Present written evidence documenting 1,800 clock hours of professional experience directly supervised by an audiologist who is State-licensed or certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or other Board-approved agency. The clock hours of professional experience must be with individuals who present a variety of communication and auditory disorders and must have been obtained within the training program at an accredited college or university or in one of its cooperating programs.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
1. Audiology Quiz (open book) 2. The special examinations in audiology which are part of the National Teacher's Examination, administered by the Educational Testing Service, will constitute the written examination required, 170.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Undergraduate degree-seeking student must satisfactorily complete the Praxis I (Pre-Professional Skills Test [PPST] or Computer Based Test [CBT]) for formal admission to approved teacher education program in North Carolina IHEs. The required scores follow: 1. PPST Reading 156 2. PPST Writing 162 3. PPST Mathematics 150 4. Composite score:468 or 1. CBT Reading 323 2. CBT Writing 319 3. CBT Mathematics 318
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Undergraduate degree-seeking student must satisfactorily complete the Praxis I (Pre-Professional Skills Test [PPST] or Computer Based Test [CBT]) for formal admission to approved teacher education program in North Carolina IHEs. The required scores follow: 1. PPST Reading 156 2. PPST Writing 162 3. PPST Mathematics 150 4. Composite score:468 or 1. CBT Reading 323 2. CBT Writing 319 3. CBT Mathematics 318 Although no test is required for the Birth-Kindergarten (B-K) license, B-K teachers may be designated highly qualified to teach kindergarten by earning a score of 155 or higher on Praxis test 0022.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Undergraduate degree-seeking student must satisfactorily complete the Praxis I (Pre-Professional Skills Test [PPST] or Computer Based Test [CBT]) for formal admission to approved teacher education program in North Carolina IHEs. The required scores follow: 1. PPST Reading 156 2. PPST Writing 162 3. PPST Mathematics 150 4. Composite score:468 or 1. CBT Reading 323 2. CBT Writing 319 3. CBT Mathematics 318 Although no test is required for the Birth-Kindergarten (B-K) license, B-K teachers may be designated highly qualified to teach kindergarten by earning a score of 155 or higher on Praxis test 0022.
Applicants for licensure must have accumulated a minimum of 200 hours of approved ongoing supervision concurrent with the completion of the 1,500 hours of clinical experience required by G.S. 90-270.54(a)(1)b. Not more than 500 hours of which were obtained while the candidate was a student in a master's degree program. Must include face-to-face client contact and clinical supervision with individuals, couples and families in a clinical setting. Minimum of 40 hours of clinical contact and 8 hours of approved supervision equals a three semester hour practicum. (9 semester hours)
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
The National Marriage and Family Therapy Examination. The passing score on the examination shall be determined by the Board in collaboration with the testing agency. The simple answer is that the number of questions correctly answered out of a possible 200 is the raw score or passing score.
Completion of a member Board approved RN or LPN nursing education program. Didactic content and supervised clinical experience appropriate to program type shall include: (1) Using informatics to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error and support decision making, (2) Employing evidence-based practice to integrate best research with clinical expertise and client values for optimal care, including skills to identify and apply best practices to nursing care by: (A) providing client-centered, culturally competent care; (B) respecting client differences, values, preferences and expressed needs; (C) involving clients in decision-making and care management; (D) coordinating and managing continuous client care consistent with the level of licensure. This includes demonstration of the ability to supervise others and provide leadership of the profession appropriate for program type; and (E) promoting healthy lifestyles for clients and populations. (3) Working in interdisciplinary teams to cooperate, collaborate, communicate and integrate client care and health promotion. (4) Participating in quality improvement processes to measure client outcomes, identify hazards and errors, and develop changes in processes of client care.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) by National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), pass/fail
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Additional Req Schools
The DPI licensure section does not license school nurses. However, school nurses (employed after June 30, 1993) shall be required to hold a school nurse certificate from the American Nurses Association (ANA) or the National Association of School Nurses (NASN). Registered nurses without ANA or NASN may be employed provisionally and must complete licensure requirements within three years.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
1. Successful completion of the e National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) exam, 450 2. Successful completion of the Board's jurisprudence exam on the North Carolina Occupational Therapy Practice Act and Rules of the Board, 100%.
For permanent licensure as a licensed psychologist, an otherwise qualified psychologist must secure two years of acceptable and appropriate supervised experience germane to his or her training and intended area of practice as a psychologist. One of these years may be predoctoral and the Board shall establish rules governing appropriate supervised predoctoral experience.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
1. The national examination is the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) which is developed by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB). The EPPP assesses the applicant's knowledge of the subject matter of psychology and his or her understanding of professional and ethical problems in the practice of psychology. The passing point for licensed psychologist shall be a scaled score of 500, and the passing point for licensed psychological associate shall be a scaled score of 440. 2. The Board-developed state examination assesses the applicant's knowledge of the North Carolina Psychology Practice Act, selected rules of the Board covering such topics as education and supervision, and other legal requirements. The passing point for all licensees shall be set at 78% of the total scored items on the examination. 3. Upon proof that an applicant or licensee has engaged in any of the prohibited actions specified in G.S. 90-270.15(a), the Board may administer a state oral examination which assesses knowledge of the North Carolina Psychology Practice Act, selected rules of the Board covering such topics as education and supervision, and other legal requirements.
For permanent licensure as a licensed psychologist, an otherwise qualified psychologist must secure two years of acceptable and appropriate supervised experience germane to his or her training and intended area of practice as a psychologist. One of these years may be predoctoral and the Board shall establish rules governing appropriate supervised predoctoral experience.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
1. The national examination is the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) which is developed by the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB). The EPPP assesses the applicant's knowledge of the subject matter of psychology and his or her understanding of professional and ethical problems in the practice of psychology. The passing point for licensed psychologist shall be a scaled score of 500, and the passing point for licensed psychological associate shall be a scaled score of 440. 2. The Board-developed state examination assesses the applicant's knowledge of the North Carolina Psychology Practice Act, selected rules of the Board covering such topics as education and supervision, and other legal requirements. The passing point for all licensees shall be set at 78% of the total scored items on the examination. 3. Upon proof that an applicant or licensee has engaged in any of the prohibited actions specified in G.S. 90-270.15(a), the Board may administer a state oral examination which assesses knowledge of the North Carolina Psychology Practice Act, selected rules of the Board covering such topics as education and supervision, and other legal requirements.
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In North Carolina, in order to become licensed as a school psychologist, one must have completed a program in school psychology at the sixth-year level and obtained the required score on the NTE/Praxis School Psychology Educational Testing Service (ETS).
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
ASWB Master level examination or ACSW 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.
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Additional Req Schools
Need to apply: Completion of an approved program in school social work at the bachelor's level or above
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
ASWB Bachelor level 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.
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Additional Req Schools
Need to apply: Completion of an approved program in school social work at the bachelor's level or above
"Submit evidence of the completion of a minimum of 400 clock hours of supervised, direct
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
1. Speech Language Pathology Quiz (open book) 2. The special examinations in speech pathology which are part of the National Teacher's Examination, administered by the Educational Testing Service, will constitute the written examination required, 600. Beginning in November, 2020, the licensing board started accepting ASHA Assistant Certification in lieu of the North Carolina Jurisprudence exam and the North Carolina SLP-A administered exam.
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Additional Req Schools
Effective July 1, 2011 the North Carolina State Board of Education will accept only a current valid North Carolina Board of Examiners for Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists (NCBOESLPA) license as the qualifying credential for service in public schools. Once the speech-language pathologist has a NCBOESLPA license, they may apply to the Licensure Section of DPI.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Undergraduate degree-seeking student must satisfactorily complete the Praxis I (Pre-Professional Skills Test [PPST] or Computer Based Test [CBT]) for formal admission to approved teacher education program in North Carolina IHEs. The required scores follow: 1. PPST Reading 156 2. PPST Writing 162 3. PPST Mathematics 150 4. Composite score:468 or 1. CBT Reading 323 2. CBT Writing 319 3. CBT Mathematics 318 Prxas II: Visually impaired, 550