/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's degree in social work
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Association of Social Work Board's (ASWB) clinical level examination with a passing score of 94 out of 150

Discipline
Social Worker
License/Certificate
Licensed Social Worker (LSW)
State Department
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/behavioral-health-and-human-services/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - Death
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's or masters degree in social work
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
has completed two (2) years of experience in the practice of social work under the supervision of a licensed social worker, a licensed clinical social worker, or an equivalent supervisor, as determined by the board, after receiving the bachelor's degree
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Association of Social Work Board's (ASWB) clinical level examination with a passing score of 94 out of 150

Discipline
Social Worker
License/Certificate
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
State Department
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Behavioral Health and Human Services Licensing Board
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/behavioral-health-and-human-services/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - death
Degree Level Requirement
Master's or doctorate in social work
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Required supervised field placement that was part of the applicant's advanced concentration in direct practice, during which the applicant provided clinical services directly to clients.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Association of Social Work Board's (ASWB) clinical level examination with a passing score of 94 out of 150

Discipline
Speech Language Pathologist
License/Certificate
Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
State Department
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: Speech-Language Pathology Audiology Board
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/speech-language-pathology-and-audiology-home/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
Birth - death
Degree Level Requirement
Master's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
"Certification from the educational institution specified in subdivision (2) that the applicant has completed a minimum of
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
The official score report fromthe Professional Examination Service certifying that the applicant has passed the examination in the area in which the applicant is applying for licensure, with a score of at least six hundred (600).

Discipline
Vision Specialist
License/Certificate
Exceptional Needs - Blind and Low Vision
State Department
Indiana Department of Education
State Department Hyperlink
https://www.in.gov/doe/educators/educator-licensing/
Type of License/Certificate
Licensure/Certificate
Age Range
3 yrs - 12th grade
Degree Level Requirement
Bachelor's
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
A minimum of nine (9) weeks of full-time student teaching with an experienced teacher.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments (5282) Qualifying score: 163