"An applicant must complete 1,260 hours of supervised professional experience. Each speech-language pathologist or audiologist shall have completed 20 clock hours of continuing education per license during each preceding biennial renewal period.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) offers two certifications in the subject of early childhood education: Certification and Staffing Policy Guidelines (CSPG) #39 for pre-k to the third grade and CSPG #41 for elementary education and grades K-6
(1) A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in early intervention, early childhood special education, early childhood education, child development, special education or family studies, and 1 year of full-time or full-time-equivalent experience working directly with preschool children with disabilities and their families or a university-supervised or college-supervised student practicum or teaching experience with preschool children with disabilities and their families. (2) A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university which includes 15 credit hours in early intervention, early childhood special education, early childhood education, child development, special education or family studies; and 1 year of full-time or full-time-equivalent experience working directly with preschool children with disabilities and their families; and demonstrated knowledge, understanding and skills needed to perform the functions specified in § 4226.54 (relating to early interventionist responsibilities).
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Certification by the Pennsylvania Civil Service Commission as meeting the qualifications of a Caseworker 2 or 3 classification.
1. Physical and biological sciences shall include content from the areas of anatomy and physiology, chemistry, microbiology, physics and nutrition, which may be integrated, combined or presented as separate courses; the scientific facts and principles drawn from these areas serve as a basis for planning and implementing nursing care. When the basic sciences are presented as distinct academic courses - that is, chemistry, anatomy and physiology and microbiology - there shall be a related laboratory experience. A related laboratory experience is defined as an assigned period of time during which students participate in the testing of scientific principles. 2. Selected courses shall be included in the humanities and social and behavioral sciences that support the philosophy, purposes, educational concepts and terminal objectives of the program. 3. The curriculum shall provide concurrent theory and clinical experience in the care of men, women and children in age groups and with the health problems characteristic of each group. Experiences shall be provided which include preventive aspects of nursing care during acute and chronic illness and rehabilitative care. Opportunities shall be provided for the student to participate in case findings, health teaching and health counseling for patients and their families. Evening and night assignments are considered part of the curriculum only in terms of the objectives to be achieved and if faculty supervision is provided. 4. Content related to history, trends and professional responsibilities of nursing may be integrated, combined or taught as separate courses.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
The National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN)
Discipline
Occupational Therapist
License/Certificate
Occupational Therapist
State Department
State Board of Occupational Therapy Education and Licensure
Successfully complete a period of supervised fieldwork experience at a recognized educational institute or training program approved by the educational institution where the academic requirements are met including: a minimum of 6 months of supervised fieldwork for an occupational therapist and a minimum of 2 months of supervised fieldwork for occupational therapy assistant.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR) licensure examination or has qualified for a waiver of the licensure examination administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT).
Master’s degree in physical therapy from a regionally accredited institution of higher education
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
An applicant must complete at least 2,000 hours of experience providing patient-related acts and services verified by a supervising licensed physical therapist.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Applicant must pass the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE)
"An applicant shall complete 1 year of acceptable postdoctoral supervised experience. One year is calculated as a period of at least 12 months consisting of at least 1,750 hours of experience. No more than 45 hours but no less than 15 hours of experience may be counted per week. Fifty percent of the required hours must be obtained performing diagnosis, assessment, therapy, other interventions, supervision or consultation and receiving supervision or consultation. The remaining required hours may be obtained by teaching in association with an organized psychology program preparing practicing psychologists or a postdoctoral training program, psychological research or any of the categories listed in this paragraph. The total experience must be obtained within 10-calendar years from the award of the doctoral degree.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Applicants shall obtain a passing score on the Examination for Professional Practice In Psychology and the Pennsylvania Psychology Law Examination to qualify for licensure.
An applicant must complete at least 3,000 hours of supervised clinical experience after completion of the master's degree in social work. The supervised clinical experience shall be completed in no less than 2 years. 30 hours of continuing education for each biennial renewal
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
An applicant must pass the Association of Social Work Boards - Clinical Examination.
Discipline
Social Worker
License/Certificate
Social Worker
State Department
State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Initial Pennsylvania certification for all K-12 areas: Agriculture, Art, Business/Computer/Information Technology, Environmental Education, Family and Consumer Science, Health, Health and Physical Education, Library Science, Marketing Education, Music, Reading Specialist, Hearing Impaired, Speech & Language Impaired, Visually Impaired, Technology Education, and World Languages: PAPA*: Reading, Writing, Mathematics (Performance criterion cutscore: 220 per module) Fundamental Subjects: Content Knowledge Appropriate content area test (Praxis II)-Special Education: Teaching Students with Visual Impairments (5282 or 0282) 163
Discipline
Speech Language Pathologist
License/Certificate
Special Education-Speech/Language Impaired
State Department
State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language and Hearing
"The applicant shall begin the supervised professional experience within 4 years of conferral of the degree, and shall complete no less than 1,260 hours in no less than 9 months, but no more than 2 years.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Speech-Language Pathology (5331); Qualifying score: 162